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Lotta Engberg
Engberg performing in April 2008
Background information
Birth name	Anna Charlotte Pedersen
Born	(1963-03-05) 5 March 1963 (age 61) Överkalix, Sweden
Occupation	Singer
Years active	1980–present

Website	lottaengberg.se
Musical career
Genres	Dansband pop schlager
Instruments	Vocals piano
Labels	Mariann

Anna Charlotte "Lotta" Engberg (born Pedersen; 5 March 1963) is a Swedish singer.

She represented Sweden in Eurovision Song Contest 1987 with "Boogaloo" after winning Melodifestivalen 1987. She also tried many times in Melodifestivalen in 1984, 1988, 1990, 1996, 2002 and 2012.

She was also a singer in a number of formations including "Trioala" early on, and in dansbands Lotta & Anders Engbergs orkester from 1989 to 1994, and after her divorce from Anders Engberg, in dansband Lotta Engbergs from 1994 until 2002. She continues now as a solo artist. On 2 October 1999, Sweden issued a postage stamp with her portrait. She also has a great number of collaborations including joint albums with Jarl Carlsson in 1987, Christer Sjögren and Willie Nelson, both in 2012.

Career

Under her maiden name, Lotta Pedersen, she made her debut in the Sveriges Television program "Nygammalt" in 1980 when she was 17. She was also a member of the Trioala, an a cappella choir. Later, she received a permanent place in the TV program's choir.

Marriage

She married Anders Engberg and took his surname in her recordings recording. She also became main vocalist for the dansband Lotta $ Anders Engbergs orkester that continued until 1994 when the couple divorced.

In Melodifestivalen and Eurovision

She represented Sweden in Eurovision Song Contest 1987 after winning the Melodifestivalen of that year with "Fyra bugg & en Coca Cola". The song was renamed "Boogaloo" for the Eurovision competition.

She also tried in Melodifestivalen many other times but did not win to go on to the Eurovision finals.

In Melodifestivalen 1984, she sang "Sankta Cecilia" in partnership with Göran Folkestad, coming second behind the later Eurovision winners, The Herreys
In Melodifestivalen 1988, she sang "100%" in partnership with Triple & Touch, coming third.
In Melodifestivalen 1990, she returned as a solo act singing "En gång till", coming eighth.
In Melodifestivalen 1996, she took part with "Juliette & Jonathan", coming third.
In Melodifestivalen 2002, she took part as the super group Kikki, Bettan & Lotta singing "Vem é dé du vill ha", finishing third
In Melodifestivalen 2012, she took part with Christer Sjögren singing "Don't Let Me Down", finishing third in her semi final, also finishing third in the second chance round and narrowly missing out on a place in the Melodifestivalen 2012 final. The annual contest was in place won by Loreen of whom was the later Eurovision winner in Baku.

Lotta & Anders Engbergs orkester

Lotta & Anders Engbergs orkester
Origin	Skara, Sweden
Genres	Dansband music
Years active	1989–1994

Past members	Lotta Engberg Anders Engberg Patrik Ehlersson Peter Åhs Pedro Johansson Jörgen Horneij

(This section is about the dansband and covers the period 1989 to 1994) Lotta & Anders Engbergs orkester was a dansband in Skara, Sweden which was active during the years 1989-1994, with Lotta Engberg as singer. She formed the band in 1989 with her former husband Anders Engberg, who already had a band in his own name. In 1993, the band was awarded a Grammis in 1993 for their album Kärlek gör mig tokig. It peaked at #33 at the Swedish album chart.

Lotta Engberg left the band around New Year 1993-1994, and started an own dansband, Lotta Engbergs orkester, following the couple's divorce. The remaining part of the band formed Anders Engbergs.

Members

Lotta Engberg - vocals
Anders Engberg - bass, saxophone, choir
Patrik Ehlersson - guitar
Peter Åhs - keyboards, sometimes also vocals
Pedro Johansson - keyboards
Jörgen Horneij - drums

Awards

In early 1994, because of the success of the album Kärlek gör mig tokig, the band was awarded a Grammis award for as "Best Dansband of 1993".

