Emma Clara Idun Klingenström (born 21 February 1995) is a

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singer-songwriter. She started her music career in 2010 and 2015 after winning the

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region final of the music competition Musik Direkt.

Career

In 2010, Klingenström participated in the web wildcard contest of

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with the song "Mr Lonely Man" and made it among the top 100 entries. Klingenström won the Gotland region of the music competition Svensktoppen nästa, held by

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with the song "It Makes Me Crazy" in 2012. Klingenström participated in

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with the song " Behöver inte dig idag" which she co-wrote with

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and David Lindgren Zacharias, advancing to the ''Andra chansen'' round. She then made it to the final held on 13 March. In the Swedish final she finished in fifth place. On 13 August 2021, Clara released her new personal single 'Liv' one year after her father's death. The song reached 18th place on ITunes Charts. In 2021, Clara won the Swedish music award Rockbjörnen. In 2024, she will again participate in

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with the song "Aldrig mer", also co-written with Ljunggren and Lindgren Zacharias.

Discography

Studio albums

* ''Claras dagbok'' (2021)

Singles

Notes

References

Living people 1995 births 21st-century Swedish women singers Swedish women songwriters Swedish-language singers Melodifestivalen contestants of 2021 {{Sweden-bio-stub