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'{{short description|Swedish singer and actress}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}} {{Infobox musical artist |name = Pernilla Wahlgren |image = File:Pernilla Wahlgren 1c310 7203.jpg |caption = Wahlgren in 2011 |background = solo_singer |birth_name = Pernilla Nina Elisabeth Wahlgren |birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1967|12|24}}<ref>Sveriges befolkning 1990: Wahlgren, Pernilla Nina Elisabet</ref> |origin = [[Gustavsberg, Värmdö|Gustavsberg]], [[Sweden]] |instrument = [[Singing]] |genre = [[Pop music|Pop]], [[Schlager]], [[Musical theatre]] |years_active = 1985–present |associated_acts = [[Jan Johansen (singer)|Jan Johansen]] |website = [http://www.pernillawahlgren.se/ Official Website] }} '''Pernilla Nina Elisabeth Wahlgren''' (born 24 December 1967)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sydsvenskan.se/2017-12-23/pernilla-wahlgren-tar-jubileumsshow-pa-turn|title=Pernilla Wahlgren tar jubileumsshow på turne|last=/|website=Sydsvenskan|accessdate=24 December 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sydostran.se/kultur/wahlgren-firar-tva-jubileum-i-karlskrona/|title=Wahlgren firar två jubileum i Karlskrona - Sydöstran|first=Matilda|last=Ohlsson|date=18 December 2017|publisher=Sydöstran|accessdate=24 December 2017}}</ref> is a Swedish singer and actress. She has sung in [[Melodifestivalen]] several times; her 1985 entry titled "[[Piccadilly Circus (song)|Piccadilly Circus]]" became popular and successful. She has acted in several theater plays and films, playing roles including Esmeralda in the [[Academy Award]]-winning ''[[Fanny and Alexander]]''. She has twice received the [[Guldmasken]] award for her work in theater. ==Career== ===Acting=== Wahlgren's first acting job, at the age of four, was alongside her mother in the television play ''Den längsta dagen'' (''The Longest Day'').<ref>{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170421120555/http://www.savsjocelebration.se/|title=Pernilla Wahlgren - Sävsjö Celebration|website=savsjocelebration.se|accessdate=21 December 2017|language=sv}}</ref> She attended [[Adolf Fredrik's Music School]] and was also part of the Saltsjöbaden theater.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.proartist.se/artister/pernillawahlgren/index.php|title=Pernilla Wahlgren|publisher=Proartist (Artist agent)|accessdate=6 December 2014|language=sv}}</ref> After playing a small role in ''Lilla prinsen'' (''The Little Prince'') at [[Saltsjöbaden]]'s theater, and in the face of stiff competition, Wahlgren got the title role in the musical ''[[Annie (musical)|Annie]]'' at [[Folkan]], Stockholm.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/tv/article10630507.ab|title=Pernillas 80-tal var succé|work=Aftonbladet|accessdate=21 December 2017|language=sv}}</ref> She then played Esmeralda in [[Ingmar Bergman]]'s film ''[[Fanny and Alexander]]''.<ref name="Gado1986">{{cite book|last=Gado|first=Frank|title=The Passion of Ingmar Bergman|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=myqJ3XwjA1UC&pg=PA532|accessdate=3 November 2014|year=1986|publisher=Duke University Press|isbn=9780822305866|pages=531–532}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/tv/article22873709.ab|title=Pernilla Wahlgren i ny reality på Kanal 5|publisher=|accessdate=21 December 2017|language=sv}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://sverigesradio.se/sida/artikel.aspx?programid=2151&artikel=4811639|title=Matlagningsprogram för Pernilla Wahlgren? - P4 Extra|publisher=Sveriges Radio|accessdate=21 December 2017|language=sv}}</ref> In 1982, she joined the cast of the Swedish production of ''[[The Sound of Music]]'', in which she played Louise.