2018

Sennek

About Quick Facts NameLaura Groeseneken Born30 April 1990 Nationality???????? Belgian National SelectionInternal selection 2018 In Eurovision2018 Lisbon SongA matter of time (2018) Biography Sennek, officially named Laura Groeseneken, is a Belgian singer born in Leuven. Sennek played regularly with Ozark Henry since 2014. She was also a member of dubstep collective AKS, with whom she toured world wite. Sennek wrote the song “Gravity again” with Hooverphonic‘s Alex Callier. The song was used for a worldwide campaign for the brand Cacharel. In 2018, she represented Belgium at the Eurovision Song Contest of 2018 with the song “A matter of time”. In 2019 she wrote the song “Hold me down” for the Norwegian preselection for Eurovision Melodi Grand Prix. Carina Dahl sang the song. On May 31, 2019, one year after her participation in the Eurovision Song Contest, the singer released a new single: “Endlessly”. It took Sennek two years to release something again, but in August 2021 the song “Overtones” came out, in October of the same year followed by “Kaleidoscope” and “Butterfly” in November. Entries A Matter Of Time Country???????? Belgium Year2018 LanguageEnglish LyricsLaura GroesenekenAlex CallierMaxime Tribèche MusicLaura GroesenekenAlex CallierMaxime Tribèche BackingsMonique HarcumNina BabetStef Caers Results Semi Points: 91Position: 12Running order: 4 Results Finals Points: –Position: –Running order: – https://youtu.be/Z2cZE2gCfWg

Ari Ólafsson

© EBU/Andres Putting About Quick Facts Name Ari Ólafsson Born 21 May 1998 Nationality ???????? Icelandic National Selection Söngvakeppnin 2018 In Eurovision 2018 (Lisbon) Song Our choice (2018) Biography Although born in Reykjavik, Ari Ólafsson spent a part of his childhood in Florida, USA. Selma Björnsdóttir discovered him when he was eleven years old. He got the leading role in the musical Oliver !, which was performed in Borgarleikhúsið. After the Norwegian singer Sissel Kyrkjebø became aware of him in 2011, she invited him to various performances. In 2015 Ari Ólafsson took part in the Icelandic version of the singing competition The Voice. In 2018, he represented Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest with the song “Our choice”. Unfortunately, he didn’t reach the final. On June 28, 2019 Ari released his debut single, “Too good”.Ari moved to London to study at the Royal Academy of Music, where he got a degree in opera in May 2022. Entries Our Choice Country ???????? Icelandic Year 2018 Language English Lyrics Þórunn Erna Clausen Music Þórunn Erna Clausen Backings Arna Rún Ómarsdóttir Erla Stefánsdóttir Gunnar Leó Pálsson Erna Þórunn Clausen Vignir Snær Vigfússon Results Semi Points: 15 Position: 19 Running order: 2 Results Finals Points: – Position: – Running order: –

