Charlotte Perrelli

Perrelli in 2017

Background information
Birth name| Anna Jenny Charlotte Nilsson
Also known as| Charlotte Nilsson
Born|  (1974-10-07) 7 October 1974 (age 49)
Hovmantorp, Sweden
Genres|

* Dansband (up to 1999)
* disco
* pop
* schlager

Occupation(s)|

* Singer
* television host
* author
* actress
* entrepreneur

Instrument(s)| Vocals, piano, guitar
Years active| 1987–present
Labels| Stockhouse (1999–2008, 2009–present)
Universal Music (2008)
Website| www.charlotteperrelli.com

Musical artist

Anna Jenny Charlotte Perrelli (Swedish: [ɧaˈɭɔtː pɛˈrɛ̌lːɪ]; née Nilsson; born 7 October 1974),[1] known until 2003 by her maiden name, is a Swedish singer and television host. Under her maiden name, she won the 1999 Melodifestivalen and subsequently that year's Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Take Me to Your Heaven".

Since 1999 Perrelli has released seven albums and multiple singles. She once again won Melodifestivalen 2008 and represented Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 with her song "Hero". She is one of Sweden's most popular female singers, often performing at Sweden's top shows. Throughout her career, she has worked with different types of music, ranging from dansband and schlager, via modern pop, to soulful ballads and jazz melodies.

## Biography[edit]

### 1987–1998[edit]

Born in Hovmantorp, in the southern Swedish province of Småland, at the age of thirteen Nilsson joined a local dansband, Bengt Ingvars,[2] which became "Bengt Ingvars med Charlotte".[2] After finishing her compulsory school education, she moved from Hovmantorp to the neighbouring town of Växjö where she attended the High School of Performing Arts.[3] She also became the lead singer of a band named Kendix.[4]

In 1994, Nilsson started singing with the well-established dansband Anders Engbergs. After two albums, she left them and joined the highly successful Wizex in 1997.[4] Larger venues and professional management increased the band's reputation. In 1998, the band was nominated for a Swedish Grammis (Grammy) for the album Mot nya mål, and the album Tusen och en natt that went gold.[5]

From 1997 to 1998 Nilsson starred as the instructor Millan Svensson in the Swedish soap opera Vita lögner.[6]

### 1999–2000[edit]

After winning that year's national Melodifestivalen, Nilsson went to Jerusalem to compete as the Swedish representative for the 1999 Eurovision Song Contest on 29 May with her song "Take Me to Your Heaven".[4][7] She won the contest with 163 points, making her the fourth Swedish representative to win the competition since Carola Häggkvist's victory in 1991, the Herreys brothers' in 1984 and ABBA's in 1974.[8][9]

Following her Eurovision success, Nilsson toured Europe and the Middle East, promoting her winning song. She also started working on her first solo album, Charlotte.[10] Later that year, she was voted Sweden's sexiest woman by the magazine Café. She later released "I Write You a Lovesong", together with debut album Charlotte, which was well received. She did not appear at the Eurovision Song Contest 2000 due to a dispute with Sveriges Television.[11]

### 2001–2003[edit]

In 2001 Nilsson released her second album, Miss Jealousy, a pop/rock album which included the top-20 hit single "You Got Me Going Crazy", written by Mårten Sandén, Johan Åberg and Paul Rein[12] as well as the radio hit "Light of My Life". Following the release, she promoted the album throughout Europe and New Zealand.[13][14]

Nilsson hosted the first semi-final of Melodifestivalen 2003 with Mark Levengood and Lena Philipsson.[15] In April 2003 she performed in Jesus Christ Superstar in Stockholm. In September she released a new single, "Broken Heart", which was followed up by the album Gone Too Long in June 2004. The album contained songs such as "Gone Too Long", "Flashdance" and "Million Miles Away".[16] Charlotte Nilsson changed her name to Charlotte Perrelli after her 2003 marriage, and has retained the surname since her 2009 divorce.[17]

### 2004–2007[edit]

After the success in Melodifestivalen 2003, Perrelli was once again asked to host Melodifestivalen 2004.[18] Perrelli, Peter Settman and Ola Lindholm ended up hosting the entire tour together. After the festival, Swedish TV4 offered her own show on the channel,[18] Super Troupers, a talent-show for kids.[19]