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.svd.se/pernilla-tar-ton-i-sound-of-music|title=Pernilla tar ton i 'Sound of music'|work=Svenska Dagbladet|accessdate=21 December 2017|language=sv}}</ref> At Folkan, she also had parts in ''[[Karlsson på taket]]'', ''[[Mio in the Land of Faraway|Mio, min Mio]]'', ''[[Snow White|Snövit]]'' (''Snow White'') and ''Ringens hemlighet''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://wwwc.aftonbladet.se/noje/0010/10/pernilla.html |title=Pernilla Wahlgren |work=Aftonbladet |accessdate=20 December 2017|language=sv}}</ref> Wahlgren played Annika in the musical version of ''[[Pippi Longstocking]]'' at Folket in Stockholm; for the two final performances she replaced [[Siw Malmkvist]] in the role of Pippi, for which she received positive reviews. In her youth, Wahlgren portrayed Pippi Longstocking several times, and also did so as an adult.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wwwc.aftonbladet.se/noje/9809/28/pernilla.html|title=Aftonbladet nöje: Pernilla Wahlgren får Pippi - igen|website=Aftonbladet|accessdate=21 December 2017|language=sv}}</ref> Wahlgren appeared in an episode of ''Nygammalt'' in 1983 and an episode of ''Razzel'' in October 1984, where she performed her debut single, "Nu har det tänt".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.svt.se/allsang/pernilla-wahlgren-och-siw-malmkvist-aterforenas-i-pippi-hyllning-i-allsang-pa-skansen-2015/|title=Pernilla Wahlgren och Siw Malmkvists Pippi-återförening|publisher=Sveriges Television|accessdate=21 December 2017|language=sv}}</ref> She has also appeared in film and television productions including [[Bo Widerberg]]'s 1986 production of ''[[The Serpent's Way|Ormens väg på hälleberget]]'' and ''Snoken'' in 1995.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/article21627418.ab|title=Pernilla Wahlgren om sexscenen med Stellan Skarsgård|work=Aftonbladet|accessdate=21 December 2017|language=sv}}</ref> Wahlgren has appeared in theatrical comedies in Stockholm, including ''Parneviks cirkusparty'', ''Spanska flugan'' and ''Bubbel trubbel''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.babsan.se/gamla-hemsidan/spanskaflug.html|title=Babsan Goes World Wide / Teater - Spanska Flugan|website=babsan.se|accessdate=21 December 2017|language=sv}}</ref> She has twice been nominated for the [[Guldmasken]] theater award; first for her role in ''Charleys tant'' at the Intiman Theater, and then for her part in ''Kärlek & lavemang'' at Fredriksdalsteatern in [[Helsingborg]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wwwc.aftonbladet.se/noje/9903/09/guldmask.html|title=Aftonbladet nöje: Här är de som fick en Guldmask|website=Aftonbladet|accessdate=21 December 2017|language=sv}}</ref> She has also appeared in musical roles in ''[[Annie Get Your Gun (musical)|Annie Get Your Gun]]'', ''[[Grease (musical)|Grease]]'', ''[[The Wizard of Oz (adaptations)|The Wizard of Oz]]'', ''[[Cats (musical)|Cats]]'' and ''Nils Karlsson Pyssling''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/article10435143.ab|title=Rennie Mirro spelar mot Pernilla i nya "Grease"|work=Aftonbladet|accessdate=21 December 2017|language=sv}}</ref> On 29 September 2007, ''The Sound of Music'' premièred at the [[Göta Lejon]] theater in Stockholm, where Wahlgren played alongside a cast including [[Tommy Nilsson]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.svd.se/pernilla-wahlgren-i-sound-of-music|title=Pernilla Wahlgren i 'Sound of music'|last=Spektra|work=[[Svenska Dagbladet]]|accessdate=21 December 2017|language=sv}}</ref> In 2013 she had a role in the musical ''[[Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (musical)|Priscilla, Queen of the Desert]]'' at [[Göta Lejon]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gotalejon.se/priscilla-queen-of-the-desert-2/|publisher=Göta Lejon|title=Priscilla queen of the desert|accessdate=21 December 2017|language=sv}}</ref> ===Music=== [[File:Pernilla Wahlgren 2014-9455.