Erik_Segerstedt

Erik Segerstedt

Erik Segerstedt

Swedish singer


Mats Erik Segerstedt (born 20 April 1983) is a Swedish singer.

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Segerstedt was born in Uddevalla. As a student he attended the Adolf Fredrik's Music School in Stockholm.[1] He was the runner-up to Markus Fagervall on the third season of Swedish version of Idol 2006.[2]

Erik was part of the Swedish band E.M.D., alongside two other Idol contestants, Danny Saucedo from Idol 2006 and Mattias Andréasson from Idol 2007. The band took a break in late 2010.[3]

Erik was a contestant in Let's Dance 2013. He also voiced Prince Hans in the Swedish dub of Disney's Frozen.

Idol

Erik Segerstedt took part in Idol 2006, singing the following:

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After having reached the final, he finished as runner-up to winner Markus Fagervall after declaration of the results of the public vote.

Post-Idol

Segerstedt was signed at Sony BMG and on 21 February 2007 his debut album A Different Shade was released. The album debuted at #2 on the Swedish albums chart and stayed at this position for a second week. The first single "I Can't say I'm Sorry" written by Andreas Carlsson peaked at #1 on Sverigetopplistan, the Swedish Singles Chart.

E.M.D.

E.M.D. 2008

In 2007, Segerstedt formed the musical trio, a boyband called E.M.D., with Mattias Andréasson and Danny Saucedo. Like Segerstedt, both Andréasson and Saucedo had taken part in the Swedish version of Idol, with Danny Saucedo finishing 6th on Idol 2006 and Mattias Andréasson as the fourth runner-up on Idol 2007.

Erik Segerstedt in E.M.D.

Their first single, a cover of Bryan Adams, Rod Stewart and Sting's hit "All For Love", was a chart success. They released their debut album, A State of Mind, in May 2008 with "Jennie Let Me Love You" and "Alone)" as singles and, after the release of the deluxe album edition, the single "Baby Goodbye" which was their song on Melodifestivalen 2009,[4] finishing third in the final of the competition.

In November 2009, E.M.D. released their holiday album Välkommen hem. The Christmas single charted at number 3 on Sverigetopplistan. E.M.D.'s third album Rewind was in 2010. The single "Save Tonight" a cover of an Eagle-Eye Cherry song charted at number 5.

In late 2010, E.M.D. announced an indefinite hiatus and broke up.[3]

Melodifestivalen

In 2013, Segerstedt entered Melodifestivalen 2013 with the duet "Hello Goodbye" with Tone Damli in a bid to represent Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest. The duo came fourth in the second heat and qualified to the Second Chance round held where they finished in fifth place. They were therefore unable to reach the final and were eliminated from the competition.

Discography

Erik Segerstedt

Solo work

Studio albums
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E.M.D.

Studio albums
Singles

References

  1. "EMD släpper julskiva på svenska". Noizegate Music (Swedish music magazine). 10 November 2009. Archived from the original on 8 December 2014. Retrieved 2014-12-06.
  2. Ek, Torbjörn (2010-12-05). "Ny storlåt – då lägger EMD ner". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 2013-11-03. Retrieved 2013-07-24.
  3. "Nu är det klart – E.M.D spelar i Melodifestivalen | Melodifestivalen | Nöjesbladet | Aftonbladet". Aftonbladet.se. 14 December 2008. Archived from the original on 2010-06-09. Retrieved 2012-09-02.
  4. "SwedishCharts.com Erik Segerstedt discography page". Swedishcharts.com. Archived from the original on 2007-03-13. Retrieved 2013-03-10.

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