Måns Zelmerlöw
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Måns Petter Albert Sahlén Zelmerlöw (born Zelmerlöw 13 June 1986) is a Swedish pop
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...

 singer. He is probably best known for his 2007 song "Cara Mia
Cara Mia (Måns Zelmerlöw song)
"Cara Mia" is a song recorded by Swedish singer Måns Zelmerlöw. It was released as the first single from Måns' debut album Stand By For... in Sweden on February 28, 2007 digitally and later released as a CD single. The song served as Måns' Melodifestivalen 2007 entry coming eventual 3rd place...

," which was his entry in that year's Melodifestivalen
Melodifestivalen
Melodifestivalen is an annual music competition organised by Swedish public broadcasters Sveriges Television and Sveriges Radio . It determines the country's representative for the Eurovision Song Contest, and has been staged almost every year since 1959...

. Since 2011 he hosts Allsång på Skansen
Allsång på Skansen
Allsång på Skansen is a Swedish show held at Skansen, Stockholm, every summer on Tuesdays between 8pm and 9pm. The audience is supposed to sing along with musical guests, to well-known Swedish songs. The show started in 1935 on a small scale - about fifty people in the audience...

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Idol, Melodifestivalen 2007 and debut album

In 2005 Zelmerlöw took part in the Swedish version of Idol
Idol 2005
The second season of Swedish Idol premiered in August 2005 and continued until its grand finale on 2 December, when 17-year-old Agnes Carlsson from Vänersborg was crowned winner. The series was the first to crown a female Idol and is to date the sole season to be won by either a public or judges'...

coming in 5th overall when he was eliminated on 11 November after 8 weeks on the show. He was placed in the bottom 3 twice and the bottom 2 once due to which he was eliminated. Week #
Theme Song choice Original artist
Audition N/A "Hero
Hero (Enrique Iglesias song)
"Hero" is a single released by Enrique Iglesias from his second English album Escape and was written for his good friend Simon Baxendale, by Iglesias, Paul Barry and Mark Taylor. Enrique first released the song to radio in early September 2001 to a positive critical and commercial reception...

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Enrique Iglesias
Enrique Iglesias
Enrique Iglesias is a Spanish pop music singer, a son of singer Julio Iglesias.Enrique started his musical career on Mexican label Fonovisa...

Final Qualifier N/A "Flying Without Wings
Flying Without Wings
"Flying Without Wings" is a song released by Irish boyband Westlife from their self-titled debut album.-Background:The song became an instant hit in the United Kingdom and many parts of the world. The song became the group's third UK number 1 single, spending 13 weeks on charts. It is also one of...

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Westlife
Westlife
Westlife are an Irish boy band established on 3 July 1998. They are to disband in 2012. The group's line-up was Nicky Byrne, Kian Egan, Mark Feehily, Shane Filan, and Brian McFadden . The group are the only act in British and Irish history to have their first seven singles peak at number one...

Week 1 My Own Idol "Millennium" Robbie Williams
Robbie Williams
Robert Peter "Robbie" Williams is an English singer-songwriter, vocal coach and occasional actor. He is a member of the pop group Take That. Williams rose to fame in the band's first run in the early- to mid-1990s. After many disagreements with the management and certain group members, Williams...

Week 2 80's "The Look
The Look
"The Look", written by Per Gessle and performed by Roxette, was released as a single in early 1989 from the album Look Sharp!. The song became Roxette's international "breakthrough" song, finally exposing the duo to music consumers outside of the duo's native Sweden and Europe after more than one...

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Roxette
Roxette
Roxette are a Swedish pop music duo, consisting of Marie Fredriksson and Per Gessle . Formed in 1986, the duo became an international act from the late 1980s, when they released their breakthrough album Look Sharp!...

Week 3 Swedish Hits "Astrologen" Magnus Uggla
Magnus Uggla
Per Allan Magnus Claësson Uggla is a Swedish artist, composer, actor, and occasional radio host known for his satirical lyrics. He is a member of the Swedish nobility and a descendant of several European rulers, among which John III of Sweden and Gustav Vasa...

Week 4 Pop Hits "Escape
Escape (Enrique Iglesias song)
"Escape" is a pop song written by Kara DioGuardi, Enrique Iglesias, Steve Morales and David Siegel for Iglesias' 2001 album Escape. The song is the album's opening track, and was released as its second single in 2002 . The song reached number three in the UK and number twelve in the U.S. charts...

