Hans Olle Lennart Andersson (born 28 January 1948) is a Swedish
country singer
Country (also called country and western) is a genre of popular music that originated in the Southern and Southwestern United States in the early 1920s. It primarily derives from blues, church music such as Southern gospel and spirituals, ...
and songwriter, whose albums had chart success in Sweden during the 1980s.
He took part in
Melodifestivalen 2015
Melodifestivalen 2015 was the Swedish music competition that selected Sweden's 55th entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2015. Måns Zelmerlöw won with the song " Heroes". The hosts for the show were Sanna Nielsen (winner of Melodifestivalen 20 ...
in a bid to represent Sweden in
Eurovision Song Contest 2015
The Eurovision Song Contest 2015 was the 60th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Vienna, Austria, following the country's victory at the with the song "Rise Like a Phoenix" by Conchita Wurst. Organised by the European Broa ...
with "
Guld och gröna skogar". He came 3rd in semi-final 4, which took place on 28 February 2015 in Örebro, and qualified for the Second Chance round (Andra chansen) on 7 March 2015, where he dueled against
Kristin Amparo
Kristin Viktoria Amparo Sundberg (born 1 December 1983) is a Swedish singer. She attended Adolf Fredrik's Music School in Stockholm. She participated in season 1 of the Swedish ''X Factor'' in 2012, which was broadcast on TV4, where she made it ...
. He won the duel and thus went to the final, where he finished 4th with at total of 78 points, of which 10 came from the international juries and the remaining 68 from the voters in Sweden.
On 30 September 2016,
Sveriges Television (SVT) announced that Andersson will host all six shows of
Melodifestivalen 2017
Melodifestivalen 2017 was the 57th edition of the Swedish music competition Melodifestivalen, which selected Sweden's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2017. The competition was organised by Sveriges Television (SVT) and took place over a s ...
alongside
Clara Henry and
David Lindgren.
Discography
Albums
Singles
References
External links
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1948 births
Living people
Swedish guitarists
Male guitarists
Swedish male singers
Swedish country singers
Melodifestivalen contestants of 2015
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