In mid-2004 she released her, until then, most successful album, Gone Too Long, which included songs by some of Sweden's top producers, including Jörgen Elofsson.[20] The album topped the Swedish top for weeks and contained hits such as "A Million Miles Away" and "Gone Too Long". In the summer, she joined Robert Wells, Jill Johnson and others on the Rhapsody in Rock-tour in mid-2004.[21] In the spring of 2005, she was a judge on Inför Eurovision, a TV show which previewed that year's Eurovision songs.[22]

In 2006, she released the album I din röst, in honour of the famous jazz singer Monica Zetterlund, which covered Zetterlund's most famous songs, along with some personal favorites and the soul ballad "I din röst", the title song written by Perrelli for the album.[23] The album was successful, and she performed many of the songs in Sweden's top shows such as Allsång på Skansen and Nationaldagen. She also co-hosted the TV show Tillsammans för världens barn in October, where she also performed "The Greatest Love of All".[24]

In May 2007 Perrelli was the Swedish expert in the Nordic preview show panel discussion about the Eurovision Song Contest.[25] In mid-2007 Perrelli toured Sweden with Diggiloo. She was joined by singers such as Linda Bengtzing, Lasse Holm, Molly Sandén, Lotta Engberg and Jan Johansen.[26] During the summer she released the love ballad "Som du" which she performed at the popular show Sommarkrysset.[27] During the autumn she released the single disco song "Jag är tillbaks" which she performed at the show Babban & Co.[28]

### 2008–2009[edit]

Perrelli performing at Överby Köpcenter, 5 April 2008.

On 15 March 2008, Perrelli performed at the Stockholm Globe Arena and won Melodifestivalen 2008 again with her song "Hero",[29] which topped the charts in Sweden for several weeks and became the most sold single of 2008 for a Swedish artist.[30] She went on to represent Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 in Belgrade, Serbia, where she advanced to the finals. Preparing for Eurovision, she went out on a big tour, performing at popular TV shows in 17 nations, in order to promote the song.[30]

On 14 April, Perrelli filmed the music video for "Hero" on location in Stockholm.[29] She also released her album titled Hero, which went on to go platinum in Sweden.[31] Despite being one of the favourites to win Eurovision,[32] it finished 18th out of 25 entries in the final, with 47 points in total. The song "Bullet" was subsequently released as a single, performing moderately on the Swedish charts.[33][34]

Perrelli started rehearsals for Rhapsody in Rock along with Wells, with whom she toured with during that summer. Perrelli and Wells performed a concert in Beijing, China during the 2008 Summer Olympics.[34] In August, it was revealed that Perrelli had signed a record deal with a Chinese record label; as a result, her album Hero was released in China.[34]

During the autumn, she worked on her Christmas album Rimfrostjul, which was released in November 2008.[35] She also performed on several of Sweden's top TV shows, such as Sommarkrysset, Victoriadagen and Nationaldagen. On 31 October 2008 Perrelli was a guest judge and coach for the remaining contestants on Idol 2008. In November and December, she promoted her Christmas album and toured Sweden.[36] In the beginning of 2009, she travelled to Beijing to perform in a series of TV shows. She worked as a judge on the Swedish show Talang 2009.[37]

### 2010–present[edit]

At the Schlager pride in Stockholm in July 2009, she announced that she would release a new album in 2010; however, this was later put forward to 2012.[38] Perrelli recorded a new single for the Swedish Royal Wedding in June 2010 together with pop singer Magnus Carlsson titled "Mitt livs gemål", which was very well received and performed throughout Sweden.[39] In August, she released a fitness book titled Kan du Kan jag. In December 2010, she toured Swedish churches with her material from Rimfrostjul. Perrelli continued as a judge on Talang 2010[40] and Talang 2011.[40] During the summer, she toured with Diggiloo once more. In November 2011, she confirmed that she would play Eva Peron in the Swedish version of the musical Evita at the Malmö Opera.[41] As a result, she released Don't cry for me Argentina as a single.

She participated in Melodifestivalen 2012 with the entry "The Girl" by Fredrik Kempe in a bid to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 in Baku, Azerbaijan.[42] In the fourth semi-final of the show, she came in fifth, and failed to qualify to the final.[43] Nonetheless, she released her seventh album titled The Girl, which contained eight new tracks, including "Little Braveheart", a duet with Belgian singer Kate Ryan.[44] Other hits include Just not tonight and No More Black & Blue. She also released her own perfume and shimmering lotion called The Girl.[45]

In the summer of 2012, she once again toured with Diggiloo. After this, she released her second fitness book.[46][47] In 2013, she released her second Christmas album titled Min barndoms jul and toured extensively in Scandinavia.

