{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2023}} {{Short description|Swedish pop girl group}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Excellence | image = | caption = | origin = Sweden | years_active = 2001–2002 | genre = [[Pop music|Pop]], [[Eurodance]] | label = | website = | current_members = [[Ana Johnsson]]<br />Jenny Berfoth<br />Malin Olsson<br />Johanna Landt<br />Susanna Patoleta | past_members = }}
'''Excellence''' was a Swedish [[Pop music|pop]] girl group from 2001 created through the TV programme ''[[Popstars]]'' on [[Kanal 5 (Sweden)|Kanal 5]].<ref name=allmusic>{{Cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/excellence-p871439|title=Allmusic bio.|first=Margaret |last=Reges|publisher=[[Rovi Corporation]]|accessdate=5 November 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.sydsvenskan.se/kultur-och-nojen/article5202/Excellent-PR-for-Kanal-5s-popband.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120913065811/http://www.sydsvenskan.se/kultur-och-nojen/article5202/Excellent-PR-for-Kanal-5s-popband.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=13 September 2012 |title=Excellent PR for Kanal 5's popband |first=Ulf |last=Clarén |date=25 April 2001 |newspaper=[[Sydsvenska Dagbladet]] |accessdate=5 November 2011 }}</ref> The group scored a number one album on the Swedish Charts, as well as five top 10 singles, and entered [[Melodifestivalen 2002]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.svd.se/kultur/melodifestivalen-samsta-latarna-nagonsin_4203261.svd |title=Melodifestivalen: Sämsta låtarna någonsin |date=21 February 2010 |newspaper=[[Svenska Dagbladet]] |accessdate=5 November 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120316004617/http://www.svd.se/kultur/melodifestivalen-samsta-latarna-nagonsin_4203261.svd |archivedate=16 March 2012 }}</ref>
They also collaborated with [[Markoolio]] on the official Swedish song for the [[2002 Winter Olympics]] "[[Vi ska vinna!]]"<ref name=allmusic /> Their last single was 'We can dance' which reached top 10 on the charts. The group split shortly after the single was released.<ref name=allmusic /> Member [[Ana Johnsson]] later scored a worldwide solo hit with the song "[[We Are (Ana Johnsson song)|We Are]]" from the [[Spider-Man 2 (soundtrack)|''Spider-Man 2''soundtrack]] and has since then (October 2006) released her second album ''[[Little Angel]]''.
== Discography == === Album === {| class="wikitable" ! width="30" rowspan="2"| Year ! width="150" rowspan="2"| Album ! colspan="1"|Chart positions ! width="120" rowspan="2"| Certification |- bgcolor="#DDDDDD" ! width="30"| <small>[[Sweden|SWE]]</small><ref name=charts>{{cite web|url=http://www.swedishcharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Excellence |title=Swedish charts archive |publisher=Hung Medien |accessdate=5 November 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150112044827/http://swedishcharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Excellence |archivedate=12 January 2015 }}</ref> |- bgcolor="#F0F8FF" |rowspan="1"|2001 |''The Region of Excellence'' |align="center"|1 |Gold<ref name=ifpi>{{cite web|url=http://www.ifpi.se/wp/wp-content/uploads/ar-20013.pdf |title=IFPI Sweden 2001 certification awards |publisher=[[IFPI]] Sweden |accessdate=5 November 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927102717/http://www.ifpi.se/wp/wp-content/uploads/ar-20013.pdf |archivedate=27 September 2011 }}</ref> <small>(40,000)</small> |- bgcolor="#F0F8FF" |}
=== Singles === {| class="wikitable" ! width="30" rowspan="2"| Year ! width="150" rowspan="2"| Single ! colspan="1"|Chart positions ! width="100" rowspan="2"| Album ! width="120" rowspan="2"| Certification |- bgcolor="#DDDDDD" ! width="30" align="center"|<small>[[Sweden|SWE]]</small><ref name=charts /> |- bgcolor="#F0F8FF" |rowspan="3"|2001 |"Need to Know (Eenie Meenie Miny Moe)" |align="center"|1 |align="left" rowspan="3"|''The Region of Excellence'' |Platinum<ref name=ifpi /> <small>(30,000)</small> |- bgcolor="#F0F8FF" |"Lose It All" |align="center"|5 | |- bgcolor="#F0F8FF" |"What's Up?" |align="center"|10 | |- bgcolor="#F0F8FF" |rowspan="2"|2002 |"[[Vi ska vinna!]]" <small>([[Markoolio]] feat. Excellence)</small> |align="center"|3 |align="left"|''Tjock och lycklig'' | |- bgcolor="#F0F8FF" |"We Can Dance/Last to Know" |align="center"|9 |align="left"| | |}
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[[Category:Popstars winners]] [[Category:Swedish girl groups]] [[Category:Swedish Eurodance groups]] [[Category:Swedish pop music groups]] [[Category:Swedish dance music groups]] [[Category:Musical groups established in 2001]] [[Category:Musical groups disestablished in 2002]]
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