- One More Time (band)
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One More Time Origin Stockholm, Sweden Genres Synthpop
Pop music
New Age musicYears active 1991–present Associated acts Sound of Music, Cecilia Vennersten, ABBA Members Nanne Grönvall
Maria Rådsten
Peter GrönvallPast members Thérèse Löf One More Time is a Swedish pop group. Members are Peter Grönvall, his wife Nanne Grönvall and Maria Rådsten. A forth member, Thérèse Löf, left the group shortly after the first album was released. In 1992 they began their international career with the release of the single and album Highland. The single became an international success, entering #1 in the hit charts of 10 countries and awarding them prize for Best Foreign Group in Belgium. The Highland album went gold in South Africa. Turn Out the Light was a further single release off this album. Their second, self-titled album followed in 1994 but wasn't as successful as the previous album.
The group never dissolved and there are plans of a fifth album. Nanne Grönvall has a successful solo career in Sweden since her first solo album in 1998.
Peter Grönvall is the son of ABBA's Benny Andersson.
Eurovision Song Contest
One More Time have participated in two Melodifestivalen, the Swedish selections for the Eurovision Song Contest. At the Melodifestivalen 1995, they entered as composers of the ballad Det vackraste (The Most Beautiful Thing), interpreted by Cecilia Vennersten. The song was runner-up of Jan Johansen and Se på mig . Det vackraste was awarded a Grammis for Best Song of 1995. The group later recorded the song in English, named Living in a Dream. At Melodifestivalen 1996 the group composed and performed the etno ballad Den vilda (The Savage), which won the selections and propelled them to third place in Eurovision Song Contest 1996 in Oslo, Norway.
Discography
- 1992 Highland
- 1994 One More Time
- 1996 Den vilda
- 1997 Living in a Dream (English version of the Den vilda album)
External links
- Official page for Nanne Grönvall (Swedish)
- Official page for Maria Rådsten (Swedish)
- Lyrics for Den vilda at diggiloo.net
Awards and achievements Preceded by
Jan Johansen
with "Se på mig"Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest
1996Succeeded by
Blond
with "Bara hon älskar mig"Categories:- Melodifestivalen contestants
- Melodifestivalen winners
- Swedish Eurovision Song Contest entrants
- Eurovision Song Contest entrants of 1996
- Musical groups established in 1992
- Swedish musical groups
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