In 2015, she released the song Bröllopsvalsen which she performed at numerous events. The song is a tribute to her husband. She also released a book about pregnancy.

In 2017, she released the music album in Swedish titled Mitt liv.[48] She also toured with Diggiloo during the summers of 2014, 2015, 2017 and 2018.[49] In 2018, she appeared on Så mycket bättre which is broadcast on TV4.[50] She released her autobiography in October 2018 titled Flickan från Småland, which was also the name of her 2019 tour of Sweden.[51]

2019 saw Perrelli commentate for SVT at the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 in Israel beside Edward af Sillén, 20 years after winning the contest in the same country.[52]

She participated in Melodifestivalen 2021 with the song "Still Young" when she qualified for the finale, where she came 8th with 60 points. [53][54]

Perrelli performed as one of the interval acts in the second semi-final and final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 in Malmö.[55][56]

## Personal life[edit]

In August 2003 in Oscar's Church, Charlotte Nilsson married Stockholm-based Swedish–Italian restaurateur Nicola Ingrosso, her partner since 1996.[57] Their two sons were born in 2004 and 2005.[57] Much of Ingrosso's family boycotted the wedding amid a dispute that prompted Nicola and Charlotte to change their surnames to Perrelli, his mother's maiden name.[57][17] Nicola's brothers are Emilio, whose ex-wife Pernilla Wahlgren and son Benjamin are also singers; and Vito, whose son Sebastian is a member of Swedish House Mafia. After speculation in Swedish media that the couple were experiencing relationship issues, Perrelli and Ingrosso officially announced their separation in June 2008.[57][58] On 24 September 2009, the couple filed for divorce.[59]

Since 2012, Perrelli has been in a relationship with Anders Jensen. Perrelli gave birth to the couple's first child on 30 July 2013. In October 2018, she gave birth to her fourth child.[60]

## Discography[edit]

### Albums[edit]

All studio albums and their chart positions in the Swedish Top 60 (SWE).[61]

Year  | Information  | Peak positions  | Info, sales and certifications

|
|
|

SWE
[62]
1999  | Charlotte

* 1st solo album
* Released: 10 October 1999

| 3  |

* Language: English
* released in: Sweden
* Certification:

2001  | Miss Jealousy

* Released: 5 April 2001

| 32  |

* Language: English
* released in: Sweden
* Certification:

2004  | Gone Too Long

* Released: 30 June 2004

| 11  |

* Language: English
* released in: Sweden
* Format: CD
* Certification:

2006  | I din röst

* Released: 5 July 2006

| 29  |

* Language: Swedish
* released in: Sweden
* Certification:

2008  | Hero

* Released: 23 April 2008 (Sweden)
16 September 2008 (USA)

| 3  |

* Language: English
* Released in: Sweden, USA, Poland, China
* Certification: Platinum

