What's Up! | |
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Origin | Sweden |
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Years active | 2007–2010 |
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Past members | Eric Saade Robin Stjernberg Ludde Keijser Johan Yngvesson Johannes Magnusson |
What's Up! was a Swedish boy band formed in Sweden in 2007. The original line-up consisted of Eric Saade, Robin Stjernberg, Luwdig "Ludde" Keijser and Johan Yngvesson. After Saade left the band in 2009 to pursue his solo career, Johannes Magnusson joined the band.
The original members of the band were selected from the finalists of the music competition, Talangtävling.[1] Their debut single "Go Girl!" reached number five in Sverigetopplistan, the official Swedish Singles Chart. Their debut studio album, In Pose was released in January, 2007, and managed to reach top 40 in Sweden. They have been inactive since the release of their standalone single, "Walk In Walk Out" (2010).
After departing from the group, Saade scored a success as a solo singer, earning three number one albums and winning Melodifestivalen 2011 with the song, "Popular", thus representing Sweden in Eurovision Song Contest 2011. Stjernberg also embarked on his solo career from 2011, when he won the second place on Idol in 2011. He represented Sweden in Eurovision Song Contest 2013 with his song "You", which the song peaking at number 1 in the Swedish chart.