Karl Martindahl

Karl Martindahl
Karl Martindahl
	Karl Martindahl in Vätternfestivalen in Motala in 2007
Background information
Birth name	Karl Glenn Martindahl
Born	June 5, 1980 (age 41)
Origin	Bankeryd, Sweden
Genres	Pop
Occupation(s)	Singer
Instruments	Vocals
Years active	1990–present
Associated acts	The Flying Eagles, The Wallstones, Charlie Emm
Website	[www.karlmartindahl.se/ Official Site]

Karl Glenn Martindahl (born in Bankeryd, Sweden on 5 June 1980) is a Swedish singer and son of Swedish footballer .

Beginnings[]

Karl Martindahl had his debut in the TV program Söndagsöppet in the early 1990s as a child singer with "The Flying Eagles" and the song "Filippa". He also took part in the Swedish reality show Fame Factory for the 2003–2004 season.

In 2004, he took part in Melodifestivalen 2004 with "Love Turns Water into Wine" written by Michael Persson and Peter Broman a bid to represent Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004, but failed to be chosen. He continued his solo musical career.

The Wallstones[]

In 2004, agreed with Johan Becker, the Fame Factory winner in 2004^[1] to form the pop duo The Wallstones where they had a 2005 album Pleasure and Pain and three singles "Good Old Stonecake" in 2004, and "C'mon Julie" in 2005. The Wallstones duo made another bid to Melodifestivalen 2005 with "Invisible People" written by Martindahl and Becker, but didn't make it to the final of the contest.

Charlie Emm[]

Karl Martindahl is now a lead singer with the band Charlie Emm, that also includes Ryan Roxie (the former guitarist with Alice Cooper).

In popular culture[]

In 2010, he joined Daniel Karlsson and Robin Bengtsson to sing "", the charity song for "Hjälp Haiti".

Discography[]

Singles[]

Solo

2003: "When you're coming back again" (reached #4)^[2]
2004: "Love Turns Water into Wine" (at Melodifestivalen 2004) (reached #14)^[2]
2004: "Turn and Walk Away" (reached #21)
2007: "B.B.B Baby"

Collective

2010: "Wake Up World" (as part of "Hjälp Haiti")

References[]

External links[]

[1] Scandipop: The Star Pilots interview

[karl-2] Swedish Charts: Karl Martindahl page

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