Aisel

© EBU/Andres Putting About Quick Facts NameAysel Məmmədova Born03 June 1989 Nationality🇦🇿 Azerbaijani National SelectionInternal selection 2024Internal selection 2018 In Eurovision2018 Lisbon SongX My Heart (2018) Biography Aysel Mammadova is an Azerbaijani singer. She was born in Baku. She studied at the Bulbul Secondary School of Music in 1995-2006. She attended the Azerbaijan Stage Conservatory and graduated in 2010. Aysel accompanied Emil Ibrahim’s music group at the Caucasus Jazz Festival, the Baku International Jazz Festival, the MuzEnergo Festival of Music Improvisation, the Montro Jazz Festival and she has participated in international music festivals such as the Jara Festival in 2017. Aysel received private lessons from renowned musicians such as Alexander Coppaloni in 2013 and Deborah C. Carter in 2015. She also participated in musical events in Russia, Georgia, Turkey, Ukraine, Israel, Switzerland, the Netherlands and Italy. With the stage name Aisel, she represented Azerbaijan in the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest with the song “X my heart”. Unfortunately, she didn’t reache the final with that song. Soon after the contest, she released a new single and video, “More emotion”. In december of the same year, her EP “Pure noise” came out. In 2019, she went to Kiev to record the video of a new song: “We run”. The follow up, “Efforts”, was recorded in Moscow. She participated in the festival New Wave 2019, in Sochi, Russia, in August 2019. In the same year, Aysel became the official ambassador of Swiss Made luxury brand Raymond Weil in Azerbaijan. In December, a song in Russian called “Ya za muzyku otdam vsyu zhizn” was released. In february 2021 Aysel released “Kədər nədir?” in rememberance of the victims of the conflict in Karabakh. It was followed in July by the live album “Obsession”. In October of the same year, the song “O mənə söz verib” was released on video. In October 2023, Aisel auditioned for the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest. Entries X My Heart Country🇦🇿 Azerbaijan Year2018 LanguageEnglish LyricsSandra Bjurman MusicDimitris KontopoulosTim Bran BackingsRui AndradeSalomé CaldeiraHugo BaptistaSandra d’AndradeStéfania Rizou Results Semi Points: 94Position: 11Running order: 1 Results Finals Points: –Position: –Running order: – https://youtu.be/1CUwlpqUuvA

Ermal Meta

© EBU/Andres Putting About Quick Facts NameErmal Meta Born20 April 1981 Nationality???????? Italian National SelectionFestival di Sanremo 2021Festival di Sanremo 2018Festival di Sanremo 2017 In Eurovision2018 Lisbon SongNon mi avete fatto niente (2018) Biography Ermal Meta is an Italian songwriter, composer and multi-instrumentalist. He was born in Albania but went to Italy when he was 13. Ermal began playing piano and guitar at 16 and was part of several bands before joining Ameba 4, as a guitarist. This band took part in the Festival of San Remo 2006 in the sezione Giovani . They released one album, but broke up not too long after the festival.In 2007 Meta founded the group La Fame di Camilla, with whom he made the three studio albums. Also this band took part in the sezione Giovani of the Festival of San Remo, in 2010. Following the dissolution of the group, Meta started writing for other artists. In 2014 he wrote the song “Tutto misce”, inserted in the soundtrack of the television series Braccialetti rossi. In october he released his debut single “Lettera a mio padre”. In november 2015 the single “Odio le favole” was released. Meta took part in Sanremo Giovani 2015, being selected among the Nuove Proposti of the Sanremo Festival 2016. Around that time, his first studio album “Umano” was released.In 2017 Meta took part in the Festival of San Remo in the “Big” section with the song “Vietato morire”. This was also the title of Meta’s second album. The album reached the top of the Italian charts. Together with Fabrizio Moro, Meta took part in the festival of San Remo 2018 with the song “Non mi avete fatto niente”. The song won the first prize in San Remo. When asked to represent Italy in the Eurovision Song Contest, the two decided to say yes. The festival was followed by a new album, “Non abbiamo armi”. He promoted the album by a tour and in 2019, he released a live album “Non abbiamo armi – Il concerto”. In 2019 he wrote several songs for Alberto Urso. The following year Meta joined the Italian supergroup Allstars 4 Life which brought together over fifty Italian artists for the recording of the song “Ma il cielo è semper blu”. The money, earned with the single, was donated to the Italian Red Cross to support Il Tempo della Gentilezza, a project to support the most fragile people affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Meta presented the new single “Finerà bene” during the concert of the 1st of May. On January 15, 2021, the single “No Satisfaction” was released, aimed at anticipating his fourth album. The album, titled “Tribù urbana” was released on March 12 of the same year and included in the track list the other single “Un milione di cose da dirti”. With this song, Ermal took part in the 71st Sanremo Festival, where it was ranked third. On November 26, Meta released single “Milano non esiste”, which was followed on March 4, 2022 by “Una cosa più grande” in collaboration with Giuliano Sangiorgi. In the same year he published the book “Domani e per sempre”, set in Albania during World War II. Entries Non Mi Avete Fatto Niente Country???????? Italy Year2018 LanguageItalian LyricsErmal MetaFabrizio MoroAndrea Febo MusicErmal MetaFabrizio MoroAndrea Febo BackingsRoberto MaccaroniAndrea Vigentini Results Semi Points: –Position: –Running order: – Results Finals Points: 308Position: 5Running order: 26 https://youtu.be/81M-mp5t8uM

