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Sophie Zelmani

Data updated on 2025-06-11 19:58:29 UTC
With no musical background and without ever having performed in public, Zelmani rose to the top of the charts with her debut album. In spite of being known as very shy, she soon reached an audience all over Europe and Asia with her tender singer/songwriter country. Zelmani got her first guitar at the age of 14 and was taught some chords by her father. She learned to write songs, and almost ten years later, sent a few tapes to various record companies. Sony replied first and brought her together with producer and guitarist Lars Halapi, known for having worked with Ulf Lundell and Bo Kaspers Orkester. But the very close collaboration with Zelmani, where Halapi had total control over the arrangements, was perhaps his most successful. He gave her self-titled debut a flavor of early Van Morrison, but it was Zelmani who had written all the songs and whose clear and fragile voice gave them an air of honesty. The album entered the charts at number four in the winter of 1995 and soon it had gone gold in Sweden and Japan. Zelmani made a big promotional tour throughout Europe and then went to promote the album in the U.S., where similar female singer/songwriters, like Jewel, were successful. Precious Burden was released in 1998, and if it wasn't the same immediate success as the debut, it got very good reviews. Trying to keep the touring at a minimum, the shy star was not able to avoid fame totally and learned to cope with it more and more. The previous two albums had very much been studio products with Halapi producing and playing many of the instruments, but for the next album, Zelmani formed a real band. Halapi still produced and arranged, and also wrote one track for 1999's Time to Kill LP. ~ Lars Lovén, Rovi

Genres

: singer-songwriter swedish pop

Total plays

133.3 million
Updated on 2025-06-11

Country

Sweden

Social media links

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Monthly listeners

159,600

Followers

81,692

Top Cities

  1. Sweden
    Stockholm
    13,467 listeners
  2. Sweden
    Gothenburg
    6,227 listeners
  3. Norway
    Oslo
    3,732 listeners
  4. Sweden
    Malmo
    3,846 listeners
  5. Germany
    Berlin
    1,870 listeners

