Jim Jidhed (born February 23, 1963), sometimes known as Jim Willy Jidhed, is a Swedish rock singer. Jidhed's first major break was as the lead singer for the rock band Alien in the late 1980s with the ballad "Only One Woman". After that he released his first solo album called Jim, which included the cover songs "Wild Young And Free", "Silence is Golden", "Don't Lose Any Sleep" and "Love Hurts". Jidhed participated in Melodifestivalen in 1991 with "Kommer du ihåg mig?",[1] finishing 3rd, and in 1997 where he performed "Charlie", finishing 10th.
Jim Jidhed | |
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| Born | 23 February 1963 Göteborg, Sweden |
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In 2003, Jidhed released an album entitled Full Circle. In 2007 he released "Reflektioner", his first Swedish language album in 16 years. During 2008 Jidhed re-released the album "Jim" through the MTM label. As a songwriter on Tove Jaarnek's album "Sound of Romance" he reached the Svensktoppen with the song "I’ve Been Touched by You".
Discography
editSolo albums
editStudio albums
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| Jim |
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| Snart kommer natten |
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| Full Circle |
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| Reflektioner |
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| Tankar i Vinternatt |
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| Push On Through |
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| "—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released. | ||||||
with Glamour
edit- Jag Vill Dansa, Natten Är Ung (1982)
with Alien
edit- Alien (1988)
- Dark Eyes (2005)
- Eternity (2014)
- Into the Future (2020)
Singles
edit- "Only One Woman" (1988)
- "Go Easy" (1988)
- "Wild Young and Free" (1990)
- "Snart Kommer Natten" (1991)
- "Kommer du ihåg mig?" (1991)
- "Charlie" (1997)
- "För Alltid" (2006)
- "Du är min värld" (2007)
- "Det känns som förra sommaren" (2007)
Independent singles
edit- "Woman Is the Hunter" (1988)
- "Love Spins" (1991)
- "Blue, Blue, Blue Village" (1997)
- "Blåvitt, blåvitt" (1997)
- "The Rose" (1998)
Reviews
editReferences
edit- ^ Kai Martin (15 February 2017). "Seperationen gav Jidhed nya krafter" [The separation gave Jidhed new strength] (in Swedish). Expressen. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
- ^ Swedish charts