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with her song "

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", one point behind

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. In

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, where she competed with the song " Little Tot", she placed fourth with 105 points.

Career

Dotter was born on 10 June 1987 in

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. She later moved to

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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

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lifestyle. She cites her major musical influences as

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, and

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. Her debut single "My Flower" was released in 2014, and she later performed at ''

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'' which was broadcast on SVT. Dotter co-wrote the song "

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for

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. It went on to place fourth in the final. The following year, Dotter competed as a soloist in

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with the song "

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". Despite being a favourite to win the competition, she placed sixth in her semi-final and was eliminated. She co-wrote the song "

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. It went on to place eleventh in the final. In the same festival Dotter performed the duet " Walk with Me" along with

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as an interval act during the Second Chance round. She returned as a performer one year later, competing in

with the song "

"; Dotter competed in the second semi-final on 8 February, where she qualified directly for the final. She finished in second place, scoring a total of 136 points, one point behind the winning song. She took part again in

, with the song " Little Tot". She qualified directly for the final from the second semi-final, alongside

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. Despite being an early favourite to win the contest, she placed fourth in the final. She is credited as a backing vocalist on the studio version of the at the

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, " I Am What I Am", a song co-written by her fiancée Dino Medanhodžić and sung by

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. She also announced the points on behalf of the Swedish jury at the contest.

Personal life

Dotter is

and is an

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activist. She speaks four languages:

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, and Bosnian. She is engaged to Bosnian-Swedish musician Dino Medanhodžić and gave birth to a daughter on 12 October 2022. Her pregnancy was publicly revealed during her appearance at the 2022 Eurovision Song Contest as the Swedish spokesperson to announce the 12-point score from the Swedish jury.

Discography

Singles

References

Notes

External links

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