Måns Zelmerlöw
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Måns Petter Albert Zelmerlöw (born June 13, 1986) is a Swedish pop singer.
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[edit] Early career
Måns appeared as a contestant in the Swedish Idol 2005 television series and advanced to the live round after becoming judge Kishti Tomita's favourite early on. He didn't make the top three. The same year, Zelmerlöw appeared on Let's Dance, and beat Anna Book in the final of the hit show's first season.[1]
[edit] Musical
He has participated in the Swedish versions of Grease in 2006 and Footloose in 2007.
[edit] Melodifestivalen 2007
On February 17, 2007, Zelmerlöw performed the song Cara Mia in one of the Melodifestivalen 2007 semi-finals. He was the second artist to be announced as a finalist, beating favourite Magnus Carlsson for the last place in the finals. The song "Cara Mia" placed third in the Melodifestivalen 2007 final where it received second most votes from the viewers. On the Swedish music chart the song reached number 1.
In 2007 the Swedish gay magazine "QX" named him the sexiest man in Sweden.[2]
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
- "Stand By For..." #1 SE
[edit] Singles
| Year | Title | Chart Positions | Album | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | Finland | Bulgaria | Poland[3] | |||
| 2007 | "Cara Mia" | 1 | 4 | 38 | 43 | Stand By For... |
| "Work Of Art (Da Vinci)" | 16 | — | — | — | ||
| "Brother oh Brother" | 7 | — | — | 12 | ||
| "All I Want For Christmas Is You (Feat. Agnes Carlsson)" | 3 | — | — | — | ||
| 2008 | "Miss America" | 46 | — | — | — | |
| Preceded by None |
Let's Dance winner Season 1 (2006 with Maria Karlsson) |
Succeeded by Martin Lidberg & Cecilia Erling |
[edit] References
- ^ "Måns and Maria won Let's dance", Aftonbladet. (Swedish)
- ^ Måns Zelmerlöw named "Sexiest in Sweden" (Swedish). QX.se.
- ^ Polish Hitfiles
[edit] External links
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| NAME | Zelmerlöw, Måns |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Zelmerlöw, Måns Petter Albert |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Swedish singer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 13, 1986 |
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| DATE OF DEATH | living |
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