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Dotter (singer)
Johanna Maria Jansson (born 10 June 1987), better known by her stage name Dotter, is a Swedish singer and songwriter. She finished second in Melodifestivalen 2020 with her song "Bulletproof", one point behind The Mamas. In Melodifestivalen 2021, where she competed with the song " Little Tot", she placed fourth with 105 points. Career Dotter was born on 10 June 1987 in Arvika. She later moved to Stockholm and studied at the Kulturama music school. She chose the stage name "Dotter" (English: ''daughter'') because she considers herself a "daughter of Mother Earth" due to her vegan lifestyle. She cites her major musical influences as Jefferson Airplane, Joni Mitchell, First Aid Kit, and Florence and the Machine. Her debut single "My Flower" was released in 2014, and she later performed at '' Musikhjälpen'' which was broadcast on SVT. Dotter co-wrote the song " A Million Years" by Mariette Hansson for Melodifestivalen 2017. It went on to place fourth in the final. The following ye ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arvika
Arvika is a locality and the seat of Arvika Municipality, Värmland County, Sweden with 14,244 inhabitants in 2010. Geography The town of Arvika is situated at Kyrkviken, a bay of Glafsfjorden, Sweden's only inland fjord, a remnant of the time following the last ice age (once a fjord of the Ancylus Lake). The town is located approximately 380 km west of Stockholm, 250 km north of Gothenburg, 150 km east of Oslo, and 50 km from the Norwegian border. The area is hilly with the tallest hill ''Storkasberget'' close to the town centre. Arvika and its surroundings have excellent water infrastructure. In fact, Arvika has the innermost harbour in the whole of Sweden. Through a system of canals, lake Vänern can be reached, and from there the Göta Canal allows further passage to Gothenburg and Sweden's west coast. History Ten kilometers west of the city, in ''Bergs Klätt'', there are remnants of a younger Stone Age and Nordic Bronze Age settlements in the form of graves. The town ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sveriges Television
Sveriges Television AB ("Sweden's Television Stock Company"), shortened to SVT (), is the Sweden, Swedish national public broadcasting, public television broadcaster, funded by a public service tax on personal income set by the Riksdag (national parliament). Prior to 2019, SVT was funded by a television licence fee payable by all owners of television sets. The Swedish public broadcasting system is largely modelled after the system used in the United Kingdom, and Sveriges Television shares many traits with its British counterpart, the BBC. SVT is a public limited company that can be described as a quasi-autonomous non-government organisation. Together with the other two public broadcasters, Sveriges Radio and Sveriges Utbildningsradio, it is owned by an independent foundation, ''Foundation Management for SR, SVT, and UR, Förvaltningsstiftelsen för Sveriges Radio AB, Sveriges Television AB och Sveriges Utbildningsradio AB''. The foundation's board consists of 13 politicians, repr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anton Ewald
Anton Kim Ewald (born August 7, 1993) is a Swedish singer and dancer. He has participated in Melodifestivalen several times as both a background dancer and singer. Career Ewald began his career as a background dancer at Melodifestivalen. In Melodifestivalen 2009, he danced behind Velvet when she competed in the third semi-final in Leksand with " The Queen". In Melodifestivalen 2012 he was a dancer and choreographer behind Danny Saucedo in his song " Amazing". He also danced and choreographed Andreas Lundstedt number "Aldrig aldrig" ("Never Never") during the same year's competition. Ewald participated in Melodifestivalen 2013, the selection process for picking the Swedish entry to the Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Begging" written by Fredrik Kempe, Anton Malmberg Hård af Segerstad.Svt.se: Anton Ewald page [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aftonbladet
''Aftonbladet'' (, lit. "The evening paper") is a Swedish daily newspaper published in Stockholm, Sweden. It is one of the largest daily newspapers in the Nordic countries. History and profile The newspaper was founded by Lars Johan Hierta in December 1830 under the name of ''Aftonbladet i Stockholm'' during the modernization of Sweden. Often critical and oppositional, the paper was repeatedly banned from publishing. However, Hierta circumvented the bans by constantly reviving the paper under slightly modified names, as, legally speaking, a new publication. Thus, on 16 February 1835, he issued the first edition of New Aftonbladet, which would – after yet another ban – be followed by Newer Aftonbladet, in turn followed by Fourth Aftonbladet, Fifth Aftonbladet, and so on. In 1852 the paper began to use its current name, ''Aftonbladet'', after a total of 25 name changes. It currently describes itself as an "independent social-democratic newspaper." The owners of ''Aft ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Move (The Mamas Song)
"Move" is a gospel-pop song by Swedish music group the Mamas. The song was performed for the first time in Melodifestivalen 2020, where it made it to the final. The song won Melodifestivalen with 137 points and was to represent Sweden in the first semifinal of the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 in Rotterdam, before the contest was cancelled in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It peaked at number one on the Swedish singles chart. Eurovision Song Contest Melodifestivalen The winner of Melodifestivalen represents Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. Melodifestivalen 2020 was held over six weeks from early February through early March 2020, with a show each Saturday evening. "Move" appeared in the first semi-final of the competition on 1 February and qualified for the 7 March final. After a close round of final voting, the Mamas edged out Dotter and her song Bulletproof" by one point to win the competition and the opportunity to represent Sweden. In Rotterdam The Eurovi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Måns Zelmerlöw
