Dotter (singer)

Swedish singer (born 1987)

Dotter

Dotter in 2024

Background information
Birth name| Johanna Maria Jansson
Born|  (1987-06-10) 10 June 1987 (age 38)
Arvika, Sweden
Genres|

* Indie pop
* synth-pop

Occupations|

* Singer
* songwriter

Years active| 2014–present
Labels| Warner Music Sweden

Musical artist

Johanna Maria Jansson (born 10 June 1987), better known by her stage name Dotter, is a Swedish singer and songwriter. She is best known for her participations in Melodifestivalen: placing second (one point behind the winner The Mamas) with "Bulletproof" at Melodifestivalen 2020, fourth with "Little Tot" at Melodifestivalen 2021, and twelfth with "It's Not Easy to Write a Love Song" at Melodifestivalen 2024.

## Career

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Dotter performing at Melodifestivalen 2020.

Dotter was born on 10 June 1987 in Arvika. She later moved to Stockholm and studied at the Kulturama music school.[1] She chose the stage name "Dotter" (English: daughter) because she considers herself a "daughter of Mother Earth" due to her vegan lifestyle.[2] She cites her major musical influences as Jefferson Airplane, Joni Mitchell, First Aid Kit, and Florence and the Machine.[3][4] Her debut single "My Flower" was released in 2014, and she later performed at Musikhjälpen which was broadcast on SVT.[5][6][7]

Dotter co-wrote the song "A Million Years" by Mariette Hansson for Melodifestivalen 2017. It went on to place fourth in the final.[8][9][10] The following year, Dotter competed as a soloist in Melodifestivalen 2018 with the song "Cry". Despite being a favourite to win the competition, she placed sixth in her semi-final and was eliminated.[11][12]

She co-wrote the song "Victorious" performed by Lina Hedlund in Melodifestivalen 2019.[13] It went on to place eleventh in the final.[14] In the same festival Dotter performed the duet "Walk with Me" along with Måns Zelmerlöw as an interval act during the Second Chance round.[15]

She returned as a performer one year later, competing in Melodifestivalen 2020 with the song "Bulletproof"; Dotter competed in the second semi-final on 8 February, where she qualified directly for the final.[16] She finished in second place, scoring a total of 136 points, one point behind the winning song.[17]

She took part again in Melodifestivalen 2021,[18] with the song "Little Tot". She qualified directly for the final from the second semi-final, alongside Anton Ewald.[19] Despite being an early favourite to win the contest, she placed fourth in the final.

She is credited as a backing vocalist on the studio version of the Maltese entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 2022, "I Am What I Am", a song co-written by her fiancée Dino Medanhodžić and sung by Emma Muscat. She also announced the points on behalf of the Swedish jury at the contest.[20]

She competed in Melodifestivalen 2024 with "It's Not Easy to Write a Love Song";[21] she came second in her heat on 24 February 2024, qualifying for the final. She ultimately finished last in the final on March 9. [22]

## Personal life

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Dotter is vegan and an animal rights activist.[23] She speaks four languages: Swedish, English, Spanish, and Bosnian. She is engaged to Bosnian-Swedish musician Dino Medanhodžić and gave birth to a daughter on 12 October 2022. Her pregnancy was publicly revealed during her appearance at the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 as the Swedish spokesperson to announce the 12-point score from the Swedish jury.

## Discography

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### Singles

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Title  | Year  | Peak chart positions  | Certification

|
|
|

SWE
[24]
"My Flower"[25] | 2014  | —  |
"Dive"[26] | 2015  | —  |
"Creatures of the Sun"[27] | 2016  | —  |
"Evolution"[28] | 2017  | —  |
"Rebellion"[29] | —  |
"Cry"  | 2018  | 59  |
"Heatwave"[30] | —  |
"Walk with Me"
(with Måns Zelmerlöw) | 2019  | 51  |
"I Do"[31] | —  |
"Bulletproof"  | 2020  | 2  |

* GLF: Platinum[32]

