Robin Bengtsson (born 27 April 1990) is a Swedish singer who took part in Swedish

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. He represented Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 in

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with the song "

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" finishing in 5th place.

Career

Bengtsson was born in Svenljunga. He finished third behind winner

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and runner-up Alice Svensson in ''

''. In mid-2009, he was signed by Merion Music label releasing the single "Another Lover's Gone". Bengtsson was also a guest of Katrin Zytomierska's programs ''Idol 2008: Eftersnack'' and ZTV program ''Sexuellt''. In 2010, Bengtsson took part in the charity song "Wake Up World" for "Hjälp Haiti" with Karl Martindahl and Daniel "The Moniker" Karlsson and also performed the song "Long Long Night" with

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(known from the TV reality program '' Made in Sweden''. In 2010, Robin Bengtsson participated in the Swedish/Scandinavian version of ''Wipeout'', reaching the final round and finishing second. He participated in

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with the song " Constellation Prize" and placed fifth. Bengtsson came back in

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with the song "

" and won the competition. He represented Sweden in the

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in Kyiv. He performed in the first semi-final on 9 May, and qualified for the final. In the final, he placed fifth. He participated as a celebrity dancer in Let's Dance 2019, which was broadcast on

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. Bengtsson's partner in the competition was

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. The pair placed fifth overall. Bengtsson took part in

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with the song " Take a Chance".Robin Bengtsson and The Mamas to Melodifestivalen final
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on 1 February. Bengtsson qualified directly for the final in Stockholm, which took place on 7 March. He finished in eighth place, scoring a total of 63 points. He returned to Melodifestivalen in

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with the song "

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". He came second in the first round on 5 February 2022, qualifying directly to the final. At the final on 12 March 2022, he finished in eleventh place with 34 points. The song went to #10 on the Swedish charts.

Discography

References

External links

Robin Bengtsson MySpaceRobin Bengtsson TwitterRobin Bengtsson page on LastFM
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