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Wahlgren performing at Stockholm Pride in 2014]] In the mid-to-late 1980s, Pernilla Wahlgren developed a [[pop music]] career, touring several times and releasing studio albums.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.st.nu/noje/pop-pa-schemat-for-pernilla-wahlgren-1|title=Pop på schemat för Pernilla Wahlgren|work=[[Sundsvalls Tidning]]|accessdate=21 December 2017|language=sv|date=2006-08-23}}</ref> Her songs included "[[Svindlande affärer]]", "I Need Your Love", "Every Time When We're Together" and "Running for Cover".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Pernilla-Wahlgren-Svindlande-Aff%C3%A4rer/release/893054|title=Pernilla Wahlgren - Svindlande Affärer|publisher=discogs.com|accessdate=21 December 2017}}</ref> In August 2006, she released the album ''Beautiful Day''; the debut single from the album, "[[Talking to an Angel]]", was certified gold and the track "Come Inside My World" became the theme to [[TV4 (Sweden)|TV4]]'s entertainment program ''[[Förkväll]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ginza.se/product/wahlgren-pernilla/beautiful-day/688473/|title=Wahlgren pernilla - beautiful day 2006 - (cd) - musik|publisher=Ginza.se|accessdate=21 December 2017|language=sv}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hd.se/2016-10-04/pontus-assarsson-fran-helsingborg-svarar-for-musiken-till-nya-realityserien-om-familjen-wahlgren|title=Pontus Assarsson från Helsingborg svarar för musiken till nya realityserien om familjen Wahlgren|work=[[Helsingborgs Dagblad]]|accessdate=21 December 2017|language=sv}}</ref> ====Melodifestivalen==== Wahlgren's musical breakthrough came when she participated in [[Melodifestivalen 1985]].<ref name="ekuriren.se">{{cite web|url=https://www.ekuriren.se/kultur-noje/pernilla-wahlgrens-liv-blir-show/|title=Pernilla Wahlgrens liv blir show|date=19 December 2017|publisher=ekuriren.se|accessdate=21 December 2017|language=sv}}</ref> Her song "[[Piccadilly Circus (song)|Piccadilly Circus]]" became a public favorite but she was placed fourth in the competition.<ref name="ekuriren.se"/> Wahlgren participated in [[Melodifestivalen 1991]] with the song "Tvillingsjäl", which did not make it to the second round of voting.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://nyheter24.se/modette/livsstil/882318-sa-har-sag-pernilla-wahlgren-ut-for-26-ar-sedan |title=Så här såh Pernilla Wahlgren för 26 år sedan |publisher=Nyheter24 |accessdate=20 December 2017|language=sv|date=2017-04-17 }}</ref> In 2003, she again took part in [[Melodifestivalen 2003|Melodifestivalen]], this time with [[Jan Johansen (singer)|Jan Johansen]];<ref>{{cite web|url=https://eurovision.tv/story/sweden-melodifestivalen-rehearsals-kick-off|title=Sweden: Melodifestivalen rehearsals kick off|publisher=Eurovision|accessdate=21 December 2017}}</ref><ref name="expressen.se">{{cite web|url=https://www.expressen.se/halsoliv/jan-johansen-ladvinet-var-den-farligaste-drogen-av-alla/|title=Jan Johansen: "Lådvinet var den farligaste drogen av alla" - Hälsoliv|date=13 December 2010|work=Expressen|accessdate=21 December 2017|language=sv}}</ref> they achieved second place with the song "[[Let Your Spirit Fly]]".<ref name="expressen.se"/> In 2010, Wahlgren again participated in [[Melodifestivalen 2010|Melodifestivalen]], with the song "[[Jag vill om du vågar]]".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.expressen.se/noje/pernilla-wahlgren-det-vore-harligt-att-fa-vara-kar/|title=Pernilla Wahlgren: "Det vore härligt att få vara kär"|work=Expressen|accessdate=21 December 2017|language=sv}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.eurovisionary.com/eurovision-news/sweden-decides-give-pernilla-wahlgren-and-jessica-andersson-second-chance-globen|title=Sweden decides to give Pernilla Wahlgren and Jessica Andersson a second chance in Globen|date=6 March 2010|publisher=EuroVisionary|accessdate=21 December 2017}}</ref> Her [[Melodifestivalen 2013|2013 entry]] was alongside [[Jenny Silver]] and [[Hanna Hedlund]] as part of the band Swedish House Wives with the song "On Top of the World".