{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2014}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Andreas Weise | image = AW123.jpg | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1986|8|18|df=yes}} | death_date = | origin = Stockholm, Sweden | instrument = Vocals, guitar | genre = Big band, traditional pop, jazz, soul | occupation = Musician, songwriter | years_active = 2010–present | label = Sony Music | website = {{URL|andreasweise.se/}} https://www.facebook.com/andreasweisemusic }}
'''Andreas Georg Fredrik Weise''' (born 18 August 1986) is a Swedish singer, songwriter, TV host and entertainer.
He finished in fifth place on the Swedish ''Idol 2010''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.expressen.se/noje/idol/andreas-weise-tvingas-lamna-idol/ |title=Andreas Weise tvingas lämna "Idol" | Idol | Expressen Nöje | Nöjesnyheter Musiknyheter Filmnyheter |date=19 November 2010 |publisher=Expressen |access-date=2012-09-02}}</ref>
== Genres and musical expression == Weise's music has influences from genres such as soul, jazz and swing, he has on several occasions been described as a "crooner". He is not classically trained but has developed his vocal style himself. Weise is a tenor.
Weise is known to be an "entertainer". He's inspired by great musicians as Frank Sinatra, Stevie Wonder and Sammy Davis Jr. Thereto Weises music and style is often compared to contemporary artists such as Robbie Williams and John Newman.
In addition to his musical talent, Weise often appears in humorous contexts on Swedish TV shows.
== Career ==
=== Swedish Idol 2010 === Andreas Weise early on distinguished himself in the competition by his choice of classical song and as the "entertainer" of the show. He finished in fifth place.
Below is a list of performances that Weise did during Swedish Idol 2010.
{| class="wikitable" !Etapp !Låttitel !Originalartist !Tema |- |Audition |"Sunny"[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LP0sX3dlqAg] | | - |- |Qualifying round |"I believe I can fly"[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BxfSnDDueOk] |R. Kelly | |- |Qualifying round |"Ain't no sunshine" |Bill Withers | |- |Final 1 |"For once in my life" |Frank Sinatra |Det här är jag |- |Final 2 |"Feel" |Robbie Williams |Min idol |- |Final 3 |"All you need is love" |The Beatles |The Beatles |- |Final 4 |"Baby I love your way" |Big Mountain |90-tal |- |Final 5 |"Higher & Higher"[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lB_czkQ-QdY] |Jackie Wilson |Kärlek |- |Final 6 |"Start me up" "Gimme some lovin'" tillsammans med Olle Hedberg |The Rolling StonesThe Spencer Davis Group |Rock |- |Final 7 |"She's a lady"[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvFBIuxWxLc]"Celebration" |Tom JonesKool and the Gang |Klassiker<br/> <br/> |}
=== After Swedish Idol === He also participated on the popular TV show ''Let's Dance'' where he finished eighth.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.expressen.se/noje/lets-dance/andreas-weise-tvingades-lamna-lets-dance/ |title=Andreas Weise tvingades lämna "Let's dance" | Let's dance | Expressen Nöje | Nöjesnyheter Musiknyheter Filmnyheter |date=11 February 2011 |publisher=Expressen.se |access-date=2012-09-02}}</ref>
=== ''Andreas Weise (2012-2013)'' === On 28 May 2012, he released his first single, "Another Saturday Night", a cover of Sam Cooke from his self-titled album ''Andreas Weise'' that was released in August 2012.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.mynewsdesk.com/se/sonybmg/pressreleases/andreas-weise-slaepper-sitt-debutalbum-24-augusti-779517|title = Andreas Weise releases album| date=16 July 2012 }}</ref> Weise himself has written many of the songs on the album. The album entered the Swedish chart at number two.<ref>{{Cite news|url = http://www.svd.se/topplistorna-weise-tvaa-pa-albumlistan_7482510|title = Weise number two at the chart| newspaper=Svenska Dagbladet | date=7 September 2012 }}</ref>
==== List of songs on the album ==== # '''"Another Saturday Night"''' (Sam Cooke) # '''"Something Beautiful"''' (text och music: Figge Boström/Michael Michailoff) # '''"Each Time We Meet"''' (text och music: Andreas Weise) # '''"Shine"''' (text och music: Andreas Öberg/Andreas Weise/Dan Sundquist) # '''"Turn of the Waterworks"''' (text och music: Andreas Weise/Andreas Öberg/Chris Antblad) # '''"Me and Mrs Jones"''' (Kenneth Gamble/Leon Huff/Cary Gilbert) # '''"She's The Deal"''' (text och music: Andreas Öberg/Chris Antblad) # '''"Never gonna let you down"''' (text och music: Dan Sundquist/Andreas Öberg/Andreas Weise) # '''"Quiet nights of quiet stars"''' (Antonio Carlos Jobim/Eng. text:Eugene Lees) # '''"Love Making Love (6.30am)"''' (text och music: Andreas Weise/Andreas Öberg) # '''"Sunday Morning"''' (Adam Levine/Jesse Carmichael/Michael Madden/Ryan Jusick/James Valentine) # '''"Fragile"''' (text och music: Mats Tärnfors/Per Hed)
=== 2014: TV-host for Idol Extra, Sinatra Christmas tour and the ''Christmas Dream'' Album === In the fall of 2014 Weise was the host of Idol Extra together with Malin Stenbäck from Mix Megapol.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.tv4.se/idol/artiklar/malin-stenb%C3%A4ck-och-andreas-weise-leder-idol-extra-540eef78c45948615c00000c|title = Weise hosts Idol-extra| date=2020 }}</ref> He also did a performance on the show with the song "Fly me to the moon".<ref>{{Cite web|url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LvAmy1Ix7G4|title = Andreas Weise - Fly me to the moon| website=YouTube | date=7 November 2014 }}</ref>
During Christmas Weise did a nationwide tour, "Sinatra Christmas" together with Christer Sjögren and Gunhild Carling. The trio visited 16 cities in Sweden.{{fact|date=October 2020}}
On 25 November 2014, Weise released a Christmas EP: ''Christmas Dream'' consisting of four newly composed Christmas songs.<ref>{{Cite web|url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5tWYfZuR4-U|title = Andreas Weise performs Christmas Dream| website=YouTube | date=7 January 2015 }}</ref> The album was released on Spotify and was a great success, especially the single Christmas Dream became popular on Swedish radio stations.{{fact|date=October 2020}}
=== Melodifestivalen 2015 === On 25 November 2014, SVT announced that Weise would participate i en 2015 edition of Melodifestivalen. The song "Bring out the fire" was written by Thomas G:son, Henrik Jansson and Anton Malmberg Hård af Segerstad.
