Eric Saade est un chanteur et présentateur de télévision suédois, né le 29 octobre 1990 à Helsingborg.
De père libano-palestinien et de mère suédoise. Sa mère s’appelle Marlène,son père Walid et sa sœur lina. Depuis son adolescence, le football le passionne jusqu'à ce qu'il signe un contrat avec une maison de disques. Un album et trois singles sortent à cette occasion en 2003 à l'âge de 13 ans.
En 2007, il participe à une compétition qui a pour but de former un boys band, il est l'un des 4 chanteurs choisis pour l'aventure de What's Up! Ils ont enregistré la version suédoise d'une chanson du film Camp Rock de Walt Disney et en 2008, ils sortent l'album In pose dont deux singles seront extraits.
En 2009, Eric Saade décide de poursuivre une carrière solo et quitte le groupe. Il sort son premier album solo en 2010 qui se classe 2e dans les charts suédois. La même année, il participe au Melodifestivalen, sélection suédoise pour l'Eurovision, et s'y classe 2ème ; le single de sa chanson Manboy est no 1 des ventes.
Choisi pour représenter la Suède à l'occasion du Concours Eurovision de la chanson 2011 à Düsseldorf en Allemagne, il se classe 3ème avec la chanson Popular écrite et composée par Fredrik Kempe. Lors du précédent concours Eurovision, il avait annoncé les points de la Suède1.
Eric Saade est également présentateur de télévision, notamment sur Disney Channel. Son deuxième album Vol.1 sort en juin 2011 en Suède ou il se classe #1 des ventes durant 3 semaines consécutives.
En Septembre il signe avec Neocorp, pour promouvoir son Album Saade Vol. 1. Un show case est organisé au théâtre de la Reine Blanche à Paris le 10 novembre 2011 afin de présenter quelques titres de l'album.
Discographie
Album
Masquerade (2010)
Saade Vol. 1 (2011)
Saade Vol. 2 (2011)
Singles
Sleepless (2009)
Manboy (2010)
Break of dawn (2010)
Masquerade (2010)
Still Loving It (2011)
Popular (2011)
Hearts in the Air (feat. J-Son) (2011)
Hotter Than Fire (feat. Dev) (2011)
Imagine (feat. Tone Damli) (2012)
Marching (in the name of love) (2012)
Miss Unknown (2012)
ENGLISH
ERIC SAADE born 29 October 1990 in Kattarp, Helsingborg, Sweden) is a Swedish singer. After two years with the boyband What's Up!, he left the group in February 2009 to pursue a solo career. Eric Saade represented Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 in Germany after winning the national Swedish selection Melodifestivalen 2011 with his entry "Popular". In the final Saade came in third place.
Eric Saade grew up in Kattarp, Sweden with his Swedish mother and Lebanese father. His parents divorced when Saade was four years old. He is the second oldest of eight siblings and half siblings.
When he was six years old, Saade first sang on a stage at his mother's wedding. He has been writing songs since he was 13 years old. He got his first record deal when he was 15 years old. Before starting his solo career, Saade was in the boyband What's Up.
In summer 2009, Saade hosted the Swedish music competition My Camp Rock, a camp inspirated by the Disney Channel movie Camp Rock. In the same year, he hosted the nationwide contest Julia's Shooting Stars.
In August 2009, Saade signed with the Swedish record label Roxy Recordings.
On 21 December 2009, Saade released his first single Sleepless, written by Fredrik Kempe and Peter Boström as a download single worldwide on iTunes. The song reached #44 in Sweden. The music video premiered on 22 January 2010 and was directed by Anders Rune.
2010: Melodifestivalen Melodifestivalen 2010
Manboy
Eric Saade performing at Melodifestivalen 2010
On 12 February 2010, Saade performed in the second semi-final of Melodifestivalen 2010, the Swedish pre-decision for the Eurovision Song Contest, with the song "Manboy" written by Fredrik Kempe and Peter Boström as number one. He won that semi-final.He came in third place. The song was released on 3 March 2010 in Sweden. The single reached #1 in Sweden and in the Swedish ringtone Charts. In June 2010, the single has reached Platinum status there.The music video of the acoustic version premiered on 25 March 2010;
The acoustic version was released on 10 May 2010 in Sweden.
