Louise "Loulou" Lamotte (born 16 April 1981) is a Swedish singer of American descent. Since 2019 she has been a member of the vocal group The Mamas.

Career

Lamotte is a member of the singer-songwriter band Soulectric. She has also written and sung with noted Swedish singers such as

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, , singer Pauline and . Lamotte also contributed to the released record ''Höj din röst vol. 2''. Loulou Lamotte was a contestant on the Swedish ''

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'' on

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Melodifestivalen 2013

In 2013, she was in the backing vocals alongside

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in the

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song "

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" performed at the

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in the Swedish selection process for

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. Although the song failed to make it to the finals after a duel elimination round won by

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and his song "

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", the song gained great popularity with the Swedish public and the single was released immediately after the competition reaching number 4 on

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, the official Swedish Singles Chart.

Melodifestivalen 2019

Lamotte, now as a member of the vocal group The Mamas, was one of the choirgirls behind John Lundvik in Melodifestivalen 2019 with the song " Too Late For Love". Lundvik won and got to represent Sweden in the

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, where he and The Mamas placed fifth in the final.

Melodifestivalen 2020

Along with The Mamas, Lamotte participated in

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with the song "

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". In the first semifinal the group qualified for the 7 March final in the Friends Arena. The Mamas won Melodifestivalen with 137 points and was planned to represent Sweden in the

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, but the contest was canceled due to the

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Discography

Singles

Solo Featured in

Notes

References

External links

Loulou Lamotte Myspace
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