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Cecilia Vennersten
Person · female · Sweden · Gothenburg · born 1970 · recording since 1995
Swedish soulpop and schlager singer
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Also known as Cecilia Wennersten
Timeline
1970s
1990s
· Debut release
Debut release: Skogens rå
First documented Single in the MusicBrainz discography.
source: musicbrainz
2000s
Biography
Biography
Cecilia Birgitta Vennersten-Ingemansson (born 26 September 1970) is a Swedish pop singer.
Cecilia Vennersten performed the Mariah Carey song "Hero" on Sikta mot stjärnorna in 1994.
Her career started with a second place finish in the Swedish qualifier for the Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Det vackrasteDet vackrasteSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 3 tracks1Det vackraste3:272Sjunde himlen finns4:013Det vackraste (instrumental)3:24". Her first album, named Cecilia Vennersten, released the same year, was a great success in Sweden and Norway. In 1997, her second album, Till varje leende, en tårTill varje leende, en tårSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 10 tracks1Om du ändå förstod4:152Vänd dig aldrig om3:523Hur har vi hamnat här?4:534Allt som jag vill ha4:235Lever för dig4:126Minnena består2:517Stanna här hos mig3:568Saker som man gör3:429Någonting hände4:5310Längtar hem3:35, was released. She participated in Melodifestivalen 2005 with the ballad "Var mig nära", but she didn't qualify for the final. In 2006, her third album, Under stjärnornas parasollUnder stjärnornas parasollSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 11 tracks1Fri2Människa3Ett stulet ögonblick4Nåt så underbart5Varje gång jag ser dig6Du är så rar7Ringar på vatten8Du gav dig av9Leva10Jag är inte hon11Min sång, was released.
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 8 | 49.7th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 5 | 78.9th |
| Studio albums | 3 | 80.9th |
| Awards recorded | 1 | 89th |
| Timeline events | 6 | 80.8th |
| Recording span (years) | 11 | 28.3th |
| Genres | 1 | 56th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (5 release groups · 3 studio albums)
Albums · 3
1995 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 46:41
1Det vackraste3:222Innerst i själen4:403Hornen i pannan3:284Kapten Nemo5:195Skogens rå5:076Sjunde himlen finns4:017Mitt andra jag4:158Du är min religion5:209Tiden4:2010Lämnad i mörkret6:491997 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 40:32
1Om du ändå förstod4:152Vänd dig aldrig om3:523Hur har vi hamnat här?4:534Allt som jag vill ha4:235Lever för dig4:126Minnena består2:517Stanna här hos mig3:568Saker som man gör3:429Någonting hände4:5310Längtar hem3:352006 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks
1Fri2Människa3Ett stulet ögonblick4Nåt så underbart5Varje gång jag ser dig6Du är så rar7Ringar på vatten8Du gav dig av9Leva10Jag är inte hon11Min sång
Single · 2
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Skogens råSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 4:041Du ger mig allt (Som en kvinna behöver)4:04 | 1995 | ||
| 1995 | Det vackrasteSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 3 tracks · 10:521Det vackraste3:27 2Sjunde himlen finns4:01 3Det vackraste (instrumental)3:24 | 1995 |
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Cecilia Vennersten head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 8 | 49.7th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 5 | 78.9th |
| Studio albums | 3 | 80.9th |
| Awards recorded | 1 | 89th |
| Timeline events | 6 | 80.8th |
| Recording span (years) | 11 | 28.3th |
| Genres | 1 | 56th |
Awards & honours
| Year | Award | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Q118864567 | won |
Where this record comes from
portrait—Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cecilia_Vennersten_2014-9435.jpgaliases/urls—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/281ef2ea-f41a-4a72-8b54-0e507fcd3c85discography—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/281ef2ea-f41a-4a72-8b54-0e507fcd3c85core—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2872256genre—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2872256seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cecilia_Vennerstenbiography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cecilia_Vennersten
Why this artist is in the database
- List of Swedish musicians
Tier rule: curated genre/region list
Image: Bengt Nyman · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Wikidata: Q2872256 · MusicBrainz: 281ef2ea-f41a-4a72-8b54-0e507fcd3c85
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