Eric.Saade performing at Masquerade Tour
In January 2010, Saade won one Scandipop Award in the category Brightest New Hope for 2010
In March 2010, Saade was nominated for one Marcel Bezençon Award (Melodifestivalen) in the category Press Award for Manboy. He also won one in the category Artistic Award for the same song. Saade released his first solo album Masquerade on 19 May 2011.
The album reached #2 in Sweden and reached Gold status there. After the release of his debut album, Saade went on his first tour called Masquerade Tour. The tour went from 9 June 2010 until 11 September 2010 with 24 concerts in Sweden.
The third single from the album, called Break of Dawn, written by Saade and Fredrik Kempe,was released on 28 June 2010 in Sweden. The song reached #45 in Sweden. The music video premiered on 15 June 2010.The Le Family Remix of the song was released on 12 July 2010 in Sweden
In August 2010, Saade was nominated for three Rockbjörnen Awards in the categories Best Swedish Male Live Artist, Best Breakthrough Act and Best Swedish Song of the Year for Manboy.
Still in 2010, Saade released the singles Masquerade and It's Gonna Rain. The music video for Masquerade premiered on 10 August 2010.The music video for It's Gonna Rain premiered on 22 October 2010.
2011: Melodifestivalen / Eurovision Song Contest
Melodifestivalen 2011
Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 Popular (Eric Saade song)
On 19 February 2011, Saade competed a second time Melodifestivalen. He performed in the third semi-final with the number eight and won the final with the song Popular written by Fredrik Kempe and produced by Peter Boström on 12 March 2011 with 193 points. On 14 April 2011, the music video of the song premiered.
Eric Saade performing in the semi-final of Eurovisiong Song Contest 2011
On 12 May 2011, Saade competed with the number eight in the second semi-final of Eurovision Song Contest 2011. He reached the final as the last contestant. It was later revealed that he won the semi-final. On 14 May 2011, Saade competed with the number seven in the final. He placed on the third place. That is Sweden's best position since 1999 when Charlotte Perrelli won with the song Take Me to Your Heaven. It also is the fifth third place for Sweden in Eurovision history. It was released on 28 February 2011 in Sweden. The song reached #1 in Sweden and in the Swedish ringtone Charts. By July 2011, it sold over 40.000 copies in Sweden and received Double Platinum status there. The music video premiered on 14 April 2011. After competing in Eurovision Song Contest, Saade released the song on 25 April 2011 in Finland, on 6 May 2011 in Norway, on 12 May 2011 in Australia, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Lithuania, Mexico, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Portugal, Spain, the UK and the USA, on 18 May 2011 in Austria, Germany and Switzerland and on 20 May 2011 in Belgium. The song reached #4 in the Belgium (Flanders) Ultratip Charts, #17 in Finland, #23 in the Belgium (Wallonia) Ultratip, #29 in Austria #27 in Ireland,[26] #48 in Germany[27] and #76 in the UK.[28] The song was listed on number three on popjustice.coms list 45 Best Singles 2011. The album remix of the song was released on 14 March 2011 in Sweden. The slow version was released the same day in Sweden. That version was named Song of the Day by popjustice.com on 15 May 2011. The SoundFactory Remix was released on 25 May 2011 in Sweden
Another remix was released on 9 June 2011 in Greece.
In January 2011, Saade was nominated for six Scandipop Awards in the categories Best Single from a New Artist for It's Gonna Rain and Manboy, Best Male Single for the same songs, Best Male Album for Masquerade and Best New Artist. He also won two awards in the categories Best Album from a New Artist for Masquerade and Best Male.
Also in January 2011, Saade was nominated for one Grammi in the category Song of the Year for Manboy.
