Cornelia Jakobs | |
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 Jakobs in 2022 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Anna Cornelia Jakobsdotter Samuelsson |
| Born | 9 March 1992 Nacka Municipality, Sweden |
| Genres | Pop |
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| Years active | 2010–present |
| Formerly of | Love Generation |
Anna Cornelia Jakobsdotter Samuelsson (born 9 March 1992), known professionally as Cornelia Jakobs, is a Swedish singer and songwriter. [1] She represented Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 with the song "Hold Me Closer", placing fourth.
Cornelia Jakobsdotter was born in Nacka Municipality, Stockholm County, and grew up in Stockholm. The daughter of the Poodles' singer Jakob Samuel and Fia Lönnborn, she first entered music by auditioning for Idol 2008 ; she received some media attention after being mocked by the judges. [2] 14 years later jury member Anders Bagge and Jakobs both participated and were favorites in Melodifestivalen 2022 and he then apologized, saying "Shit, how wrong you can be, how talented you are". [3]
She started her music career as a member of the girl group Love Generation, who participated in Melodifestivalen 2011 and 2012. [4] Love Generation's 2011 entry "Dance Alone" peaked at number 26 on the Sverigetopplistan . [5]
In 2020, Jakobs composed and performed the song "Weight of the World" which became the soundtrack for the HBO Nordic series Björnstad. [4] She participated in Melodifestivalen 2021 as a songwriter for the song "Best of Me" performed by Efraim Leo. [6]
In 2022, Jakobs went solo as a singer and participated in Melodifestivalen 2022 with the song "Hold Me Closer", which qualified for the final and later won with 146 points, [7] [8] thus earning her the right to represent Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 in Turin. [9] [10] In the final she finished in fourth place overall, with 438 points. [11] Jakobs was one of the performers during the interval at the final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2023, where she performed "I Turn to You" by Melanie C in a segment which celebrated host city Liverpool's contribution to pop music. [12] Jakobs released "Need You Now" in July 2023, in which she revealed that she has ADHD.
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | ||||||
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| SWE [13] | FIN [14] | IRE [15] | LTU [16] | NLD [17] | NOR [18] | UK [19] | ||
| "Late Night Stories" | 2018 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| "All the Gold" | — [upper-alpha 1] | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "You Love Me" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Animal Island" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Shy Love" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Locked Into You" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Hanging On" | 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| "Dream Away" | 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| "Weight of the World" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Hold Me Closer" | 2022 | 1 | 9 | 38 | 5 | 76 | 15 | 59 |
| "Fine" | — [upper-alpha 2] | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Rise" | — [upper-alpha 3] | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "It Takes a Fool to Remain Sane" | 2023 | 83 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| "I Turn to You" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Need You Now" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Year | Award ceremony | Category | Nominee(s)/work(s) | Result | Ref. |
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| 2022 | Marcel Bezençon Awards | Composer Award | "Hold Me Closer" | Won | [22] |
| Rockbjörnen | Swedish Song of the Year | [23] | |||
| Breakthrough of the Year | Herself | ||||
| Musikplats Stockholm | Song of the Year | "Hold Me Closer" | [24] | ||
| Musikförläggarnas Pris | Song of the Year | "Hold Me Closer" | [25] | ||
| 2023 | Grammis | Song of the Year | "Hold Me Closer" | Nominated | [26] |
| Newcomer of the Year | Herself | Won | [27] |
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