Agnes Carlsson Biography

Birth name : Agnes Emilia Carlsson

Also known as : Agnes (stage name)

Born : March 6, 1988 (age 23)

Origin : Vänersborg, Sweden

Occupations : Singer

Agnes Carlsson was born on 6 March 1988 in Vänersborg (Sweden). It is better known under the name of Agnes. She takes her first song when she was aged eight years and shows a quick gift. Agnes Carlsson is a famous young singer who made a great career in this domain. Since she was a little girl she wanted to become a singer and when she grew up she had the chance to participle at the famous TV show named "Idol".

In the spring of 2005, a 17-year-old Agnes auditioned for the second season of popular Swedish singing competition Idol in Gothenburg, singing "Varje Gång Jag Ser Dig" by Lisa Nilsson. The four judges were all hugely impressed by the strong power of her voice and she successfully passed through to the theatre rounds of the contest. Her vocals continued to impress the judges, and she made it to the semi-finals. To the dismay of the judges however, Agnes did not get a place in the final eleven contestants through public voting, and when she again failed to grab a place through the special 'wildcard' round, they decided to pass her through to the finals as the judges' choice contestant.

Agnes during a performance at her national "Agnes Live Tour" in 2006

In March 2006, whilst touring in support of her debut album, she released her second single, "Stranded". Although it received positive critical reviews, the single did not gain commercial success and stalled in the singles chart at number twenty-seven. Despite this however, her first album continued to enjoy high sales success, selling over 90,000 copies in Sweden by the time it left the Top 60 Albums chart.

In early 2008, it was announced that Agnes had parted ways with her record label Sony BMG, with Agnes citing "creative differences" behind the split. She then signed to independent label Roxy Recordings and on August 11, "On and On", the first single from her upcoming third studio, was released. The song marked a change in Agnes' music style, going towards a more dance and club style, while moving away from her original pop and R&B. Agnes first performed the song live on August 16, 2008 during the Swedish TV-show "Sommarkrysset".

On June 19, 2010 Agnes and Björn Skifs performed at the Wedding of Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden, and Daniel Westling. The song When You Tell the World You're Mine is the official wedding song, written especially for this occasion. The lyrics were written by Jörgen Elofsson, who has worked with Agnes before, and the music was written by Jörgen Elofsson & John Lundvik as the official wedding song. As a tribute to Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden, Prince Daniel, Duke of Västergötland engaged Elofsson to compose a song that express what we feel when we fall in love with someone. The song entered the Sweden Top 60 Singles at fourteen and peaked at one the week after, it did also manage to peak at nineteen in Finland. The song was released Worldwide in June, but will also be released as a CD Single and as Agnes' third single in Germany on August 25.

According to the Swedish tabloid Expressen, Agnes fourth album will be released within the first six months of 2011 and the first single is expected during the summer of 2011. First official single is "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" was premiered on August 5 at Mr. Gay Sweden Show. The song is written by Agnes, Vincent Pontare, Magnus Lidehäll, The Nervo Twins and produced by Vincent Pontare and Magnus Lidehäll. A music video for the single release was shoot on September 12, 2011 and directed by Mikeadelica.

Why is Agnes Carlsson famous?

Agnes Carlsson is famous because she is a great and talented singer and she released a lot of songs which became hits. She also is famous because she was the winner of the second season of the TV show "Idol". Agnes Carlsson is a great singer and she gained a lot of fame with her songs.