Background information | |
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Birth name | Sophie Edkvist |
Born | 12 February 1972 (age 47) |
Origin | Sweden |
Genres | Adult alternative, folk |
Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter |
Years active | 1995–present |
Website | www.sophie-zelmani.com |
- Sophie Zelmani Always You Lyrics
- Sophie Zelmani Lyrics
- Sophie Zelmani Sophie Zelmani Rarity
- Sophie Zelmani I'll Remember You
Sophie Zelmani (born Sophie Zelmani but later raised with the surname Edkvist; 12 February 1972) is a Swedish singer-songwriter who released her first single in 1995, called 'Always You'.
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Early life[edit]
Zelmani was born in the suburbs of Stockholm in 1972. Her father bought the family a guitar when Zelmani was 14.[1] Despite no professional music training,[1] Zelmani became a songwriter and recorded some songs at a local studio. After she mailed the demos to three record companies, Zelmani was offered a record deal by Sony Music Sweden.
Always You lyrics - Sophie Zelmani. Sophie Zelmani 'My Best Friend's Wedding' soundtrack. Always You Song Lyrics. If it wasn't the oceans, wasn't the breezes, wasn't the white sands, I might not be needed, If I could sleep through the coal mines, If I could breathe through hatred.
Career[edit]
Sophie Zelmani[1] recorded her debut, eponymous album with Sony in 1995. The album was produced and arranged by Lars Halapi[2] and co-produced by Patrik Sventelius. She described the process of making the album: 'In the beginning Lars and I spent a few months in the studio. We had fun and then picked the musicians. We recorded in two weeks but the whole thing took half a year.'[3] By 1997, Zelmani's debut album had sold 200,000 copies in Europe and Asia Pacific, before moving to the US market, distributed by Columbia Records.[4] Zelmani said, 'I had no ambitions to go abroad. I knew I wanted to make a record. That's all I wanted.'[3] Columbia's marketing campaign included CD sampler giveaways, consumer press, and rotation on Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) flights between Scandinavia and the US.[5]
Zelmani has continued to record albums while making only a small number of public appearances due to shyness.[1] She won a best newcomer award in Sweden's Grammy awards in 1996.[6] Developing drivers with the windows driver foundation penny orwick pdf online. Istanbul beneath my wings.
In popular culture[edit]
Zelmani has also contributed music to the TV series Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Dawson's Creek. Her cover of Bob Dylan's 'Most of the Time' appears on the soundtrack to Masked and Anonymous.[7]
Her song 'Stand By' appeared in the film Independence Day (1996). Her song 'Always You' appeared in the film My Best Friend's Wedding (1997).
Zelmani's 'Going Home' from Sing and Dance was covered in Mandarin Chinese as 'Passenger'and Cantonese as 'Withered Flower' by Faye Wong on To Love.
Discography[edit]
Albums[edit]
Year | Album | Peak positions | |||||
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SWE [8] | BEL (Fl) [9] | BEL (Wa) [10] | FR [11] | GER | SWI [12] | ||
1995 | Sophie Zelmani | 4 | 27 | 27 | 48 | -- | -- |
1998 | Precious Burden | 11 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
1999 | Time to Kill | 11 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
2002 | Sing and Dance | 3 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 88 |
2003 | Love Affair | 2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 33 |
2005 | A Decade of Dreams 1995-2005 | 2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 65 |
2007 | Memory Loves You | 2 | -- | -- | -- | 90 | 9 |
2008 | The Ocean and Me | 1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 13 |
2010 | I'm the Rain | 3 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 21 |
2011 | Soul | 12 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 69 |
2014 | Going Home | 13 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
2014 | Everywhere | 12 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
2015 | Bright Eyes [EP] | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
2017 | My Song | 8 [13] | -- | -- | -- | -- | 54 |
2019 | Sunrise | 23 [14] | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Singles[edit]
Year | Single | Peak positions | Album |
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SWE [8] | |||
1996 | 'So Good' | 53 |
Sophie Zelmani Always You Lyrics
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References[edit]
- ^ abcdScott, Matthew (11 February 2007). 'Sophie Zelmani - Memory Loves You'. South China Morning Post (retrieved from Factiva).
- ^Sinclair, David (7 June 1996). 'Gentle on my mind'. The Times (retrieved from Factiva).
- ^ abJansen, Ara (22 August 1996). 'Curtain up for Swede in search of a hobby'. The West Australian (retrieved from Factiva).
- ^'Global success begins at home'. Music Business International (retrieved from Factiva). 1 February 1997.
- ^Reece, Doug (14 December 1996). 'New wave of Nordic bands looks to U.S. (Swedish bands)'. Billboard (retrieved from Factiva).
- ^Bream, Jon (15 November 1996). 'Music: Sophie Zelmani'. Star-Tribune Newspaper of the Twin Cities Mpls.-St. Paul.
- ^Neff, Andrew (7 February 2004). 'Oddball Dylan collection has curious flair'. Bangor Daily News (retrieved from Factiva).
- ^ ab'Ola discography'. swedishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
- ^'Ola discography'. ultratop.be/nl/. Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
- ^'Ola discography'. ultratop.be/fr/. Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
- ^'Ola discography'. lescharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
- ^'Ola discography'. hitparade.ch. Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
- ^'Sverigetopplistan - Sveriges Officiella Topplista'. Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 11 March 2017. Click on 'Veckans albumlista'.
- ^'Sverigetopplistan – Sveriges Officiella Topplista'. Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 23 March 2019. Click on 'Veckans albumlista'.
External links[edit]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sophie Zelmani. |
- For track listings (song titles are almost all in English) see Swedish Wikipedia
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Sophie Zelmani Lyrics
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You only need an acoustic guitar, some chords, and everyman vocals to be a singer/songwriter, but the sparse setup and low-entry threshold also imply high quality standards -- hopefuls have to work very hard to produce something worth the attention. All the more praise for Sophie Zelmani, whose eighth album is an extremely low-key but alluring example of what countrified acoustic music can be when handled right. The tunes don't always avoid full instrumentation, but the vibe is so subdued that a sole bass guitar note can have the power of an incoming earthquake rumble, working more impressively than many crank-it-to-eleven blasts on louder records (though the impression recedes as more notes follow). Some rhythm play is present, with 'You Can Always Long for May' sounding vaguely like an old-fashioned Gypsy ballad due to its one-two-three count, but all of that is only an afterthought distracting from the core sound of the record -- Zelmani's soft semi-spoken vocals and her guitar strumming. Neither the lyrics nor the playing are flashy to any degree -- the opposite, in fact -- but the interplay of simple melodic textures and melancholic singing is at once lulling and captivating -- an effect that can only be credited to the fact that this is honest music, with substance but devoid of smug pomp or preaching that is the pitfall of many skilled singer/songwriters. The album is similar to the Early Day Miners and Norway's obscure folk-rock geniuses Nærvær, but even more so to a soundtrack for an indie flick that barely registers on the box office radar the week it comes out, but is worth keeping on DVD, placed on your best shelf with the cover facing the visitors, for its heartfelt and clever mood. I'm the Rain may not be as brilliant as that hypothetical movie, but it will be no embarrassment to any (but maybe the most snobby) music collector.
Sophie Zelmani I'll Remember You
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2 | 02:55 | ||
3 | 02:52 | ||
4 | 03:42 | ||
5 | 04:48 | ||
6 | 04:02 | ||
7 | 03:56 | ||
8 | 03:13 | ||
9 | 03:32 | ||
10 | 02:44 | ||
11 | 04:05 |