Sophie Zelmani Album. 2017 My Song 2014 Going Home 2011 Soul 2010 I'm The Rain 2008 The Ocean And Me 2007 Memory Loves You 2005 A Decade Of Dreams 1995 - 2005. Sophie Zelmani Album. 2017 My Song 2014 Going Home 2011 Soul 2010 I'm The Rain 2008 The Ocean And Me 2007 Memory Loves You 2005 A Decade Of Dreams 1995 - 2005 2003 Love Affair 2001 Sing And Dance 1999 Time To Kill 1998 Precious Burden 1995 Sophie Zelmani.

Contents • • • • • • • • Early life [ ] Zelmani was born in the suburbs of in 1972. Her father bought the family a guitar when Zelmani was 14. Despite no professional music training, Zelmani became a songwriter and recorded some songs at a local studio. After she mailed the demos to three record companies, Zelmani was offered a record deal by Sweden. Career [ ] Sophie Zelmani recorded her debut, eponymous album with Sony in 1995.

The album was produced and arranged by Lars Halapi and co-produced by Patrik Sventelius, who also played guitar. She described the process of making the album: 'In the beginning Lars and I spent a few months in the studio. Trafareti sakura dlya sten shabloni.

We had fun and then picked the musicians. We recorded in two weeks but the whole thing took half a year.' By 1997, Zelmani's debut album had sold 200,000 copies in Europe and Asia Pacific, before moving to the US market, distributed. Zelmani said, 'I had no ambitions to go abroad.

I knew I wanted to make a record. That's all I wanted.' Columbia's marketing campaign included CD sampler giveaways, consumer press, and rotation on flights between Scandinavia and the US.

Zelmani has continued to record albums while making only a small number of public appearances due to shyness. She won a best newcomer award in Sweden's in 1996. In popular culture [ ] Zelmani has also contributed music to the TV series.

Her cover of 's ' appears on the soundtrack to. Her song 'Stand By' appeared in the film (1996). Her song 'Always You' appeared in the film (1997). Zelmani's 'Going Home' from Sing and Dance was covered in Mandarin Chinese as 'Passenger' by on. Discography [ ] Albums [ ] Year Album Peak positions 1995 4 27 27 48 — — 1998 11 — — — — — 1999 11 — — — — — 2002 3 — — — — 88 2003 2 — — — — 33 2005 2 — — — — 65 2007 2 — — — 90 9 2008 1 — — — — 13 2010 3 — — — — 21 2011 12 — — — — 69 2014 13 — — — — — 2014 12 — — — — — 2015 — — — — — — 2017 8 — — — — 54 Singles [ ] Year Single Peak positions Album 1996 'So Good' 53 References [ ].

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