Molly Hammar

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Molly Hammar
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Background information
Birth nameElla Molly Natalia Pettersson Hammar
Also known asMolly Pettersson Hammar
Born (1995-10-16) 16 October 1995 (age 29)
Umeå, Sweden
Genres
Occupation(s) Singer, songwriter
Years active2011–present
Labels Cosmos Music

Ella Molly Natalia Pettersson Hammar (born 16 October 1995), known professionally as Molly Hammar, is a Swedish singer and songwriter who participated in the talent show Idol 2011 broadcast on TV4, where she reached fourth place. [1]

Contents

Career

2011: Idol

In September 2011 Molly took part in the eighth season of Idol . In the Quarter-Finals she sang Alicia Keys' "A Woman's Worth", she finished in the Top 12 and progressed through to the Semi-Final. In the Semi-Final she sang U2's "Where the Streets Have No Name", she progressed to the Finals. In the Finals she made it through the final 4 before being eliminated.

2015–present: Melodifestivalen

Hammar participated in Melodifestivalen 2015 with the song "I'll Be Fine", finishing sixth in the semifinal and being eliminated. [2] The song peaked at number 65 on the Swedish Singles Chart. However the song peaked at number 6 on Digilistan (The Swedish download chart) ahead of the songs that qualified for Andra Chansen. [3]

She competed in Melodifestivalen 2016 with the song "Hunger", and qualified to andra chansen from the second semi-final before being eliminated. [4] She co-wrote the Maltese song for the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 "Walk on Water" performed by Ira Losco. She performed with Ira Losco as her backing vocalist at the Eurovision Song Contest. [5]

Personal life

Molly Pettersson Hammar was previously in a relationship with singer Robin Stjernberg whom she met during her time at Idol, until 2015. [6]

Discography

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions
TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum
SWE
[7]
"I'll Be Fine"201565 Melodifestivalen 2015
"Something Right"Non-album single
"Hunger"201657 Melodifestivalen 2016
"Liberate"Sex
"Blossom"2018
"No Place Like Me"
(featuring Big Narstie)
2019Non-album single
"Words" [A]
"Show Me"
(featuring Kim Cesarion)
[B]
"Shortcuts (I Can't Wait)"
"Alone"2020Non-album singles
"Get to Know Me First"
(with Julie Bergan and AWA)
[C]
"Love Me Blind"2021Love Me Blind
"Ingen annan rör mig som du"20221Så mycket bättre 2022 – Tolkningarna
"På riktigt"94
"Regnar och regnar"18
"Can't Stay Away"80
"Så nära"79
[11]
"All My Friends"2023 [D] Non-album singles
"Fight Like a Girl" [E]
"Deep Down" [F]
"I fönstret på andra sidan gatan"2024 [G]
"Beredd"
(with Per Gessle)
[H]
"Misstro"
(with Albin Lee Meldau)
98
[17]
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released.

Notes

  1. "Words" did not enter the Swedish Singellista Chart, but peaked at number 15 on the Swedish Heatseeker Chart. [8]
  2. "Show Me" did not enter the Swedish Singellista Chart, but peaked at number 15 on the Swedish Heatseeker Chart. [9]
  3. "Get to Know Me First" did not enter the Swedish Singellista Chart, but peaked at number 13 on the Swedish Heatseeker Chart. [10]
  4. "All My Friends" did not enter the Swedish Singellista Chart, but peaked at number nine on the Swedish Heatseeker Chart. [12]
  5. "Fight Like a Girl" did not enter the Swedish Singellista Chart, but peaked at number 16 on the Swedish Heatseeker Chart. [13]
  6. "Deep Down" did not enter the Swedish Singellista Chart, but peaked at number nine on the Swedish Heatseeker Chart. [14]
  7. "I fönstret på andra sidan gatan" did not enter the Swedish Singellista Chart, but peaked at number 20 on the Swedish Heatseeker Chart. [15]
  8. "Beredd" did not enter the Swedish Singellista Chart, but peaked at number six on the Swedish Heatseeker Chart. [16]

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