Hanna Emilia Rydberg-Mitiku, known simply as Emilia (born 5 January 1978),Emilia Rydberg Charts, Allmusic is a Swedish pop and soul singer.Her father TESHOME MITIKU is also popular Amharic musician in Ethiopia.Emilia Rydberg Her 1998 hit single "Big Big World" reached number one on the music charts in several countries.One Hit Wonder: Emilia: "Big Big World" | Musik-Center | BAYERN 3 | BR . Br-online.de. Retrieved on 2011-05-30.Billboard. Google Books (12 December 1998). Retrieved on 2011-05-30.

Life and career Rydberg's father is the Ethiopian singer Teshome Mitiku. Her mother, Malena Rydberg, is Swedish. As a student she attended the Adolf Fredrik's Music School in Stockholm.

Rydberg was discovered in 1996 by Lars Anderson, son of ABBA's manager, Stig Anderson. She used the mononym of Emilia in the first years of her career, but more recently she has started to perform under the name of Emilia Mitiku, using her father's surname. In 2009, she competed in Melodifestivalen, the Swedish national selection for Eurovision Song Contest, with the song "You're My World". She advanced directly from her heat; however, she placed ninth in the final. She released her album My World in 2009. Her single "Teardrops" was released to radio stations on 2 June 2009.Jönköping | Jnytt.se | Nöje | Melodifestivalen | Emilia är tillbaka i hetluften igen . Jnytt.se. Retrieved on 2011-05-30.Melodifestivalen 2009 . svt.se (4 November 2008). Retrieved on 2011-05-30. Her duet with , "Side By Side" (Szerelemre hangolva), was recorded in both Hungarian and English languages and issued the same year.Dobrády Ákos feat Emilia – Szerelemre hangolva (official, HD) . YouTube (12 November 2009). Retrieved on 2011-05-30.

Emilia recorded a cover version of Rihanna's "We Found Love" for a studio session in Stockholm which was published on YouTube. On 25 June 2012 she released the single "Lost Inside".

In 2021, she joined the all-female group, Super Fëmmes, with a line-up consisting of Therese Grankvist, Denise Lopez, Mia Shotte, Josefine Willers and Emilia herself. In April 2022, the band released their debut single, a cover of Rozalla's 1991 hit "Everybody's Free".

Discography

Albums YearAlbumPeak positions SWE AUS N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart. FINGER1998Big Big World141721462000Emilia51—2007Små ord av kärlek22—2009 My World—2013 I Belong to You—

Singles Year Title Chart positionsGER chart positions AUT AUS FIN FRA NZ SWI NL BE SWE NO chart positions chart positions UK chart positions [ US chartr positions] AUT AUS BEL (Vl) BEL (Wa) NED FIN FRA GER IRE NZ NOR SWE SWI UK US US Pop 1998"Big Big World" 1 17 1 2 1 4 2 1 3 3 1 1 1 5 92 261999"Good Sign" 27 182 44 28 52 – 21 32 – – – 16 27 54 – –"Twist of Fate" – – – – – – – – – – – 37 – – – – 2000"Sorry I'm in Love" – – – – – – – – – – – 17 – – – –2001"Kiss by Kiss" – – 52 – – – – 56 – – – – 52 – – –"When You Are Here" (with Oli. P) – – – – – – – 45 – – – – – – – – 2002"Everybody" (with DJ BoBo) – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 2006"Var minut" – – – – – – – – – – – 2 – – – – 2007"En sång om kärleken" – – – – – – – – – – – 14 – – – –2008"I Won't Cry" – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –"I Can Do It" – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –2009"You're My World" – – – – – – – – – – – 11 – – – –"Teardrops" – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –As Emilia Mitiku2012"Lost Inside" – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –"So Wonderful" – – 131 – – – – – – – – – – – – –2013"You're Not Right for Me" – – – – – – – – – – – – – 79 – –"You're Breaking My Heart" – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –

Featured in 2010/2012: "Watch the Stars" (Bryan Rice featuring Emilia) (BEL (Vl): No.91)Ultratop: "Watch the Stars" song page

References

External links Emilia Mitiku – Official YouTube channel