| With a new album, an upcoming tour and enormous audiences in both Brazil and China begging him to return, Martin Stenmarck is an artist whose next step is eagerly anticipated by fans all around the world.
Martin Stenmarck knew exactly where he was going, forming his own rock band at the early age of 14. At 18, he received the grand prize in a National Talent Hunt contest. In the years to come Martin earned several prominent scholarships, including the renowned ‘Alice Babs Scholarship for Singing’. A wide talent such as Martin's has provided him with unlimited singing options, covering grounds from Hard Rock to Jazz. When performing with Swedish jazz icons such as Ulf Wakenius and Rune Gustavsson, Martin early proved his confident voice capabilities.
In 2000, Martin Stenmarck became a true household name joining the ‘Rhapsody in Rock’ international tour – all venues sold out. With an audience well exceeding 130,000 spectators, the final performance was held on a late November evening in a ready-to-burst Royal Albert Hall in London. Suddenly Martin's voice and charisma was introduced to yet another fastidious audience.
Early the following year, plans were laid out for the next tour - plans which eventually led to Martin Stenmarck and ‘Rhapsody in Rock’ boarding a flight in April to China. This tour too would turn out to be a huge success, during which Martin's vigorous talent was ecstatically received by the Asian audience, including a group of producers.
In early 2002, with a rapidly growing fan base in every continent, Martin decided to release an album of his own. ‘One’, Martin Stenmarck's first solo album, hit the stores on 20 November, 2002. Warmly welcomed by Swedish reviewers, Martin's debut album has been well received all over Europe. In Germany, Martin's hit single ‘I'm Falling’ landed atop of the charts. In Italy his album is currently climbing.
Martin is deeply dedicated to social work, supporting several international charities, and by December 2003 he was honoured with the title of Sweden's ‘Ambassador for SOS Children's Villages’. Later that year, Martin got the opportunity to travel with Her Royal Majesty Queen Silvia of Sweden and the ‘Childhood Foundation’ for a fundraising event in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The success was immediate when Martin entered the stage facing a 100,000-strong crowd.
The year 2004 was a busy one for Martin; recording his album ‘Upp och Ner Sånger’ (with all songs exclusively written by Martin himself in favour of SOS Children's Villages) and going on a nationwide tour with ‘Rhapsody in Rock’. But it’s this year that Martin’s career has hit its peak, when in May he was invited by a group of Asian producers to perform in front of 700 million viewers of the Beijing International TV Awards. He was the only international artist to be invited.
Martin Stenmarck’s much-anticipated second album ‘Think Of Me’ was released in October 2004. It was an album dedicated to all the women that love Martin as an artist. Once again Martin worked together with his younger brother David, a well-renowned songwriter and producer who collaborated with international artists such as Westlife.
In February 2005, Martin participated in the Swedish ‘Melodifestivalen’ in Skellefteå with his song ‘Las Vegas’. This song written by Hurrican Productions, Niklas Edberger, Johan Fransson, Tim Larsson and Tobias Lundgren, was chosen by the audience as one of two winners. Martin qualified for the Grand Final which was to take place in Stockhom's The Globe Arena, on 12 March.
12 March became a magic night for Martin when he performed in front of 12,500 fans in The Globe Arena, and spectacular 4 million TV viewers (almost half the population in Sweden). After a very close contest, Martin Stenmarck was the winner. He will now represent Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest, to be held in Kyiv on 21 May 2005.
The latest album ‘Think Of Me’ is re-released including the winning song ‘Las Vegas'. It is available through CMC/ Music Business Sweden AB, a part of the MBO Group. |
