In March 2006, Maggio released her debut single "Dumpa mig" (Dump Me); the video for the single soon became the hit of the week on TV stations like ZTV. Her other single after "Dumpa mig" was the song "Nöjd?" (Satisfied?). She signed a contract with Universal Music and went on a tour in Summer 2006. Maggio's debut album was titled Vatten & bröd (Water and Bread). The lyrics and music were written by Stefan Gräslund, except for the rap verse in "Vi har, vi har (feat. LKM)" (We Have, We Have), which was written by LKM Kristoffer Malmsten.
On March 26, 2008, Maggio released her second album – Och vinnaren är... (And the Winner Is...), which she wrote and recorded together with Oskar Linnros. In 2009 she enjoyed success in Norway and Denmark with her single "Måndagsbarn " (Monday child) reaching 1st position at the Norwegian charts, as well as being A-listed on the Norwegian radio station NRK P3, and the album Och vinnaren är... broke into the top 40 albums list. The single "17 år" (17 years) also achieved considerable success, earning a gold certification in Sweden.
In February 2011, Maggio released "Jag kommer" (I'm coming) as the lead single from her third studio album, Satan i gatan. The song topped the singles chart in Sweden, spending 68 weeks on the chart. It was later certified 7x platinum, earning over 85 million streams on Spotify. Upon the album's release on April 27, 2011, it became her first Swedish number one album and the best-selling album of 2011. Furthermore, every track debuted within the top 30 of the singles chart, including 5 top 10 hits. It has since been amongst the best-selling albums of every year since, most recently at number 9 in 2021. As of 2022, the album has over 415 million combined streams on Spotify. "Välkommen in" (Welcome In) was selected as the album's second single, peaking at number 2 and reaching over 65 million streams on Spotify to date. Despite never being released as singles, "Satan i gatan" and "Snälla bli min" (Please Be Mine) have both spent over 30 weeks on the Swedish singles chart and earned over 50 million streams on Spotify each.
The follow-up to Satan i gatan came in the form of Handen i fickan fast jag bryr mig in 2013. It was another huge success, become one of the longest charting albums ever in Sweden with 378 weeks on chart, or over 7 years. It produced the hit singles "Hela huset" (The Whole House) and "Sergels torg" which both reached the top 10 of the Swedish single chart. All of the album's 11 tracks earned positions in the top 40.
Since 2013, Veronica Maggio has released the number one albums Den första är alltid gratis (The First One is Always Free) and Fiender är tråkigt (Enemies is Boring). These contained the top 10 hits "Vi mot världen" (Us Against the World), "Kurt Cobain", "Tillfälligheter" (Coincidences) and "5 minuter" (5 Minutes). 2019 was a particularly successful year, with "Tillfälligheter" becoming the 13th biggest song of 2019, "Hornstullsstrand" reaching number one and Fiender är tråkigt racking up over 140 weeks on the albums chart.
Maggio's latest album Och som vanligt händer det något hemskt (And as usual, something terrible is happening) was released on 20 May 2022, and was preceded by the hit singles "SE MIG" (See Me), "Varsomhelst/Närsomhelst" (Anywhere/Anytime) and "Heaven med dig" (Heaven with You). "SE MIG" was the most played song of summer 2021 on Swedish radio.
Maggio went to high school in Uppsala on Bolandsskolan's music line and was also the lead singer of the group Solitude, with other members Daniel Fredriksson, Marcus "Gonzo" Berglund, Karl Jansson, and Kristoffer Hoflund.
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Veronica Maggio Lyrics
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Jag ska viska det så att ingen hör
Känner mig som om jag var 13 och kär
Men jag vill göra sånt som vuxna gör
Vårt pussel passar, legot lägger sig självt
Aldrig förut har det varit så
Vi kommer inte längre än till hallen ikväll
Vi behåller bara skorna på
Ja ja ja
Ja ja ja, ja, ja
Ja ja ja
Ja ja ja, ja, ja
Är inte den som brukar säga sånt här
Jag ska viska det på bussen hem
Åh, kan inte längre skilja rätt ifrån fel
Så du får lura i mig vad som helst
Ända sen dan vi träffades har vi varit de
De som lämnar festen innan två
Så vi kommer inte längre än till hallen ikväll
Jag behåller bara skorna på
Ja ja ja
Ja ja ja, ja, ja
Ja ja ja
Ja ja ja, ja, ja
Ja ja ja
Ja ja ja, ja, ja
Ja ja ja
Ja ja ja, ja, ja
The song "Jajaja" by Veronica Maggio is a confession of sorts about the singer's desire to act like an adult, but feeling like a teenager again because of it. The singer is not someone who usually admits to these things, so she whispers them so that no one else can hear. She feels like she is thirteen and in love, but she wants to do things that are considered adult activities. The puzzle of their relationship fits perfectly, and things have never been so good. However, they won't go any further than the hallway tonight, and they'll just keep their shoes on.
Later on, the singer admits these things to her partner on the bus ride home. She can no longer distinguish right from wrong, so she'll let her partner deceive her with anything they say. They've consistently been the people who leave the party before two in the morning, and tonight is no different. They'll only make it as far as the hallway, and the singer will keep her shoes on.
The song captures the excitement and confusion of newfound love, and the desire to feel and act like an adult. It also touches on the fear of getting hurt or making a mistake, and the desire to keep things innocent and safe. The repeated "ja ja ja" phrases add to the playful and carefree tone of the song.
Line by Line Meaning
Är inte den som brukar säga sånt här
I'm not usually the one to say these things
Jag ska viska det så att ingen hör
I'll whisper it so no one hears
Känner mig som om jag var 13 och kär
I feel like I'm 13 and in love
Men jag vill göra sånt som vuxna gör
But I want to do things that adults do
Vårt pussel passar, legot lägger sig självt
Our puzzle fits, the pieces fall in place on their own
Aldrig förut har det varit så
It's never been like this before
Vi kommer inte längre än till hallen ikväll
We won't go further than the hallway tonight
Vi behåller bara skorna på
We'll just keep our shoes on
Ja ja ja
Yeah yeah yeah
Ja ja ja, ja, ja
Yeah yeah yeah, yeah, yeah
Jag ska viska det på bussen hem
I'll whisper it on the bus ride home
Åh, kan inte längre skilja rätt ifrån fel
Oh, I can no longer tell right from wrong
Så du får lura i mig vad som helst
So you can trick me into anything
Ända sen dan vi träffades har vi varit de
Ever since we met, we've been the ones
De som lämnar festen innan två
Who leave the party before two
Så vi kommer inte längre än till hallen ikväll
So we won't go further than the hallway tonight
Jag behåller bara skorna på
I'll just keep my shoes on
Contributed by David D. Suggest a correction in the comments below.