Renaida Kebyera Braun (born 14 August 1997), sometimes known simply as Renaida, is a Swedish singer. She first began her singing career participating in ''

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'' which was broadcast on

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, where she placed sixth. Afterwards, she began performing in the musical ''

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''. Braun competed in

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with the song " All the Feels", and qualified to Andra Chansen from the first semi-final. She was drawn in a duel with singer Olivia Eliasson for a place in the final, and won, therefore qualifying to the Grand Final, where she finished in ninth place. In October 2019, Braun revealed that she had been diagnosed with

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. The following month she stated that her cancer was successfully removed from her neck, and she will not need to undergo any further treatments.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Braun, Renaida 1997 births Idol (Swedish TV series) participants Living people People from Nyköping Municipality Swedish adoptees Tanzanian emigrants to Sweden Swedish pop singers 21st-century Swedish singers 21st-century Swedish women singers Melodifestivalen contestants of 2018