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Enrique Iglesias
Enrique Iglesias
Enrique Iglesias is a Spanish pop music singer, a son of singer Julio Iglesias.Enrique started his musical career on Mexican label Fonovisa...

Week 5 Disco "Relight My Fire
Relight My Fire
"Relight My Fire" is a popular song which was written and released by Dan Hartman in 1979, when it topped the U.S. dance-music charts for six weeks...

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Dan Hartman
Dan Hartman
Daniel Earl "Dan" Hartman was an American singer, songwriter and record producer, best known for such songs as: "Free Ride", "I Can Dream About You", "Instant Replay", "Love Sensation", and "Relight My Fire", all of which had world-wide success.-Career:Born in Pennsylvania's capital, Harrisburg,...

Week 6 Cocktail "It's Not Unusual
It's Not Unusual
"It's Not Unusual" is a song written by Les Reed and Gordon Mills, first recorded by a then-unknown Tom Jones after having first been offered to Sandie Shaw. Jones recorded what was intended to be a demo for Shaw, but when she heard it she was so impressed with Jones' delivery that she declined the...

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Tom Jones
Tom Jones (singer)
Sir Thomas John Woodward, OBE , known by his stage name Tom Jones, is a Welsh singer.Since the mid 1960s, Jones has sung many styles of popular music – pop, rock, R&B, show tunes, country, dance, techno, soul and gospel – and sold over 100 million records...

Week 7 (1) Rock "Beautiful Day
Beautiful Day
"Beautiful Day" is a song by the rock band U2. It is the first track from their 2000 album, All That You Can't Leave Behind, and it was released as the album's lead single. It was a commercial success, helping launch the album to multi-platinum status, and is one of U2's biggest hits to date...

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U2
U2
U2 are an Irish rock band from Dublin. Formed in 1976, the group consists of Bono , The Edge , Adam Clayton , and Larry Mullen, Jr. . U2's early sound was rooted in post-punk but eventually grew to incorporate influences from many genres of popular music...

Week 7 (2) Rock "The Reason
The Reason (Hoobastank song)
"The Reason" is the 2004 hit single by the modern rock band Hoobastank, off their album The Reason. The song is Hoobastank's most commercially successful single, peaking at #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart , and #1 on the Modern Rock Tracks. In addition, it topped the singles charts in both...

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Hoobastank
Hoobastank
Hoobastank is an American rock band, best known for their 2004 hit "The Reason" and other hits "Crawling in the Dark" and "Running Away". They formed in 1994 in Agoura Hills, California, with singer Doug Robb, guitarist Dan Estrin, drummer Chris Hesse, and original bassist Markku Lappalainen. They...



In 2006 he took part in Let's Dance, where with dance partner Maria Karlsson, he triumphed and took 1st place. As well as appearing as Danny Zuko in the Swedish version of the musical Grease
Grease (musical)
Grease is a 1971 musical by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey. The musical is named for the 1950s United States working-class youth subculture known as the greasers. The musical, set in 1959 at fictional Rydell High School , follows ten working-class teenagers as they navigate the complexities of love,...

, Zelmerlöw signed a record deal with M&L Records, a division of Warner Music Sweden to release an album. In November 2006 in was announced that Zelmerlöw would compete in Melodifestivalen 2007, Sweden's competition to determine their Eurovision entry for the corresponding year. He competed with the song "Cara Mia
Cara Mia (Måns Zelmerlöw song)
"Cara Mia" is a song recorded by Swedish singer Måns Zelmerlöw. It was released as the first single from Måns' debut album Stand By For... in Sweden on February 28, 2007 digitally and later released as a CD single. The song served as Måns' Melodifestivalen 2007 entry coming eventual 3rd place...

" in the 3rd semi-final on 17 February 2007 in Örnsköldsvik where he progressed to the final in Stockholm. In the 10 March final at Globen, "Cara Mia" finished in third place behind winners The Ark
The Ark (band)
The Ark was a Swedish glam rock band formed in 1991 by Jepsson Mikael , and Lasse Ljungberg, when Ola Salo and Leari were only fourteen years old. Martin Axén officially joined the band in 1997, and Sylvester Schlegel in 1999. In late 2005, Jens Andersson joined The Ark as an official member...

 and runner-up Andreas Johnson
Andreas Johnson
Andreas Johnson is a Swedish pop/rock singer-songwriter and musician.-Career:...