2008  | Rimfrostjul

* Released: 10 November 2008

| 12  |

* Language: Swedish/English
* released in: Sweden
* Certification: –

2012  | The Girl

* Released: 14 March 2012

| 7  |

* Language: English
* Released in: Sweden
* Certification: –

2013  | Min barndoms jul

* Released: 20 November 2013

| 49  |

* Language: Swedish
* Released in: Sweden
* Certification: –

2017  | Mitt liv

* Released: 24 February 2017

|  |

* Language: Swedish
* Released in: Sweden
* Certification: Gold

### Singles[edit]

Year  | Title  | Peak  | Album

|
|
|

SWE
[62] | NOR
[63] | FIN
[64] | DEN
[65] | BEL
[66] | UK
[67] | NL
[68] | CH | HU
1999  | "Take Me to Your Heaven"  | 2  | 10  | \-  | \-  | 5  | 20  | 23  | \-  | \-  | Charlotte
"I Write You a Lovesong"  | 38  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-
2000  | "Damn You"  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-
2001  | "You Got Me Going Crazy"  | 20  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | Miss Jealousy
2003  | "Broken Heart"  | 7  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | Gone Too Long
2004  | "Million Miles Away"  | 11  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-
2006  | "I din röst"(promo single) | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | I din röst
2007  | "Jag är tillbaks"  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | Single only
2008  | "Hero"  | 1  | 20  | 18  | 24  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 65  | 4  | Hero
"Bullet"  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-
2012  | "The Girl"  | 7  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | The Girl
"Little Braveheart" (with Kate Ryan)  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-
"Just Not Tonight"  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-
2015  | "Bröllopsvalsen"  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | Singles only
2016  | "Här står jag"  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-
2016  | "Höstens sista blomma"  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | Mitt liv
2017  | "Mitt liv"  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-
2019  | "Diva to Diva" (with Dana International)  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | Singles only
2021  | "Still Young"  | 19
[69] | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-

### Soundtracks[edit]

Soundtracks containing Charlotte Perrelli songs.

* 2000: Livet är en schlager soundtrack – "Jag vill bara älska med dig"

### Compilations[edit]

Compilations containing Charlotte Perrelli songs.

* 1999: Absolute '99: The Best of 1999 – "Take Me to Your Heaven"
* 1999: Mr Music Hits – Vol 7, 1999 – "Take Me to Your Heaven"
* 1999: Maximum Dance – Vol 7, 1999 – "Take Me to Your Heaven"
* 1999: Absolute Music 30 – "Take Me to Your Heaven"
* 1999: 100% Semester – Vol 4 – "Take Me to Your Heaven"
* 2000: Eurovision Song Contest 1956–1999 – "Take Me to Your Heaven"
* 2000: Barn 2000 – "Behöver Dig Nu"
* 2000: Schooldays – "Tusen och en Natt"
* 2001: Melodifestivalen 2001 – "Tusen och en Natt"
* 2008: Melodifestivalen 2008 – "Hero"
* 2012: "Melodifestivalen 2012" – "The Girl"
* 2015: "Very Best of Eurovision Song Contest - 60th Anniversary" – "Take Me to Your Heaven"

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## External links[edit]

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Awards and achievements

Preceded by

Dana International
with "Diva"

|  Winner of the Eurovision Song Contest
1999 | Succeeded by

Olsen Brothers
with "Fly on the Wings of Love"

Preceded by

Jill Johnson
with "Kärleken är"

|  Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest
1999 | Succeeded by

Roger Pontare
with "When Spirits Are Calling My Name"

Preceded by

The Ark
with "The Worrying Kind"

|  Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest
2008 | Succeeded by

Malena Ernman
with "La voix"

* v
* t
* e

Charlotte Perrelli

Studio albums|

* Charlotte (1999)
* Miss Jealousy (2001)
* Gone Too Long (2004)
* I din röst (2006)
* Hero (2008)
* The Girl (2012)
* Mitt liv (2017)

Christmas albums|

* Rimfrostjul (2008)
* Min barndoms jul (2013)

Melodifestivalen songs|

* "Take Me to Your Heaven" (1999)
* "Still Young" (2021)

* v
* t
* e

Wizex

* Kikki Danielsson
* Monica Silverstrand
* Lena Pålsson
* Charlotte Nilsson
* Paula Pennsäter
* Jessica Sjöholm
* Anna Sköld
* Tommy Stjernfeldt
* Danne Stråhed
* Jerker Nilsson
* Jonas Stålhammar
* Allan Dittrich
* Lars Hagelin
* Eric Iversen
* Mats Nilsson
* Thomas Wennerström
* Per-Ola Sandberg
* Dan Andersson
* Tommy Karlsson
* Henri Saffer
* Jörgen Sonemalm
* Jörgen Lindahl
* Mats Nilsson
* Lena Pålsson
* Eric Iversen

Albums|

* Har du glömt (1976)
* Miss Decibel (1978)
* Carousel 1978)
* Some Girls & Trouble Boys (1979)
* You Treated Me Wrong (1980)
* Nattfjäril (1982)
* Jag kan se en ängel (1992)
* Julafton hemma (1993)
* Tusen och en natt (1999)
* Wizexponerad (2006)
* 40 år i folkparkens tjänst (2013)
* Schlagers på väg (2014)

Melodifestivalen songs|

* "Miss Decibel" (1978, with Lasse Holm)
* "Jag kan se en ängel" (1992, with Lena Pålsson)

Other hit songs|

* "Sången skall klinga" (1980)

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Eurovision Song Contest winners