Eleni Foureira

© EBU/Andres Putting About Quick Facts NameEntela Fureraj Born07 March 1987 Nationality???????? Greek National SelectionInternal selection 2018Ellinikos Telikos 2010 In Eurovision2018 Lisbon SongFuego (2018) Biography Eleni Foureira was born in Albania, but went to Greece at a very young age. She began her career as a member of the all girl band Mystique. In 2007, they initially released a single titled “Se álli selída”, while in 2008 they released their first album entitled “Mazí”. The group’s biggest success was the song “(Min káneis pos) De thymásai”. Eventually the band was dissolved in 2010.Eleni Foureira began her solo career shortly after. In February 2010, she took part in the Greek national final for the Eurovision Song Contest along with Manos Pyrovolakis and rapper Don’t Ask with the song “I kivotós tou Nóe”. In October of that year, she began performing in the nightclub Anodos. In December 2010, her first album, “Eleni Fouriera”, was released. She earned a platinum disc for the album. In 2011, she won two Mad Video Music awards. During the summer she participated in the “Hot Soft” tour with Kostas Martakis. She also performed with Sakis Rouvas and Onirama.In February 2012, Eleni appeared on the single “MadWalk by Vodafone – The Fashion Music Project”. In May she performed at the Mad Video Music Awards. She won two awards. In July 2012, her second solo album released by Minos EMI entitled “Ti Poniró Mou Zitás”. In January 2013, the video clip of the song “Pio érotas pethaíneis” was released. During the winter season 2013-2014, she performed in the successful band Fever along with Vasilis Karras and Nikos Economopoulos. In April 2014, a new track titled “Vázo tin kardiá” was released, which was one of the biggest radio hits of the year. In June of that year, she released her new video clip entitled “Party Sleep Repeat (PSR)”. During the summer of 2015 Eleni toured all over Greece, participating in many large music festivals. From October until mid-2016, she starred in the musical “Barbarella: The 80’s Musical”. On February 29, 2016, a video clip of her song “De Sou Chrostáo Agápi” was posted on YouTube, dedicated to women who experience violence. In the summer of the same year she released the song “Delicious” in collaboration with Albanian singer Imer and “Ti Koitás?” in collaboration with rapper Mike. In December of that year, she released a Christmas song and a few months after the new year, “Móno Gia Séna” came out. In september 2017, the British rapper A.M. SNiPER, released a record called “Send For Me” in collaboration with Eleni Fouriera and rapper Afro B. In 2018, she was able to represent Cyprus in the Eurovision Song Contest with the song “Fuego”. The song was one of the hot favorites to win the contest and became 2nd in the end, the best score so far for Cyprus. Shortly after the success at Eurovision, she signed a contract with the US-based record label Sony Music while also launching preparations for the Eleni Foureira international Summer Tour. She received a Mad Music Award for Best Pop Female Artist of the Year. In august of that year, her new single “Caramela” was released. Meanwhile, “Fuego” became gold in Norway and Sweden. On April 5, 2019, Eleni Foureira released her international collaboration with Snoop Dogg and Kaan. A month later, her first international EP “Gypsy Woman” was released via Spotify, which includes five foreign language songs: The self-titled “Gypsy Woman (La-Da-Dee)”, “El Ritmo Psicodelico”, ” Call Ya’, ‘Barcelona’ and ‘Maria’. At the Cyprus Super Music Awards 2019, she won two awards: “Best Female Modern” and “Best International Videoclip”. In June 2019, she performed at the Mad Video Music Awards, where she also won two awards: “Best Female Modern” and “Song Of The Year MAD Radio”. In July 2019, she released the song “Loquita” in collaboration with Claydee, and on September 3, she released the song “Another Level” with Lil Barty. In the 2019-2020 season Eleni was on the jury of the Greek music show The Final Four. On March 3, 2020, she released the song “Yayo”, which featured rapper Kareem Kalokoh on vocals. On June 19, she released her new song, titled “Temperatura,” which was also released in Spanish. In November 2020, she announced that she was going to release a disco themed EP that contained 3 songs with the lead single “Light It Up” and the promotional single “Try Me”. In December, she participated for the 11th consecutive year in the Mad Video Music Awards where she received the awards “Best Female Modern” and “Best Duet” for the collaboration with Claydee. In 2021, she hosted the musical reality show House Of Fame. In May 2022, she released a song “Mono esy kai ego” in collaboration with Konstantinos Argiros, while a month later it was followed by “Poki Poki”. Entries Fuego Country???????? Cyprus Year2018 LanguageEnglish LyricsAlex PapaconstantinouGeraldo SandellViktor SvenssonAnderz WrethovDidrick MusicAlex PapaconstantinouGeraldo SandellViktor SvenssonAnderz WrethovDidrick BackingsMarlene LindahlLovisa BengtssonKeisha von ArnoldCelia CaapTeddy Sky Results Semi Points: 262Position: 2Running order: 19 Results Finals Points: 436Position: 2Running order: 25 https://youtu.be/vyDTbJ4wenY

