Marie Picasso

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Marie Picasso
Marie Picasso
Marie Picasso
Background information
Birth nameLilly Marie Pettersson
Born (1979-04-24) 24 April 1979 (age 44)
OriginSweden
GenresPop, Pop Rock
Occupation(s)Singer, Presenter, Model
Instrument(s)Singing
Years active1999–present
LabelsSony BMG (2007–present)
WebsiteOfficial Site

Marie Picasso (born Lilly Marie Pettersson on 24 April 1979) is a Swedish singer, host and model who first rose to fame as a housemate on the popular reality television show

Idol
.

Biography

Big Brother

In 2002, Picasso appeared as a housemate on the hugely popular

TV4, and also released a single titled Tell The World in Germany, which was used to promote a local soap opera
.

Idol 2007

In the summer of 2007, Picasso auditioned for the

Globen Arena, and on 7 December, she was crowned as the fourth Swedish Idol, defeating runner-up Amanda Jenssen
by a margin of only 2%. TV4 received some criticism for including Picasso in the series as she had worked for TV4 as a presenter and also had a professional singing career before entering Idol.

Idol Performances

Post-Idol Career

2007–2008: The Secret

Immediately after winning

Idol
winner.

In early January 2008, Picasso announced her first national tour titled The Secret Tour to support her debut album. The tour commenced on 25 January in Vasteras and ended on 5 April in Örebro, with Picasso performing a total of 23 sold-out shows across Sweden. In March 2008, The Secret was certified platinum, having sold just over 60,000 copies since its release. As the supportive tour neared its end, Picasso released "Winning Streak", the second single to be taken from her debut album. However, the song failed to gain popularity and as a result did not sell enough copies to reach the official top 60 of the Swedish singles chart. The single's failure to chart was all the more surprising because Picasso had previously attained multi-platinum sales from her first single and debut album, and only recently completed a hugely successful, sell-out tour.

2008–present: Record Rumours and Second Album

Throughout the early summer of 2008, Picasso continued to promote her debut album with appearances on both Swedish television and summer festivals, performing a variety of tracks from the album. Toward the end of the summer, rumours began to circulate that Sony BMG were planning to release Picasso from her record contract. The failure of her second single was cited as one of the reasons, as was the apparently greater success of

Idol
.

During an interview in September 2008, Sony BMG marketing manager Magnus Klint stated that the label were, "in discussions with Picasso" about her future with the label and although they hoped to co-operate with her, nothing was set. She also made an appearance on I Survived a Japanese Game Show in 2009.

Picasso was announced as a songwriter for the song "Alive" to be performed by singer Jasmine Abela in the Maltese national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2016.

Discography

Marie Picasso discography
Studio albums1
Music videos2
Singles2
B-sides2
Other Charted Songs1
Tours1

The following is a complete discography of every album and single released by Swedish pop and pop-rock singer Marie Picasso.

Albums

Year Information Sweden Sales and Certifications
2007 The Secret
  • First studio album
  • Released: 19 December 2007
  • Label: Sony BMG
  • Format:
    CD
1
 Swedish sales: 62,000

IFPI
: Platinum

Singles

Year Song Sweden[1] Certification Album
2007 "This Moment" 1 2xPlatinum (IFPI) The Secret
2008 "Winning Streak" — —

Other Charted Songs

Year Song[1] Sweden
2007 "Flashdance... What a Feeling" 54

Tours

2008: The Secret Tour

Preceded by
Idol
 winner
Marie Picasso (2007) 		Succeeded by
Kevin Borg

Sources

References

  1. ^ a b Marie Picasso - The Secret - Music Charts

External links

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