Dr Alban has sold an estimated 16 million records worldwide and is most famous for his worldwide 1992 hit "It's My Life", from the album One Love.
10 Facts About Dr Alban
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Dr Alban got his secondary education at Christ the King College and spent most of his youth in his hometown of Oguta.
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Dr Alban finished his studies and opened his own dentistry practice, keeping his DJ-ing as a lucrative sideline.
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Dr Alban founded his own record label Dr Records, whereon he released his 1996 album Born in Africa.
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In 2000, Dr Alban released the single "What Do I Do", which charted only in Sweden at No 43; it spent only two weeks on the charts there.
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In 2007, after years of absence from the music scene, Dr Alban released the studio album Back to Basics.
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On 15 February 2014 at the Scandinavium arena in Gothenburg, Dr Alban teamed up with Jessica Folcker and arrived in fifth place in the third heat of Melodifestivalen 2014, with the song "Around the World", to win the right to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 in Copenhagen, Denmark.
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In May 2020, Dr Alban released the song "Hello Sverige" to encourage the population of Sweden to respect social distancing measures put in place to counteract the COVID-19 pandemic.
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In June 2020, Dr Alban released the single "Drama", in Swedish, in collaboration with singer Folkhemmet.
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Dr Alban met his future wife, Swedish teacher Katrine Hermansson, in 2004, through footballer Tomas Brolin.