21 Facts About Veronica Maggio

Veronica Sandra Karin Maggio was born on 15 March 1981 and is a Swedish singer and songwriter.

Since her debut, Veronica Maggio has released five more albums under Universal, with four of them topping the charts in Sweden.

Veronica Sandra Karin Maggio was born on 15 March 1981 in Uppsala, Sweden, to a Swedish mother and an Italian father.

Veronica Maggio attended Uppsala Musikklasser primary school and went on to study music at Bolandgymnasiet in Uppsala and was the lead singer of the group Solitude, with other members Daniel Fredriksson, Marcus "Gonzo" Berglund, Karl Jansson, and Kristoffer Hoflund.

In March 2006, Veronica Maggio released her debut single "Dumpa mig" ; the video for the single soon became the hit of the week on TV stations like ZTV.

Veronica Maggio signed a contract with Universal Music and went on a tour in Summer 2006 as part of Sommarkrysset, a Swedish live-music program on TV4.

In 2010 Veronica Maggio worked with Petter on his new single "Langesen" from his album "En raddare i noden".

On 4 October 2013, Veronica Maggio released her fourth album, Handen i fickan fast jag bryr mig, with production from Salem Al Fakir, Vincent Pontare and Magnus Lidehall.

On 17 March 2016, Veronica Maggio released the title track as the first single from her fifth album, Den forsta ar alltid gratis.

In 2016, Veronica Maggio was announced as the most streamed artist on Spotify in Sweden since the platform's launch in 2008.

In 2018, Veronica Maggio released the single, "20 Questions" which was featured in Bergman's Reliquarium, a short film homage to Ingmar Bergman.

On 22 March 2019, Veronica Maggio released "Kurt Cobain" as the first single from her sixth studio album, Fiender ar trakigt.

Veronica Maggio described the release strategy as a way to "let the songs stand on their own two feet, releasing them over time to give them more space" before making the album available as a whole.

In June 2019, Veronica Maggio launched her summer tour with three consecutive nights at Stockholm's Grona Lund, breaking audience records with a total of 51,000 people in attendance.

Veronica Maggio described the song as having a mood of "longing to explode and feel great emotions again", with a new perspective as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

On 18 June 2021, Veronica Maggio released the song "Nu stannar vi pa marken" in coordination with the SJ campaign of the same name aiming to encourage environmentally-friendly travel.

On 10 February 2023, Veronica Maggio released the single "Under nagon ny" with Miriam Bryant.

Veronica Maggio described the song as about "being someone's worst and wanting them to find someone new".

On 2 June 2023, Veronica Maggio released "Occhi d'amore" in collaboration with Swedish producer duo NOTD.

On 20 October 2023, Veronica Maggio released a cover of Hakan Hellstrom's single "Det kommer aldrig vara over for mig" as part of ten-year anniversary celebrations of the album of the same.

In 2011 Veronica Maggio won the Rockbjornen prize for both "Arets kvinnliga liveartist" and "Arets svenska lat" which was presented by Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet.