Erik Segerstedt
| Erik Segerstedt | |
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Erik Segerstedt in Norrköping in 2009
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| Background information | |
| Born | April 20, 1983 |
| Origin | Uddevalla, Sweden |
| Genres | Pop, rock |
| Years active | 2006–present |
| Labels | Sony BMG |
| Associated acts | E.M.D. (2007–2010) |
Erik Segerstedt (born April 20, 1983) is a Swedish singer.
Segerstedt was born in Uddevalla. As a student he attended the Adolf Fredrik's Music School in . He was the runner-up to Markus Fagervall on the third season of Swedish version of Idol 2006.
Erik was part of the Swedish band E.M.D., alongside two other Idol contestants Danny Saucedo from Idol 2006 and Mattias Andréasson from Idol 2007. The band took a break in late 2010.
Erik was a contestant in Let's Dance 2013. He also voiced Prince Hans in the Swedish dub of Disney's "Frozen" (2013).
Erik Segerstedt took part in Idol 2006, singing the following:
After having reached the final, he finished as runner-up to winner Markus Fagervall after declaration of the results of the public vote.
Segerstedt was signed at Sony BMG and on February 21, 2007 his debut album A Different Shade was released. The album debuted at #2 on the Swedish albums chart and stayed at this position for a second week. The first single "I Can't say I'm Sorry" written by Andreas Carlsson peaked at #1 on Sverigetopplistan, the Swedish Singles Chart.
In 2007, Segerstedt formed the musical trio, a boyband called E.M.D. with Mattias Andréasson and Danny Saucedo. Like Segerstedt, both Andréasson and Saucedo had taken part in the Swedish version of Idol, with Danny Saucedo finishing 6th on Idol 2006 and Mattias Andréasson as the fourth runner-up on Idol 2007.
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