Molly Sandén
Encyclopedia
Molly Sandén is a Swedish singer. She's sister to Frida
and Mimmi Sandén
.
by singing the song Det finaste någon kan få. She received a record position of 3rd place, despite the fact no other Scandinavian countries competed or were eligible to vote.
Sandén won the Swedish tryouts to Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2006
by ballad
a Det finaste någon kan få. In the final of the Bucharest
in Romania
on December 2, 2006 she came in third place with 116 points, which is the best result for Sweden until then. She appeared in SVT1
on December 31, 2006 in the program, which was sent from Skansen
. Molly Sandén won the Talent competition stellar shots. She also sang a duet with Magnus Carlsson in the song Julens tid är här (Christmas time is here). (Sonja Aldén
) in his julalbum
Tracks in the snow from 2006. She also met Markoolio
and got to sing with him during her period in his new album called "Snow" at Christmas rock.
, Linda Bengtzing
, Lotta Engberg
, Tony Roche
, Charlotte Perrelli
, Thomas Pettersson, Jan Johansen
, Niklas Andersson
, Benjamin Wahlgren and Magnus Johansson
. Sandén has also sung duets with Ola Svensson
in the songYou are the music in me, which is included in the Disney film High School Musical 2. Molly and Ola was also a song in the Swedish tryouts to Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2007
.
on April 11, 2008 together with Magnus Bäcklund
. In summer 2008 she participated again in Diggiloo tour with Lasse Holm
, Linda Bengtzing
, Lotta Engberg
, Thomas Pettersson, Måns Zelmerlöw
, Nanne Grönvall
, Stefan and Kim and Magnus Johansson
. A compilation CD was released in connection with the tour which contains the songs Hallelujah and Gabriellas song with Molly. Molly's cover
of Dea Norberg
's song Den underbara dagen du kommer hem is played frequently in advertisements for Sibylla 2008.
In 2008 Sandén participated in the Sun, wind & water, a tribute to Ted Gärdestad
, with Janne Schaffer
, Jan Johansen
, Johan Boding and Sara Löfgren
. The same year, she and Brandur
, released a Swedish version of the song Right Here, Right Now contained in the Disney film High School Musical 3.
, the Swedish contest to choose the entry for Eurovision Song Contest 2009
in Moscow
, Russia
.
Sandén qualified for the Grand Final of Melodifestivalen 2009 with her song Så vill stjärnorna. In the final she finished in last place only getting two points. These two points came from the international jury. None of the Swedish juries gave her any points and she finished eighth in the public vote out of 11, the highest place of the no pointers.
. They have lived together since early 2011.
Frida Sandén
Frida Sandén born 20 May 1994 is a Swedish singer who represented Sweden in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2007 where she placed 8th. During 2008 and 2009 Frida has participated with a role in the musical Hujeda mej vá många sånger alongside her sister Mimmi Sandén and Hanna Hedlund amongst...
and Mimmi Sandén
Mimmi Sandén
Mimmi Sandén born 25 December 1995 is a Swedish singer and actress who came to fame by becoming 1st runner up in the television show Talang 2007 . Mimmi performed the songs Knock on Wood, Total Eclipse of the Heart and Tonight Is What It Means To Be Young /Holding Out For A Hero. By media she has...
.
Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2006
Sandén represented Sweden in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2006Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2006
The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2006 was the fourth edition of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest for young singers aged 8 to 15. On 2 December 2006, the contest was broadcast live from Bucharest, Romania making it the second time the contest had been held in a capital city...
by singing the song Det finaste någon kan få. She received a record position of 3rd place, despite the fact no other Scandinavian countries competed or were eligible to vote.
Sandén won the Swedish tryouts to Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2006
Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2006
The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2006 was the fourth edition of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest for young singers aged 8 to 15. On 2 December 2006, the contest was broadcast live from Bucharest, Romania making it the second time the contest had been held in a capital city...
by ballad
Ballad
A ballad is a form of verse, often a narrative set to music. Ballads were particularly characteristic of British and Irish popular poetry and song from the later medieval period until the 19th century and used extensively across Europe and later the Americas, Australia and North Africa. Many...
a Det finaste någon kan få. In the final of the Bucharest
Bucharest
Bucharest is the capital municipality, cultural, industrial, and financial centre of Romania. It is the largest city in Romania, located in the southeast of the country, at , and lies on the banks of the Dâmbovița River....
in Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
on December 2, 2006 she came in third place with 116 points, which is the best result for Sweden until then. She appeared in SVT1
SVT1
SVT1 is the primary television station of the Swedish public service broadcaster Sveriges Television in Sweden.-History:The channel began broadcasting in 1956 and was known as Radiotjänst TV, A year later, it was renamed Sveriges Radio TV. In 1969, the second television station TV2 was launched and...
on December 31, 2006 in the program, which was sent from Skansen
Skansen
Skansen is the first open air museum and zoo in Sweden and is located on the island Djurgården in Stockholm, Sweden. It was founded in 1891 by Artur Hazelius to show the way of life in the different parts of Sweden before the industrial era....