Countries

| 1950s|

* Switzerland
* Netherlands
* France
* Netherlands

|

1960s|

* France
* Luxembourg
* France
* Denmark
* Italy
* Luxembourg
* Austria
* United Kingdom
* Spain
* France
* Netherlands
* Spain
* United Kingdom

1970s|

* Ireland
* Monaco
* Luxembourg
* Luxembourg
* Sweden
* Netherlands
* United Kingdom
* France
* Israel
* Israel

1980s|

* Ireland
* United Kingdom
* Germany
* Luxembourg
* Sweden
* Norway
* Belgium
* Ireland
* Switzerland
* Yugoslavia

1990s|

* Italy
* Sweden
* Ireland
* Ireland
* Ireland
* Norway
* Ireland
* United Kingdom
* Israel
* Sweden

2000s|

* Denmark
* Estonia
* Latvia
* Turkey
* Ukraine
* Greece
* Finland
* Serbia
* Russia
* Norway

2010s|

* Germany
* Azerbaijan
* Sweden
* Denmark
* Austria
* Sweden
* Ukraine
* Portugal
* Israel
* Netherlands

2020s|

* Italy
* Ukraine
* Sweden
* Switzerland

Performers

| 1950s|

* Lys Assia
* Corry Brokken
* André Claveau
* Teddy Scholten

|

1960s|

* Jacqueline Boyer
* Jean-Claude Pascal
* Isabelle Aubret
* Grethe and Jørgen Ingmann
* Gigliola Cinquetti
* France Gall
* Udo Jürgens
* Sandie Shaw
* Massiel
* Frida Boccara
* Lenny Kuhr
* Lulu
* Salomé

1970s|

* Dana
* Séverine
* Vicky Leandros
* Anne-Marie David
* ABBA
* Teach-In
* Brotherhood of Man
* Marie Myriam
* Izhar Cohen and the Alphabeta
* Milk and Honey

1980s|

* Johnny Logan
* Bucks Fizz
* Nicole
* Corinne Hermès
* Herreys
* Bobbysocks!
* Sandra Kim
* Johnny Logan
* Celine Dion
* Riva

1990s|

* Toto Cutugno
* Carola
* Linda Martin
* Niamh Kavanagh
* Paul Harrington and Charlie McGettigan
* Secret Garden
* Eimear Quinn
* Katrina and the Waves
* Dana International
* Charlotte Nilsson

2000s|

* Olsen Brothers
* Tanel Padar, Dave Benton and 2XL
* Marie N
* Sertab Erener
* Ruslana
* Helena Paparizou
* Lordi
* Marija Šerifović
* Dima Bilan
* Alexander Rybak

2010s|

* Lena
* Ell and Nikki
* Loreen
* Emmelie de Forest
* Conchita Wurst
* Måns Zelmerlöw
* Jamala
* Salvador Sobral
* Netta
* Duncan Laurence

2020s|

* Måneskin
* Kalush Orchestra
* Loreen
* Nemo

Songs

| 1950s|

* "Refrain"
* "Net als toen"
* "Dors, mon amour"
* "'n Beetje"

|

1960s|

* "Tom Pillibi"
* "Nous les amoureux"
* "Un premier amour"
* "Dansevise"
* "Non ho l'età"
* "Poupée de cire, poupée de son"
* "Merci, Chérie"
* "Puppet on a String"
* "La, la, la"
* "Boom Bang-a-Bang"
* "Un jour, un enfant"
* "De troubadour"
* "Vivo cantando"

1970s|

* "All Kinds of Everything"
* "Un banc, un arbre, une rue"
* "Après toi"
* "Tu te reconnaîtras"
* "Waterloo"
* "Ding-a-dong"
* "Save Your Kisses for Me"
* "L'Oiseau et l'Enfant"
* "A-Ba-Ni-Bi"
* "Hallelujah"

1980s|

* "What's Another Year"
* "Making Your Mind Up"
* "Ein bißchen Frieden"
* "Si la vie est cadeau"
* "Diggi-Loo Diggi-Ley"
* "La det swinge"
* "J'aime la vie"
* "Hold Me Now"
* "Ne partez pas sans moi"
* "Rock Me"

1990s|

* "Insieme: 1992"
* "Fångad av en stormvind"
* "Why Me?"
* "In Your Eyes"
* "Rock 'n' Roll Kids"
* "Nocturne"
* "The Voice"
* "Love Shine a Light"
* "Diva"
* "Take Me to Your Heaven"

