Nielsen, Sanna

In May 1996, at the age of eleven, Sanna Nielsen led the Swedish hit parade Svensktoppen with the song “Till en fågel”. ^[5] In September, her debut album Silvertoner was released . ^[6] In 1997, Sanna released the Christmas album Min önskejul (the album was reissued in 2001).

In 2001, Nielsen first participated in the Melodifestivalen - the Swedish music competition, the winner of which receives the right to represent the country at Eurovision . She performed the song “Igår, idag” and took third place. She returned to the contest in 2003 and finished fifth with the song “Hela världen för mig”. The third participation of Sanna took place in 2005, she performed with the song “Du och jag mot världen” in a duet with Fredrik Schempe and became the eighth.

In 2006, Sanna released her second studio album, Nära mej nära dej . ^[7] In 2007, she took part in Melodifestivalene for the fourth time (finishing seventh with the song “Vågar du, vågar jag”) ^[8] and released her first compilation album Sanna 11-22 . ^[9] Also in the summer of 2007, Sanna toured Sweden with the Tre S trio along with Shirley Clamp and Sonya Alden.

In 2008, the fifth participation of Sanna in the Melodifestivalen took place. On February 16, Sanna performed in the second semi-final with the song “Empty room”, took first place with a margin of more than thirty thousand votes and went to the final of the competition. ^[10] On March 15, in the final, Sanna beat Charlotte Perelli by a spectator vote of more than fifty thousand votes, but after the jury voted, Perelli became the winner, and Nielsen dropped to second place. ^[11] Later, the Empty room won the OGAE Second Chance Contest with an advantage of 91 points. Also in 2008, Nielsen released her first English album Stronger , which reached number one on the national charts. ^[12]

In 2011, another participation of Sanna in the Melodifestivalen took place. Speaking in the second semi-final with the song “I'm in love”, she took first place and went to the finals, ^[13] where a month later she finished fourth. ^[14] Also in 2011, Nielsen released the fifth album under the same name as the competition song. ^[15]

In 2014, Sanna Nielsen returned for the seventh time to the Melodifestival. In the second semifinal, she performed the song “Undo”, the audience supported Sanna, which allowed her to take one of the vacant places in the final. On March 8, Sanna Nielsen performs at number 8 in the 2014 Melodifestivalen finale with the song “Undo”. Having scored 90 points from the international jury and 122 from viewers, Sanna wins the competition and becomes the representative of Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 . At the same time, the gap between Sanna and Ace Wilder, who finished second with the song "Busy Doin 'Nothing," was only two points, despite the fact that Ace won the international jury.

In autumn 2014, it became known that Sanna Nielsen will become one of the leading Swedish selection for Eurovision 2015 "Melodifestivalen 2015".

Albums

• 1996 - Silvertoner
• 1997 - Min önskejul
• 1999 - Människan och skapelsen
• 2001 - Min önskejul
• 2006 - Nära mej nära dej
• 2007 - Sanna 11-22
• 2008 - Stronger
• 2011 - I'm in Love
• 2012 - Vinternatten
• 2014 - 7

Singles

• 1996 - Till en fågel
• 1998 - “I Love the Summertime”
• 1999 - Time to Say Goodbye
• 1999 - Fest i vår by
• 2001 - “I går, i dag”
• 2002 - Prinsessans stjärnor
• 2003 - Hela världen för mig
• 2005 - Du och jag mot världen
• 2005 - Vägen hem
• 2006 - “Rör vid min själ” / “Koppången”
• 2007 - “Vågar du, vågar jag”
• 2008 - "Empty Room"
• 2008 - Nobody Without You
• 2009 - “I Can Catch the Moon”
• 2010 - Devotion
• 2010 - “Part of Me”
• 2011 - I'm in Love
• 2011 - “Can't Stop Love Tonight”
• 2014 - Undo
• 2016 - Dansar bort med någon annan
• 2017 - Inte ok
• 2017 - Innan du lämnar mig