Måns Petter Albert Sahlén Zelmerlöw (; born 13 June 1986) is a Swedish pop singer, songwriter and television presenter. He took part in ''Idol 2005'', eventually finishing fifth, won the first season of '' Let's Dance,'' and scored a hit with his 2007 song " Cara Mia", which was his entry in that year's Melodifestivalen. Zelmerlöw was the host of ''Allsång på Skansen'' from 2011 to 2013. He participated in Melodifestivalen in 2007, 2009 and won in 2015. Zelmerlöw represented Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 with the song " Heroes", winning the contest with 365 points. Zelmerlöw and Petra Mede co-hosted the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 held in Stockholm. Early life and education Born in Lund, Måns Zelmerlöw is the son of Birgitta Sahlén, a professor at Lund University, and surgeon Sven-Olof Zelmerlöw. Zelmerlöw studied music in high school in Lund and was part of a school choir project. In 2002, he played one of the brothers in the musical ''Joseph and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walk With Me (song)
"Walk with Me" is a song by Swedish singers Måns Zelmerlöw and Dotter. The song was released as a digital download on 1 March 2019 through Warner Music Group as the lead single from Zelmerlöw's eighth studio album ''Time''. The song peaked at number 51 on the Swedish Singles Chart. The song was written by Måns Zelmerlöw, Johanna Maria Jansson, Andrew Jackson, Ashley Peter Milton, Daniel Goudie and Rachel Clare Furner. Live performances * '' Melodifestivalen 2019'' (2 March 2019) Lyric video A lyric video to accompany the release of "Walk with Me" was first released onto YouTube on 28 February 2019 at a total length of two minutes and forty-eight seconds. Track listing Charts Release history Dami Im version Zelmerlöw re-recorded the song with Australian singer Dami Im and released the single on 6 February 2020. The duo performed the song live at Eurovision - Australia Decides The Eurovision Song Contest (), sometimes abbreviated to ESC and often known simply ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melodifestivalen 2019
Melodifestivalen 2019 was the 59th edition of the Swedish music competition Melodifestivalen and was held between 2 February 2019 and 9 March 2019. Presenters were Sarah Dawn Finer, Kodjo Akolor, Marika Carlsson and Eric Saade. Edward af Sillén returned as a consultant and adviser, producing various interval acts for the hosts. The winner of the contest is John Lundvik with the song " Too Late for Love". He represented Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 in Tel Aviv, Israel, finishing in 5th place. Format Melodifestivalen 2019, organised by Sveriges Television (SVT), was the eighteenth consecutive edition of the contest in which the competition took place in different cities across Sweden. The four heats were held at the Scandinavium in Gothenburg (2 February), the Malmö Arena in Malmö (9 February), the Tegera Arena in Leksand (16 February) and the Sparbanken Lidköping Arena in Lidköping (23 February). The Second Chance round took place at the Rosvalla Nyköp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lina Hedlund
Lina Maria Hedlund (born 28 March 1978) is a Swedish singer and member of the pop group Alcazar (band), Alcazar. She also has a solo career. Career Hedlund was born in Bollnäs. She has participated in Melodifestivalen a number of times, in Melodifestivalen 2002 along with her sister, singer Hanna Hedlund with the song "Big Time Party", in Melodifestivalen 2003 as a solo singer, and in Melodifestivalen 2009, Melodifestivalen 2010, 2010 and Melodifestivalen 2014, 2014 as a member of the pop trio Alcazar. In late 2003 Lina released the single "Lady Bump". In 2007, Hedlund joined the pop group Alcazar after the departure of Magnus Carlsson and Annika Kjærgaard; her first gig with the group was at the G-A-Y nightclub in London, UK. Her first music single with the group was "We Keep On Rockin". In 2011 Hedlund made her first appearance as a TV presenter in the musical gameshow ''Copycat Singers'' broadcast on TV3 (Sweden), TV3. She has also been the host of the web series ''Sweden ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victorious (Lina Hedlund Song)
"Victorious" is a song by Swedish singer Lina Hedlund Lina Maria Hedlund (born 28 March 1978) is a Swedish singer and member of the pop group Alcazar (band), Alcazar. She also has a solo career. Career Hedlund was born in Bollnäs. She has participated in Melodifestivalen a number of times, in M .... The song was performed for the first time in Melodifestivalen 2019, where it made it to the final. Expressen. Retrieved 8 March 2019. This was Hedlund's first Melodifestivalen solo entry since 2003 with "Nothing Can Stop Me". Charts References 2019 singles[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cry (Dotter Song)
"Cry" is a song recorded by Swedish singer Dotter. The song was released as a digital download on 17 February 2018 and peaked at number 59 on the Swedish Singles Chart. It took part in Melodifestivalen 2018, and placed sixth in the third semi-final on 17 February 2018. It was written by Dotter along with Thomas G:son, Linnea Deb Linnéa Mary Hansdotter Deb (née Sporre; born 23 July 1977), known professionally as Linnea Deb, is a Swedish singer, songwriter and record producer. She has worked with artists such as Fifth Harmony, JoJo, MiC Lowry and Akon. Deb is signed to ..., and Peter Boström. Charts Release history References 2018 singles 2017 songs English-language Swedish songs Melodifestivalen songs of 2018 Swedish pop songs Warner Music Group singles Songs written by Thomas G:son Songs written by Linnea Deb Songs written by Peter Boström Songs written by Dotter (singer) Dotter songs {{2018-single-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melodifestivalen 2018
Melodifestivalen 2018 was the 58th edition of the Swedish music competition Melodifestivalen, which selected Sweden's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2018. The competition was organised by Sveriges Television (SVT) and took place over a six-week period between 3 February and 10 March 2018. The format of the competition consists of 6 shows: 4 heat rounds, a second chance round and a final. An initial 28 entries were selected for the competition through three methods: an open call for song submissions, direct invitations to specific artists and songwriters and a wildcard given to one of the artists that participated in the ''Svensktoppen nästa'' competition organised by Sveriges Radio P4. The 28 competing entries were divided into four heats, with seven compositions in each. From each heat, the songs that earn first and second place qualify directly to the final, while the songs that place third and fourth proceed to the Second Chance round. The bottom three ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
