nigerianskfødt svensk musiker og producer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dr. Alban (født Alban Uzoma Nwapa, 26. august 1957 i Enugu i Nigeria) er en nigeriansk/svensk musiker og musikproducent.
Dr. Alban | |
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Information | |
Født | Alban Uzoma Nwapa 26. august 1957 (66 år) Oguta, Nigeria |
Oprindelse | Enugu, Nigeria |
Genre | Eurodance, hiphop, reggae, dancehall |
Beskæftigelse | Musiker |
Aktive år | 1980'erne - nu |
Pladeselskab | Dr. Records, Ariola |
Associeret med | Leila K, Denniz Pop, Kikki Danielsson, Sash!, Haddaway |
Eksterne henvisninger | |
dralban.net |
Han voksede op i Nigeria, men han flyttede til Sverige i 1979, og begyndte at studere til tandlæge (Blev færdiguddannet i 1988). Samtidig med at han studerede var han discjockey. Efter to år som tandlæge i Uppsala bestemte han sig for at satse på musikkarrieren, og han udgav i 1990 debutsinglen "Hello Africa".
Er bl.a. kendt for hittet "It's My Life" fra 1992.
I 2014 gjorde han comeback i det svenske melodi grandprix "Melodifestivalen" med sangen "Around The World" hvor han sang duet med Jessica Folcker. Men det blev kun til en 5. plads.
Titel | Album detaljer | Højeste hitlisteplacering | Certificeringer | ||||||||||
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SWE [1] |
AUT [2] |
FIN [3] |
GER [4] |
NDL [5] |
NOR [6] |
SWI [7] | |||||||
Hello Afrika |
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6 | 2 | 3 | 11 | — | — | 8 | |||||
One Love |
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15 | 1 | 1 | 6 | — | 15 | 3 | |||||
Look Who's Talking! |
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11 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 28 | 13 | 8 | |||||
Born in Africa |
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37 | 41 | 12 | 52 | — | — | 37 | |||||
I Believe |
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27 | 41 | 30 | — | — | — | — | |||||
Prescription |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
Back to Basics |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
"—" indikerer at udgivelsen ikke kom ind på hitlisten eller blev udgivet i området. |
Titel | År | Højeste hitlisteplacering | Certificeringer | Album | |||||||||
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SWE [13] |
AUT [2] |
FIN [14] |
GER [15] |
NDL [16] |
NOR [6] |
SPA [17] |
SWI [18] |
UK [19] |
US [20] | ||||
"Hello Afrika" (feat. Leila K.) |
1990 | 7 | 1 | — | 2 | 25 | — | 7 | — | — | — | Hello Afrika | |
"No Coke" | 1 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | — | — |
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"U & Mi" | 1991 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 14 | — | — | 15 | 9 | — | — | ||
"(Sing Shi-Wo-Wo) Stop The Pollution" | 36 | 16 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 13 | — | — | |||
"It's My Life" | 1992 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 88 | One Love | |
"One Love" | 19 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 10 | — | 11 | 45 | — | |||
"Sing Hallelujah" | 1993 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | — | 4 | 16 | — |
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"Look Who's Talking" | 1994 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 55 | — | Look Who's Talking! | |
"Away From Home" | 24 | 12 | 2 | 25 | 45 | — | 5 | 26 | 42 | — | |||
"Let the Beat Go On" | 17 | 23 | 3 | 18 | 19 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |||
"Sweet Dreams" (feat. Swing) |
1995 | 12 | — | 4 | — | 44 | — | — | — | 59 | — | Non-album Track | |
"This Time I'm Free" | 3 | 23 | 1 | 27 | 35 | 11 | — | 32 | — | — | Born in Africa | ||
"Born in Africa" | 1996 | 11 | 31 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 47 | — | — | ||
"Hallelujah Day" | 30 | 35 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"It's My Life '97" (feat. Sash!) |
1997 | — | — | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Best of 1990-1997 | |
"Guess Who's Coming to Dinner" | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | I Believe | ||
"Mr. DJ" | — | 21 | 8 | 70 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | |||
"Long Time Ago" | 55 | — | 15 | — | — | — | 15 | — | — | — | |||
"Feel the Rhythm" | 1998 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | — | — | — | ||
"What Do I Do" | 2000 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Prescription | |
"Because of You" | 2002 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"Work, Work" | 2003 | 13 | — | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album Track | |
"Habibi" (feat. Melissa) |
2008 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Back to Basics | |
"We Love The 90's" (feat. Haddaway) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album Track | ||
"Freedom" | 2012 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"Loverboy" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"It's My Life 2014" | 2014 | — | 39 | — | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"—" indikerer at udgivelsen ikke kom ind på hitlisten eller blev udgivet i området. |
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||||
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SWE [22] |
FIN [23] |
GER [15] |
NDL [24] |
SWI [25] |
UK [26] | ||||||||
"Papaya Coconut" (Kikki Danielsson feat. Dr. Alban) |
1998 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album Track | |||||
"Colour the World" (Sash! feat. Dr. Alban) |
1999 | 54 | — | 39 | 69 | 39 | 15 | ||||||
"Sing Hallelujah (New Version)" (Yamboo feat. Dr. Alban) |
2005 | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | Okama de Mapouka | |||||
"Chiki Chiki" (Starclub feat. Dr. Alban) |
2006 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album Track | |||||
"—" indikerer at udgivelsen ikke kom ind på hitlisten eller blev udgivet i området. |
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