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| Birth name | Björn Helge Andreas Lundstedt |
| Born | (1972-05-20)20 May 1972 (age 52) Uppsala, Sweden |
| Genres | Europop,nu-disco |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, musician, choreographer, songwriter |
| Instrument | Vocals |
| Years active | 1996–present |
| Website | Official web site(in Swedish) Official fan site |
Björn Helge Andreas Lundstedt (born 20 May 1972) is a Swedish singer, best known as a member of the pop-dance groupAlcazar.
Born inUppsala,Sweden, since childhood, Lundstedt had wanted to be a singer. At the age of five, he took part in a talent competition for children and achieved second place. By the age of fifteen, he appeared regularly on television and in shows as a member of the bandStage Four [sv]. The group consisted of four of the now most famous singers in Sweden; Lundstedt himself,Peter Jöback,Lisa Nilsson andLizette Pålsson [sv].
In 1998, Lundstedt was the founding member of Alcazar. They made their European breakthrough with thehit single "Crying at the Discoteque". After this success, Alcazar had several morehit singles. One of them was "This is The World We Live In" (2004). Alcazar reunited in 2007 after a two-year break and today consists ofTess Merkel,Lina Hedlund and Lundstedt.
Lundstedt released one album and four singles in the years 1996–1997, and in 2006 he released a new single, "Lovegun"/"Nightfever", which includes a new song as well as a cover of theBee Gees hit song "Night Fever". He released two more singles, "Move" in 2007 and "Aldrig Aldrig" in 2012.
In addition to his pop music career, he has had roles in the musicalsGrease andChicago. In autumn 2005 and spring 2006 Lundstedt starred asTony Manero in the musicalSaturday Night Fever inStockholm, Sweden, for which he received favourable press reviews. He also works as a choreographer and has choreographed many of Alcazar's dance moves.
Lundstedt is openly gay[1] and was involved in a relationship with a former member of Alcazar,Magnus Carlsson.[citation needed]
In December 2007, Andreas confirmed the rumours that he isHIV positive.[2]
Lundstedt has participated in Sweden'sMelodifestivalen ten times. Five times as a solo artist with the song "Driver Dagg Faller Regn" in 1996, "Jag Saknar Dig, Jag Saknar Dig" in 1997, "Move" in 2007, "Aldrig Aldrig" in 2012 and "Vicious" in 2025; and five times as a member of Alcazar with the songs "Not a Sinner, Nor a Saint" in 2003, "Alcastar" in 2005, "Stay the Night" in 2009, "Headlines" in 2010 and "Blame It on the Disco" in 2014. He was also one of the members ofSix4one, which representedSwitzerland at theEurovision Song Contest 2006 with the song "If We All Give a Little". Six4one released one album in 2006. In this album, the members sing two songs each, and five together.
Lundstedt and his song "Move" did not make it through from the semifinal ofMelodifestivalen 2007.
Lundstedt with Alcazar won the first direct place to the final of Sweden'sMelodifestivalen 2009 with the song "Stay the Night". On 8 January 2010SVT announced that the group would perform atMelodifestivalen 2010 inGothenburg with the new song "Headlines". They finished in fourth place in the third semi-final, advancing them to the 'Andra Chansen' Second Chance Round. There they were beaten byJessica Andersson in the first round of voting. Lundstedt was a member of the Swedish jury in theEurovision Song Contest 2010.
Andreas Lundstedt returned to Melodifestivalen in its 2012 edition with his song "Aldrig Aldrig"("Never Never"). He competed in the 2nd Semi-final reaching the 7th place withSonja Alden receiving the 6th place and Mimi Oh coming last that evening. Consequently, he failed to reach the final atGloben, Stockholm.
Lundstedt was the male vocalist in Alcazar along with the female vocalists Merkel and Hedlund until they announced the band would go on indefinite hiatus duringStockholm Pride 2011.
ForEurovision 2014, Alcazar was competing again inMelodifestivalen to represent Sweden. With their song "Blame It on the Disco" they reached the third place in the Melodifestivalen final.
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| "Driver Dagg Faller Regn" | 1996 | 11 | Andreas Lundstedt |
| "Hey-Ya Hey-Ya" | 21 | ||
| "Jag Saknar Dig, Jag Saknar Dig" | 1997 | 16 | Non-album singles |
| "Lovegun" / "Nightfever" | 2006 | 1 | |
| "Move" | 2007 | 34 | |
| "Vicious" | 2025 | 28 [3] |
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| Preceded by | Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest (as part ofsix4one) 2006 | Succeeded by |
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