Monia Sjöström

Monia Sjöström
Born	(1973-12-21) December 21, 1973 (age 50) Ballingslöv, Sweden
Genres	country, dansband
Occupation	singer
Years active	1991–

Linda Monia Paulette Sjöström (born 21 December 1973, in Ballingslöv) is a Swedish female dansband singer who has sung with Grönwalls, and was one of the bandmembers who in 1991 formed the band, and in 1992 won the Swedish Dansband Championships contest. She also participated at Melodifestivalen 1997 with the song "Nu i dag", ending up 11th.^[1]

In February 1999, she was appointed "best dansband voice of Sweden" in the "Får jag lov". magazine Some months later, she left Grönwalls to start a country music career with the albums "Monia", recorded in the United States, and "Söderns hjärtas ros".,^[2] albums who both entered the Swedish album chart.^[3]

In mid 2004, she returned to Grönwalls,^[4] and in 2006 she was awarded the Guldklaven award in the category "Singer of the year" during the Swedish Dansband Week in Malung.^[5]

Solo discography

Albums

• 2000 – Monia
• 2003 – Söderns hjärtas ros

Singles

• 1997 – Nu i dag / Burnin' For You (released as a Grönwalls single)
• 2003 – Rakt ut i natten / Den här sortens kärlek (released as a Monia single)

References

1. "Melodifestivalen 1997" (in Swedish). Poplight. 1997. Archived from the original on 18 October 2014. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
2. Birgitta Mattisson (21 December 2013). "Monia känner ingen åldersnoja" (in Swedish). Kristianstadsbladet. Archived from the original on 24 October 2014. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
3. "Monia". Swedishcharts. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
4. Michael Nystås (11 May 2004). "Monia gör årets mest välkomna comeback" (in Swedish). Nöjesbladet. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
5. "Torgny Melins årets dansband". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 17 July 2006. Retrieved 18 October 2014.