Emilia Rydberg

Infobox musical artist

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Name = Emilia Rydberg
Background = solo_singer
Born = birth date and age|1978|1|5
Stockholm, Sweden
Genre = Ballad
Pop
Occupation = Singer
Years_active = 1998 — present
Label = Universal Music
Bonnier Music

Emilia Rydberg (born 5 January 1978, Stockholm, Sweden) is a Swedish ballad/pop music singer, mostly known for her hit "Big Big World". Emilia was discovered in 1996 by Lars Anderson, son of ABBA's manager, Stig Anderson.

Rydberg's father is Ethiopian and her mother is Swedish.

Discography

ingles

* "Big Big World" (1998) #1 (SWE), #1 (SWI), #1 (AUT), #2 (FRA), #4 (FIN), #1 (BEL), #3 (NZL), #1 (NOR), #17 (AUS), #5 (UK), #1 (GER), #1 (NL), #2 (IT), #1 (LT)
* "Good Sign" (1998) #16 (SWE), #54 (UK), #32 (GER), #5 (LT)
* "Twist Of Fate" (1999) #37 (SWE)
* "Sorry I'm In Love" (2000) #17 (SWE)
* "Kiss By Kiss" (2001) #52 (GER), #9 (LT),
* "When You Are Here" feat. Oli. P (2001) (released in GER, AUT, SWI) #45 (GER)
* "Var Minut" (2006) #2 (SWE)
* "En Sång Om Kärleken" (2007) #14 (SWE)
* "I Won't Cry" (2008) #8 (LT),

Albums

* "Big Big World" (1999) #14 (SWE), #14 (FIN)
* "Emilia" (2000) #51 (SWE)
* "Små Ord Av Kärlek" (2007) #22 (SWE)

Trivia

* Vietnamese-American singer Trish Thuy Trang, made a cover version of "Big Big World" for her album "I'll Dream Of You".
* "Big Big World" was also used in the Hong Kong television series, "Detective Investigation Files IV".
* German techno group Scooter sampled "Big Big World" on their single "And No Matches", taken from the 2007 album "Jumping All Over the World".

References

* [http://www.emiliamusic.nu/home_eng.asp Official Emilia's Website]
* [http://www.worldemilia.com "Get Into The World Of Emilia!" Unofficial Emilia Fansite]
* [http://rateyourmusic.com/artist/emilia Profile at rateyourmusic.com]

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