Monia Sjöström

Swedish dance band singer, born Persson December 21, 1973 in Ballingslöv in Sweden. She sings with the dance band Grönwalls, which she helped to form in 1991 and won the Swedish dance band championship with in 1992. She also participated in the Swedish Melodifestivalen in 1997 with the melody "Nu i dag", which finished in eleventh place. In February 1999, she was crowned "Sweden's best dance band voice" in the dance band magazine "Får jag lov". A few months later that year, she left Grönwalls to pursue a solo career with the two country-inspired albums "Monia", recorded in the USA, and "Söderns hjärtas ros", both of which entered the Swedish album chart. In 2004 she returned to Grönwalls, and in 2006 she was awarded the Gold Clave in the category "Singer of the Year" during the Swedish Dance Band Week in Malung.