Mattias Andréasson

Mattias Andréasson
Background information
Also known as	dmaSOUL
Born	29 March 1981 (1981-03-29) (age 30)
Origin	Sweden
Genres	Pop, R&B, Soul
Associated acts	E.M.D.

Mattias Andréasson, born on March 29, 1981, Swedish singer and Swedish Idol 2007 contestant^[1] (in which he came 5th place). He is also known as dmaSOUL. Starting 2007, he is part of the Swedish band E.M.D..

Idol

For his first audition in Idol 2007, Mattias sang the Musiq Soulchild hit Just Friends. During the Qualifying week he sang Never Again by Justin Timberlake, and Again by Lenny Kravitz.

Round	Song	Original artist	Theme
Audition	Just Friends	Soulchilds	-
Final audition	Man in the Mirror	Artis/Band	Solo song
Qualifying Semifinal (first song)	Never Again	Justin Timberlake	-
Qualifying Semifinal (second song)	Again	Lenny Kravitz	-
Final 1	Would I Lie to You Baby	Charles & Eddie	One hit wonders
Final 2	Your Song	Elton John	Music from movies
Final 3	Summerlove	Justin Timberlake	Hit song
Final 4	Heal the world	Michael Jackson	Inspiring songs
Final 5	If I Could Turn Back Time	Cher	Love song
Final 6	This Is It	Melba Moore	Disco
Final 7	World's Greatest	R. Kelly	Gospel

Mattias was voted out of Idol on the 16th November 2007 finishing 5th overall.

After Idol

Mattias Andréasson

His version of Elton John's Your Song was released as a single and reached 48th place on Hitlistan.

During Autumn 2007, he formed Swedish trio E.M.D., with previous Idol contestants Erik Segerstedt and Danny Saucedo. Their first single, a cover of Bryan Adams, Rod Stewart and Sting's hit "All For Love",^[1] rose to 3rd place on Hitlistan on the 20th of December of the same year.

Discography

Mattias Andréasson in Karlstad 2008

Solo work

Singles

• 2007: "Your Song"

E.M.D.

Studio albums

• 2008: A State of Mind
  • 2009: A State of Mind (Deluxe Edition)
• 2009: Välkommen hem
• 2010: Rewind

Singles

• 2007: "All for Love"
• 2008: "Jennie Let Me Love You"
• 2008: "Alone"
• 2009: "Baby Goodbye"
• 2009: "Youngblood"
• 2009: "Välkommen hem
• 2010: "Save Tonight"
• 2010: "What Is Love"

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Mason, Stewart. "Review: A State Of Mind". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r1400165/review. Retrieved 30 May 2010. 

External links

• Mattias Andréasson dmaSOUL MySpace site

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Name	Andreasson, Mattias
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Date of birth	1981
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