Lotta Engbergs

Lotta Engbergs
Also known as	Lotta Engbergs orkester
Origin	Skara, Sweden
Genres	Dansband
Years active	1994–2002

Past members	Lotta Engberg Peter Åhs Pedro Johansson Bengt Andersson Per Strandberg Patrik Ehlersson

(This section is about the dansband and covers the period 1994 to 2002)

Lotta Engbergs was a dansband in Skara, Sweden. The band was formed in 1994, when Lotta Engberg left Lotta & Anders Engbergs orkester. The band was, in its early days, known as Lotta Engbergs orkester, which later was shortened to just Lotta Engbergs. Lotta Engbergs was disbanded in 2002.

Members

Lotta Engberg - vocals
Peter Åhs - guitar, keyboards, sometimes also vocals
Pedro Johansson - musical keyboards
Bengt Andersson - drums
Per Strandberg - bass, guitar, choirs, sometimes also vocals
Patrik Ehlersson - guitar, bass

Kikki, Bettan & Lotta

Kikki, Bettan & Lotta was a Swedish-Norwegian super trio, active 2001-2004 and consisting Kikki Danielsson, Elisabeth "Bettan" Andreassen and Lotta Engberg.

Television career

Lotta Engberg has also developed a prosperous television career.

She hosts the Swedish sing-along show Lotta på Liseberg.
From 2008 to 2011, she also hosted the Swedish game show Bingolotto

In 2014, Lotta Engberg competed as a celebrity dancer in Let's Dance.

Personal life

Born in Överkalix, she was raised in Laxå, Örebro County. She was married to Anders Engberg, but they divorced in 1994. She now lives in Alingsås.

Discography

Main article: Lotta Engberg discography

Fyra Bugg & en Coca Cola (1987)
100% (1988)

Citations

"Lotta Engberg". Discogs. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
"Lotta Engberg discography". Discogs. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
Elisabeth Andreassen fansite - Kikki, Bettan & Lotta Archived 14 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine
"Lasse Holm and Lotta Engberg sing a duet for the planet". ECS Today. Archived from the original on 13 June 2008. Retrieved 20 September 2011.
Dalarnas Tidningar 6 January 2011 - Lotta Engberg lämnar Bingolotto Archived January 10, 2011, at the Wayback Machine

External links

Awards and achievements
Preceded byMonica Törnell & Lasse Holm	Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 1987	Succeeded byTommy Körberg
Preceded by Cecilia Vennersten	OGAE Second Chance Contest winner 1996	Succeeded by Anna Oxa

v t e Lotta Engberg
Studio albums	Fyra Bugg & en Coca Cola (1987) 100% (1988) Genom vatten och eld (1989) En gång till (1990) Världens bästa servitris (1991) Stora rubriker (1992) Kärlek gör mig tokig (1993) Våra nya vingar (1994) Äntligen på väg (1996) Tolv i topp (1997) Åh vad jag älskade dig just då (1998) Tjejer & snubbar (1999) Vilken härlig dag (2000)
Collaboration albums	Kvinna & man (1987) Lotta & Christer (2012)
Compilation albums	På begäran (1992) Fyra Bugg & en Coca Cola och andra hits (1995) Håll om mig nu (1998) Stanna en stund (2000) Världens bästa lotta (2006)
Singles	"Fyra bugg & En Coca Cola" "100%" "Succéschottis" "Genom vatten och eld" "Kan man gifta sig i jeans?" "En gång till" "Tusen vackra bilder" "Världens bästa servitris" "Juliette & Jonathan" "Don't Let Me Down"
Related	Discography Kikki, Bettan & Lotta 20 år med oss – Vem é dé du vill ha Live från Rondo "Vem é dé du vill ha" Anders Engbergs

v t e Kikki, Bettan & Lotta
Kikki Danielsson Elisabeth Andreassen Lotta Engberg
Compilation albums	20 år med oss – Vem é dé du vill ha (2002) Live från Rondo (2003)
Melodifestivalen and Norsk Melodi Grand Prix songs	"Vem é dé du vill ha" (Melodifestivalen 2002)