Ryan O’Shaughnessy

© EBU/Andres Putting About Quick Facts NameRyan O’Shaughnessy Born27 September 1992 Nationality???????? Irish National SelectionInternal selection 2018 In Eurovision2018 Lisbon SongTogether (2018) Biography Ryan O’Shaughnessy is an Irish singer, songwriter and actor. He was born in Loughshinny, county Dublin. Between 2001 and 2010, he played one of the main roles in the very popular tv-series Fair city. In 2012, Ryan participated in The Voice of Ireland. Meanwhile, he also participated in Brittain’s Got Talent. In fact, he was disqualified there: due to his participation in The Voice, he had a contract with Universal Music. When he was released from this contract, he returned to Brittain’s Got Talent, reached the final and became 5th. His debut single “No name” was released right after this. In 2013 O’Shaughnessy took part in a songwriting competition, The Hit, where he also reached the final. In 2016, his debut album “Back to square one” was released on Ryan’s own label Bayview. In 2018, Ryan O’Shaughnessy was chosen to represent Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest. He sang the song “Together”, which became a hit in Ireland. He reached the final in Eurovision. The follow up of “Together” was the song “Civil war”. In 2020, Ryan released no less than 5 singles. In 2022 he performed at the Eurovision related event J’aime la Vlie. Entries Together Country???????? Ireland Year2018 LanguageEnglish LyricsRyan O’ShaughnessyMark CapliceLaura Elizabeth Hughe MusicRyan O’ShaughnessyMark CapliceLaura Elizabeth Hughe BackingsJanet GroganRemy NaidooClaire-Ann VarleyKevin O’DwyerAlan McGrath Results Semi Points: 179Position: 6Running order: 18 Results Finals Points: 136Position: 16Running order: 24 https://youtu.be/QD1cQ2wZ1dk

