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Lilla Melodifestivalen
(known as ''MGP Junior'' in 2002) was a Swedish televised song competition for children aged 8 to 15, organised by (SVT). The competing songs were primarily in Swedish and written by the participants themselves. History In 2002 and again from 2006 to 2009, it was used to select the entry to represent Sweden in Melodi Grand Prix Nordic, a song contest between Scandinavian countries. Between – and –, the winners participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest (JESC) instead, a similar competition with countries across Europe. In 2006, SVT withdrew from JESC along with Denmark and Norway and revived MGP Nordic. In 2010, SVT returned to the Junior Eurovision Song Contest, although the entrant was selected internally. returned in 2012, with the winner being decided by only a jury. In 2015, was cancelled to focus on a new singing contest called . If Sweden were return to the Junior Eurovision Song Contest in the future, they would use a new selection format to repla ... [...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] |
Nanne Grönvall
Marianne Elisabeth Grönwall (, née ''Nordqvist''; born 18 May 1962), known by her stage name Nanne (), is a Swedish singer-songwriter. Biography Grönvall's musical career started in the 1980s group Sound of Music. The trio participated twice in the Swedish Eurovision Song Contest selections, Melodifestivalen, finishing fourth both times; in 1986 with "Eldorado" and in 1987 with "Alexandra". Over the following ten years, she established herself as a songwriter in Melodifestivalen, writing two songs for the 1992 competition and the 1995 runner-up "Det vackraste" ("The Most Beautiful Thing") performed by Cecilia Vennersten. From 1991 till 1997, she was a member of the group One More Time with her husband, Peter Grönvall, and Maria Rådsten. They won the Melodifestivalen 1996 final with the folk-ballad "Den vilda" (recorded in English as "The Wilderness Mistress"). It finished third (out of 23) in the Eurovision Song Contest 1996 behind Norway and winners Ireland. Boosted by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Behrang Miri
Seyed Behrang Miri ( fa, بهرنگ میری; born in Iran on 17 January 1984) is a Swedish rapper, songwriter and actor of Iranian origin. Early life He moved to Sweden with his parents in 1987 when he was just three. He grew up in Lund. In 2008, he took part in theater production ''Zlatans leende'' in Malmö City Theatre. The same year, he was picked as the face for MKB, Räddningstjänsten featured in ''City Malmö'' newspaper and named "Årets glädjespridare" by Malmö Municipality. In 2011 he won the Nationalencyklopedin's annual Kunskapspriset (Knowledge Awards) alongside Emerich Roth. Career He has been involved in a number of youth projects, in Skåne and later in Stockholm. In 2011, he became an artistic director of cultural activities for children for Kåldolmens Day events in Stockholm working with various cultural groups. On September 25, 2012, he used his position to demand removal of a number of books he deemed objectionable (racist, homophobic, etc.) including his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2012
The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2012 was the tenth edition of the annual Junior Eurovision Song Contest. It took place at the AFAS Live, Heineken Music Hall in Amsterdam, Netherlands on 1 December 2012. Dutch broadcaster AVRO (broadcaster), AVRO was the host broadcaster for the event. For the second time the Netherlands hosted the contest, after hosting the contest in Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2007, 2007 in Rotterdam. The show was hosted by Kim-Lian, Kim-Lian van der Meij for a second time, this time joined by Ewout Genemans. The motto for the contest was ''"Break The Ice"''. Twelve countries took part in the contest, making it the smallest number of countries participating in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest history, and equalling the number of countries participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 1970, 1970 Eurovision Song Contest held at RAI Amsterdam Convention Centre, RAI Congrescentrum. Albania in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest, Albania and Azerbaijan in the J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Molly Sandén
Molly My Marianne Sandén (born 3 July 1992), also known by her middle name My Marianne, is a Swedish pop singer and voice actress. As a teenager, she represented Sweden in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest in 2006 and participated in Melodifestivalen in 2009, 2012, and 2016. Her sisters Frida and Mimmi are also singers. In 2018, Sandén released her third studio album, ''Större''. Her fourth studio album was released in early 2019, called ''Det bästa kanske inte hänt än.'' Biography Molly My Marianne Sandén was born in Stockholm. She attended the Adolf Fredrik's Music School. She then attended the gymnasium school Rytmus Music High School, from which she graduated in spring 2011. Sandén practised and wrote music at Helges song studio in Gävle, where she also became a member of the band Helges All Stars with Alice Svensson, Amy Diamond, Zara Larsson, and her sisters Frida and Mimmi. Career 2006–2007: ''Junior Eurovision Song Contest'' Sandén represented Sweden at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ulrik Munther
