Mattias Andréasson (born 29 March 1981), also known as dmaSOUL, is a Swedish singer known for participating in Swedish Idol 2007, in which he came in the 5th place. As a student, he attended the Adolf Fredrik's Music School in Stockholm. He was part of Swedish band E.M.D., which was active between 2007 and 2010.
Idol For his first audition in Idol 2007, Mattias sang the Musiq Soulchild hit Just Friends. During the Qualifying week he sang Never Again by Justin Timberlake, and Again by Lenny Kravitz.
Round Song Original artist ThemeAuditionJust FriendsSoulchilds-Final auditionMan in the MirrorArtis/BandSolo songQualifying Semi-final (first song)Never AgainJustin Timberlake-Qualifying Semi-final (second song)AgainLenny Kravitz-Final 1Would I Lie to You Baby Charles & EddieOne hit wondersFinal 2Your SongElton JohnMusic from moviesFinal 3Summerlove Justin TimberlakeHit songFinal 4Heal the world Michael JacksonInspiring songsFinal 5If I Could Turn Back Time CherLove songFinal 6This Is It Melba MooreDiscoFinal 7World's Greatest R. KellyGospel
Mattias was voted out of Idol on 16 November 2007, finishing 5th overall.
After Idol
Andréasson's version of Elton John's "Your Song" was released as a single and reached 48th place on the Swedish Singles Chart.
In E.M.D. During Autumn 2007, he formed Swedish trio E.M.D., with previous Idol contestants Erik Segerstedt and Danny Saucedo. Their first single, a cover of Bryan Adams, Rod Stewart and Sting's hit "All For Love", rose to 3rd place on Hitlistan on 20 December of the same year. The band broke up in late 2010.
In Melodifestivalen 2012 Mattias Andréasson took part in Melodifestivalen 2012, a preliminary round to pick the representative of Sweden in the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest in Baku, by singing the song "Förlåt mig" (meaning Forgive Me in Swedish) written by him. He sang it in the third semi-final, held on 18 February 2012 in Tegera Arena, Leksand, but he did not qualify for the final.
Discography
Studio albums 2008: A State of Mind 2009: A State of Mind (Deluxe Edition) 2009: Välkommen hem 2010: Rewind
Solo Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album SWE "Your Song" 2007 48 rowspan="3" "Förlåt mig" 2012 41 "Bara för ikväll (Du är så baby)" 2013 — "Moment 22" (with Albin) 2014 — Din soldat EP and Dyra tårar "Frank" (with Albin) 2015 26 GLF: Platinum Frank EP and Dyra tårar "Rik" (with Albin) 2016 19 GLF: Platinum "—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
References
External links Mattias Andréasson on Myspace