Waylon

© EBU/Andres Putting About Quick Facts NameWillem Bijkerk Born20 April 1980 Nationality???????? Dutch National SelectionInternal selection 2018Internal selection 2014Nationaal Songfestival 2005 In Eurovision2018 Lisbon2014 Copenhagen SongOutlaw in ’em (2018)Calm after the storm (The Common Linnets, 2014) Biography Waylon is a Dutch singer, songwriter and musicion. He was born in Apeldoorn, the Netherlands. He chose his stage name as he was a fan of Waylon Jennings. In 1995 he started singing in the tv show Telekids. He signed a record contract in 1997 and was allowed to record an album in Nashville. However, it was never released. In 2001 he lived and worked in the United States for a year . He appeared in the show of his idol Waylon Jennings with whom he also worked. Jennings passed away and Bijkerk returned to the Netherlands. After his return, he sang in the bands Santa Rosa and Millstreet. Waylon joined Rachel Kramer in 2005 as the duo ‘Rachel & Waylon’ in Het Nationaal Songfestival, the Dutch national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest. In 2008 he reached the final of Holland’s Got Talent. Despite the fact he did not win, this marked his breakthrough. His first record, “Wicked way”, became a huge hit in the Netherlands. It was followed by a debut album, “Wicked ways”, in 2009. In april 2010, he won a 3FM Award as ‘best newcomer’ and a TMF Award as ‘new talent’. In october 2011, his second album “After all” followed and he won another 3FM Award, now for ‘best singer’.Together with Ilse Delange, Waylon formed The Common Linnets. They represented the Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest with the song “Calm after the storm” and became 2nd. After Eurovision, the only performance of the two together was at the Tuckerville concert in Enschede, organized by The Common Linnets. After this concert, Waylon left the band.Two solo albums followed: “Heaven after midnight” (2014) and “Seeds” (2016). Meanwhile, Waylon was a coach in The Voice of Holland. In 2018, Waylon took part in the Eurovision Song Contest again, now as a solo singer with the song “Outlaw in ’em’. He reached the final again. The song was also released on his new album, “World can wait”. A tour with the subject ‘outlaws in country music’ followed: My heroes have always been cowboys. In december 2019, Waylon released a 6th album, “Human”. During the first lockdown of COVID19, he sang a version of Willeke Alberti’s song “Samen zijn”, together with the original singer and Wibi Soerjadi.In 2022, Waylon started singing in Dutch. His duet with former Eurovision-host Jan Smit (as Willem & Jan), “Tussen jou en mij” was released on single. Entries Outlaw In ‘Em Country???????? The Netherlands Year2018 LanguageEnglish LyricsJim BeaversWaylonIlya Toshinskiy MusicJim BeaversWaylonIlya Toshinskiy BackingsJustin PieplenboschPierre AngandaRoger MakadiPieter LikiyoBrandon Likiyo Results Semi Points: 174Position: 7Running order: 8 Results Finals Points: 121Position: 18Running order: 23 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7jHz5asMs8 Calm After Storm (The Common Linnets) Country???????? Country Year2014 LanguageEnglish LyricsIlse De LangeJB MeijersRob CrosbyMatthew CrosbyJake Etheridge MusicIlse De LangeJB MeijersRob CrosbyMatthew CrosbyJake Etheridge BackingsJB MeijersBart VergoossenMartijn Van Agt Results Semi Points: 150Position: 1Running order: 14 Results Finals Points: 238Position: 2Running order: 24 https://youtu.be/4ggBPAm5XLA

