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Biography
Alice Kristina Ingrid Gernandt (born 23 July 1982) better known by her stage name Ace Wilder, is a Swedish singer and songwriter. She first received public attention while taking part in Melodifestivalen 2014.
Early life
Wilder was born on July 23, 1982, in Stockholm, Sweden. She grew up in several places around the world, and for a long time she lived in Miami, Florida in the United States. She is the great-niece of radio personality Anders Gernandt.
Career
2013–2015: Breakthrough and Busy Doin' Nothin
After several years of singing and dancing behind international singers on world tours, Wilder decided in 2012 to launch her solo career. She got a record deal with EMI Records and Warner Music. She released the single "Do It", which has since been used in American television shows. In 2013 she released the single "Bitches Like Fridays". In late 2013 Wilder's debut album A Wilder was awarded "Best Music Album of the Year" at the Scandipop Awards.
She made her breakthrough in the Swedish music industry after participating in Melodifestivalen 2014. Wilder qualified for the final on 8 March in Friends Arena, progressing from the third semifinal in Scandinavium with her song "Busy Doin' Nothin'". She placed second in the final two points behind the eventual winner Sanna Nielsen. The song went on to reach the number-one position on the Swedish singles chart.
2015–present: Melodifestivalen 2016 and Melodifestivalen 2017
In November 2015, it was revealed that Wilder would compete in the first semi-final of the Melodifestivalen 2016 with the song "Don't Worry". She qualified directly for the final along with Robin Bengtsson. In the final she placed third with the juries, eighth with the Swedish public, and placed third overall.
On November 30, 2016, Wilder was announced as one of the 28 acts to compete in Melodifestivalen 2017 with the song "Wild Child". She qualified directly to final from first semi-final, along with Nano. She placed seventh in the final with a total of 67 points, 35 from the jury and 32 from the televote. She will participate in Stjärnornas stjärna broadcast on TV4.
Discography
EPs
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SWE | |||||||||
| A Wilder |
| — | |||||||
| Busy Doin' Nothin' Remixes |
| — | |||||||
| The Wildcard |
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| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||
Singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SWE | FIN | ||||||||||||||||||
| "Do It" | 2013 | — | — | A Wilder | |||||||||||||||
| "Bitches Like Fridays" | — | — | |||||||||||||||||
| "Busy Doin' Nothin'" | 2014 | 1 | 27 |
| Non-album single | ||||||||||||||
| "Riot" | — | — | The Wildcard | ||||||||||||||||
| "Stupid" | 2015 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
| "Don't Worry" | 2016 | 13 | — |
| Non-album singles | ||||||||||||||
| "Selfish" | — | — | |||||||||||||||||
| "Wild Child" | 2017 | 30 | — | ||||||||||||||||
| "Dansa i neon" | — | — | |||||||||||||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||||||||
Songwriting discography
| Year | Artist | Title | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Betty | "Papermoon Dragon" | |
| 2007 | Soccx | "From Dusk Till Dawn (Get The Party Started)" | Hold On |
| "Scream Out Loud" | |||
| 2009 | Stefanie Heinzmann | "Love Fever" | Roots to Grow |
| "No One (Can Ever Change My Mind)" | |||
| Sweetbox | "Magic" | The Next Generation | |
| Jolin Tsai | "花蝴蝶" (Butterfly) | Butterfly | |
| Sofia Sida | "Gold Star" | Butterfly | |
| 2010 | Jennifer Rush | "Head Above Water" | Now Is The Hour |
| Soma Manuchar | "Crazy 'Bout The Boy" | Crazy 'Bout The Boy | |
| 2011 | Ava Rocks | "Heart On The Dancefloor" | |
| Honey | "Carry On" | Honey | |
| "Hungover" | |||
| Martina Aitolehti | "Corrupted" | Martina | |
| 2012 | Emma Fällman | "Call Him Dick" | |
| Alisa Galper | "Rock Your Body" | Alisa | |
| 2014 | Margaret Berger | "Scream" | New Religion |
| Anna Abreu | "Oh Oh" | V | |
| 2015 | 4Minute | "간지럽혀 (Tickle Tickle Tickle)" | Crazy |
| Mariette | "Say Never" | My Revolution - EP |