Sonja Annika Maria Aldén (born 20 December 1977) is a Swedish pop singer best known for her 2006, 2007, 2012, and 2020 Melodifestivalen entries, as well as for working together with Shirley Clamp and Sanna Nielsen. She has also written songs for other artists, including "Night of Passion" for The Poodles, which was their entry for the Melodifestivalen 2006.
Early life Aldén was born in St Albans, England.Discogs As a student, she attended the Adolf Fredrik's Music School in Stockholm.
Career In the Swedish Melodifestivalen 2006, Aldén presented as Sonya and participated with "Etymon" but did not qualify for the final.
In the Melodifestivalen 2007, Aldén participated with the ballad "För att du finns", which reached "Andra Chansen" ("Second chance") when it finished 4th in the semifinal in Örnsköldsvik on 17 February 2007.
Aldén returned to the Melodifestivalen 2012, after five years of absence, with her song "I din himmel" (In Your Heaven), but did not qualify for the final.
During the spring of 2017, she toured Sweden with the album "Meningen med livet".
On 26 November 2019, SVT and Eurovision announced that Aldén would be among the 28 competing acts for Melodifestivalen 2020. She performed in the first semifinal with the song "Sluta aldrig gå", failing to qualify and ending in fifth place.
Discography
Albums Year Album Peak Position Certifications SWESwedishCharts.com: Sonja Aldén page2007 Till dig22008 Under mitt tak32012 I gränslandet122013 I andlighetens rum42014 Jul i andlighetens rum62017 Meningen med livet10 Click on "Veckans albumlista".
Joint albums Title Details Peak positions Certifications SWE Our Christmas(Sanna, Shirley & Sonja) First joint album Released: November 2008 1 SWE: Platinum Vår jul(Sanna, Shirley & Sonja) Second joint album Released: November 2010 6 SWE: Gold
Singles Year Single Peak Position Album SWE2006 "Etymon" (credited as Sonya)35 2007 "För att du finns"3 "Här står jag"16 2008 "Nån som du"29 "Du får inte"17 2020 "Sluta aldrig gå"—
As Sanna, Shirley, Sonja Year Single Peak Position Album SWE 2008 "All I Want for Christmas"39 Our Christmas "My Grown Up Christmas List"41
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References
External links
Official website (in Swedish)