Eric Gadd

Eric Gadd (born Carl Erik Gudmund Sojdelius 31 July 1965) is a Swedish singer and songwriter. He has released thirteen music albums since his debut in 1987 and has also participated in Melodifestivalen.
Career.
Gadd was born in Uppsala, but grew up first in Visby, then, from the age of nine onwards, in Vallentuna. Gadd released his debut album "Hello" in 1987 with the single "Ett ensamt hjärta". Two years later, he released his second album "Hurra du lever – Pang du är död", an album influenced by the music of the American singer Prince. In 1991, he released his third album "Do You Believe in Gadd?"; the single "Do You Believe in Me" was a dance hit in the Philippines. He then released a few more English language albums before turning back to Swedish with his 2008 album "Stockholm står kvar men jag ligger".
He was awarded a Swedish Grammis award as "Artist of the Year" in the years 1991, 1993 and 1997. Gadd participated in the first semi-final of Melodifestivalen 2013 on 2 February 2013 with the song "Vi kommer aldrig att förlora". The song was written by Gadd himself, Thomas Stenström and Jacob Olofsson. The song made it to the Second Chance round of the competition but failed to make it to the final. In 2018, he appeared on "Så mycket bättre", broadcast on TV4.
Personal life.
Eric Gadd is married to singer Cornelia Sojdelius (previously Åkerman).