Magnus Carlsson
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| Birth name | Lars Magnus Carlsson |
| Born | June 24, 1974 Fristad, Borås, Sweden |
| Genre(s) | Pop, disco |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, piano |
| Years active | 1994–present |
| Website | www.magnusonline.se (Swedish) |
Lars Magnus Carlsson (born June 24, 1974 in Borås, Sweden) is a Swedish singer and former member of the bands Alcazar and Barbados.
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[edit] Early life
Magnus Carlsson grew up in Fristad, outside Borås. He attended comprehensive upper secondary school for 2 years with a focus on musical training, and four further years at the Faculty of Arts in Gothenburg University, where he studied to be a music and song/voice teacher.
[edit] Career
Carlsson has been a singer with the Swedish dansband Barbados, a member of Swedish pop-disco band Alcazar and a solo singer.
Carlsson has participated in Melodifestivalen every year since 2000, except for 2004, either with Barbados, Alcazar or as a solo act.
Late 2002, Carlsson decided to leave Barbados, and December 13, 2002, Carlsson became an official member of the group Alcazar. On January 24, 2003 he performed his last concert with Barbados.
In February 2006, he was a contestant in Melodifestivalen's semi-final in Karlstad with Lev Livet!, composed by Anders Glennmark and Niklas Strömstedt, and qualified for the final in Globen.
In 2007 Magnus performed in the third heat of Melodifestivalen 2007 in Örnsköldsvik with Live Forever, an eighties inspired electropop dance song. However, it came in 5th place and was knocked out of the contest. The song was released as a single on March 5, 2007, and had reached the sale of gold certificate.
[edit] Discography
[edit] Solo albums
- 2007: Live forever - The album
- 2007: Live forever - The album Bonus edition, only web release
- 2007: Live forever - The album Deluxe edition, only web release
- 2006: Spår i snön
- 2006: Magnus Carlsson
- 2001: En ny jul
[edit] Solo singles
- 2007: "Waves of love" (18th in Swedish charts)
- 2007: "Live forever" (3rd in Swedish charts)
- 2006: "Wrap myself in paper" (2nd in Swedish charts)
- 2006: "Mellan vitt och svart" (2nd in Swedish charts)
- 2006: "Lev livet!" (1st in Swedish charts)
- 2002: "Finns det mirakel"
- 2001: "Mitt vinterland"