On 14 January 2011, Saade released the first single Still Loving It from his second album, written by Saade, Niclas Lundin and Anton Malmberg Hård Af Segerstad, in Sweden
In March 2011, Saade was nominated for one Marcel Bezençon Award (Melodifestivalen) in the category Artistic Award for Popular. He also won one in the category Press Award for the same song.
In April 2011, Saade was nominated for one Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Award in Sweden in the category Sweden's Favorite Star.In May 2011, Saade was nominated for two Marcel Bezençon Awards in the categories Artistic Award and Press Award for Popular. Also in May 2011, it was announced that Saade would release two albums in 2011 called Saade Vol. 1 and Saade Vol. 2 in Sweden. The first one was released on 29 June 2011 in Sweden and Norway.[39] From 16 June until 27 June 2011, the website scandipop.co.uk released previews from the album. The album reached #1 in Sweden, sold over 50.000 copies and reached Platinum status in July 2011 there. It also reached #16 in Finland
In June 2011, Saade won two ESC Radio Awards in the categories Best Male Artist and Best Song for "Popular".
The second single of the album Saade Vol. 1 called "Hearts in the Air", a collaboration with J-Son, was released on 3 June 2011 in Sweden and Norway and on 28 September 2011 in France.The song reached #2 in Sweden and reached Gold status there. The music video premiered on 29 June 2011. The remix of the song was released on 11 December 2011 in the UK.
Eric Saade performing at Made of Pop Concert
From 17 June 2011 until 10 November 2011, Saade went on his second tour called Made of Pop Concert. The tour included 24 concerts in Sweden and one concert in France.
On 14 July 2011, Saade performed for the Swedish crown princess Victoria and the royal family.
In August 2011, Saade was nominated for two You Choice Awards in the categories Best Male Video for Popular[44] and Best Newcommer for the same song.
Also in August 2011, Saade was nominated for two Rockbjörnen Awards in the categories Best Male Artist Live and Best Swedish Song for Popular.
On 2 November 2011, Saade released the first single "Hotter Than Fire", a collaboration with Dev, in Sweden. The song is written by Saade, Jason Gill and J-Son. On 30 October 2011, scandipop.co.uk has released a preview of the song. The song reached #5 in Sweden. The music video premiered on 7 December 2011. The remix of the song was released on 30 November 2011 in Sweden
The album Saade Vol. 2 was released on 30 November 2011. From 21 November until 29 November 2011, scandipop.co.uk has released previews from the album. The album reached #1 in Sweden and #46 in Finland.
In 2011, Saade was the most searched celebrity on Google in Sweden
Saade is nominated for six Scandipop Awards in the categories Best Male, Readers Favourite of 2011, Best Male Album for Saade Vol. 1 and Saade Vol. 2, Best Male Single for "Popular" and Best Remix for "Popular (SoundFactory Remix)" which will be awarded in January 2012 Saade is also nominated for one Grammi in the category Best Song for "Popular" which also will be awarded in January 2012.
From 30 March until 28 April 2012, Saade will go on his third Swedish tour, called Pop Explosion Concert 2012 with 15 concerts.
In June 2012, Saade released a new single featuring the Norwegian singer Tone Damli titled Imagine. The music video of the single was released a few weeks later.
October 24th 2012, Eric Saade will release 2 new singles, Miss Unknown and Marching (In the Name of Love). Eric Saade says ”It has almost been a year without a new single. I’ve been writing a lot of new music, and want to include new influences. I’ve always loved RnB and Hip hop, and I want to mix it into my pop music. It might not be the most normal thing to release two singles at the same time, but I like to do things differently...and I love both songs equally
A DVD of his Pop Explosion Concert 2012 will be released in 2012.
Saade lives in Stockholm. He was in a long-term relationship with Molly Sandén, until their relationship officially ended on January 9, 2012.
Saade started singing after seeing Michael Jackson on TV. His other musical influences are Bryan Adams and the Backstreet Boys.
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