Eva Dahlgren

Eva Dahlgren
Eva Dahlgren in March 2016
Background information
Born (1960-06-09) 9 June 1960 (age 64)
Umeå, Sweden
GenresPop
Occupations
  • Singer
  • Songwriter
Instruments
  • Guitar
  • Vocals
Years active1978–present
Spouse
​
(m. 2009)​

Eva Charlotte Dahlgren (born 9 June 1960) is a Swedish pop musician and singer-songwriter.

Career

Dahlgren was discovered by musician/producer Bruno Glenmark in 1978 after appearing on the TV show Sveriges magasin, and her debut album Finns det nån som bryr sej om was released the same year. In 1979, she placed third in Melodifestivalen (the tryout competition for the Eurovision Song Contest in Sweden). She toured Sweden in 1987 with Swedish pop duo Roxette, a tour that more than 100,000 people attended. Dahlgren's career grew steadily with several album releases during the 1980s, but her definite breakthrough in Sweden came in 1991 with En blekt blondins hjärta, her most successful album, which sold over half a million copies and won her five Grammis awards.[1]

Dahlgren composed the score for the film Ingrid Bergman: In My Own Words (2015).[citation needed]

Personal life

In 1996, Dahlgren made headlines in the Swedish press when she came out as a lesbian through her civil union with jewellery designer Efva Attling, whom she met when she moved to Stockholm in the early 1980s. In connection with the civil union, Dahlgren changed her surname to Dahlgren-Attling. In 2009, they went through a marriage ceremony after Sweden passed its gender-neutral marriage law.[2]

Discography

Albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak chart
positions
SWE
[3] 		FIN NOR
Finns det nån som bryr sig om
  • Released: December 1978
  • Format: LP, CS
  • Label: Glen Disc (3010)
 23 — —
Eva Dahlgren
  • Released: May 1980
  • Format: LP, CS
  • Label: Glen Disc (3015)
 25 — —
För väntan
  • Released: June 1981
  • Format: LP, CS
  • Label: Epic, CBS (85064)
 2 — —
Tvillingskäl
  • Released: October 1982
  • Format: LP, CS
  • Label: Glen Disc (3022)
 8 5 —
Ett fönster mot gatan
  • Released: August 1984
  • Format: LP, CS
  • Label: Polar (POLS 392)
 2 25 —
Ung och stolt
  • Released: January 1987
  • Format: LP, CS, CD
  • Label: The Records Station (Stat 1)
 2 2 —
Fria Världen 1.989
  • Released: February 1989
  • Format: LP, CS, CD
  • Label: The Records Station (Stat 14)
 3 2 —
En blekt blondins hjärta
  • Released: September 1991
  • Format: LP, CS, CD
  • Label: The Records Station (Stat 29)
 1 3 —
Jag vill se min älskade komma från det vilda
  • Released: September 1995
  • Format: LP, CS, CD
  • Label: The Records Station (Stat 52)
 2 4 25
Lai Lai
  • Released: March 1999
  • Format: CD
  • Label: Anderson Records (AND 12)
 1 7 20
Snö
  • Released: October 2005
  • Format: CD
  • Label: Capitol, EMI (9463418352 9)
 2 3 —
Petroleum och tång
  • Released: November 2007
  • Format: CD
  • Label: Capitol, EMI (509995136352 9)
 3 17 —
Himlen Är Inget Tak
(with Peter Jöback)
  • Released: 2008
  • Format: LP, CD, digital
  • Label: Sony Music (88875151602)
 — — —
Jag sjunger ljuset
  • Released: April 2016
  • Format: LP, CD, digital
  • Label: Sony Music (88875151602)
 3 5 —
Evalution
  • Released: August 2020
  • Format: LP, CD, digital
  • Label: Years of Charlotte (19439750121)
 15 — —

Live albums

List of live albums, with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak chart
positions
SWE
[3]
LaLaLive
  • Released: 1999
  • Format: CD + DVD
  • Label: Anderson (AND 15)
 5

Charting compilation albums

List of charting compilation albums, with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak chart
positions
SWE
[3] 		FIN
För minnenas skull 1978-1992
  • Released: June 1992
  • Format: 2×CD 2×LP
  • Label: The Records Station (Stat 34)
 10 2
En blekt blondins ballader 1980-2005
  • Released: July 2007
  • Format: CD
  • Label: Sony BMG (88697123592)
 1 19
Tid - Urval av Sånger 1980 till nu
  • Released: September 2012
  • Format: 2×CD
  • Label: Capitol, EMI (5099901509120)
 9 5

Extended plays

List of EPs, with selected chart positions
Title EP details Peak chart
positions
SWE
[3]
Äventyr
  • Released: February 2006
  • Format: CD
  • Label: Capitol Records (09463545502 1)
 58

Charting singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions
Title Year Chart positions Album
SWE
[3]
"Ängeln i rummet" 1989 4 Fria Världen 1.989
"Gunga mig" 1991 40 En Blekt Blondins Hjärta
"Vem tänder stjärnorna" 4
"Kom och håll om mej" 27
"Tro på varann"
(with Uno Svenningsson) 		1994 22 Uno
"Underbara människa" 1999 41 Lai Lai
"När jag längtar" 2005 17 Snö
"Himlen är inget tak "
(with Peter Jöback) 		2008 36 Himlen Är Inget Tak

References

  1. ^ "Grammis-Vinnare Genom Åren 1969-2014" (PDF). ifpi sverige. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Love Portfolio: Eva Dahlgren & Efva Attling". Out. 13 January 2016. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Swedish charts archive – albums". Retrieved 6 January 2012.
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