2000s|

* "Fly on the Wings of Love"
* "Everybody"
* "I Wanna"
* "Everyway That I Can"
* "Wild Dances"
* "My Number One"
* "Hard Rock Hallelujah"
* "Molitva"
* "Believe"
* "Fairytale"

2010s|

* "Satellite"
* "Running Scared"
* "Euphoria"
* "Only Teardrops"
* "Rise Like a Phoenix"
* "Heroes"
* "1944"
* "Amar pelos dois"
* "Toy"
* "Arcade"

2020s|

* "Zitti e buoni"
* "Stefania"
* "Tattoo"
* "The Code"

Songwriters

| 1950s|

* Géo Voumard / Émile Gardaz
* Guus Jansen / Willy van Hemert
* Hubert Giraud / Pierre Delanoë
* Dick Schallies / Willy van Hemert

|

1960s|

* André Popp / Pierre Cour
* Jacques Datin / Maurice Vidalin
* Claude-Henri Vic / Roland Valande
* Otto Francker / Sejr Volmer-Sørensen
* Nicola Salerno / Mario Panzeri
* Serge Gainsbourg
* Udo Jürgens / Udo Jürgens, Thomas Hörbiger
* Bill Martin, Phil Coulter
* Manuel de la Calva, Ramón Arcusa
* David Hartsema / Lenny Kuhr
* Alan Moorhouse / Peter Warne
* María José de Cerato / Aniano Alcalde
* Emil Stern / Eddy Marnay

1970s|

* Derry Lindsay / Jackie Smith
* Jean-Pierre Bourtayre / Yves Dessca
* Mario Panas / Klaus Munro / Yves Dessca
* Claude Morgan / Vline Buggy
* Benny Andersson / Björn Ulvaeus / Stig Anderson
* Dick Bakker / Will Luikinga / Eddy Ouwens
* Tony Hiller / Lee Sheriden / Martin Lee
* Jean-Paul Cara / Joe Gracy
* Nurit Hirsh / Ehud Manor
* Kobi Oshrat / Shimrit Orr [he]

1980s|

* Shay Healy
* Andy Hill / John Danter
* Ralph Siegel / Bernd Meinunger
* Jean-Pierre Millers / Alain Garcia
* Torgny Söderberg / Britt Lindeborg
* Rolf Løvland
* Jean Paul Furnémon / Angelo Crisci / Rosario Marino Atria
* Johnny Logan
* Nella Martinetti, Atilla Şereftuğ
* Rajko Dujmić / Stevo Cvikić

1990s|

* Toto Cutugno
* Stephan Berg
* Johnny Logan
* Jimmy Walsh
* Brendan Graham
* Rolf Løvland / Petter Skavland
* Brendan Graham
* Kimberley Rew
* Svika Pick / Yoav Ginai [he]
* Lars Diedricson / Gert Lengstrand [sv]

2000s|

* Jørgen Olsen
* Ivar Must / Maian-Anna Kärmas
* Marija Naumova / Marats Samauskis
* Demir Demirkan / Sertab Erener
* Ruslana Lyzhychko / Oleksandr Ksenofontov
* Christos Dantis / Natalia Germanou
* Mr Lordi
* Vladimir Graić / Saša Milošević Mare
* Dima Bilan / Jim Beanz
* Alexander Rybak

2010s|

* Julie Frost / John Gordon [da]
* Stefan Örn / Sandra Bjurman / Iain James Farquharson
* Thomas G:son / Peter Boström
* Lise Cabble / Julia Fabrin Jakobsen / Thomas Stengaard
* Charlie Mason / Joey Patulka / Ali Zuckwoski / Julian Maas
* Anton Hård af Segerstad / Joy Deb / Linnea Deb
* Jamala
* Luísa Sobral
* Doron Medalie / Stav Beger
* Duncan Laurence / Joel Sjöö / Wouter Hardy / Will Knox

2020s|

* Damiano David / Ethan Torchio / Thomas Raggi / Victoria De Angelis
* Ihor Didenchuk / Ivan Klimenko / Oleh Psiuk / Tymofii Muzychuk / Vitalii Duzhyk
* Jimmy Thörnfeldt / Jimmy Jansson / Loreen / Moa "Cazzi Opeia" Carlebecker / Peter Boström / Thomas G:son
* Benjamin Alasu / Lasse Midtsian Nymann / Linda Dale / Nemo Mettler

