Anton Kim Ewald (born August 7, 1993) is a Swedish singer and dancer. He has participated in

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several times as both a background dancer and singer.

Career

Ewald began his career as a background dancer at

. In

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, he danced behind

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when she competed in the third semi-final in Leksand with "

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". In

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he was a dancer and choreographer behind

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in his song " Amazing". He also danced and choreographed

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number "Aldrig aldrig" ("Never Never") during the same year's competition. Ewald participated in

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, the selection process for picking the Swedish entry to the

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with the song "

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" written by

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, Anton Malmberg Hård af Segerstad.Svt.se: Anton Ewald page
After his semi-final performance on 9 February 2013, he placed third and was given a chance to take part in the "Second chance" round that was held in Löfbergs Lila Arena in

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to qualify for the national final. Ewald choreographed the appearance himself. At the Second Chance round held on 2 March 2013, he qualified for the national final in

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on 9 March after a final duel with

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and his song "

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". Ewald became one of just two acts from the Second Chance round to qualify for the final, the other qualifier being

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with his song "

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". In the final of Melodifestivalen 2013 on 9 March 2013, Ewald finished fourth. After Melodifestivalen he released two music singles, "Begging" and "Can't Hold Back", and two EPs, ''A'' and ''A-coustic''. Anton participated once again in

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, performing the song "Natural" in the fourth and last semi-final on 22 February. He made it to the final where he came in tenth place. In 2015 he published with the Italian producer D.j. Mirko B. the single "Higher" dance. He participated in

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with the song "New Religion", when he qualified for the finale, scheduled for 13 March 2021 where he placed 11th.These are Sweden’s contenders for the Eurovision Song Contest
The Local Retrieved 11 March 2021

Discography

Extended plays

Singles

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ewald, Anton English-language singers from Sweden Swedish-language singers Swedish pop singers Melodifestivalen contestants 1993 births Living people 21st-century Swedish singers 21st-century Swedish male singers