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Birth name | Johanna Maria Jansson |
Born | Arvika, Sweden | 10 June 1987
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Years active | 2014–present |
Labels | Warner Music Sweden |
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 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.
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]
Dotter is vegan and is 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.
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certification | ||||||
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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 | |||||||
"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] | |||||||
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released. |
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