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.corren.se/kultur-noje/pernilla-wahlgren-firar-40-ar-pa-scen-med-show-om4928167.aspx|title=Pernilla Wahlgren firar 40 år på scen med show|date=13 December 2017|work=[[Corren]]|accessdate=21 December 2017|language=sv}}</ref> ===Television=== Wahlgren has been a television presenter for several shows, including ''Scenen är din'', ''[[Söndagsöppet]]'' (both on [[SVT]]), ''[[Småstjärnorna]]'' and ''Baby Boom'' (both on [[TV4 (Sweden)|TV4]]).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wwwc.aftonbladet.se/noje/9806/11/ulf.html|title=Aftonbladet nöje: Ulf Larsson stannar i 'Söndagsöppet'|work=Aftonbladet|accessdate=21 December 2017|language=sv}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://pernillawahlgren.se/om-pernilla|title=Om Pernilla - Pernilla Wahlgren|publisher=|accessdate=21 December 2017|language=sv}}</ref> She and her brother [[Niclas Wahlgren|Niclas]] also jointly presented the children's show ''Nicke & Nilla'' on TV4.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/article10214295.ab|title=Wahlgrens gör barn-tv ihop|work=Aftonbladet|accessdate=21 December 2017|language=sv}}</ref> Wahlgren had a role in the 1995 series ''Snoken'' on SVT.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.oppetarkiv.se/etikett/medverkande/Pernilla+Wahlgren/|title=Pernilla Wahlgren|website=Öppet arkiv|accessdate=21 December 2017|language=sv}}</ref> She also dubbed several children's films, such as ''[[The Lego Movie]]'' (as the voice for [[Princess Unikitty]]), and voiced Misty, Melody and Delia Ketchum in several [[List of Pokémon films|Pokémon films)]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dubbningshemsidan.se/recensioner/sok.php?person=291|title=Recensioner - Pernilla Wahlgren|publisher=Dubbningshemsidan|accessdate=21 December 2017|language=sv}}</ref> From 2016, she has been participating in the reality series ''[[Wahlgrens värld]]'' which is broadcast on [[Kanal 5 (Sweden)|Kanal 5]] and documents her life.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/a/wEenaG/pernilla-wahlgren-blir-en-ny-sasong-av-wahlgrens-varld|title=Klart för tredje säsong av 'Wahlgrens värld'|work=Aftonbladet|accessdate=21 December 2017|language=sv}}</ref> The series was continued with a third and fourth season in 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.expressen.se/noje/beskedet-det-blir-en-tredje-sasong-av-wahlgrens-varld/|title=Beskedet: Det blir en tredje säsong av 'Wahlgrens värld'|work=Expressen|accessdate=21 December 2017|language=sv}}</ref> With a fifth season to be broadcast in 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.expressen.se/noje/extra/wahlgrens-avgorande-handelse-pa-julafton/|title=Wahlgrens avgörande händelse – på julafton|website=www.expressen.se}}</ref> ==Personal life== Wahlgren was born to actors [[Christina Schollin]] and [[Hans Wahlgren]] on [[Christmas Eve]]. She has three brothers: actor and singer [[Niclas Wahlgren|Niclas]], actor [[Linus Wahlgren|Linus]], and broker and firefighter Peter.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/a/vLkv4/sa-firar-wahlgren-sina-40-ar--ett-ar-for-sent|title=Så firar Wahlgren sina 40 år – ett år för sent|work=Aftonbladet|accessdate=21 December 2017|language=sv}}</ref> She was married to dancer and composer [[Emilio Ingrosso]] from 1993 to 2002;<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.expressen.se/noje/extra/emilio-ingrosso-talar-ut-om-dodshoten-mot-pernilla-wahlgren/|title=Emilio Ingrosso talar ut om dödshoten mot Pernilla Wahlgren|work=Expressen|accessdate=21 December 2017|language=sv}}</ref> they have three children — [[Oliver Ingrosso]] (born 1989), a DJ, music producer and actor; [[Bianca Ingrosso]] (born 1994), a blogger and singer; and [[Benjamin Ingrosso]] (born 1997), a singer, artist and songwriter.