Excellence (pop group)

Excellence
Excellence
Origin	Sweden
Genres	Pop, Eurodance
Years active	2001–2002
Members	Ana Johnsson; Jenny Berfoth; Malin Olsson; Johanna Landt; Susanna Patoleta

Excellence was a Swedish pop girl group from 2001 created through the TV programme Popstars on Kanal 5.^[1]^[2] The group scored a number one album on the Swedish Charts, as well as five top 10 singles, and entered Melodifestivalen 2002.^[3] They also collaborated with Markoolio on the official Swedish song for the 2002 Winter Olympics "Vi ska vinna!"^[1] Their last single was ‘We can dance’ which reached top 10 on the charts. The group split shortly after the single was released.^[1] Member Ana Johnsson later scored a worldwide solo hit with the song "We Are" from the Spider-Man 2 soundtrack and has recently (October 2006) released her second album Little Angel.

Discography[]

Album[]

Year	Album	Chart positions	Certification
Year	Album	SWE^[4]	Certification
2001	The Region of Excellence	1	Gold^[5] (40,000)

Singles[]

Year	Single	Chart positions	Album	Certification
Year	Single	SWE^[4]	Album	Certification
2001	"Need to Know (Eenie Meenie Miny Moe)"	1	The Region of Excellence	Platinum^[5] (30,000)
	"Lose It All"	5
	"What's Up?"	10
2002	"Vi ska vinna!" (Markoolio feat. Excellence)	3	Tjock och lycklig
2002	"We Can Dance/Last to Know"	9

References[]

^ ^a ^b ^c Reges, Margaret. "Allmusic bio". Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2011-11-05.
^ Clarén, Ulf (2001-04-25). "Excellent PR for Kanal 5's popband". Sydsvenska Dagbladet. Archived from the original on 2012-09-13. Retrieved 2011-11-05.
^ "Melodifestivalen: Sämsta låtarna någonsin". Svenska Dagbladet. 2010-02-21. Archived from the original on March 16, 2012. Retrieved 2011-11-05.
^ ^a ^b "Swedish charts archive". . Archived from the original on 2015-01-12. Retrieved 2011-11-05.
^ ^a ^b "IFPI Sweden 2001 certification awards" (PDF). IFPI Sweden. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 27, 2011. Retrieved 2011-11-05.

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[allmusic-1] Reges, Margaret. "Allmusic bio". Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2011-11-05.

[2] Clarén, Ulf (2001-04-25). "Excellent PR for Kanal 5's popband". Sydsvenska Dagbladet. Archived from the original on 2012-09-13. Retrieved 2011-11-05.

[3] "Melodifestivalen: Sämsta låtarna någonsin". Svenska Dagbladet. 2010-02-21. Archived from the original on March 16, 2012. Retrieved 2011-11-05.

[charts-4] "Swedish charts archive". . Archived from the original on 2015-01-12. Retrieved 2011-11-05.

[ifpi-5] "IFPI Sweden 2001 certification awards" (PDF). IFPI Sweden. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 27, 2011. Retrieved 2011-11-05.

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