Rydberg's father is Ethiopian and her mother is Swedish.

Discography

Singles

• "Big Big World" (1998) #1 (SWE), #1 (SWI), #1 (AUT), #2 (FRA), #4 (FIN), #1 (BEL), #3 (NZL), #1 (NOR), #17 (AUS), #5 (UK), #1 (GER), #1 (NL), #2 (IT)
• "Good Sign" (1998) #16 (SWE), #54 (UK), #32 (GER)
• "Twist Of Fate" (1999) #37 (SWE)
• "Sorry I'm In Love" (2000) #17 (SWE)
• "Kiss By Kiss" (2001) #52 (GER)
• "When You Are Here" feat. Oli. P (2001) (released in GER, AUT, SWI) #45 (GER)
• "Var Minut" (2006) #2 (SWE)
• "En Sång Om Kärleken" (2007) #14 (SWE)
• "I Won't Cry" (2008)

Albums

• Big Big World (1999) #14 (SWE), #14 (FIN)
• Emilia (2000) #51 (SWE)
• Små Ord Av Kärlek (2007) #22 (SWE)

Trivia

• Vietnamese-American singer Trish Thuy Trang, made a cover version of "Big Big World" for her album I'll Dream Of You.
• "Big Big World" was also used in the Hong Kong television series, Detective Investigation Files IV.
• German techno group Scooter sampled "Big Big World" on their single "And No Matches", taken from the 2007 album Jumping All Over the World.

References

• Official Emilia's Website
• "Get Into The World Of Emilia!" Unofficial Emilia Fansite
• Profile at rateyourmusic.com