"Backfire"[33] | —  |
"I'm Sorry"[34] | —  |
"Vintern jag var sexton"[35] | 53  |
"New Year"[36] | —  |
"Little Tot"  | 2021  | 6  |
"Jealous"[37] | —  |
"(Just Can't) Hate U"
(Ryan Riback featuring Dotter)[38] | —  |
"Bon Voyage"[39] | 2022  | —  |
"Varför"[40] | —  |
"Only Good Die Young"[41] | —  |
"Lättdistraherad"[42] | —  |
"Disobey"
(Kaaze featuring Dotter)[43] | 2023  | —  |
"No Room for Love"[44] | —  |
"It's Not Easy to Write a Love Song"  | 2024  | 9
[45] |
"Christmas Winter Heart"
(with Lasse Skriver) | —[A] |
"Sirens"[47] | 2025  | —  |
"Cotton Eye Joe (Single And Free)"
(with Stockholm Cowboys, Victor Crone and Stig Rästa)[48] | —  |
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released.

## Notes

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1. ^ "Christmas Winter Heart" did not enter the Swedish Singles Chart, but peaked at number eight on the Swedish Heatseeker chart.[46]

## References

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1. ^ "Blixten & Co, "Dotter"" (in Swedish). Blixten. Archived from the original on 16 February 2018. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
2. ^ "Artisten Dotter skriver om miljön och har ett tydligt budskap". Sveriges Radio (in Swedish). 17 October 2014. Archived from the original on 18 February 2018. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
3. ^ "Dotter är dubbelt aktuell" (in Swedish). Värmlands Folkblad. 10 February 2017. Archived from the original on 16 February 2018. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
4. ^ Segerpalm, Erik (25 September 2014). "Dotter singeldebuterar" (in Swedish). Värmlands Folkblad. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
5. ^ Alexandersson, Tove (25 September 2014). "Dotter släpper idag debutsingeln "My Flower"" (in Swedish). Mynewsdesk. Archived from the original on 16 February 2018. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
6. ^ Edlom, Carl (12 December 2014). "Moder jords Dotter siktar internationellt" (in Swedish). Nya Wermlands-Tidningen. Archived from the original on 16 February 2018. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
7. ^ Dotter bjuder på akustisk pop (in Swedish). Sveriges Radio. 11 December 2014. Archived from the original on 16 February 2018. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
8. ^ "En intervju med Dotter om Evolution och Melodifestivalen - Popmuzik" (in Swedish). Popmuzik. 20 March 2017. Archived from the original on 17 February 2018. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
9. ^ Lindqvist, Anton (20 March 2017). "A Million Years – Låtskrivarna" (in Swedish). Sveriges Television. Archived from the original on 21 March 2017. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
10. ^ Fahl, Hanna (11 February 2017). "Hanna Fahl: Mariettes "A million years" ett perfekt Melodifestivalnummer - DN.SE". Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 16 February 2018. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
11. ^ Quinn, Angus (15 February 2018). "Melodifestivalen 2018: Dotter is the semi-final 3 act you're most excited for". Wiwibloggs. Archived from the original on 25 March 2018. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
12. ^ McCraig, Ewan (17 February 2018). "Sweden: Martin Almgren and Jessica Andersson Advance To The Melodifestivalen 2018 Final". Eurovoix. Archived from the original on 27 February 2018. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
13. ^ Dahlqvist, Maria (8 February 2020). "Dotter tävlar i kvällens Mello". SVT Nyheter. Archived from the original on 8 February 2020. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
14. ^ "Så gick det i Melodifestivalen - hela resultatet". Aftonbladet. 9 March 2019. Archived from the original on 10 March 2019. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
15. ^ Wikström, Diana (2019-03-01). "Andra chansen: Måns Zelmerlöw och Dotter framför ny singel i mellanakten". Melodifestivalen (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 2020-10-21. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
16. ^ Brown, Alistair (8 February 2020). "Sweden: Melodifestivalen 2020 Semi-Final 2 Results". Eurovoix. Archived from the original on 20 May 2020. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
17. ^ Thornéus, Ebba; Demirian, Natalie; Ek, Torbjörn (7 March 2020). "The Mamas vinner Melodifestivalen 2020". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 2020-03-08. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
18. ^ "LISTA: De tävlar i Melodifestivalen 2021". Aftonbladet. December 2020. Archived from the original on 19 March 2021. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
19. ^ These are Sweden’s contenders for the Eurovision Song Contest Archived 2021-03-19 at the Wayback Machine The Local Retrieved 11 March 2021
