Anna Cornelia Jakobsdotter Samuelsson (born 9 March 1992), known professionally as Cornelia Jakobs, is a Swedish singer and songwriter. She is best known for representing Sweden in the

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with the song " Hold Me Closer", placing fourth in the final.

Biography

Early life

Jakobs was born in

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, Stockholm County, and grew up in Stockholm. The daughter of

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' singer Jakob Samuel and Fia Lönnborn, she first entered music by auditioning for ''

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''; she received some media attention after being mocked by the judges.

2011–2021: Love Generation and songwriting

She started her music career as a member of the girl group Love Generation, who participated in Melodifestivalen 2011 and

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. Love Generation's 2011 entry "Dance Alone" peaked at number 26 on the . Cornelia, Love Generation 2010

In 2020, Jakobs composed and performed the song "Weight of the World" which became the soundtrack for the

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series . She participated in

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as a songwriter for the song "Best of Me" performed by

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2022–present: Melodifestivalen and Eurovision

In 2022, Jakobs went solo as a singer and participated in

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with the song " Hold Me Closer", which qualified for the final and later won with 146 points, thus earning her the right to represent Sweden in the

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. In the final she finished in fourth place overall, with 438 points.

Discography

Singles

Awards

Notes

References

External links

Official home page
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