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Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest

Melodifestivalen

Participation|

* 1958
* 1959
* 1960
* 1961
* 1962
* 1963
* 1965
* 1966
* 1967
* 1968
* 1969
* 1971
* 1972
* 1973
* 1974
* 1975
* 1977
* 1978
* 1979
* 1980
* 1981
* 1982
* 1983
* 1984
* 1985
* 1986
* 1987
* 1988
* 1989
* 1990
* 1991
* 1992
* 1993
* 1994
* 1995
* 1996
* 1997
* 1998
* 1999
* 2000
* 2001
* 2002
* 2003
* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2007
* 2008
* 2009
* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* ~~2020~~
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024

Artists|

* ABBA
* Afro-dite
* The Ark
* Arvingarna
* Alice Babs
* Robin Bengtsson
* Anna Bergendahl
* Inger Berggren
* Lars Berghagen
* Marie Bergman
* Christer Björkman
* Brita Borg
* Carola
* Chips
* Kikki Danielsson
* The Dolls
* Edin-Ådahl
* Lotta Engberg
* Malena Ernman
* Fame
* Family Four
* Forbes
* Frans
* Friends
* Ted Gärdestad
* Claes-Göran Hederström
* Herreys
* Lasse Holm
* Benjamin Ingrosso
* Cornelia Jakobs
* Jan Johansen
* Jill Johnson
* Tommy Körberg
* Tomas Ledin
* Lill-Babs
* Lill Lindfors
* Loreen
* John Lundvik
* Siw Malmkvist
* ~~The Mamas~~
* Marcus & Martinus
* Sanna Nielsen
* Tommy Nilsson
* The Nova
* One More Time
* Charlotte Perrelli
* Lena Philipsson
* Roger Pontare
* Eric Saade
* Björn Skifs
* Martin Stenmarck
* Robin Stjernberg
* Svante Thuresson
* Monica Törnell
* Tusse
* Östen Warnerbring
* Ingvar Wixell
* Måns Zelmerlöw
* Monica Zetterlund

Songs|

* "Absent Friend"
* "Alla andra får varann"
* "April, april"
* "Augustin"
* "Bara hon älskar mig"
* "Beatles"
* "Boogaloo"
* "Bra vibrationer"
* "Dag efter dag"
* "Dance You Off"
* "Det blir alltid värre framåt natten"
* "Det börjar verka kärlek, banne mig"
* "Diggi-Loo Diggi-Ley"
* "E' de' det här du kallar kärlek?"
* "Eloise"
* "En dag"
* "En gång i Stockholm"
* "Euphoria"
* "Fångad av en stormvind"
* "Fångad i en dröm"
* "Främling"
* "Give Me Your Love"
* "Härliga sommardag"
* "Hero"
* "Heroes"
* "Hold Me Closer"
* "I Can't Go On"
* "I morgon är en annan dag"
* "If I Were Sorry"
* "Invincible"
* "It Hurts"
* "Jennie, Jennie"
* "Judy, min vän"
* "Just nu!"
* "Kärleken är"
* "Las Vegas"
* "Lilla stjärna"
* "Listen to Your Heartbeat"
* ~~"Move"~~
* "Never Let It Go"
* "Nygammal vals"
* "Popular"
* "Satellit"
* "Se på mej"
* "Sol och vår"
* "Som en dröm"
* "Som en vind"
* "Stad i ljus"
* "Stjärnorna"
* "Take Me to Your Heaven"
* "Tattoo"
* "This Is My Life"
* "Too Late for Love"
* "Undo"
* "Unforgettable"
* "Den vilda"
* "Vita vidder"
* "Voices"
* "La Voix"
* "Waterloo"
* "When Spirits Are Calling My Name"
* "The Worrying Kind"
* "You"
* "You're Summer"

* Note: Entries scored out signify where Sweden did not compete

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Eurovision Song Contest 1999

Countries|

* Austria
* Belgium
* Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Croatia
* Cyprus
* Denmark
* Estonia
* France
* Germany
* Iceland
* Ireland
* Israel
* Lithuania
* Malta
* Netherlands
* Norway
* Poland
* Portugal
* Slovenia
* Spain
* Sweden
* Turkey
* United Kingdom

