Excellence (pop group)

Excellence
Origin	Sweden
Genres	Pop, Eurodance
Years active	2001–2002
Members	Ana Johnsson Jenny Berfoth Malin Olsson Johanna Landt Susanna Patoleta

Excellence was a Swedish pop girl group from 2001 created through the TV programme Popstars on Kanal 5.[1][2] The group scored a number one album on the Swedish Charts, as well as five top 10 singles, and entered Melodifestivalen 2002.[3]

They also collaborated with Markoolio on the official Swedish song for the 2002 Winter Olympics "Vi ska vinna!"[1] Their last single was 'We can dance' which reached top 10 on the charts. The group split shortly after the single was released.[1] Member Ana Johnsson later scored a worldwide solo hit with the song "We Are" from the Spider-Man 2soundtrack and has since then (October 2006) released her second album Little Angel.

Discography

Album

Year	Album	Chart positions	Certification
		SWE[4]
2001	The Region of Excellence	1	Gold[5] (40,000)

Singles

Year	Single	Chart positions	Album	Certification
		SWE[4]
2001	"Need to Know (Eenie Meenie Miny Moe)"	1	The Region of Excellence	Platinum[5] (30,000)
	"Lose It All"	5
	"What's Up?"	10
2002	"Vi ska vinna!" (Markoolio feat. Excellence)	3	Tjock och lycklig
	"We Can Dance/Last to Know"	9

References

1. Reges, Margaret. "Allmusic bio". Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 5 November 2011.
2. Clarén, Ulf (25 April 2001). "Excellent PR for Kanal 5's popband". Sydsvenska Dagbladet. Archived from the original on 13 September 2012. Retrieved 5 November 2011.
3. "Melodifestivalen: Sämsta låtarna någonsin". Svenska Dagbladet. 21 February 2010. Archived from the original on 16 March 2012. Retrieved 5 November 2011.
4. "Swedish charts archive". Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 12 January 2015. Retrieved 5 November 2011.
5. "IFPI Sweden 2001 certification awards" (PDF). IFPI Sweden. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 5 November 2011.