Benjamin Ingrosso
| Benjamin Ingrosso | |
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Ingrosso in 2017 | |
| Background information | |
| Native name | Benjamin Daniele Wahlgren Ingrosso |
| Born |
14 September 1997 Danderyd, Stockholm County, Sweden |
| Genres | Pop, Soul |
| Occupation(s) | Artist, songwriter |
| Years active | 2006- |
| Labels | TEN Music Group |
Benjamin Daniele Wahlgren Ingrosso (born 14 September 1997), is a Swedish artist and songwriter.
Career
2006-2007: Lilla Melodifestivalen and MGP Nordic
Ingrosso won Lilla Melodifestivalen in 2006 with "Hej Sofia" under the name Benjamin Wahlgren-Ingrosso or just Benjamin.[1] He represented Sweden in MGP Nordic 2006 alongside Sanna Martinez-Matz.
In January 2007, he released the single "Jag är en astronaut" (English: "I am an astronaut") which had previously been recorded by Linus Wahlgren in 1985.
2008-2014: musical theatre and Let's Dance
Ingrosso took part in the play Nils Karlsson Pyssling, and during 2008 and 2009, he participated in the musical theatre Hujeda mej vá många sånger. In 2011, he played the role of Lillebror in the play Karlsson på taket flyger igen which had premiered at Göta Lejon in January that year.
Ingrosso won the Swedish TV show Let's Dance 2014, alongside his professional partner Sigrid Bernson.[2]
2015-present: return to music and Melodifestivalen
Returning to music under the name Benjamin Ingrosso, he released his first single "Fall in Love" in October 2015.[3] which he performed in Nyhetsmorgon on Swedish TV4. Benjamin is signed to Ten Music Group.[4]
In 2017, he took part in Melodifestivalen 2017 in a bid to represent Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 with the song "Good Lovin'" co-written by Benjamin Ingrosso with Louis Schoorl, Matt Parad and MAG.[5] He later came 5th in the final. Ingrosso is releasing new single "Do You Think About Me" on 5 May.[6]
Discography
Singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||
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| "Hej Sofia" | 2006 | — | Non-album singles | ||||||
| "Jag är en astronaut" | 2007 | — | |||||||
| "Fall in Love" | 2015 | 56 | |||||||
| "Crystal Clear" | — | ||||||||
| "Home for Christmas" | — | ||||||||
| "Love You Again" | 2016 | — | |||||||
| "Good Lovin'" | 2017 | 10 [8] |
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| "Do You Think About Me" | 87 [9] |
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| "—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||
Theatre
- Nils Karlsson Pyssling
- Hujeda mej vá många sånger (2008-2009)
- Karlsson på taket flyger igen (2011)
References
- ↑ Aftonbladet: Benjamin Wahlgren-Ingrosso vann "Lilla Melodifestivalen" (in Swedish)
- ↑ "Benjamin Wahlgren vann Let's dance". www.gp.se. Retrieved 2015-11-03.
- ↑ "Music video "Fall in Love"".
- ↑ "TEN Music Group". TEN Music Group. Retrieved 2015-11-03.
- ↑ Sweden, Sveriges Television AB, Stockholm,. "Melodifestivalen". svt.se (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 2017-01-16. Retrieved 2017-02-11.
- ↑ "Benjamin Ingrosso on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 2017-05-04.
- ↑ "Benjamin Ingrosso discography - Swedish Charts". swedishcharts.com/ Hung Medien.
- ↑ "Sverigetopplistan - Sveriges Officiella Topplista". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
- ↑ "Sverigetopplistan - Sveriges Officiella Topplista". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 26 May 2017.