Netta Barzilai

© EBU/Andres Putting About Quick Facts NameNetta Barzilai Born22 January 1993 Nationality???????? Israeli National SelectionHaKokhav HaBa L’Eurovizion 2018 In Eurovision2018 Lisbon SongToy (2018) Biography Neta Barzilai is an Israeli singer-songwriter, musician, songwriter, composer and DJ. Barzilai was born, raised and educated in Hod Hasharon. At the age of three months, she moved with her family to Nigeria, due to her father’s work, and at the end of the period she returned to Israel. She took an electronic music course at the Rimon School of Music and in 2016 performed the song “Selfie Destruction Blues” with Tomer Katz at “Electrimon”. From September 2017, she was a participant in the show HaKokhav HaBa L’Eurovizion, which she won in February 2018. For the Eurovision Song Contest, Doron Medalie and Stav Berger composed the song “Toy”. She was the immediate favourite at the bookmakers and managed to win Eurovision. On May 30, 2018, Barzilai won the ACUM Award for Outstanding Achievement in the International Arena. On February 1, 2019, the song and clip “Bassa Sababa” was released On May 10, she released the song “Nana Banana”. Barzilai began appearing around the world between Pride Parades across Europe and hosting programs in the United States. The record was set when Neta appeared in China on October 19 in front of hundreds of millions of television viewers and tens of thousands in the audience. In November 2019, she released the theme song of the show Pop Up Music 2, “We have the power”, together with Omer Adam, Moshe Peretz and Rotem Cohen She later released a duet with Omar Adam “Beg”. In February 2020, Netta released the song “Ricki Lake” and 3 months later the song “Cuckoo”. The latter premiered at Eurovision: Europe Shine a Light, the alternative show for Eurovision 2020. She performed with the song “Iggy LOVE” at the Proud Youth Awards where she was chosen as the Inspirational Artist of the Year 2020. She also appeared in the comedy film The Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga. On June 25, 2020, Barzilai’s EP, called “Goody Bag” was released. In September, a cover version of the song “Balav Ehad” was released, which she recorded together with Sarit Haddad. In June 2021, the joint song by Netta with Static and Ben-El Tavori, “Zero Effort”. On August 6, 2021, the Russian band Little Big released the single “Mustache”, featuring Netta. In October of the same year, she released the single “CEO”. Its first under the American record label Disney Music Group. On April 6, 2022, Neta’s song “I Love My Nails” was released. As of May 2022, Barzilai is ranked 9th on the list of the most played Israeli artists on Spotify, with about 1 million monthly listeners. Out of 12 Israelis who have passed the threshold of one million listeners, Barzilai is the only woman on this opening list. Entries Toy Country???????? Israel Year2018 LanguageEnglish LyricsDoron MedalieStav Berger MusicDoron MedalieStav Berger BackingsLilah AmarAvshalom ArielMaayan BukrisSheyna HeidiDanielle Mazuz Results Semi Points: 283Position: 1Running order: 7 Results Finals Points: 529Position: 1Running order: 7 https://youtu.be/84LBjXaeKk4

AWS

© EBU/Thomas Hanses About Quick Facts MembersÖrs SiklósiBence BruckerDániel KökényesÁron VeressSoma Schiszler Founded2006 Nationality???????? Hungarian National SelectionA Dal 2018 In Eurovision2018 Lisbon SongViszlát nyár (2018) Biography AWS is a Hungarian metal and post-hardcore band formed in 2006 by Bence Brucker, Dániel Kökényes, Örs Siklósi, and Áron Veress, later joined by Marcell Vaga. The band’s name is often humorously explained as an acronym for a random phrase. In the initial period the formation worked as a real high school band. The 2006 the band was linked to a school-farewell concert. This was their first public appearance. Soon after, a recording of their song “Alone” was made, but it was only released among friends. Their first major recording was a two song EP with the songs “Afterparty” and “It’s My Word”. Their raw material was published on Myspace.At the end of 2008, they were invited to perform at Budapestrocknroll. After the concert they joined the band Superbutt at two other places. These were the band’s first ever country club concerts. In early 2009, they set off for their first Transylvanian tour. In june of that year, they played their first self-organized mini-festival in Budakeszi. In mid-December, they will begin recording drums of their then-untitled first album at the Bakery studio in Érd, with Attila Horváth, the sound engineer known as the Subscribe guitarist. At the end of the year, they were invited to the BZF Talent Final on the A38 as an invited guest. In April 2011, after many years of work, the band’s first album, “Fata Morgana” was released. They won the MTV Brand: New Award for their album. Soon after the release of the album, which contained English and Hungarian songs, AWS decided to go for Hungarian Lyrics. A four-song EP called “Világposztolás” was released, with videos made for all four songs. The band made a tour with the group Road. In September 2012, the band reached another milestone with their first concert in London with the bands Depresszió, Rómeó Vérzik and Sold for Evil. In 2013 Marcell Vaga left the band and was replaced by Gergő Varga. With this line up, their second album “Égésföld” was released in 2014. A year later, they performed in London again, opening for the band Alvin és a Mókusok. Varga then decided to leave the band. They continued playing without a bassist for some time. They continued playing at concerts and released a new single “Te is félsz”. In September 2016, “Kint a vízből” the band’s third album, was released. In October, they launch a highly successful joint tour with Leander Kills. At the beginning of 2017, the band’s new bassist, Soma Schiszler, joined the band. In November, they gave four concerts in front of the Tank Trap.In 2018, the band took part in A Dal, the national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest. As they won A Dal, they were able to represent Hungary in the Eurovision Song Contest with the song “Viszlát nyár” and reached the final. Two weeks later, they are giving their first solo concert on the Budapest Park stage. With the upcoming festival season and the hype surrounding the media, the band was thrilled to finish their new album. This album, “Fekete Részem”, was released in octorber 2018. AWS released their fifth studio album, “My Black Part,” on October 10 2019. In December, the video and audio material of the Madách theater concert in September were released. At the beginning of the year 2020, the band went on a solo tour, the guest was the band Useme. In February, another milestone came in the life of AWS, as they ran out of tickets for their Aquarium Great Hall concert three weeks before the event. Örs Siklósi, the singer of AWS, died of leukemia on February 5, 2021. He was 29 years old. The band kept on performing, but now as a four man band. Entries Viszlát Nyár Country???????? Country Year2018 LanguageHungarian LyricsÖrs Siklósi MusicBence BruckerDániel KökényesÁron VeressSoma Schiszler BackingsDavid Schwartz Results Semi Points: 111Position: 10Running order: 13 Results Finals Points: 93Position: 21Running order: 21 https://youtu.be/p6e1TmYb33w

