Robin Bengtsson ( Swede Robin Bengtsson , born April 27, 1990 in Svenging ) is a Swedish singer, participant in the reality show “Idol 2008”, who represented Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 with the song “ I Can't Go On ” and took 5th place.
| Robin Bengtsson Swede. Robin bengtsson | |
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| Date of Birth | April 27, 1990 (aged 29) |
| Place of Birth | Svenlyunga , Sweden |
| A country |  Sweden |
| Professions | singer |
| Years of activity | 2008 - n. at. |
| Instruments | |
| Genres | pop |
| Labels | Merion music |
Career
Robin participated in the musical reality show "Idol 2008", taking third place there [1] . In mid-2009, he signed with Merion Music Records [2] and released the single “Another Lover's Gone”. He was a guest on the talk show Catherine Zitomirsk Idol 2008: Eftersnack and on the TV show Sexuellt on the ZTV channel [3] .
In 2010, Robin participated in the recording of the song “Wake Up World” for the Hjälp Haiti earthquake relief fund with Karl Martindahl and Daniel Karlsson, and also recorded the song “Long Long Night” with Kim Fransson [4] . In 2010, Robin participated in the extreme show Wipeout and took 2nd place [5] . In 2016, he participated in the Melodifestivalen music competition with the song “ Constellation Prize ” and took 5th place [6] .
In 2017, Robin again participated in the Melodifestivalen with the song “ I Can't Go On ” and won, having received the right to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest [7] [8] , in the final of the competition he took 5th place.
Discography
EP
| Title | Data |
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| Under my skin |
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Singles
| Title | Year | Top Chart | Status | Album | |||||
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| Swe [9] | |||||||||
| " Fields of Gold " | 2008 | 15 | n / a | ||||||
| "Another Lover's Gone" | 2009 | eight | |||||||
| "Long Long Night" (feat. Kim Fransson) | 2010 | - | |||||||
| "Wake Up World" (feat. Karl Martindahl & Daniel Karlsson) | 2011 | - | |||||||
| "Cross the Universe" | 2012 | - | |||||||
| "I Don't Like to Wait" | 2013 | - | Sleep on it | ||||||
| "Fired" (feat. J-Son ) | 2014 | - | |||||||
| "Nothing in Return" | - | n / a | |||||||
| "Sleep On It" | - | Sleep on it | |||||||
| " Constellation Prize " | 2016 | 2 |
| n / a | |||||
| "Stevie Wonder" | - | ||||||||
| “That's Christmas to Me” / “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” | - | ||||||||
| " I Can't Go On " | 2017 | 6 [ten] | Tba | ||||||
| “-” means that the single did not hit the chart | |||||||||
As a guest artist
| Title | Year | Top Chart | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swe [9] | |||
| "Tjena Tjena Tjena" (Byz feat. Kriss & Robin Bengtsson) | 2012 | - | n / a |
| "Paper Cuts" (G&G vs Dave Darrell feat. Robin Bengtsson) | 2013 | - | |
| "Something's Bothering Me" (Lotus featuring Robin Bengtsson & Pitfall) | 2016 | - |
Other Singles
| Title | Year | Top Chart | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swe [9] | |||
| "När vindarna viskar mitt namn" | 2008 | 58 | n / a |
| Dude Looks Like a Lady | 44 | ||
| "(Sittin On) The Dock of the Bay" | 39 | ||
| "My Love Is Your Love" | 21 | ||
| "Joyful, Joyful" | 54 | ||
| "Black Or White" | 36 |
Notes
- ↑ Robin Bengtsson kom trea i Idol 2008 - nu gör han comeback som B. Robin . Date of treatment March 12, 2017.
- ↑ Musiknyheter: Robin Bengtsson skriver kontrakt med Merion Music (Swedish)
- ↑ Katrin ska göra Robin B till stjärna . Metro.se. Date of treatment March 12, 2017.
- ↑ Wake up world - Karl Martindahl, Daniel Karlsson & Robin Bengtsson (Live TV4 nyhetsmorgon) - Karl Martindahl (link not available) . karlmartindahl.se. Date of treatment March 12, 2017. Archived on August 19, 2017.
- ↑ Köljing, Cecilia Idol-Robin i kvällens Wipeout: - Borås Tidning (April 4, 2010). Date of treatment March 12, 2017.
- ↑ Escudero, Victor M. Frans wins Melodifestivalen in Sweden . EBU (March 12, 2016).
- ↑ Sweden: Robin Bengtsson wins Melodifestivalen! . eurovision.tv (March 11, 2017).
- ↑ Metro.co.uk, Benny Royston for Sweden sends Robin Bengtsson to Kiev . Metro.co.uk (March 11, 2017). Date of treatment March 12, 2017.
- ↑ 1 2 3 Robin Bengtsson discography
- ↑ Sverigetopplistan - Sveriges Officiella Topplista . Sverigetopplistan . Date of treatment March 11, 2017.
Links
- Robin Bengtsson's official Myspace page
- Robin Bengtsson on Twitter
- Robin Bengtsson's profile at Last.fm
- Robin Bengtsson on Instagram