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Infobox musical artist | name = Kikki Danielsson| image = Kikki Danielsson.JPG| caption = Kikki Danielsson, 2008| image_size = 220| background = solo_singer| alias =| origin = Osby Municipality|Osby , Sweden | genre = Country music|Country Country pop Dansband|Dansband music Pop music|Pop Schlager | years_active = 1969–present| label = Mariann Grammofon AB | associated_acts = Nickies Wizex Chips (band)|Chips Kjell Roos Band|Roosarna Kikki, Bettan & Lotta | website =| current_members =| past_members =| notable_instruments = Accordion Ann-Kristin "Kikki" Danielsson (born 10 May 1952 in Osby Municipality|Osby , Sweden ) is a Swedish country music|country , dansband and pop music|pop singer . Sometimes, she also plays the accordion and she has also written some lyrics. She is also famous for yodeling in some songs. Kikki Danielsson gained her largest popularity in the Nordic countries|Nordic region from the late 1970s until the late 1990s. She also gained popularity at the United States|US country stage during the 1980s. http://poplight.zitiz.se/artist/kikki-danielsson Poplight - Kikki Danielsson In 1986, she had the " Kikki i Nashville " TV show.
Life and work
Totally, she has participated nine times at the Swedish Melodifestivalen and one time at the Norway|Norwegian Melodi Grand Prix . She has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest twice, in Eurovision Song Contest 1982|1982 (as a part of the Swedish pop and country group Chips (band)|Chips with the song " Dag efter dag ", finishing 8th) and in the Eurovision Song Contest 1985|1985 (solo) with the song " Bra vibrationer (song)|Bra vibrationer ", finishing 3rd.
Kikki Danielsson was born in Osby, but was adoption|adopted and lived on a farm in Älmhult , Småland from the age of five. There, she became the only child in the family while her younger sister was adopted to another place. As a five-year-old girl , Kikki Danielsson made her first singing performance, which occurred at the local Sunday school|Sunday school's Saint Lucy's Day|Lucia party in her Småland home church (building)|church , singing the Christmas song När Jesusbarnet låg en gång . As a child, she sang in the local church choir.
As a 17-year old girl, Kikki Danielsson begun as a singer in dansband Nickies and in 1973 she switched to another dansband , Wizex , with which she participated at the Swedish Melodifestivalen 1978 . She left Wizex in 1982, but as a member of the pop and country group Chips (band)|Chips , she participated at the Swedish Melodifestivalen 1980 , Melodifestivalen 1981|1981 and Melodifestivalen 1982|1982 . She has also been a popular Svensktoppen artist, with hits as the Melodifestivalen songs, but also other songs, like " Papaya Coconut (song)|Papaya Coconut " in 1987. She willingly sings country and has contributed in radio and television|TV shows in the United States|U.S. in the 1980s.
During the second half of 1984, she married Swedish musician Kjell Roos , who led the "dansband" Kjell Roos Band|Roosarna , with which she sang between 1990 and 1999. In 1985 she gave birth to their first child. In late 1987 she released the Christmas music|Christmas album " Min barndoms jular ". Together with Roosarna, she had many Svensktoppen hits during the 1990s. In 1994, the "dansband of the year" prize at the Grammis was awarded to Kikki Danielsson & Roosarna. In 1999 she separated from Kjell Roos. However, the musical co-operation re-started in 2003. http://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesliv/musik/article122891.ab Aftonbladet 18 February 2003 - Kikki sjunger ihop med sin ex-man igen
Kikki Danielsson has also sang at the 2001 Stockholm Pride . Together with Tommy Berggren and Charlotte Perelli she participated at the Swedish Melodifestivalen 2002 and together they called themselves Kikki, Bergarn & Lotten and had an own dinner show during the second half of 2002 and participated at the Norwegian Melodi Grand Prix in 2003. They also started a successful colaboration with the Swedish brand "twilfit" designing stretchy yet fashionable t-shirts.
Kikki Danielsson participated at Melodifestivalen 2006 with the song " I dag & i morgon (song)|I dag & i morgon ", written by Thomas G:son and Calle Kindbom , which reached the final in the Stockholm Globe Arena , where it finished at the 10th and last place. Totally, she has participated nine times at the Swedish Melodifestivalen and one time at Norwegian Melodi Grand Prix.
From November 28-December 17, 2006, she toured Sweden with a band on the "Julstämning med Kikki" Christmas concert tour.
Her periods of alcoholism|problems with alcohol have been a popular topic of the Scandinavian News media|press http://www.vg.no/musikk/artikkel.php? artid=211624 Artisten Kikki Danielsson (51) er flau, fortvilet og lei seg etter at hun fredag ble tatt for fyllekjøring for annen gang. http://www.vg.no/musikk/artikkel.php? artid=212170 Kikki Danielsson har lagt seg inn på behandlingshjem for å få profesjonell hjelp for sine alkoholproblemer. http://www.vg.no/musikk/artikkel.php? artid=215149 Fyllekjøringsdømte Kikki Danielsson velger avvenning framfor turné - og får Elisabeth Andreassens fulle støtte. (Danielsson first started drinking heavily to self-medicate as a result of her rheumatoid arthritis ),https://www.aftonbladet.se/noje/0006/04/kikki.html ’Jag drack för att stå ut’ - Kikki om kampen mot sina alkoholproblem as has her overweight|weight problem , in which she has become borderline obese. http://gfx.aftonbladet-cdn.se/multimedia/archive/00219/NOJE-27s26-faks-42 219358w.jpg Aftonbladet cover: Kikki Danielssons svåra kamp mot fetman "Kikki Danielsson's hard fight against obesity" http://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/article238912.ab Jag tycker att jag är ful - Kikki om sin fetma: Jag tröståt falukorv Because of her weight problem, she appeared in Du är vad du äter , the Swedish version of "You are what you eat", in 2006 where she made great progress and lost several pounds. http://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/article399033.ab? service=print Kikki rasar i vikt - Superdieten har fått stjärnan att slopa kanelbullar och korv
In January 2010 in music|2010 , it was announced that Kikki Danielsson together with Sören Karlsson|Sören "Sulo" Karlsson and The Diamond Dogs would record the single ''Maybe I'll Do , http://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/musik/article6466006.ab Aftonbladet 21 January 2010 - Kikki Danielssons nya rockkarriär and on 13 July 2010 in music|2010 she appeared at Allsång på Skansen . On 13 April 2011 in music|2011 she released the album Första dagen på resten av mitt liv , where she worked together with Sören "Sulo" Karlsson.cite web|url= http://www.ginza.se/Product/Product.aspx? Identifier=106606|title=Ginza Musik|accessdate=13 April 2011
In 2012 Danielsson starred in the film Sean Banan inuti Seanafrika , the film was panned by critics.
Melodifestivalen, Melodi Grand Prix and Eurovision entries
Melodifestivalen 1978 : Miss Decibel (song)|Miss Decibel (with Wizex ) - 2nd place
Melodifestivalen 1980 : '' Mycke' mycke' mer (with Chips (band)|Chips ) - 4th place
Melodifestivalen 1981 : God morgon (Chips song)|God morgon (with Chips (band)|Sweets 'n Chips ) - 2nd place
Melodifestivalen 1982 : Dag efter dag (with Chips (band)|Chips ) - winner
http://www.grammis.se/? page=57 Grammis awards of 1994, with Kikki Danielsson & Roosarna as "Dansband of the year"
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