. Molly Sandén won the Talent competition stellar shots. She also sang a duet with Magnus Carlsson in the song Julens tid är här (Christmas time is here). (Sonja Aldén
Sonja Aldén
Sonja Aldén, born 20 December 1977 in St Albans, England, United Kingdom, is a Swedish singer mostly famous for her 2006 and 2007 Melodifestivalen entries, her friendship with Shirley Clamp and her ability to write songs for other artists, for example the hard rock/heavy metal band The Poodles, who...
) in his julalbum
Christmas music
Christmas music comprises a variety of genres of music normally performed or heard around the Christmas season, which tends to begin in the months leading up the actual holiday and end in the weeks shortly thereafter.-Early:...
Tracks in the snow from 2006. She also met Markoolio
Markoolio
Marko Kristian "Markoolio" Lehtosalo is a Swedish-Finnish multi-platinum selling recording artist, singer, musician, songwriter, actor, and comedian...
and got to sing with him during her period in his new album called "Snow" at Christmas rock.
2007
In the summer of 2007 she participated in Diggiloo tour with Lasse HolmLasse Holm
Lars-Eric Gustav "Lasse" Holm, born 9 December 1943 in Stockholm, Sweden, is known as a composer, lyricist and singer.Since childhood, he was interested in music and was a member of a lot of pop music and rock music groups in the 1960s: Doug and the Millsmen, The Spacemen and The Moonlighters...
, Linda Bengtzing
Linda Bengtzing
Linda Birgitta Bengtzing is a Swedish pop singer, famous for her participation in the fourth season of Fame Factory in Sweden and for her entries at Melodifestivalen 2005, 2006, 2008, and 2011- Biography :...
, Lotta Engberg
Lotta Engberg
-External links:* *...
, Tony Roche
Tony Roche
Anthony "Tony" Dalton Roche is a former professional Australian tennis player, native of Tarcutta. He played junior tennis in the New South Wales regional city of Wagga Wagga. He won one Grand Slam singles title and twelve Grand Slam doubles titles. He is also very well known for coaching...
, Charlotte Perrelli
Charlotte Perrelli
Charlotte Perrelli is a Swedish singer and occasional television host, perhaps most famous for winning the 1999 Melodifestivalen and subsequently that year's Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Take Me to Your Heaven."Since then she has released six singles and five albums...
, Thomas Pettersson, Jan Johansen
Jan Johansen
Jan Christian Johansen is a Swedish singer. His father is jazz musician Egil Johansen and his mother is Ellen Böback. He represented Sweden at the 1995 Eurovision Song Contest with "Se på mej" and finished third with 100 points...
, Niklas Andersson
Niklas Andersson
Per Niklas Andersson is a retired Swedish professional ice hockey left winger. In his career, he spent time with several National Hockey League teams as well as various minor professional teams in North America, but mostly played for Frölunda HC in the Swedish Elitserien.- Playing career...
, Benjamin Wahlgren and Magnus Johansson
Magnus Johansson
Magnus Johansson may refer to:* Magnus Johansson , football player for Ölme, IFK Göteborg and FC Groningen* Magnus Johansson , football player for SK Brann, later coach...
. Sandén has also sung duets with Ola Svensson
Ola Svensson
Ola Nils Håkan Svensson , professionally known simply as Ola, is a Swedish pop singer born in Lund in the southern region of Skåne, Sweden. He first appeared on Idol in 2005. He has sold over 135 000 records in Sweden and his songs have been played on the radio just under 200,000 times in Sweden...
in the songYou are the music in me, which is included in the Disney film High School Musical 2. Molly and Ola was also a song in the Swedish tryouts to Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2007
Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2007
The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2007 was the fifth edition of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest. It was held in the Ahoy' indoor sporting arena in Rotterdam, the Netherlands on 8 December. The host country was chosen by the European Broadcasting Union on 13 July 2006. The host city was...
.
2008
Sandén attended Så ska det låtaSå ska det låta
Så ska det låta is a Swedish game show, based on the Irish The Lyrics Board. The show was introduced in 1997 and led by Peter Harryson until Peter Settman took over in 2006....
on April 11, 2008 together with Magnus Bäcklund
Magnus Bäcklund
Magnus Bäcklund was a Swedish missionary to Chinese Turkestan with the Mission Covenant Church of Sweden.Magnus was born in Alstakan, Gunnarskog parish, Värmland. He grew up in a poor family, and had to work hard. He found employment at Östlund & Almqvist in Arvika...
. In summer 2008 she participated again in Diggiloo tour with Lasse Holm
Lasse Holm
Lars-Eric Gustav "Lasse" Holm, born 9 December 1943 in Stockholm, Sweden, is known as a composer, lyricist and singer.Since childhood, he was interested in music and was a member of a lot of pop music and rock music groups in the 1960s: Doug and the Millsmen, The Spacemen and The Moonlighters...
