Vendela Linnea Palmgren (born 1994 in Stockholm

Stockholm

Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...

) is a Swedish singer.

2007 to 2008

In June 2007 she was the winner of the "Stjärnskott" talent competition at 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....

 in Stockholm. In August she performed her own composition, "En som Dig", and won third place in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest

Junior Eurovision Song Contest

The Junior Eurovision Song Contest , is an international song competition which has been organised by the European Broadcasting Union annually since 2003 and is open exclusively to broadcasters that are members of the EBU. It is held in a different European city each year.The competition has many...

, broadcast live on TV4 Swedish television to one million viewers.

From September 2007 to April 2008, Palmgren performed live on stage as Lovisa in the ensemble cast of The Sound of Music

The Sound of Music

The Sound of Music is a musical by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II and a book by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse. It is based on the memoir of Maria von Trapp, The Story of the Trapp Family Singers...

in the Göta Lejon theatre in Stockholm. From February to April 2008 she
participated in Next Star

Next Star (Swedish singing competition)

Next Star is a Swedish singing competition for youths between the age of 13-19. It was started in 2007 by ICA Maxi in cooperation with Diggiloo. The winner of the contest will perform at the Diggiloo summer tour all over Sweden. The winner is decided by a jury and also by votes from the Swedish...

 2008, a Swedish talent competition with approximately 1000 contestants. She won the contest in April 2008.

In May 2008 Palmgren recorded a single CD, which was distributed to 300,000 people in Sweden. In June she performed live on stage at Gröna Lund

Gröna Lund

Tivoli Gröna Lund or Grönan is an amusement park in Stockholm, Sweden. It is located on the seaward side of the Djurgården island and is relatively small compared to other amusement parks, mainly due to its central location, which limits expansion. Gröna Lund is a popular venue for concerts during...

, at Childhood day in the presence of Swedish princess Madeleine. She recorded the song and music video for the Swedish version of "This Is Me

This Is Me (Camp Rock song)

"This Is Me", written by Andy Dodd and Adam Watts, is the fourth single from Camp Rock, a Disney Channel original movie, that is featured on the movie's soundtrack. It was released on June 17, 2008 on iTunes digital music store for its acoustic full version...

" ("Här är jag") for the Camp Rock

Camp Rock

Camp Rock is a 2008 Disney Channel Original Movie starring the Jonas Brothers and Demi Lovato. The music is written by Julie Brown, Paul Brown, Regina Hicks and Karen Gist. The film is directed by Matthew Diamond and produced by Alan Sacks....

soundtrack for Disney.

In July and August 2008 she performed live on stage in the family musical Hujedamej va många sånger, a musical built on Astrid Lindgren

Astrid Lindgren

Astrid Anna Emilia Lindgren , 14 November 1907 – 28 January 2002) was a Swedish author and screenwriter who is the world's 25th most translated author and has sold roughly 145 million copies worldwide...

 songs. She also performed live on stage at five concerts for the Diggiloo tour, with around 8,000 to 14,000 people in the audience for every concert. She performed live on stage at the international Stockholm Water Price in presence of Swedish crown princess Victoria.

She dubs the voice of Disney star Selena Gomez

Selena Gomez

Selena Marie Gomez is an American actress and singer best known for portraying Alex Russo in the Emmy Award-winning Disney Channel television series Wizards of Waverly Place...

 in Disney's Wizards of Waverly Place

Wizards of Waverly Place

Wizards of Waverly Place is a Disney Channel Original Series that premiered on October 12, 2007. It won "Outstanding Children's Program" at the 61st Primetime Emmy Awards in 2009...

and dubbed the Swedish voice of Tera Gold in High School Musical 3 for Disney.

In September 2008, Palmgren represented Sweden as local talent at the gala premier of Camp Rock in London, together with the Jonas Brothers

Jonas Brothers

The Jonas Brothers are an American boy band. The band gained its popularity from the Disney Channel children's television network. From the shore region of New Jersey, the band consists of three brothers: Paul Kevin Jonas II , Joseph Adam Jonas , and Nicholas Jerry Jonas...

 and Demi Lovato

Demi Lovato

"She’s got the range, the full emotional spectrum, incredible control… Vocally, she’s the best thing Disney’s had since Christina Aguilera."—Producer Toby Gad on Demi Lovato's vocals...

, among others. She performed the Swedish version of "This Is Me"/ "Här är jag" live on stage at the gala premier for the film Camp Rock in Stockholm. Throughout October and November, her television commercial and music video for Camp Rock aired daily on the Disney Channel

Disney Channel

Disney Channel is an American basic cable and satellite television network, owned by the Disney-ABC Television Group division of The Walt Disney Company. It is under the direction of Disney-ABC Television Group President Anne Sweeney. The channel's headquarters is located on West Alameda Ave. in...

, TV3, and TV5.

In December, she recorded a song together with Disney Star Tony Oller

Tony Oller

Tony Oller is an American actor and musician from Cypress, Texas. He is known for his role as Walt Moore on Gigantic, Jesse in Lifetime's "Unanswered Prayers". and as Daniel "Danny" Neilson on As the Bell Rings.-Career:...

 for the Internet game Zoovolution.

2009

From January to September 2009, Palmgren worked on recording new songs specially written for her by Johan Åberg and KJ. In April she performed at the gala premiere of Hannah Montana: The Movie

Hannah Montana: The Movie

Hannah Montana: The Movie is a 2009 Walt Disney Pictures musical comedy film based on the Disney Channel show Hannah Montana which was released on April 10, 2009, by Walt Disney Pictures, it was the second Disney Channel series to have a movie for Walt Disney Pictures. The film was directed by...

in Stockholm, and was presenter and host at the tour for the finalists of Next Star 2009

Next Star (Swedish singing competition)

Next Star is a Swedish singing competition for youths between the age of 13-19. It was started in 2007 by ICA Maxi in cooperation with Diggiloo. The winner of the contest will perform at the Diggiloo summer tour all over Sweden. The winner is decided by a jury and also by votes from the Swedish...

.

In May she recorded two new songs for Zoovolution in Norway, and in June she recorded the Swedish version of a song for Disney's new DVD movie of Tinkerbell. In August, Palmgren did a live performance at UNG08 in Stockholm and performed as a guest artist in the Disney TV program My Camp Rock Scandinavia. She dubbed the voice for Selena Gomez for the Disney movie Princess Protection Program

Princess Protection Program

Princess Protection Program is a 2009 Disney Channel Original Movie that premiered on June 26, 2009 in the United States and winner of the Teen Choice Awards 2009 for Choice Summer TV Show...

. In September 2009 she spent a month in Denmark working on a Scandinavian Disney Channel production.