. "Cara Mia" was released as a single and Zelmerlöw's debut album Stand by For...
Stand By For...
Stand By For... is the debut album from Swedish singer and model Måns Zelmerlöw. It was released on May 23, 2007, debuting and peaking at number 1 on the official Swedish album chart. The album has spawned 4 top 50 singles including 'Cara Mia', Måns' entry in Melodifestivalen 2007...

followed shortly after. The album performed very well, reaching number one in Sweden and being certified platinum by IFPI. The album produced four singles, all reaching the top 50 in Sweden. Stand by For... has also been released in Poland in September 2007. In 2007 he also starred in the musical version of Footloose
Footloose (musical)
Footloose is a 1998 musical based on the 1984 film of the same name. The music is by Tom Snow , the lyrics by Dean Pitchford , and the book by Pitchford and Walter Bobbie.-Act 1:...

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Melodifestivalen 2009 & MZW

In 2008 Zelmerlöw went back to the studio to write for his second solo album MZW
MZW
MZW is the second solo album from Swedish singer and model Måns Zelmerlöw. The album fits more into the dance genre than pop as his debut album Stand By For... did. The album features 'Hope & Glory', Måns' entry into Melodifestivalen 2009, Sweden's selection process to decide their Eurovision entry...

. On 18 November 2008, it was announced that he would once again compete in Melodifestivalen
Melodifestivalen
Melodifestivalen is an annual music competition organised by Swedish public broadcasters Sveriges Television and Sveriges Radio . It determines the country's representative for the Eurovision Song Contest, and has been staged almost every year since 1959...

, this time with the song "Hope & Glory
Hope & Glory (song)
"Hope & Glory" is a song recorded by Swedish singer Måns Zelmerlöw. It was released as the first single from Måns' second studio album MZW in Sweden on February 25, 2009 and phtsically on March 4, 2009. The song served as Måns' Melodifestivalen 2009 entry coming eventual 4th place behind Malena...

". The 2009 edition of Melodifestivalen
Melodifestivalen 2009
Melodifestivalen 2009 was a Swedish song contest held between February and March 2009. It was the selection for the 49th song to represent Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest, and was the 48th edition of Melodifestivalen...

 featured many former Melodifestivalen entrants including Sarah Dawn Finer
Sarah Dawn Finer
Sarah Dawn Finer, born 14 September 1981 in Stockholm, Sweden, is a singer, songwriter and actress. Sarah Dawn Finer has Russian and American heritage. Her grandparents emigrated from Russia to America, and her mother is American.-Career:...

, Sofia, BWO, and Amy Diamond
Amy Diamond
Amy Diamond is a Swedish pop singer, actress and television presenter. She is known for her single "What's in It for Me" and album This Is Me Now which were released when she was 12 years old. The song was a 2005 hit in Sweden, Denmark, Norway, and Finland. It was the most-played song in Poland...

. Zelmerlöw took part in semi-final 2 on 14 February 2009 where he once again progressed to the final at Globen. At the final on 14 March, "Hope & Glory" won 4th place despite receiving the most votes from the Jury. In late March 2009, Zelmerlöw released his second album MZW which has so far been certified gold by the IFPI and has reached number one on the Swedish album charts, the album has also been released in Poland. In 2009 he played a summer tour of Sweden performing songs from both albums.

Melodifestivalen 2010

On 10 November 2009 it was revealed that Zelmerlöw would host Melodifestivalen 2010
Melodifestivalen 2010
Melodifestivalen 2010 was a Swedish song contest held between February and March 2010. It was the selection for the 50th song to represent Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest, and was the 49th edition of Melodifestivalen...

, alongside Dolph Lundgren
Dolph Lundgren
Dolph Lundgren is a Swedish actor, director, and martial artist. He belongs to a generation of film actors who epitomise the movie action hero stereotype including Sylvester Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Bruce Willis, Chuck Norris, Steven Seagal and Jean-Claude Van Damme.A graduate in chemical...

 and Christine Meltzer. He hosted the first Semi-Final and the Final with Lundgren and Meltzer, and the remaining Semi-Finals with only Meltzer. In the opening of the Second Chance round he performed the Duran Duran
Duran Duran
Duran Duran are an English band, formed in Birmingham in 1978. They were one of the most successful bands of the 1980s and a leading band in the MTV-driven "Second British Invasion" of the United States...

 song "A View to a Kill
A View to a Kill (song)
"A View to a Kill" is the thirteenth single by Duran Duran, released in May 1985.It was a stand-alone single, created for the James Bond movie A View to a Kill, and it remains the only James Bond theme song to have reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100; it also made it to #2 for 3 weeks on the UK...

