Molly My Marianne Sandén (born 3 July 1992), also known by her middle name My Marianne, is a

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pop singer and voice actress. As a teenager, she represented Sweden in the

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in 2006 and participated in

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, and

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. Her sisters

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and Mimmi are also singers. In 2018, Sandén released her third studio album, ''Större''. Her fourth studio album was released in early 2019, called ''Det bästa kanske inte hänt än.''

Biography

Molly My Marianne Sandén was born in

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. She attended the

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. She then attended the gymnasium school Rytmus Music High School, from which she graduated in spring 2011. Sandén practised and wrote music at Helges song studio in

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, where she also became a member of the band Helges All Stars with

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, and her sisters

and Mimmi.

Career

2006–2007: ''Junior Eurovision Song Contest''

Sandén represented Sweden at the

in 2006, singing "Det finaste någon kan få". She came third, which remains Sweden's best result. She appeared in SVT's New Years' celebrations on 31 December 2006, which was broadcast live from

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. She also won the talent competition "Stellar Shots". She performed a

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with

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in the song "Julens tid är här" ("Christmas time is here") on his

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'' Spår i snön'' in 2006. Sandén also met

Markoolio Marko Kristian "Markoolio" Lehtosalo (born 1 January 1975 in Lahti, Finland) is a Swedish-Finnish multi-platinum selling recording artist, singer, musician, songwriter, actor, and comedian. His stage name Markoolio is a portmanteau of his first ...

and sang with him during this period, on his new album called ''Snow at Christmas rock''. In summer 2007, Sandén participated in Diggiloo along with

Lasse Holm Lars-Eric Gustav "Lasse" Holm (born 9 December 1943) is a Swedish singer, songwriter and television host. Holm has also hosted and appeared in several television shows. As singer Since childhood, he was interested in music and was a member of ...

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Lotta Engberg Anna Charlotte "Lotta" Engberg (born Pedersen; 5 March 1963) is a Swedish singer. She represented Sweden in Eurovision Song Contest 1987 with " Boogaloo" after winning Melodifestivalen 1987. She also tried many times in Melodifestivalen in 1984 ...

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, Thomas Pettersson, Jan Johansen,

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, Benjamin Wahlgren and Magnus Johansson. She sang a duet with

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on a Swedish version of "

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" from the

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film ''

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''. They also sang in the

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final ahead of the

in 2007. The previous year, Sandén was chosen to present the Swedish votes during the contest.

2008–2016: ''Melodifestivalen,'' and ''Like No One's Watching''

Sandén appeared on ''

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'' on 11 April 2008 with Magnus Bäcklund. In summer 2008, she participated again in Diggiloo with Lasse Holm, Linda Bengtzing, Lotta Engberg, Thomas Pettersson,

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, Stefan and Kim and Magnus Johansson. A compilation CD was released and included her performances of "

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" and "Gabriella's song". Her

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's song "Den underbara dagen du kommer hem" was used in advertisements for the fast food chain Sibylla in 2008. Also in 2008, Sandén participated with

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, Jan Johansen, Johan Boding and

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in ''Sun, Wind & Water'', a tribute to

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. The same year, she and Brandur released a Swedish version of the song " Right Here, Right Now" from ''

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''. She participated in the celebrity dancing competition '' Let's Dance'' in 2010, which was broadcast on

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; she placed fourth. In the 2009 Melodifestivalen, Sandén qualified for the grand final with her song "Så vill stjärnorna" but finished last with only two points, which were awarded by the international jury. Sandén entered the Melodifestivalen again in

, again qualifying for the final with her song "

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", for which she finished in fifth place. In August 2013, Sandén announced the debut of her online clothing brand, 'My by Molly'. She released the EP titled ''Like No One's Watching'' on 12 June 2015. It includes the hit singles "Freak", "Phoenix" and "Like No One’s Watching". In November 2015, it was announced that Sandén was to participate in the Melodifestivalen for the third time in

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. She performed in the fourth heat in

on 27 February with the song "Youniverse", which she co-wrote with

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and John Alexis. She qualified from the semi-finals to the final on 12 March. In the final, she placed sixth with the juries and televoting and also placed sixth overall.

2017–2019: ''Större'', and ''Det bästa kanske inte hänt än''

Sandén released the studio album ''Större'' through Sony on 27 April 2018. It contains six singles. It peaked at number four in Sweden. Sandén's fourth studio album, ''Det bästa kanske inte hänt än,'' was released on 29 May 2019 under the Sony label. The album contains nine tracks, including two singles and one promotional single. The album peaked at number two on the Swedish album chart.

2020–present: ''Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga'' and ''Dom ska veta''

In the

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musical film '' Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga'', released in 2020, Sandén lent her voice to all songs performed by the character Sigrit Ericksdóttir, played by

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in the film. The film's

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, on which Sandén is heavily featured, was nominated for Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media at the

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. The song " Husavik (My Hometown)" was nominated for

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at the

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. ''Dom ska veta'', Sandén's third studio album in Swedish, was released on 7 May 2021 and was preceded by three singles: "Jag mår bra nu" with

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, "Kärlek slutar alltid med bråk", and "Nån annan nu".

Personal life

Sandén dated

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from 2007 to 2012. Sandén was in a relationship with

from February 2013 to 2019, and they were formerly engaged. On 28 September 2012, she announced that she had been diagnosed with

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after collapsing while on a trip to

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, Spain. On January 2023, Sandén announced that she was pregnant with her first child.

Discography

Albums

Studio albums

Soundtrack albums

Extended plays

Singles

As lead artist

As featured artist

Other charted songs

Filmography

Film

* 2011: '' Tangled (Sweden)'' as Rapunzel * 2020: '' Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga'' as Sigrit Ericksdóttir (vocals for singing scenes)

Television

*2019: ''

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'' as "Singer at funeral"

Awards and nominations

* 2012:

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– Winner "Blog rocket of the year" * 2012:

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– Nominated "Female live artist of the year"(lost to

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) *2020:

– Winner "Female live artist of the year" *2020: P3 Guld

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– Winner "Guldmicken" *2020: P3 Guld

– Winner "Pop of the Year" for "Det bästa kanske inte hänt än" *2020:

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– Nominated "Song of the Year" for "Rosa Himmel" *2020:

– Nominated "Lyricist of the Year" for "Det bästa kanske inte hänt än" *2020:

– Winner "Album of the Year" for "Det bästa kanske inte hänt än" *2020:

– Winner "Artist of the Year" *2020:

– Winner "Pop of the Year" for "Det bästa kanske inte hänt än" *2021:

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– Nominated " Best Original Song in a Feature Film" for " Husavik"

References

Notes

Sources

External links

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