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Most popular tracks

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If I Could
If I Could
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Always You
Always You
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The Happy Woman Cries
The Happy Woman Cries
4,301,754 3:20 2017-03-03
Sunrise
Sunrise
4,061,360 3:41 2019-03-15
Bright Eyes
Bright Eyes
3,618,565 3:54 2015-07-03
Dreamer
Dreamer
3,378,352 4:30 1999-11-08
Memory Loves You
Memory Loves You
3,129,588 2:59 2007-02-07
Travelling
Travelling
2,993,445 3:44 2015-07-03
My Song
My Song
2,503,333 3:56 2017-03-03
How It Feels
How It Feels
2,426,172 3:55 2002-01-02
Oh Dear
Oh Dear
1,842,687 7:10 2002-01-02
You Can Always Long For May
You Can Always Long For May
1,787,650 2:52 2010-02-22
The Lord
The Lord
1,776,013 3:39 2014-09-24
Once
Once
1,679,977 3:26 2002-01-02
O Holy Night
O Holy Night
1,603,742 4:07 2011-12-05
I'd Be Broken
I'd Be Broken
1,560,836 4:15 1995-09-11
I'm the Rain
I'm the Rain
1,502,560 3:57 2010-02-22
All Our Babies (feat. Sophie Zelmani)
All Our Babies (feat. Sophie Zelmani)
1,459,172 3:09 2014-02-04
The Years
The Years
1,314,840 2:56 2010-02-22
Time to Kill
Time to Kill
1,311,674 3:18 1999-11-08
Yes I Am
Yes I Am
1,165,852 2:53 2002-01-02
I'll Remember You
I'll Remember You
1,152,587 3:16 1995-09-11
Why
Why
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Story of Us
Story of Us
1,133,178 2:51 2011-11-23
Ready
Ready
1,116,875 3:42 2010-02-22
Free Now
Free Now
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Stand By
Stand By
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Not With You
Not With You
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To Know You
To Know You
996,563 2:44 2003-12-22
Aftermath
Aftermath
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Fade
Fade
964,244 2:31 2003-12-22
Interior Design
Interior Design
894,781 4:49 2010-02-22
To Be Forgiven
To Be Forgiven
863,026 2:44 2010-01-25
By Your Side
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841,093 3:41 2014-09-24
For You - feat. Daniel Lemma
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823,555 3:24 2011-10-24
Men bara min älskade väntar
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822,798 3:43 2002-03-25
How's Your Heart Doing
How's Your Heart Doing
819,867 2:37 2002-01-02
Our Man
Our Man
808,091 3:14 2010-02-22
All About You
All About You
803,108 7:26 2011-11-23
Happier Man
Happier Man
796,824 4:25 1999-11-08
Precious Burden
Precious Burden
789,541 3:30 1998-04-03
People
People
785,720 3:47 2002-01-02
Bless Me
Bless Me
773,966 2:06 2017-03-03
So Long
So Long
772,647 4:02 1998-04-03
Losing You
Losing You
771,621 3:28 1999-11-08
It Knows
It Knows
767,096 3:32 2010-02-22
Nostalgia
Nostalgia
749,243 3:57 1999-11-08
Song of the Night
Song of the Night
746,433 4:06 2010-02-22
Leaving
Leaving
739,100 4:36 1998-04-03
My
My
710,308 3:04 1999-11-08
Breeze
Breeze
681,150 4:03 2002-01-02
Stay With My Heart
Stay With My Heart
680,001 4:09 2003-12-22
Sing and Dance
Sing and Dance
659,319 3:24 2002-01-02
The Ocean and Me
The Ocean and Me
653,516 3:56 2008-09-03
Going Home
Going Home
640,948 4:03 2014-01-01
So Good
So Good
622,839 4:15 1995-09-11
Sailing
Sailing
602,251 4:02 2015-07-03
Should I Tell You
Should I Tell You
598,868 3:32 2014-09-24
Waiting For The Miracle To Come
Waiting For The Miracle To Come
590,290 7:09 2009-09-28
Black Day
Black Day
572,229 3:41 1998-04-03
Gone With the Madness
Gone With the Madness
569,412 2:54 2002-01-02
You and Him
You and Him
542,475 3:28 1995-09-11
Time
Time
502,345 3:55 2008-09-03
If You're Still a Dreamer
If You're Still a Dreamer
497,980 2:29 2011-11-23
Everywhere
Everywhere
492,665 4:52 2014-09-24
To Know You
To Know You
484,832 3:22 2014-01-01
There Must Be a Reason
There Must Be a Reason
484,267 2:25 1995-09-11
Moonlight
Moonlight
479,526 2:38 2002-01-02
A Thousand Times
A Thousand Times
463,813 2:41 1995-09-11
Tell Me You're Joking
Tell Me You're Joking
462,394 2:41 1995-09-11
Dreams Are Better
Dreams Are Better