v t e Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest
Melodifestivalen
Participation	1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 ~~2020~~ 2021 2022 2023 2024
Artists	ABBA Afro-dite The Ark Arvingarna Alice Babs Robin Bengtsson Anna Bergendahl Inger Berggren Lars Berghagen Marie Bergman Christer Björkman Brita Borg Carola Chips Kikki Danielsson The Dolls Edin-Ådahl Lotta Engberg Malena Ernman Fame Family Four Forbes Frans Friends Ted Gärdestad Claes-Göran Hederström Herreys Lasse Holm Benjamin Ingrosso Cornelia Jakobs Jan Johansen Jill Johnson Tommy Körberg Tomas Ledin Lill-Babs Lill Lindfors Loreen John Lundvik Siw Malmkvist ~~The Mamas~~ Marcus & Martinus Sanna Nielsen Tommy Nilsson The Nova One More Time Charlotte Perrelli Lena Philipsson Roger Pontare Eric Saade Björn Skifs Martin Stenmarck Robin Stjernberg Svante Thuresson Monica Törnell Tusse Östen Warnerbring Ingvar Wixell Måns Zelmerlöw Monica Zetterlund
Songs	"Absent Friend" "Alla andra får varann" "April, april" "Augustin" "Bara hon älskar mig" "Beatles" "Boogaloo" "Bra vibrationer" "Dag efter dag" "Dance You Off" "Det blir alltid värre framåt natten" "Det börjar verka kärlek, banne mig" "Diggi-Loo Diggi-Ley" "E' de' det här du kallar kärlek?" "Eloise" "En dag" "En gång i Stockholm" "Euphoria" "Fångad av en stormvind" "Fångad i en dröm" "Främling" "Give Me Your Love" "Härliga sommardag" "Hero" "Heroes" "Hold Me Closer" "I Can't Go On" "I morgon är en annan dag" "If I Were Sorry" "Invincible" "It Hurts" "Jennie, Jennie" "Judy, min vän" "Just nu!" "Kärleken är" "Las Vegas" "Lilla stjärna" "Listen to Your Heartbeat" ~~"Move"~~ "Never Let It Go" "Nygammal vals" "Popular" "Satellit" "Se på mej" "Sol och vår" "Som en dröm" "Som en vind" "Stad i ljus" "Stjärnorna" "Take Me to Your Heaven" "Tattoo" "This Is My Life" "Too Late for Love" "Undo" "Unforgettable" "Den vilda" "Vita vidder" "Voices" "La Voix" "Waterloo" "When Spirits Are Calling My Name" "The Worrying Kind" "You" "You're Summer"
Note: Entries scored out signify where Sweden did not compete

v t e Eurovision Song Contest 1987
Countries	Austria Belgium Cyprus Denmark Finland France Germany Greece Iceland Ireland Israel Italy Luxembourg Netherlands Norway Portugal Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey United Kingdom Yugoslavia
Artists	Alexia Bang Datner and Kushnir Lotta Engberg Kate Gulbrandsen Halla Margrét Anne-Cathrine Herdorf and Bandjo Patricia Kraus Johnny Logan Gary Lux Marcha Christine Minier Nevada Novi fosili Plastic Bertrand Carol Rich Rikki Vicky Rosti and Boulevard Liliane Saint-Pierre Seyyal Taner and Lokomotif Umberto Tozzi and Raf Wind
Songs	"Amour, amour" "Aspro mavro" "Boogaloo" "Gente di mare" "Hægt og hljótt" "Hold Me Now" "Ja sam za ples" "Lass die Sonne in dein Herz" "En lille melodi" "Mitt liv" "Moitié, moitié" "Les Mots d'amour n'ont pas de dimanche" "Neste barco à vela" "No estás solo" "Nur noch Gefühl" "Only the Light" "Rechtop in de wind" "Şarkım Sevgi Üstüne" "Sata salamaa" "Shir Habatlanim" "Soldiers of Love" "Stop"

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