Sonja Aldén facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Sonja Aldén
Aldén in 2013
Background information
Birth name	Sonja Annika Maria Aldén
Born	(1977-12-20) 20 December 1977 (age 47) St Albans, Hertfordshire, England
Origin	Sweden
Genres	Pop schlager
Occupation(s)	Singer songwriter

Sonja Annika Maria Aldén, born on December 20, 1977, is a talented Swedish pop singer. She is well-known for her songs in the famous Swedish music competition, Melodifestivalen. Sonja has also worked with other popular singers like Shirley Clamp and Sanna Nielsen. Besides singing, she writes songs for other artists too. For example, she wrote "Night of Passion" for the band The Poodles, which they performed in Melodifestivalen 2006.

Early Life and Music School

Sonja Aldén was born in St Albans, England. When she was a student, she attended the Adolf Fredrik's Music School in Stockholm, Sweden. This school is famous for its focus on music education.

Her Music Journey

Sonja has taken part in the Melodifestivalen competition several times. This is a big event in Sweden where artists compete to represent their country in the Eurovision Song Contest.

Melodifestivalen Appearances

• In Melodifestivalen 2006, she competed as Sonya with the song "Etymon". She did not make it to the final that year.
• She returned for Melodifestivalen 2007 with a beautiful song called "För att du finns". This song was a ballad, which is a slow, emotional song. It reached the "Andra Chansen" (Second Chance) round.
• After five years, Sonja came back to Melodifestivalen 2012 with her song "I din himmel" (meaning "In Your Heaven"). However, she did not qualify for the final this time.
• Her most recent appearance was in Melodifestivalen 2020. She performed the song "Sluta aldrig gå" but finished in fifth place in her semifinal.

Touring and Albums

In the spring of 2017, Sonja toured all over Sweden. She was promoting her album called "Meningen med livet" (meaning "The Meaning of Life"). She has released several albums throughout her career.

Sonja's Music

Sonja Aldén has released many albums and singles. Here are some of her popular works.

Aldén performing in 2020

Albums by Sonja

• Till dig (2007) - This album was very popular and reached number 2 on the Swedish charts.
• Under mitt tak (2008) - Another successful album, reaching number 3.
• I gränslandet (2012)
• I andlighetens rum (2013)
• Jul i andlighetens rum (2014) - A Christmas album.
• Meningen med livet (2017)

Albums with Sanna and Shirley

Sonja has also released two special Christmas albums with her friends and fellow singers, Sanna Nielsen and Shirley Clamp.

• Our Christmas (2008) - This album was a big hit and even went Platinum in Sweden!
• Vår jul (2010) - Their second joint Christmas album, which went Gold.

Singles

Sonja has released many singles, which are individual songs. Some of her well-known singles include:

• "Etymon" (2006)
• "För att du finns" (2007)
• "Här står jag" (2007)
• "Nån som du" (2008)
• "Du får inte" (2008)
• "Sluta aldrig gå" (2020)

See also

In Spanish: Sonja Aldén para niños