Artists|

* Aistė
* Rui Bandeira
* Vanessa Chinitor
* Dino and Béatrice
* Doris Dragović
* Eden
* Trine Jepsen and Michael Teschl
* Lydia
* Marlain
* Marlayne
* The Mullans
* Nayah
* Charlotte Nilsson
* Tuba Önal and Grup Mistik
* Precious
* Evelin Samuel and Camille
* Selma
* Bobbie Singer
* Sürpriz
* Darja Švajger
* Mietek Szcześniak
* Times Three
* Van Eijk

Songs|

* "All Out of Luck"
* "Believe 'n Peace"
* "Como tudo começou"
* "Diamond of Night"
* "Dön Artık"
* "For a Thousand Years"
* "Happy Birthday"
* "Je veux donner ma voix"
* "Journey to Jerusalem – Kudüs'e Seyahat"
* "Like the Wind"
* "Living My Life Without You"
* "Marija Magdalena"
* "No quiero escuchar"
* "One Good Reason"
* "Przytul mnie mocno"
* "Putnici"
* "Reflection"
* "Say It Again"
* "Strazdas"
* "Take Me to Your Heaven"
* "Tha'nai erotas"
* "This Time I Mean It"
* "When You Need Me"

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Eurovision Song Contest 2008

Countries|

| Final|

* Albania
* Armenia
* Azerbaijan
* Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Croatia
* Denmark
* Finland
* France
* Georgia
* Germany
* Greece
* Iceland
* Israel
* Latvia
* Norway
* Poland
* Portugal
* Romania
* Russia
* Serbia
* Spain
* Sweden
* Turkey
* Ukraine
* United Kingdom

|

Semi-finals|

* Andorra
* Belarus
* Belgium
* Bulgaria
* Cyprus
* Czech Republic
* Estonia
* Hungary
* Ireland
* Lithuania
* Macedonia
* Malta
* Moldova
* Montenegro
* Netherlands
* San Marino
* Slovenia
* Switzerland

Artists|

| Final|

* Andy Abraham
* Dima Bilan
* Boaz
* Olta Boka
* Rodolfo Chikilicuatre
* Elnur and Samir
* Euroband
* Vânia Fernandes
* Isis Gee
* Diana Gurtskaya
* Kalomira
* Kraljevi ulice and 75 Cents
* Laka
* Ani Lorak
* Maria
* Simon Mathew
* Mor ve Ötesi
* Nico and Vlad
* No Angels
* Charlotte Perrelli
* Pirates of the Sea
* Sirusho
* Sébastien Tellier
* Teräsbetoni
* Jelena Tomašević feat. Bora Dugić

|

Semi-finals|

* Ruslan Alehno
* Geta Burlacu
* Csézy
* Deep Zone and Balthazar
* Rebeka Dremelj
* Dustin the Turkey
* Stefan Filipović
* Gisela
* Hind
* Ishtar
* Evdokia Kadi
* Tereza Kerndlová
* Kreisiraadio
* Paolo Meneguzzi
* Jeronimas Milius
* Miodio
* Morena
* Tamara, Vrčak and Adrijan

Songs|

| Final|

* "All Night Long"
* "Baila el Chiki Chiki"
* "Believe"
* "Day After Day"
* "Deli"
* "Disappear"
* "Divine"
* "Even If"
* "The Fire in Your Eyes"
* "For Life"
* "Hero"
* "Hold On Be Strong"
* "Missä miehet ratsastaa"
* "Oro"
* "Pe-o margine de lume"
* "Peace Will Come"
* "Pokušaj"
* "Qélé, Qélé"
* "Romanca"
* "Secret Combination"
* "Senhora do mar (Negras águas)"
* "Shady Lady"
* "This Is My Life"
* "Wolves of the Sea"
* "Zemrën e lamë peng"

|

Semi-finals|

* "Candlelight"
* "Casanova"
* "A Century of Love"
* "Complice"
* "DJ, Take Me Away"
* "Era stupendo"
* "Femme Fatale"
* "Hasta la vista"
* "Have Some Fun"
* "Irelande Douze Pointe"
* "Let Me Love You"
* "Leto svet"
* "Nomads in the Night"
* "O Julissi"
* "Vodka"
* "Vrag naj vzame"
* "Your Heart Belongs to Me"
* "Zauvijek volim te"

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Artists|

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