458,778 2:52 2017-03-03
Composing
Composing
451,198 5:19 2008-09-03
Fire
Fire
447,788 5:11 1999-11-08
Dreamer
Dreamer
439,057 4:46 2014-01-01
Got to Stop
Got to Stop
429,470 7:10 1998-04-03
September Tears
September Tears
420,676 2:51 2003-12-22
I Wouldn't Speak For Him
I Wouldn't Speak For Him
418,074 3:19 2011-11-23
I Can´t Change
I Can´t Change
413,375 4:14 2014-01-01
Imagine
Imagine
410,134 3:44 2017-03-03
Charlotte By The Shore
Charlotte By The Shore
404,974 3:48 2014-09-24
I Can't Change
I Can't Change
400,042 4:12 2005-11-02
Goodbye
Goodbye
398,419 3:21 1998-04-03
Maja's Song
Maja's Song
397,086 3:46 2003-12-22
Woman in Me
Woman in Me
391,433 2:05 1995-09-11
Memories
Memories
389,323 3:20 2003-12-22
I Don't Know
I Don't Know
385,371 4:47 1999-11-08
Until Dawn
Until Dawn
385,089 3:17 1995-09-11
Gone so Long
Gone so Long
385,041 3:03 1999-11-08
I'll See You - In Another World
I'll See You - In Another World
378,232 4:16 1995-09-11
Hard To Know
Hard To Know
374,669 4:22 2015-07-03
Got To Go With Love
Got To Go With Love
369,393 3:22 2014-09-24
Something More
Something More
364,576 3:48 2017-03-03
Do You Remember
Do You Remember
362,537 3:06 2022-09-23
On Your Way
On Your Way
362,138 2:17 1999-11-08
When You Remember
When You Remember
351,855 3:14 2014-09-24
My Daughter
My Daughter
351,664 3:13 2011-11-23
Hard to Know
Hard to Know
349,397 3:55 2003-12-22
I Love You
I Love You
349,168 4:40 2011-11-23
Dream Get's Clear
Dream Get's Clear
344,317 3:52 2003-12-22
When Times Are Bad
When Times Are Bad
343,781 4:27 2017-03-03
Oh Dear
Oh Dear
342,316 8:10 2014-01-01
My Soul Remembers
My Soul Remembers
341,580 9:04 2011-11-23
Excuse Me
Excuse Me
339,623 3:22 1998-04-03
Do You Think It Could Wait
Do You Think It Could Wait
337,996 5:01 2014-09-24
Will You Run Away With Me
Will You Run Away With Me
332,318 3:34 2024-10-18
Waiting Room
Waiting Room
331,720 2:21 2014-09-24
My Dear
My Dear
329,581 2:03 2014-09-24
No More You
No More You
327,365 2:56 2024-10-11
I Am The Rain
I Am The Rain
322,710 3:32 2021-11-05
Yeah, Ok
Yeah, Ok
321,605 3:33 2008-09-03
Travelling
Travelling
307,946 4:12 2007-01-15
Spring Love
Spring Love
307,052 3:09 2008-09-03
Who I Am
Who I Am
306,655 2:27 1998-04-03
Curtain Fall
Curtain Fall
301,999 4:40 1998-04-03
Churchbell
Churchbell
298,012 4:43 2011-11-23
Before the Day's Gone
Before the Day's Gone
297,178 3:38 1998-04-03
Love
Love
296,616 3:13 2008-09-03
I Pray
I Pray
292,880 3:39 2014-09-24
No Room For Dealing
No Room For Dealing
292,837 3:31 2019-03-15
Foolish
Foolish
292,622 2:42 1998-04-03
Wind Took My Sail
Wind Took My Sail
290,453 3:05 2008-09-03
Giving God A Plan
Giving God A Plan
288,324 3:39 2019-03-15
Truth
Truth
287,358 4:25 2003-12-22
I'll Remember You
I'll Remember You
284,693 3:11 2014-01-01
How's Your Heart Doing
How's Your Heart Doing
283,330 2:57 2015-07-03
Stand By
Stand By
280,243 3:15 2015-07-03
Wasted Years
Wasted Years
276,947 3:30 2024-10-04
Keep It to Yourself
Keep It to Yourself
273,376 2:45 2003-12-22
To Earn Your Name
To Earn Your Name
266,656 3:19 2014-02-04
One Man's Kiss
One Man's Kiss
266,491 3:39 2022-09-02
Wait For Cry
Wait For Cry
262,897 3:43 2014-01-01
I Will Be There
I Will Be There
260,206 3:46 2008-09-01
Lost in Love
Lost in Love
257,346 2:53 2003-12-22
Grand as Loving
Grand as Loving
254,353 1:58 2003-12-22
As With Gladness
As With Gladness
253,923 3:20 2016-11-04
Fade
Fade
247,789 3:01 2015-07-03
Your Way
Your Way
245,036 5:10 2003-12-22
So long - Aranjuez Version
So long - Aranjuez Version
242,822 5:11 2005-11-02
Happier Man
Happier Man
236,671 4:23 2014-01-01
Passing By
Passing By
233,458 3:20 2008-09-03
The World Ain't Pretty
The World Ain't Pretty
232,859 4:44 2022-03-25
Got To Stop
Got To Stop
232,204 6:37 2014-01-01
Maja's Song
Maja's Song
232,072 4:00 2014-01-01
Forgiveness
Forgiveness
230,923 1:35 2014-09-24
This Prison
This Prison
222,024 2:54 2017-03-03
Shades
Shades
216,174 5:20 2007-02-07
July Waits
July Waits
214,716 2:39 2008-09-03
Gone With The Madness
Gone With The Madness
214,384 3:01 2014-01-01
Love On My Mind
Love On My Mind