, Linda Bengtzing
Linda Bengtzing
Linda Birgitta Bengtzing is a Swedish pop singer, famous for her participation in the fourth season of Fame Factory in Sweden and for her entries at Melodifestivalen 2005, 2006, 2008, and 2011- Biography :...
, Lotta Engberg
Lotta Engberg
-External links:* *...
, Thomas Pettersson, Måns Zelmerlöw
Måns Zelmerlöw
Måns Petter Albert Sahlén Zelmerlöw is a Swedish pop singer. He is probably best known for his 2007 song "Cara Mia," which was his entry in that year's Melodifestivalen...
, Nanne Grönvall
Nanne Grönvall
Marianne Elisabeth Nordqvist more popularly known as Nanne Grönvall is a Swedish singer-songwriter.-Biography:Grönvall's musical career started in the 1980s group Sound of Music...
, Stefan and Kim and Magnus Johansson
Magnus Johansson
Magnus Johansson may refer to:* Magnus Johansson , football player for Ölme, IFK Göteborg and FC Groningen* Magnus Johansson , football player for SK Brann, later coach...
. A compilation CD was released in connection with the tour which contains the songs Hallelujah and Gabriellas song with Molly. Molly's cover
Cover version
In popular music, a cover version or cover song, or simply cover, is a new performance or recording of a contemporary or previously recorded, commercially released song or popular song...
of Dea Norberg
Dea Norberg
Andrea Heléne "Dea" Norberg is a Swedish singer and choirgirl who sang in most of Sweden's Eurovision Song Contest entries during the 2000s. Norberg has been involved in the Melodifestivalen house-choir between 2003–2006 and 2009, the choir for Sweden in Eurovision in 1999, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006...
's song Den underbara dagen du kommer hem is played frequently in advertisements for Sibylla 2008.
In 2008 Sandén participated in the Sun, wind & water, a tribute to Ted Gärdestad
Ted Gärdestad
Ted Gärdestad , internationally known as Ted Gardestad, Ted Gaerdestad or just Ted was a Swedish singer, songwriter and musician.-Early career:...
, with Janne Schaffer
Janne Schaffer
Jan Erik Tage Janne Schaffer is a Swedish songwriter and guitarist. He is best known for his work as a session guitarist for ABBA but he has also recorded with artists such as Bob Marley, Johnny Nash, Art Farmer and Tony Williams...
, Jan Johansen
Jan Johansen
Jan Christian Johansen is a Swedish singer. His father is jazz musician Egil Johansen and his mother is Ellen Böback. He represented Sweden at the 1995 Eurovision Song Contest with "Se på mej" and finished third with 100 points...
, Johan Boding and Sara Löfgren
Sara Löfgren
Sara Therese Löfgren, , is a Swedish singer known for her breakthrough song "Starkare" .-Background:Löfgren started singing at the age of 12. She got a break in the reality show Fame Factory, performing songs like "Starkare", and "Aldrig". She participated in Melodifestivalen 2004 performing "Som...
. The same year, she and Brandur
Brandur
Brandur is an island in the Vestmann Islands, south of Iceland....
, released a Swedish version of the song Right Here, Right Now contained in the Disney film High School Musical 3.
Eurovision Song Contest 2009
Sandén has also entered Melodifestivalen 2009Melodifestivalen 2009
Melodifestivalen 2009 was a Swedish song contest held between February and March 2009. It was the selection for the 49th song to represent Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest, and was the 48th edition of Melodifestivalen...
, the Swedish contest to choose the entry for Eurovision Song Contest 2009
Eurovision Song Contest 2009
The Eurovision Song Contest 2009 was the 54th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest and was hosted by Russia after their win in 2008. It took place between 12 and 16 May 2009 at the Olympic Indoor Arena in Moscow, Russia....
in Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
.
Sandén qualified for the Grand Final of Melodifestivalen 2009 with her song Så vill stjärnorna. In the final she finished in last place only getting two points. These two points came from the international jury. None of the Swedish juries gave her any points and she finished eighth in the public vote out of 11, the highest place of the no pointers.
Personal life
Molly is in a relationship with Swedish singer Eric SaadeEric Saade
Eric Saade born 29 October 1990) is a Swedish pop singer and children's television presenter. After two years with the boyband What's Up!, he left in February 2009 to pursue a solo career. Eric Saade represented Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 in Germany after winning the national...
. They have lived together since early 2011.
Albums
| Year | Album |
|---|---|
| 2009 | Samma Himmel
|
External links
- Official Site
- http://mollysandenblogg.blogspot.com [active blog by Molly]
- http://www.facebook.com/mollysandenofficial [Mollys official artist/BandPage on Facebook]
- http://www.twitter.com/mollysanden
- http://www.youtube.com/mollysanden
- Molly Sandén on MySpaceMySpaceMyspace is a social networking service owned by Specific Media LLC and pop star Justin Timberlake. Myspace launched in August 2003 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California. In August 2011, Myspace had 33.1 million unique U.S. visitors....