Jill Anna Maria Johnson is a Swedish country and pop singer, songwriter and TV-host. She performed in the Melodifestivalen 1998 contest, winning with the song "Kärleken är", and represented Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest 1998 with that song, which finished 10th with 53 points. In 2003 she entered Melodifestivalen for the second time with "Crazy in Love", which finished fourth in the final. She also hosted the final of Melodifestivalen 2005. Johnson is today one of the most successful artists in Sweden, with several Gold and Platinum records and since 2014 has hosted her own Swedish TV-show from Nashville, Jills veranda.
Jessica Elisabeth Andersson is a Swedish singer and songwriter. She was part of the Swedish duo Fame with Magnus Bäcklund between 2002 and 2006 after they met at the reality television show Fame Factory. As Fame, she represented Sweden in Eurovision Song Contest 2003 held in Riga, Latvia with "Give Me Your Love" finishing fifth.
Sonja Annika Maria Aldén is a Swedish singer known best for her 2006, 2007, 2012, and 2020 Melodifestivalen entries, as well as for working together with Shirley Clamp and Sanna Nielsen, along with her songwriting for other artists. For example, she co-wrote the song "Night of Passion" for hard rock/heavy metal band The Poodles, which was their entry for the Swedish Melodifestivalen 2006.
Mariette Hansson, sometimes credited as MaryJet or simply Mariette, is a Swedish singer and songwriter. Hansson participated in Sikta mot stjärnorna in 1999 imitating singer Amanda Marshall. She participated in Idol 2009 which was broadcast on TV4 and finished fourth. A year later, Hansson was announced as "homo of the year" at the QX Gaygala in Stockholm.
Ellen Linnea Petrea Henriksson is a Swedish singer and songwriter who participated in Idol 2010 in which she placed fourth. As of April 2018, she is also the lead singer of the jazz band Prylf. In 2012, Henriksson released her first music album, which she co-wrote and co-produced with singer Orup. During mid-2013, Henriksson toured Sweden with the band Gyllene Tider.
Anton Hård af Segerstad is a Swedish songwriter and producer, part of the production team "The Family" with Joy Deb and Linnea Deb.
Jon Henrik Mario Fjällgren is a Colombian-born Swedish-Sámi singer and jojkare, an interpreter of Sámi joik. He was the winner of Talang Sverige 2014, the Swedish version of Got Talent. Upon winning the competition he released the music album Goeksegh. He has participated in Melodifestivalen four times, in 2015 he placed second, in 2017 he placed third, and in 2019 and 2023 he placed fourth.
Lisa Kristina Ajax is a Swedish-Finnish singer. She began her career after winning Idol 2014, and is also known for her five Melodifestivalen participations, having qualified to the final on four occasions.
Samir Gustav Badran is a Swedish television personality and singer. Since 2022 he has been working as a real estate agent.
Samir & Viktor or Samir och Viktor is a Swedish music duo that consists of Paradise Hotel contestant Samir Badran and fashion blogger Viktor Frisk. Samir & Viktor participated in Melodifestivalen 2015 with the song "Groupie", which finished eighth in the final, and again in Melodifestivalen 2016 with "Bada Nakna" which placed 12th overall. They competed a third time in Melodifestivalen 2018 with "Shuffla", finishing in 4th place in the grand final. They competed a fourth time in Melodifestivalen 2024 with "Hela världen väntar", but were eliminated during the early heats.
Malin Dinah Sundström, better known by her stage name Dinah Nah, is a Swedish singer. She began her career in 1998, as a member of the pop group Caramell, best known for their 2001 song "Caramelldansen" which became an internet meme.
Linnéa Mary Hansdotter Deb, known professionally as Linnea Deb, is a Swedish singer, songwriter, and record producer. She has worked with artists such as Fifth Harmony, JoJo, MiC Lowry and Akon.
Mimmi Michaela Sarah Werner, better known as Mimi Werner, is a Swedish singer and songwriter. Werner began her professional music career in 2015, after signing to BMG Scandinavia. She traveled to Nashville to begin writing music, and later released her debut single "Forever Again", an English version of the Swedish song "Strövtåg i hembygden" by Mando Diao.
The following is a list of notable events and releases of the year 2016 in Swedish music.
Liam Cacatian Thomassen, known professionally as Liamoo, is a Swedish singer. In 2016, he won the twelfth season of Swedish Idol series and released his winner's single "Playing with Fire".
Nagi Jamal Omar, better known as simply Nano, is a Swedish singer and songwriter. He first came to prominence while competing in Melodifestivalen 2017.
"As I Lay Me Down" is a song recorded by Swedish singer Wiktoria, written by Justin Forrest, Jonas Wallin, and Lauren Dyson and produced by Didrik Franzen. The song was released as a digital download in Sweden on 25 February 2017 and peaked at number 2 on the Swedish Singles Chart.
The following is a list of notable events and releases of the year 2018 in Swedish music.
Heidi Musum, better known by her stage name Kamferdrops, is a Norwegian singer and songwriter. She first achieved recognition in Sweden and Norway in 2017, after her cover of Ole Ivars and Kikki Danielsson's 1999 song "Jag trodde änglarna fanns" became a number-two hit in Sweden and top forty hit in Norway.
Ramón Marcos Enrique Monserrat, better known by his stage name Moncho, is a Swedish rapper, singer, and songwriter. He competed in Melodifestivalen 2018 with the song "Cuba Libre", and qualified to andra chansen. He is the brother of Swedish rapper Dani M, and was born in Sweden to a Finnish mother and Venezuelan father.
