Mimmi Linnéa Marianne Sandén (born 25 December 1995), also known by the stage name Mimi (stylized in

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) is a Swedish singer and actor who came to fame by becoming 1st runner up in the television show Talang 2007 ''(Sweden's Got Talent)''.

Biography

As a student Sandén attended the

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in Stockholm. She performed the songs "

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", "

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" and " Tonight Is What It Means to Be Young"/" Holding Out for a Hero". By media she has been described to be similar to

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. But her career started in 2002 when she was cast in the theatre version of ''Fem myror är fler än fyra elefanter'' where she played between 2002 and 2003, she also during the same time joined

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's Christmas show which toured around Sweden. On 28 July 2007, she performed on ''Sommarkrysset'' on TV4. Since late 2007, Mimmi has had a television show on TV4 called ''Mimmi & Mojje'' together with Morgan Johansson, and by 2009, the fifth season of the popular show was broadcast on TV4. The fifth season of ''Mimmi & Mojje'' was taped on

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. Mimmi came in third place at the talent-show Stjärnskott 2008 where she performed the song "Enough is Enough" along with Ellen Jonsson, she also came second in Idrestjärnan 2008. During the summer of 2008, Sandén had a role in the musical ''Hujeda mej vá många sånger'' along with notable singers like Linus Wahlgren, Hanna Hedlund, Ola Forssmed, Bianca Wahlgren-Ingrosso, Benjamin Wahlgren, Frida Sandén, Vendela Palmgren, and Josefine Götestam. In early 2009, it was revealed that due to the success of the musical another summer of the musical would be done during the summer of 2009. Mimmi is the younger sister of singer

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who represented Sweden in the

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and Frida Sandén who represented Sweden in the

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. Mimmi become the third Sandén sister to represent Sweden in the contest, where she performed the song "Du" in the

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. This was not the first time Mimmi stood on stage in the

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as she was in the choir behind her sister Molly along with other sister Frida Sandén during her performance in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2006. Molly then as a favour was in the choir during the Talang 2007 final when Mimmi performed. She also is featured on

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's 2017 song Call Me.

TV appearances

*2007 – Talang 2007 *2007 – Mimmi och Mojje *2007 – Mimmi och Mojje på Turne *2008 – Mimmi och Mojje i Karibien *2008 – Mimmi och Mojje i fjällen *2009 – Mimmi och Mojje – Den mystiska Mallorcapärlan *2009 –

*2011 – Mimmi & Mojje – Vampyrernas återkomst

References

External links

Official website
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