Benjamin Ingrosso

© EBU/Andres Putting About Quick Facts NameBenjamin Daniele Wahlgren Ingrosso Born14 September 1997 Nationality???????? Swedish National SelectionMelodifestivalen 2018Melodifestivalen 2017 In Eurovision2018 Lisbon SongDance you off (2018) Biography Benjamin Ingrosso is the son of dancer/composer Emilio Ingrosso and singer Pernilla Wahlgren. Benjamin Ingrosso has participated in a number of musicals and the play Nils Karlsson Pyssling. In 2006 he won Lilla Melodifestivalen and represented Sweden in the MGP Nordic. In 2007, he released the single “Jag är en astronaut”, which his uncle Linus Wahlgren sang in 1985. Ingrosso’s version reached the 2nd place in the Swedish charts. In 2007 he participated in Allsång at Skansen together with his mother. In the summer of 2007 he also participated in the Diggiloo tour. In 2008 and 2009 Benjamin Ingrosso played in the musical Hujeda mej vá många sånger. In 2009 he played the role of Rasmus in Rasmus and the vagabond with Markoolio. In 2011 Ingrosso played a role in the play Karlsson på taket flyger igen. In October 2015 he released his first single “Fall in Love”. Benjamin competed in Melodifestivalen 2017 with the song “Good Lovin ‘. He finished in fifth place. He took part again a year later and won with the song “Dance You Off”. He represented Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018, where he reached a 7th place. The contest was followed by a first album called “Identification”. He worked together with Felix Sandman on two different singles: “Tror du att han bryr sig” and “Happy thoughts”. His song “Långsamt farväl” reached the first place in the Swedish charts. On January 15, 2021, he released his second album, “En gång i tiden”. The album is entirely in Swedish and is the first album he has released in Swedish. [10] The second part of the album, “En gång i tiden (del 2)”, was released on April 16, 2021. On the 71th of June 2022, a new English album was released: “Playlist”. Entries Dance You Off Country???????? Sweden Year2018 LanguageEnglish LyricsMAGLouis SchoorlK NitaBenjamin Ingrosso MusicMAGLouis SchoorlK NitaBenjamin Ingrosso BackingsStran ÇetinGreg CurtisMaria HazellEvelina OlsénLars Säfsund Results Semi Points: 254 Position: 2Running order: 15 Results Finals Points: 274Position: 7Running order: 20 https://youtu.be/z101xtUBflU