| Lotta Engberg | |
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Lotta Engberg in Norrköping, Sweden. |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Anna Charlotte Pedersen |
| Born | 5 March 1963 Överkalix, Sweden |
| Genres | Dansband music Musical Pop Schlager |
| Years active | 1980–present |
| Labels | Doreme Records (1987-Present) |
| Website | lottaengberg.se |
Lotta Engberg is a Swedish dansband and pop singer.[1] She was born Anna Charlotte Pedersen on 5 March 1963 in Överkalix,[2] Norrbotten County and raised in Laxå, Örebro County. She now lives outside Alingsås, Sweden with her husband.
Engberg won Melodifestivalen 1987 with Fyra bugg & en Coca Cola and represented Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 1987.[3] She has before and since then performed in Melodifestivalen several times.
On October 2, 1999, Sweden issued a postage stamp with her portrait.
She is also a successful TV host. Since August 2008, she has hosted the Swedish game show Bingolotto, which she will leave in the summer of 2011.[4]
Under her maiden name, Pedersen, she made her debut in the Sveriges Television program "Nygammalt" in 1980 when she was 17. She was also a member of the "Trioala", an a cappella choir. Later, she received a permanent place in the TV program's choir.[5]
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| Preceded by Cecilia Vennersten |
OGAE Second Chance Contest winner 1996 |
Succeeded by Anna Oxa |