Timoteij

Timoteij

Timoteij at Sommarkrysset 2015
Background information
Origin Sweden
Genres Europop, worldbeat
Years active 2008 - Present
Labels Universal/Lionheart International
Website Official Website
Members Cecilia Kallin
Bodil Bergström
Elina Thorsell
Past members Johanna Pettersson

Timoteij is a Swedish ethnopop group established in 2008. The group originally consisted of four women, Cecilia Kallin, Bodil Bergström, Elina Thorsell and Johanna Pettersson, all born in 1991. Pettersson left the group in 2014.

History

Timoteij participated in the Swedish Melodifestivalen 2010 with their debut single "Kom" written by Karl Eurén, Gustav Eurén and Niklas Arn. "Kom" finished first in the third semi-final of "Melodifestivalen"[1][2] and fifth in the national final.

They participated again in Melodifestivalen 2012 with their single "Stormande hav", however failed to make it to the finals. In Spring 2014, Johanna Pettersson left the group to focus on a dancing career.

In 2015 Bodil, Elina and Cecilia, along with Cecilia's brother Charles Kallin performed as back-up singers and guitarists for fellow Swedish singer Erika Selin in Eurosong 2015 with "Break Me Up", coming third overall in the Final 5.

Discography

Albums

Year Album Peak chart positions[3]
SWE
2010 Längtan[4]
  • 1st Studio Album
  • Release Date: 28 April 2010
  • Labels: Universal/Lionheart International
  • Genre: Pop
 1
2012 Tabu
  • 2nd Studio Album
  • Release Date: 16 May 2012
  • Labels: BGR/Musiccenter Records
  • Genre: Pop
 2

Singles

Year Single English translation Chart
positions
[5]		 Album
SWE
2010 "Kom" [6] Come 2 Längtan
"Högt över ängarna" [7] High over the meadows 3
2011 "Het" Hot  – Tabu
2012 "Stormande hav" Stormy seas 34
"Tabu" Taboo  –
"Jag kommer hem till Jul" I'll be home for Christmas  – Non-album single(s)
2015 "Wildfire"  –

See also

References

  1. ↑ Medinika, Aija (2010-02-20). "Results: Two more acts qualified in Sweden". ESCToday. Retrieved 20 February 2010.
  2. ↑ Schacht, Andreas (2010-02-20). "Melodifestivalen: Globen awaits Timoteij and Darin". European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 20 February 2010.
  3. ↑ http://acharts.us/performer/timoteij
  4. ↑ "Timoteij - Längtan - Music Charts". aCharts. Retrieved 17 May 2011.
  5. ↑ "Timoteij - Music Charts". aCharts. Retrieved 2011-05-17.
  6. ↑ "Timoteij - Kom - Music Charts". aCharts. 2011-05-17. Retrieved 2011-05-17.
  7. ↑ "Timoteij - Högt över ängarna - Music Charts". aCharts. 2011-05-17. Retrieved 2011-05-17.
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