213,747 3:53 2014-01-01
This Room
This Room
210,350 3:51 2008-09-03
Only A Miracle
Only A Miracle
204,676 3:40 2019-02-15
I Wonder
I Wonder
195,114 3:30 2017-03-03
Wait for Cry
Wait for Cry
194,616 3:11 2007-02-07
No Victims
No Victims
193,224 3:19 2017-03-03
This Is The Place
This Is The Place
184,048 3:48 2022-06-03
I've Got a Suspicion
I've Got a Suspicion
183,966 3:46 2008-09-03
Broken Sunny Day
Broken Sunny Day
179,963 5:14 2007-02-07
Possibilities
Possibilities
177,143 2:46 2019-03-15
How Different
How Different
174,667 3:26 2007-02-07
Mirage
Mirage
172,638 4:43 2019-03-15
I Got Yours
I Got Yours
165,426 2:55 2007-02-07
Now You Know
Now You Know
159,827 3:09 2007-02-07
The Human Heart
The Human Heart
159,096 2:54 2025-02-07
Love On My Mind
Love On My Mind
156,044 3:38 2007-02-07
Sorrow
Sorrow
155,880 2:17 2007-02-07
Do Something
Do Something
152,071 3:12 2022-09-23
Always You - Ten years later
Always You - Ten years later
150,012 2:28 2005-11-02
When You're Singing
When You're Singing
149,028 3:23 2022-07-22
Most of the Time - Demo Version
Most of the Time - Demo Version
142,682 5:30 1981-01-01
Bitter Kind
Bitter Kind
140,038 3:54 2005-11-02
There Is Love
There Is Love
139,479 4:33 2019-03-15
In Control
In Control
131,645 2:53 2019-03-15
Hjärtat dröjer sig kvar
Hjärtat dröjer sig kvar
113,863 4:49 2013-02-27
If I Could
If I Could
113,451 3:08 2021-11-05
Lake Geneva
Lake Geneva
113,394 3:42 2025-04-11
Back To The Sea
Back To The Sea
112,460 3:14 2025-02-28
How To Look At Life
How To Look At Life
111,829 2:52 2019-03-15
All I See Is You
All I See Is You
111,582 2:37 2025-03-21
Always You
Always You
100,235 2:40 2021-11-05
What If
What If
96,880 3:27 2022-09-23
Our Love
Our Love
95,695 5:01 2005-11-02
Happier Man
Happier Man
85,287 3:57 2023-09-08
Be For Real
Be For Real
84,419 4:16 2022-09-23
Going Home
Going Home
80,177 5:15 2023-09-08
Composing
Composing
67,501 5:28 2023-09-08
Once
Once
55,876 4:27 2021-11-05
So Long
So Long
55,778 4:32 2021-11-05
The Painting
The Painting
53,176 3:42 2025-04-11
Giving God A Plan
Giving God A Plan
52,361 4:35 2023-09-08
Ready
Ready
48,659 3:37 2021-11-05
The Wind Took My Sail
The Wind Took My Sail
47,956 3:56 2023-09-08
Stay With My Heart
Stay With My Heart
44,058 3:47 2021-11-05
God Do You Hear
God Do You Hear
43,527 6:20 2022-09-23
Let Me Dream
Let Me Dream
41,426 3:47 2025-04-11
Precious Burden
Precious Burden
40,619 2:41 2021-11-05
I Will Be There
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40,337 3:13 2021-11-05
To Know You
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39,471 3:54 2023-09-08
Black Pearl
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38,097 2:45 2022-09-23
This Will Be The Year
This Will Be The Year
36,858 3:30 2022-09-23
Precious Burden
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36,625 3:22 2023-09-08
July Wait - Demo Version
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35,783 1:59 2008-09-03
I Wish
I Wish
35,451 3:29 2025-04-11
Då Tänker Jag Lite På Dig
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34,257 4:32 2022-05-20
Your Garden
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30,752 5:39 2025-04-11
Oh Dear
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29,300 7:27 2023-09-08
Sunrise
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29,274 3:53 2023-09-08
Vintage Love
Vintage Love
27,711 3:01 2025-04-11
By The Fire
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27,678 2:48 2025-04-11
So Long
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25,077 7:13 2023-09-08
If I Could
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24,280 4:06 2023-09-08
Once
Once
24,167 4:19 2023-09-08
Introduction of the band by Sophie
Introduction of the band by Sophie
24,124 2:20 2023-09-08
Dreamer
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22,977 5:38 2023-09-08
I Can’t Change
I Can’t Change
20,638 5:40 2023-09-08
Everywhere
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19,729 4:50 2023-09-08
My Thing
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