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/av/entertainment-arts-44086979/eurovision-2018-meet-benjamin-ingrosso-the-swedish-justin-bieber|title=Meet the 'Swedish Justin Bieber'|website=BBC News|accessdate=19 December 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://mama.nu/artiklar/omslagsmama/pernilla-wahlgren-fyrabarnsmamma/|title=Pernilla Wahlgren fyrabarnsmamma|work=[[Mama (magazine)|Mama]]|accessdate=21 December 2017|language=sv}}</ref> Pernilla also has a son, Theo (born 2007), with Joachim Lennholm.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/article16980987.ab|title=Pernilla Wahlgren: 'Jag har tappat glädjen till livet'|work=Aftonbladet|accessdate=21 December 2017|language=sv}}</ref> In an episode of ''Vem tror du att du är?'' broadcast on SVT in 2011 it was revealed to Wahlgren that she was of Italian descent on her father's side of the family.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/article19572935.ab|title=Avslöjar familjens hemlighet|publisher=Aftonbladet|accessdate=9 March 2018}}</ref> ==Discography== ===Studio albums=== Source: {{discogs artist}} {{div col|colwidth=35em}} *''[[Pernilla Wahlgren|Pernilla Wahlgren (album)]]'' (1985) *''[[Attractive (album)|Attractive]]'' (1986) *''[[Pure Dynamite (Pernilla Wahlgren album)|Pure Dynamite]]'' (1987) *''[[Flashback (Pernilla Wahlgren album)|Flashback]]'' (1989) *''[[I Myself and Me]]'' (1992) *''[[Flashback Number Four]]'' (1995) (Best of) *''[[Pernilla Wahlgren (album)|Pernilla Wahlgren]]'' (1995) (Re-issue) *''Beautiful Day'' (2006) *''[[Holiday with You]]'' (2012) {{div col end}} ===Singles=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |- ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Year ! scope="col" colspan="1"| Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Album |- ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| [[Sverigetopplistan|SWE]] |- ! scope="row"| "[[Piccadilly Circus (song)|Piccadilly Circus]]" | 1985 | 5 | rowspan="2" {{n/a|''Pernilla Wahlgren''}} |- ! scope="row"| "[[Svindlande affärer]]" | 1985 | 20 |- ! scope="row"| "[[Love on You]]" | 1986 | 8 | rowspan="2" {{n/a|''Attractive''}} |- ! scope="row"| "[[Paradise (feat. Emilio Ingrosso]]" | 1986 | 6 |- ! scope="row"| "[[I Need Your Love]]" | 1987 | 4 | rowspan="2" {{n/a|''Pure Dynamite''}} |- ! scope="row"| "[[Running for Cover]]" | 1988 | 11 |- ! scope="row"| "[[Mardröm]]" | 1989 | 16 | rowspan="1" {{n/a|''Flashback''}} |- ! scope="row"| "[[C'est Démon!]]" | 1992 | 7 | rowspan="2" {{n/a|''I Myself and Me''}} |- |} ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== {{Commons category|Pernilla Wahlgren}} *{{official website}} {{s-start}} {{succession box | before= {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Carola Häggkvist|Carola]] | title= [[OGAE Second Chance Contest]] winner | years= [[OGAE Second Chance Contest 1991|1991]] | after= {{flagicon|NOR}} [[Wenche Myhre]] }} {{s-end}} {{Pernilla Wahlgren}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Wahlgren, Pernilla}} [[Category:1967 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:People from Värmdö Municipality]] [[Category:Swedish female singers]] [[Category:Melodifestivalen contestants]] [[Category:Swedish musical theatre actresses]] [[Category:English-language singers from Sweden]] [[Category:20th-century Swedish singers]] [[Category:21st-century Swedish singers]] [[Category:20th-century Swedish actresses]] [[Category:21st-century Swedish actresses]] [[Category:20th-century women singers]] [[Category:Swedish people of Italian descent]] [[Category:21st-century women singers]]'