The song competed in the third round of the competition, taking place in Östersund 21 February 2015.<ref>{{Cite web|url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBJMyrRAjdE|title = Andreas Weise performs Bring out the fire in Östersund| website=YouTube }}</ref> The song came third which meant that it got another chance to compete in the "Second Chance" competition in Helsingborg. All together the song got 450, 923 votes in the semifinal. The song became an instant hit among viewers and reached top 50 on the Spotifylist.
"Bring out the fire" became a great success for Weise who spent the summer of 2015 touring with the song.
On 17 June. 2015, Weise release the single "More". The song is written by Andreas Weise himself, together with Fabian Ruben and Simon Erics.<ref>{{Cite web|url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4TFfe_d_9fY|title = Andreas Weise - More - lyrics video| website=YouTube | date=July 2015 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.mynewsdesk.com/se/warnermusic/pressreleases/andreas-weise-tillbaka-med-more-1180104|title = Weise releases new single "More"| date=17 June 2015 }}</ref>
== Music ==
===Albums=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |- ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Details ! scope="col"| Peak chart positions |- ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| SWE<br/><ref name=swe>{{cite web|url=http://swedishcharts.com/search.asp?search=Andreas+Weise&cat=s |title=SwedishCharts.com Andreas Weise discography page|publisher=Swedishcharts.com|access-date=2012-09-06}}</ref> |- ! scope="row"| ''Andreas Weise'' | * Released: 29 August 2012 * Label: Sony Music, Columbia * Format: Digital download, CD | 2 |}
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |- ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Details ! scope="col"| |- ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"|
|- ! scope="row"| ''The Circle'' | * Released: 28 April 2023 * Label: Firefly Entertainment, Kennel Music Group * Format: Digital download | |}
===EPs=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |- ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Details ! scope="col"| Peak chart positions |- ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| SWE<br/><ref name="swe"/> |- ! scope="row"| ''Christmas Dream'' | * Released: 25 November 2014 * Label: Firefly Entertainment AB - X5 Music Group * Format: Digital download | — |- ! scope="row"| ''Before Christmas'' | * Released: 2016 | — |}
===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" | Certifications ! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Album |- ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| SWE<br/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sverigetopplistan.se/|title=Sverigetopplistan – Sveriges Officiella Topplista|publisher=Sverigetopplistan|access-date=30 December 2017}}</ref> |- | scope="row" | "Another Saturday Night" | rowspan="2" | 2012 | — | | rowspan="2" | ''Andreas Weise'' |- | scope="row" | "Something Beautiful" | — | |- | scope="row" | "Christmas Dream" | 2014 | 84 | | ''Christmas Dream EP'' |- | scope="row" | "Bring Out the Fire"<ref>{{Cite web|url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBJMyrRAjdE|title = Andreas Weise - Bring out the fire - Melodifestivalen| website=YouTube }}</ref> | rowspan="2" | 2015 | 56 | | rowspan="2" {{n/a|Non-album singles}} |- | scope="row" | "More" | — | |- |"Before Christmas" |2016 | 51<br /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sverigetopplistan.se/|title=Sverigetopplistan – Sveriges Officiella Topplista|publisher=Sverigetopplistan|access-date=21 December 2018}}</ref> | | ''Before Christmas'' |- | "Hold Me Close" | 2017 | — | | |- | "Christmas Peacetime" | 2018 | —{{efn|group=upper-alpha|"Christmas Peacetime" did not chart on the Sverigetopplistan, but peaked at number one on the Swedish Heatseeker chart.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sverigetopplistan.se/chart/215?dspy=2018&dspp=1|title=Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 52, 2018|language=sv|publisher=Sverigetopplistan|access-date=24 April 2021}}</ref>}} | | |- | colspan="10" style="font-size:85%"| "—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |}
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==References== {{Reflist}}
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