# Excellence (pop group)

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Swedish pop girl group

Excellence Origin Sweden Genres Pop, Eurodance Years active 2001–2002 Members Ana Johnsson Jenny Berfoth Malin Olsson Johanna Landt Susanna Patoleta

**Excellence** was a Swedish [pop](/source/Pop_music) girl group from 2001 created through the TV programme *[Popstars](/source/Popstars)* on [Kanal 5](/source/Kanal_5_(Sweden)).[1][2] The group scored a number one album on the Swedish Charts, as well as five top 10 singles, and entered [Melodifestivalen 2002](/source/Melodifestivalen_2002).[3]

They also collaborated with [Markoolio](/source/Markoolio) on the official Swedish song for the [2002 Winter Olympics](/source/2002_Winter_Olympics) "[Vi ska vinna!](/source/Vi_ska_vinna!)"[1] Their last single was 'We can dance' which reached top 10 on the charts. The group split shortly after the single was released.[1] Member [Ana Johnsson](/source/Ana_Johnsson) later scored a worldwide solo hit with the song "[We Are](/source/We_Are_(Ana_Johnsson_song))" from the [*Spider-Man 2*soundtrack](/source/Spider-Man_2_(soundtrack)) and has since then (October 2006) released her second album *[Little Angel](/source/Little_Angel)*.

## Discography

### Album

Year Album Chart positions Certification SWE[4] 2001 The Region of Excellence 1 Gold[5] (40,000)

### Singles

Year Single Chart positions Album Certification SWE[4] 2001 "Need to Know (Eenie Meenie Miny Moe)" 1 The Region of Excellence Platinum[5] (30,000) "Lose It All" 5 "What's Up?" 10 2002 "Vi ska vinna!" (Markoolio feat. Excellence) 3 Tjock och lycklig "We Can Dance/Last to Know" 9

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-allmusic_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-allmusic_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-allmusic_1-2) Reges, Margaret. ["Allmusic bio"](http://www.allmusic.com/artist/excellence-p871439). [Rovi Corporation](/source/Rovi_Corporation). Retrieved 5 November 2011.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Clarén, Ulf (25 April 2001). ["Excellent PR for Kanal 5's popband"](http://www.sydsvenskan.se/kultur-och-nojen/article5202/Excellent-PR-for-Kanal-5s-popband.html). *[Sydsvenska Dagbladet](/source/Sydsvenska_Dagbladet)*. Retrieved 5 November 2011.{{[cite news](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_news)}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_deprecated_archival_service))

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Melodifestivalen: Sämsta låtarna någonsin"](https://web.archive.org/web/20120316004617/http://www.svd.se/kultur/melodifestivalen-samsta-latarna-nagonsin_4203261.svd). *[Svenska Dagbladet](/source/Svenska_Dagbladet)*. 21 February 2010. Archived from [the original](http://www.svd.se/kultur/melodifestivalen-samsta-latarna-nagonsin_4203261.svd) on 16 March 2012. Retrieved 5 November 2011.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-charts_4-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-charts_4-1) ["Swedish charts archive"](https://web.archive.org/web/20150112044827/http://swedishcharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Excellence). Hung Medien. Archived from [the original](http://www.swedishcharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Excellence) on 12 January 2015. Retrieved 5 November 2011.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-ifpi_5-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-ifpi_5-1) ["IFPI Sweden 2001 certification awards"](https://web.archive.org/web/20110927102717/http://www.ifpi.se/wp/wp-content/uploads/ar-20013.pdf) (PDF). [IFPI](/source/IFPI) Sweden. Archived from [the original](https://www.ifpi.se/wp/wp-content/uploads/ar-20013.pdf) (PDF) on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 5 November 2011.

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