| Lisa Nilsson | |||||||
| Birth Name: | My Lisa Karolina Nilsson | ||||||
| Birth Date: | 13 August 1970 | ||||||
| Birth Place: | Stockholm, Sweden | ||||||
| Occupation: | Singer | ||||||
| Years Active: | 1989–present | ||||||
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My Lisa Karolina Nilsson (born 13 August 1970) is a Swedish singer.
She was discovered by the producer William (Billy) Butt and she is perhaps best known in Sweden for her 1992 hit, Himlen runt hörnet, written by Mauro Scocco and Johan Ekelund. It was released in English in 1995, titled Ticket to Heaven. She has released four subsequent albums, Till Morelia in 1995, Viva in 2000, Små rum in 2002 and Hotel Vermont 609 in 2006, all in Swedish. A greatest hits compilation, Samlade sånger followed in 2003 and contained two new songs. Prior to Himlen runt hörnet she had released two English language albums, Lean on Love in 1989 and Indestructible in 1991, both released by William Butt. She also participated in Melodifestivalen 1989.
Nilsson's style ranges from out and out pop music to soul-inflected ballads and dance tracks on her earlier albums to a more mature jazz feel in her more recent work, perhaps reflecting familial connections as her father Gösta Nilsson is a jazz pianist.
In 2002, she moved into acting with appearances in the Swedish TV sitcom, Cleo and a role in the Swedish film Paradiset made by British-born director Colin Nutley.
In February 2007 she gave birth to a daughter.
| Year | Album | Peak positions | Certification | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SWE [1] | DEN [2] | FIN [3] | NOR [4] | ||||
| 1989 | Lean on Love | ||||||
| 1990 | Indestructible | ||||||
| 1992 | Himlen runt hörnet | 1 | 11 | ||||
| 1995 | Ticket to Heaven | ||||||
| 1995 | Till Morelia | 1 | 21 | 11 | |||
| 2000 | Viva | 3 | 28 | ||||
| 2001 | Små rum | 7 | 11 | 2 | |||
| 2006 | Hotel Vermont 609 | 1 | 12 | 19 | |||
| 2013 | Sånger om oss | 3 | 15 | 27 | 9 | ||
| 2025 | Uteblivna vi | 17 [5] | |||||
| Year | Album | Peak positions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SWE | DEN | FIN | NOR | |||
| 2003 | Samlade sånger 1992–2003 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 20 – En jubileumssamling | 6 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 2015 | Ingen gör det bättre | 46[6] | ||||
| Year | Single | Peak positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| SWE | |||
| 1989 | "Aquarius 1999" (with Igor Nikolayev) | — | Lean On Love |
| "Du (öppnar min värld)" | — | ||
| "How Could I Live Without You" | — | Lean On Love | |
| 1990 | "Who's That Boy?" | — | |
| "Say You'll Be Mine" | — | ||
| "Down the Avenue" | — | Indestructible | |
| "Final Call" | — | ||
| 1992 | "Himlen runt hörnet" | 2 | Himlen runt hörnet |
| "Varje gång jag ser dig" | 5 | ||
| "Allt jag behöver" | — | ||
| 1993 | "Aldrig, aldrig, aldrig" | — | |
| 1994 | "Rising to the Top" (with Blacknuss Allstars & Desmond Foster) | — | Made in Sweden |
| 1995 | "Den här gången" | 22 | Till Morelia |
| "Vad du ser är vad du får" | — | ||
| "Ensam med dig" | — | ||
| "Handens fem fingrar" | — | ||
| "Ingen gör det bättre" | 56 | ||
| 1996 | "Those Who Were" (with Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen) | — | |
| 1997 | "Tears Never Dry" (with Stephen Simmonds) | 9 | Alone |
| "Friends Again" (with Montserrat Caballé) | — | Friends for Life | |
| 2000 | "Tror på dig" | 27 | Viva |
| "Kommer du ihåg" | — | ||
| "Två utbrunna ljus" | — | ||
| 2001 | "Det är bara ord" | — | Små rum |
| "Små rum" | — | ||
| 2002 | "En kort en lång" | — | Samlade sånger 1992–2003 |
| "Mysteriet deg" (with Bjørn Eidsvåg) | 28 | ||
| 2003 | "Långsamt farväl" | 16 | |
| "Mysteriet (Mysteeri)" (with Aki Sirkesalo) | — | ||
| "Himlen runt hörnet (2003 Remix)" | — | ||
| "Himlen runt hörnet" (with Mauro Scocco) | — | La dolce vita (Det bästa 1982–2003) | |
| 2006 | "Regn i Rio" | — | Hotel Vermont 609 |
| "Allt du ville vara" | — | ||
| 2007 | "Solen i maj" (with Svante Thuresson) | — | Svante Thuresson & Vänner |
| 2009 | "Wave" | — | Sambou Sambou |
| 2013 | "Var är du min vän" | — | Sånger om oss |
| "Sången om oss" | — | ||
| 2014 | "Vi tog heldigvis fejl" (with Poul Krebs) | — | Ingen gör det bättre |
| 2015 | "I den stora sorgens famn" | — | |
| "Innan vi faller" (with Joakim Berg) | 102 | ||
| "Vart du än går" | 22 | ||
| "När kärleken tar slut" | 53 | ||
| "Raised in Rain" | 97 | ||
| 2018 | "Jag saknar Sverige" (with Adrian Modiggård & Allyawan) | — | |
| 2020 | "100" | 21 | Så mycket bättre – Säsong 11 |
| 2021 | "The Magic Is Real" (with Weeping Willows) | — | Songs Of Winter |
| 2023 | "Det är dig jag väntat på" (with Viktor Norén) | — | |
| 2025 | "Silverregn" | — | Uteblivna vi |
| "Livet är en cykeltur" | — | ||
