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with the song "

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Biography

Victor Crone was born and raised in Österåker, Sweden. He started playing guitar and writing songs at the age of 15. When he was 18 he moved to

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and

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to write songs with acclaimed artists such as

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and

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. He performed in some international music conference centers of Los Angeles and he also released a song "Jimmy Dean" under his name ''Vic Heart''. In 2015, Victor released his debut single "Burning Man". He participated in

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, featuring in the

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song "

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", which failed to qualify from the Andra Chansen round, losing to

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. On 16 February 2019, Victor Crone won the Estonian national selection ''

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'' with the song "

" and he received the right to represent Estonia in the

, held in

, Israel. On 15 May, he qualified to the final. In the final Victor Crone placed 20th. In November 2019, it was revealed that Crone joined the 2020 lineup for

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. With his song, " Troubled Waters", he qualified to the finale from the fourth semifinal. He finished in ninth place, scoring a total of 57 points. In November 2022, Crone was revealed to compete in

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with the song, "Diamonds". During the second round of the first heat, Crone placed second with 80 points and advanced to the second chance semi final, where he placed sixth overall with 28 points and was eliminated.

Discography

Studio albums

Singles

References

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