Ellen Benediktson | |
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 Ellen Benediktson, 2020 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | 25 April 1995 Limhamn, Malmö, Sweden |
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| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, keyboard |
| Years active | 2013–present |
| Labels | Warner Music Sweden |
Ellen Benediktson (born 25 April 1995 in Limhamn) is a Swedish singer and songwriter best known for taking part in Melodifestivalen 2014, 2015 and 2020.
In 2013 Benediktson first garnered attention when she was the stand-in singer during the rehearsals for the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 singing France's entry "L'enfer et moi". [1] The next year, she took part in Melodifestivalen 2014 with the song "Songbird". [2] [3] Benediktson placed second in the semi-final, thus making it to the final, where she placed seventh. [4] In April 2014, Benediktson released the song "When the Sun Comes Up" as a part of a compilation album associated with the Swedish feminist political party Feminist Initiative, she is also a supporter of the left-wing party. [5] She competed in Melodifestivalen 2015 with the song "Insomnia". [6] She came 5th in Semi-final 3 and was therefore knocked out of the competition. She competed in Melodifestivalen 2020 alongside Simon Peyron with the song, "Surface". They made it to the Second Chance round.
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||||||||
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| "Songbird" | 2014 | 35 | Non-album single | ||||||||||||||||
| "When the Sun Comes Up" | — | F! | |||||||||||||||||
| "Insomnia" | 2015 | 88 | Non-album single | ||||||||||||||||
| "Surface" (with Simon Peyron) | 2020 | 87 [8] | Non-album single | ||||||||||||||||
| Laura Nox | |||||||||||||||||||
| "Save a Little Love" | 2016 | — | Non-album single | ||||||||||||||||
| "Body Shots" | 2017 | Non-album single | |||||||||||||||||
| "—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||||||||
Notes
Melodifestivalen is an annual song competition organised by Swedish public broadcasters Sveriges Television (SVT) and Sveriges Radio (SR). It determines the country's representative for the Eurovision Song Contest, and has been staged almost every year since 1959. In the early 2000s, the competition was the most popular television program in Sweden; it is also broadcast on radio and the Internet. In 2012, the heats averaged 3.3 million viewers, and over an estimated four million people in Sweden watched the final, almost half of the Swedish population.
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