Enjoy The Ride (2006-2008)
In 2005, Serneholt was ready to make music again, so she called Jörgen Elofsson, who had previously written for Britney Spears and Céline Dion. Elofsson was busy with other artists at the time, but Serneholt knew he was the right person to produce her album. When she contacted Elofsson again later that year, he had just started collaborating with two relatively young and unknown producers, Richard Brandén and Pär Westerlund.
Elofsson felt that he wanted to work with a Swedish artist that wanted to reach out into the world, an artist he could really believe in and whose career he could be a part of from the start. He created the label Planet Six (a part of SonyBMG), and Marie signed her first record deal as a solo artist.
On February 2006, Serneholt's first single saw the light, "That's The Way My Heart Goes", was premiered on Swedish radio with decent reviews and good response from the public, the single debuted at #2 on the Swedish Charts and reached #1 on the Official Swedish Digital Downloads Chart, ensuring Gold Status on physical sales alone on 19 May 2006.
The album Enjoy the Ride was released on 29 March 2006, debuting at #9 in her home country but dropping off the charts quickly, while the single's success was growing around the world with releases throughout Europe along with the album and with plans to release it in South and North America in 2007.
In May 2006, Serneholt started a promotional tour around Germany coinciding with the German release of her album. She also embarked on a Radio Station's Concert Tour around Sweden and Finland.
In June, Serneholt released her second single, "I Need A House", debuting at #2 on the Swedish Digital Downloads Chart, but failing on the physical sales, reaching a disappointing #40 in Sweden. The single was released in Europe in September 2006.
On 19 August 2006, Serneholt performed at Voice '06 in Kungsträdgården, Stockholm, Sweden.
Serneholt is promoting her album throughout Europe. "I Need A House" was picked as part of the soundtrack of the Portuguese soap opera Morangos Com Açúcar, and on 8 August 2006, she filmed a special appearance on it as part of the Portuguese promotion of the album.
Serneholt published on her official blog on 22 September that she had finished the video for "Oxygen", stating that it will be released in mid-October and that it was going to be different from any other video she has done.
"Oxygen" was also released as the third single of Marie Serneholt's debut album.
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