Jens ''Ulrik'' Munther (born 18 February 1994) is a Swedish singer-songwriter, actor and multi-instrumentalist signed to Universal Music Sweden. His debut studio album ''Ulrik Munther'', was released on 24 August 2011 and peaked to number 1 in Sweden. His second studio album ''Rooftop'', was released on 6 March 2013 and peaked to number 4 in Sweden. Early life Munther started very young playing in different youth rock bands around Kungsbacka, just outside Göteborg. After playing rock covers for some time, he started writing his own material and toured extensively promoting his YouTube songs. He also appeared on a number of Swedish television shows. Career 2009: Lilla Melodifestivalen / MGP Nordic At age 15, he took part in ''Lilla Melodifestivalen'', a national Swedish competition for young singers to qualify to the ''MGP Nordic'' (Melody Grand Prix Nordic) competition with his own song "En vanlig dag" ("An Ordinary Day"). After winning the Swedish contest, he went on to win t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ola Lindholm
Ola Henrik Lindholm (born 5 November 1970) is a Swedish television personality from Karlshamn, Blekinge County. He has been the host of several popular television shows in Sweden, including ''Skrotslaget'', ''Ola 21:30'', ''Söndagsöppet'', ''Riktig talkshow'', ''Myror i brallan'', '' Wild Kids'', ''Glasklart'', and Melodifestivalen 2004. Lindholm was the editor in chief of the popular Swedish children's magazine '' Kamratposten'' from 2006 to 2011. He currently lives in Lidingö with his wife and son. Career Lindholm began his television career in the mid-1990s. Up until 2003, he had hosted such television shows as ''Myror i brallan'', ''Ola 21:30'', ''Skrotslaget'', ''Riktig talkshow'', and ''Söndagsöppet''. In 2004, he was chosen to host that year's version of Melodifestivalen, an annual music competition and the most popular television program in Sweden. The following year, Lindholm hosted the first season of Swedish reality show '' Wild Kids''. Described as a children' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MGP Nordic 2008
Melodi Grand Prix Nordic 2008 was the fourth Nordic Melodi Grand Prix, a Scandinavian song contest for children aged 8 to 15. The contest was held on November 29, 2008 in Aarhus, Denmark and the participating countries were Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Finland. Each country submitted two songs to participate in the first round with the top placing entry from each country proceeding to the super-final. The winner of the MGP Nordic 2008 was Norway's The BlackSheeps with " Oro jaska beana". Format Each country partakes in a national selection for MGP Nordic. The top two songs from each country proceed to MGP Nordic. Eight songs participate in the contest to make it more substantial. All eight songs in the Final are performed. After the eight songs have been performed the Scandinavian countries vote for their favourite. After the voting has closed, the top song from each participating country is announced. The top four songs then sing again in the Super Final. The Scandinavian countr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nassim Al Fakir
Stefan Nassim Al Fakir ( ar, نسيم الفقير; born 21 March 1977) is a Swedish musician, presenter, comedian, master of ceremonies, moderator and lecturer for children and adolescents. Al Fakir is the host of children programme ''Bolibompa'' on Swedish television SVT inside the block ''Bobster''. He plays drums and has played in several bands, often with his younger brother Salem Al Fakir. Career Al Fakir's television career began on TV4's digital channels before joining SVT's ''Bolipompa''. Prior to this he was doing fashion shows and advertising jobs for different agencies. Since 2007, Nassim Al Fakir gained visibility as the host of the youth program Anaconda on Swedish radio-television UR / SVT. In 2008, and 2009 he served as host for '' Vi i femman'' and Lilla Melodifestivalen in 2008. Before Christmas 2008, he presented the popular show '' Julkalendern i Sveriges Television'' (''Sveriges Television's Christmas calendar''). In April–May 2011, he starred in the mus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MGP Nordic 2007
The MGP Nordic 2007 song competition for children was held in Oslo, Norway, on 24 November 2007. It was the third time a Nordic Melodi Grand Prix competition was held. Participating countries were Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Finland. 2007 also marked the first time that Finland participated. The debuting country was represented by Yle Fem, the Swedish-speaking division of Yle. As a result, Finland's songs were sung in Swedish rather than Finnish. Organization One song from each country will win a place in the 'super final', whereupon a winner will be announced. Winners were determined only by televoting. Each country has a total of 10,000 points to give to others, and these points are distributed according to the percentage each country gets votes. National selections *Norway decided: 2 June 2007 *Denmark decided: 15 September 2007 *Sweden decided: 5 October 2007 *Finland decided: 2 November 2007 Final Each of the Scandinavia Scandinavia; Sámi languages: /. ( ) is ... [...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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benjamin Ingrosso
Benjamin Daniele Wahlgren Ingrosso (born 14 September 1997) is a Swedish singer, songwriter and record producer. As a child, he appeared in the leading role in several musicals, and in 2006 he won Lilla Melodifestivalen with the song "Hej Sofia". He won the celebrity dancing TV show ''Let's Dance 2014'', and has competed twice in Melodifestivalen in Melodifestivalen 2017, 2017 and Melodifestivalen 2018, 2018 respectively. He won in 2018 and represented Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018, with the song "Dance You Off". Early life Ingrosso's mother Pernilla Wahlgren is a singer, and his father Emilio Ingrosso is a restaurateur. He is a self-taught pianist and guitarist. Career 2006–2013: Lilla Melodifestivalen 2006, singing and acting Ingrosso has acted in several musicals and plays such as ''Nils Karlsson Pyssling''. He won the Lilla Melodifestivalen in 2006 with the song "Hej Sofia", and he represented Sweden in MGP Nordic 2006 in Stockholm, where he placed fourth. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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