Melissa Horn

Astrid Melissa Edwarda Horn Weitzberg (born 8 April 1987), known as Melissa Horn, is a Swedish pop artist. She is the daughter of singer Maritza Horn.

Melissa Horn
Background information
Birth nameAstrid Melissa Edwarda Horn Weitzberg
Born (1987-04-08) 8 April 1987
OriginÖstermalm, Stockholm, Sweden
GenresPop, acoustic
Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter
InstrumentsVocals
Years active2007–present
LabelsSony BMG
Associated actsLars Winnerbäck
Websitemelissahorn.se

Biography

She was born to singer Maritza Horn (born 1951), and Edvard Terrence Weitzberg (born 1955) in an area in Södermalm, near Stockholm. She has five siblings, all boys. Her parents got her a guitar when she turned 16 and not long afterwards she wrote her first song. She took vocal courses and then got hold of a producer and eventually got a record contract before she finished high school. In 2010, she started a company called Edward AB.

Career

Melissa Horn's debut album Långa nätter was released on 30 April 2008 followed by Säg ingenting till mig on 14 October 2009. This record eventually went gold, exposing her to a larger audience; she was nominated for Gramiss (Swedish equivalent of the Grammy Awards) in the categories Artist of the Year, Composer of the Year and Lyricist of the Year.[1] A sequel to that album Innan jag kände dig was launched on 16 September 2011 and topped the Swedish Album Charts within its first week of release. She promoted it with a tour in Norway, Denmark and Sweden. Her fourth album Om du vill vara med mig was released on 2 October 2013 and her fifth album entitled Jag går nu came out on 27 November 2015. All her releases are in Swedish.

Horn also sang "Kungsholmens hamn" in a memorial ceremony for the victims of the 2011 Norway attacks in Utøya and Oslo.[2][3]

After 4 years of hiatus since her last release, Melissa Horn released a new album Konstgjord andning on 13 September 2019. She is collaborating with singer Kaah and singer White Collar.

Discography

Albums
Title Details Peak chart positions
SWE
[4]		 NOR
[5]		 DEN
[6]
Långa nätter 7——
Säg ingenting till mig
  • Released: 14 October 2009
  • Label: Sony Music
  • Format: CD, digital download
 4215
Innan jag kände dig
  • Released: 14 September 2011
  • Label: Sony Music/Svedala
  • Format: CD, digital download
 1326
Om du vill vara med mig
  • Released: 2 October 2013
  • Label: Sony Music/Svedala
  • Format: CD, digital download
 21—
Jag går nu
  • Released: 27 November 2015
  • Label: Sony Music
  • Format: CD, LP,[7] digital download
 49—
Konstgjord andning
  • Released: 13 September 2019
  • Label: Sony Music
  • Format: CD, LP, digital download, streaming
 4
[8]		35
[9]		—

Singles
Year Single Peak chart positions Album
SWE
[4]		 NOR
[5]
2007 "Långa nätter" —— Långa nätter
"Kungsholmens Hamn" —3
2008 "En famn för mig" ——
"Som jag hade dig förut" (with Lars Winnerbäck) 58—
2009 "Lät du henne komma närmre" 20— Säg ingenting till mig
"Jag kan inte skilja på" 52—
2010 "Falla fritt" ——
2011 "Innan jag kände dig" —— Innan jag kände dig
"Under löven" 40—
"Jag saknar dig mindre och mindre" 35—
2013 "Om du vill vara med mig" 52— Om du vill vara med mig
2015 "Du går nu" 52— Jag går nu
"Jag har gjort det igen"[10] ——
2019 "Du brukade kalla mig för baby"
(featuring Kaah)		 —[upper-alpha 1]— Konstgjord andning
"För varje gång" —[upper-alpha 2]—

Notes

  1. "Du brukade kalla mig för baby" did not enter the Swedish Singellista Chart, but peaked at number six on the Swedish Heatseeker Chart.[11]
  2. "För varje gång" did not enter the Swedish Singellista Chart, but peaked at number three on the Swedish Heatseeker Chart.[12]

References
  2. Victoria i svart vid minnesceremoni i Oslo, Svensk Damtidning, 21 August 2011
  3. Melissa Horn - Kungsholmens hamn (Live Minnesceremoni Oslo 2011)
  4. "Swedish Charts > Melissa Horn". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 23 September 2011.
  5. "VG-lista – Melissa Horn". Archived from the original on 11 November 2014.
  6. "Danish Charts > Melissa Horn". danishcharts.dk.
  7. http://www.melissahorn.se/shop/
  8. "Veckolista Album, vecka 38". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
  9. "Topp 40 Album 2019-38". VG-lista. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
  10. http://www.melissahorn.se/2015/11/20/en-vecka-kvar/
  11. "Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 15". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
  12. "Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 38". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
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