20. ^ Bratell, Johan (2022-04-20). "Dotter lämnar Sveriges röster i Eurovision 2022" [Dotter will give Sweden's votes in Eurovision: "Feels heavenly fun"]. Expressen (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 2022-04-20. Retrieved 2022-04-20.
21. ^ "The 30 artists competing in Sweden's Melodifestivalen 2024". Eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union (EBU). 2023-12-01. Archived from the original on 2023-12-12. Retrieved 2023-12-01.
22. ^ "Melodifestivalen 2024 - Deltävling 4: Eskilstuna". Mellopedia (in Swedish). SVT. Archived from the original on 2024-02-03. Retrieved 2024-02-03.
23. ^ Artisten Dotter skriver om miljön och har ett tydligt budskap [The artist Dotter writes about the environment and has a clear message]. Sveriges Radio (in Swedish). 17 October 2014. Archived from the original on 18 February 2018. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
24. ^ "Dotter discography - Swedish Charts". swedishcharts.com. Archived from the original on 2018-03-25. Retrieved 2018-02-24.
25. ^ "My Flower by Dotter". Apple Music. 25 September 2014. Archived from the original on 13 August 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
26. ^ "Dive by Dotter". Apple Music. 24 April 2015. Archived from the original on 13 August 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
27. ^ "Creatures of the Sun by Dotter". Apple Music. 10 June 2016. Archived from the original on 6 October 2024. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
28. ^ "Evolution by Dotter". Apple Music. 10 February 2017. Archived from the original on 13 August 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
29. ^ "Rebellion by Dotter". Apple Music. 24 November 2017. Archived from the original on 6 October 2024. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
30. ^ "Heatwave by Dotter". Apple Music. 15 June 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
31. ^ "I Do by Dotter". Apple Music. 9 August 2019. Archived from the original on 13 August 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
32. ^ "Årslista Singlar, 2020" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Archived from the original on 19 January 2021. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
33. ^ "Backfire by Dotter". Apple Music. 5 June 2020. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
34. ^ "I'm Sorry= by Dotter". Apple Music. 2 October 2020. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
35. ^ "Vintern jag var sexton by Dotter". Apple Music. 30 October 2020. Archived from the original on 13 August 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
36. ^ "New Year by Dotter". Apple Music. 31 December 2020. Archived from the original on 13 August 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
37. ^ "Jealous by Dotter". Apple Music. 13 August 2021. Archived from the original on 13 August 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
38. ^ "(Just Can't) Hate U by Ryan Riback". Apple Music. 12 November 2021. Archived from the original on 6 October 2024. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
39. ^ "Bon Voyage by Dotter". Apple Music. 21 January 2022. Archived from the original on 6 October 2024. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
40. ^ "Varför by Dotter". Apple Music. 1 April 2022. Archived from the original on 6 October 2024. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
41. ^ "Only the Good Die Young by Dotter". Apple Music. 17 June 2022. Archived from the original on 11 November 2022. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
42. ^ "Lättdistraherad by Dotter". Apple Music. 11 November 2022. Archived from the original on 6 October 2024. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
43. ^ "SONG: KAAZE feat. Dotter - 'Disobey'". ScandiPop. 29 April 2023. Archived from the original on 8 May 2023. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
44. ^ "SONG: Dotter - 'No Room For Love'". ScandiPop. 19 May 2023. Archived from the original on 21 May 2023. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
45. ^ "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 11". Sverigetopplistan. Archived from the original on 15 March 2024. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
46. ^ "Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 49, 2024" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
47. ^ "Sirens by Dotter". Scandipop. 17 January 2025. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
48. ^ "SONG: Stockholm Cowboys feat. Dotter - 'Cotton Eye Joe (Single and Free)'". scandipop.co.uk. 2025-06-21. Retrieved 2025-07-08.

## External links

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* Media related to Dotter at Wikimedia Commons

Authority control databases

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