The Mamas are a Swedish-American pop and

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group. They won Melodifestivalen 2020 with their single "

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", which reached number one in Sweden in March 2020.

Career

The group consists of Ashley Haynes (born 19 January 1987 in Washington, D.C.), Loulou LaMotte (born 16 April 1981 in Malmö) and Dinah Yonas Manna (born 5 September 1981 in Stockholm). Founding member Paris Renita left the group in 2019. As a four-piece, the group provided backing vocals for

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's Melodifestivalen 2019 entry " Too Late for Love". Lundvik went on to win the competition and got to represent Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 held in Tel Aviv, Israel, with the Mamas continuing to provide backing vocals. The song finished 5th in the grand final on 18 May 2019. In late 2019, it was announced that the Mamas (without Paris Renita) would take part in

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in 2020, this time in their own right with their entry "

". They performed in the first heat on 1 February 2020 in Linköping, and qualified directly for the final that took place on 7 March 2020 in the Friends Arena in Stockholm.Robin Bengtsson and The Mamas to Melodifestivalen final
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. They returned the following year and participated in Melodifestivalen 2021 with the song " In the Middle". They performed in the fourth heat on 27 February 2021 and qualified directly for the final which was held on 13 March 2021 at the Annexet in Stockholm. The Mamas finished in 3rd place in the final with a total of 106 points. The Mamas played on the Swedish Socialdemocratic Workers Party international workers day celebrations in May 2021. In November 2021, they released their third EP ''Won't Let the Sun Go Down''. In April 2023, the Mamas announced that they would go on indefinite hiatus to pursue their solo careers.

Discography

Extended plays

Singles

Other charted songs

Notes

References

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