Facts:   - website: http://www.ericgadd.com/    - caption: eric gadd -lrb- 2013 -rrb-    - birth name: carl erik gudmund sojdelius    - origin: uppsala , sweden      - birth date: 31 july 1965    - name: eric gadd    - background: solo_singer    - image: erik gadd.jpg    - occupation: singer   Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of eric gadd .
eric gadd , born `` carl erik gudmund sojdelius '' -lrb- 31 july 1965 -rrb- is a swedish singer and songwriter .he has released thirteen music albums since his debut in 1987 and has also participated in melodifestivalen .