Lena Philipsson, born in Vetlanda, Sweden 1966 is one of Sweden's most
popular music artists. She began with music when she was a child,
playing her grandma's piano. In 1982 she was in the New Faces talent
competition and won. She sang the song boy in 1985 and record producer
Torgny Söderberg got his eye on her and that was the beginning of a
long-term collaboration. In the Swedish Eurovision Song Contest Lena
came on 2nd place with the song Kärleken är evig by Torgny Söderberg
and Per Gessle of Roxette. The following year she got another hit from
the Eurovision Song Contest, Dansa I neon by Ola Håkansson and Tim
Norell. But she didn't win the contest and got her 3rd song Om igen by
Håkan Almqvist and Bobby Ljungren. This time she got on 2nd place
again, after Tommy Körberg's Stad I ljus. Same your she released her
3rd album, Talking in your sleep and went on a successful summer tour
in Sweden.
In the summer of 1989 she got another big hit in Sweden, this time with
a new pop sound and new sexy look. Tänd ett ljus was a Top 10 hit. She
was also voted the sexiest woman in Sweden! Lena was on Badrock tour
with Björn Skifs in the summer. Same year she had hits two big hits,
Standing in my rain and Why from her top selling album My Name. The
album sold well and got a Swedish Grammy nomination. Lena sung with
American pop star Michael Bolton in the Grammys. He wanted to make Lena
a big star in USA, but Lena didn't have the time right then. Her My
Name tour was a huge success in 1990. In 1991 she released the album A
woman's Gotta do what a woman's Gotta do and the hit songs 006 and Are
you in or are you out. She went on big rock-pop tour with Swedish stars
Tomas Ledin and Niklas Strömstedt. They called it Rocktåget/Rocktrain
and went on tour - by train. It was the summer's biggest show. Same
year Lena did her first restaurant entertainment. It was called Agent
006 show and it was a sell-out in Hamburger Börs in Stockholm. In 1993
she went to London to record the dance pop album Fantasy. She got back
to the Swedish songs in 1994 with the smash hit Månsken I augusti.
She got married to director and actor Måns Herngren. The year after she
gave out summer hit Kärlek kommer med sommar and pop hits Stjärnorna
and Moder swea from the 1995 album Lena Philipsson From pure pop music
to soul/r'n'b pop, Lena released the album Bästa vänner in 1997 and in
1999 it was Sweden Eurovision Song Contest time again, but this time
she only wrote the song Det svär jag på and pop group Arvingarna sung
it. In 2000 we could see Lena together with Björn Skifs, Tommy Körberg,
Carola, Lotta Engberg and other Swedish superstars sing a Eurovision
music medley. Huge success and over 4 million viewers saw it and loved
it.
Same year Lena was on tour together with stars like Lisa Nilsson, Jonas
Gardell and a big choir in Toner för miljoner. In 2001 came the
greatest hits CD Collection out and was a Top 10 in Sweden and it
included all her big hits from 1984-2001 and two new songs, I believe
in miracles (from Livet är en schlager soundtrack) and Fly me over the
rainbow. Later same year she was back on Hamburger Börs stage, this
time with the Lena Philipsson Show. It's was all about humor, sex,
action, dance, show - it was all about Swedish pop star Lena
Philipsson.
It was a blast for the eye, the critics and audience loved it! With
help of the latest Las Vegas video screen, circus artists, musicians,
glamour clothes ny designer Lars Wallin, great stand-up comedy and her
own hit songs, she did one of the best shows in Sweden. In 2002 the
show went to Gothenburg and it was a sell-out from January to May.
This summer she will be on Rhapsody Of Rock tour with Robert Wells and
Jerry Williams and later this year Lena Philipsson Show is back in
Stockholm.