," and in the Final he sang the Survivor
Survivor (band)
Survivor is an American rock band formed in Chicago in 1978. The band achieved its greatest success in the 1980s with its AOR sound, which garnered many charting singles, especially in the United States. The band is best known for its double platinum-certified 1982 hit "Eye of the Tiger", the theme...

 song "Eye of the Tiger
Eye of the Tiger
"Eye of the Tiger" is a single by American rock band Survivor, from their third album Eye of the Tiger. It was released as a single on May 29, 1982, the same year as the album. It was written at the request of actor Sylvester Stallone, who was unable to get permission for Queen's "Another One Bites...

" with his fellow presenters.

Possible 2012 Album

In an interview taken place in September 2011, Zelmerlow was asked when would be the most likely time he would put together a new album and he replied 'Spring 2012, but don't hold me to that'. He also said that he would like to have a go at bringing his material to Britain like fellow Swedish singer Ola Svensson
Ola Svensson
Ola Nils Håkan Svensson , professionally known simply as Ola, is a Swedish pop singer born in Lund in the southern region of Skåne, Sweden. He first appeared on Idol in 2005. He has sold over 135 000 records in Sweden and his songs have been played on the radio just under 200,000 times in Sweden...

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Discography

The following is a complete discography of every album and single released by Swedish Pop music artist Måns Zelmerlöw.

Albums

Year Information Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....

Sales and Certifications
2007
2007 in music
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Stand By For...
Stand By For...
Stand By For... is the debut album from Swedish singer and model Måns Zelmerlöw. It was released on May 23, 2007, debuting and peaking at number 1 on the official Swedish album chart. The album has spawned 4 top 50 singles including 'Cara Mia', Måns' entry in Melodifestivalen 2007...

  • First studio album
  • Released: March 24, 2007
  • Label: Warner Bros. Records
    Warner Bros. Records
    Warner Bros. Records Inc. is an American record label. It was the foundation label of the present-day Warner Music Group, and now operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of that corporation. It maintains a close relationship with its former parent, Warner Bros. Pictures, although the two companies...

  • Format: CD
    Compact Disc
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1
Swedish sales: 48,000
IFPI
IFPI
The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry is the organisation that represents the interests of the recording industry worldwide. It is a not-for-profit members' organisation registered in Switzerland...

: Platinum
2009
2009 in music
The following is a list of notable events and releases in 2009 in music. Susan Boyle's album I Dreamed a Dream became the biggest selling album in the world for 2009, selling 8.3 million copies in five weeks; more than any other artist's in the whole year...

MZW
MZW
MZW is the second solo album from Swedish singer and model Måns Zelmerlöw. The album fits more into the dance genre than pop as his debut album Stand By For... did. The album features 'Hope & Glory', Måns' entry into Melodifestivalen 2009, Sweden's selection process to decide their Eurovision entry...

  • Second studio album
  • Released: March 25, 2009
  • Label: Warner Bros. Records
    Warner Bros. Records
    Warner Bros. Records Inc. is an American record label. It was the foundation label of the present-day Warner Music Group, and now operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of that corporation. It maintains a close relationship with its former parent, Warner Bros. Pictures, although the two companies...

  • Format: CD
    Compact Disc
    The Compact Disc is an optical disc used to store digital data. It was originally developed to store and playback sound recordings exclusively, but later expanded to encompass data storage , write-once audio and data storage , rewritable media , Video Compact Discs , Super Video Compact Discs ,...

1
Swedish sales: 34,000
IFPI
IFPI
The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry is the organisation that represents the interests of the recording industry worldwide. It is a not-for-profit members' organisation registered in Switzerland...

: Gold
2010
2010 in music
2010 in music may refer to:*2010 in American music*2010 in Australian music*2010 in British music*2010 in Canadian music*2010 in European music *2010 in Irish music*2010 in Japanese music*2010 in New Zealand music...

Christmas with Friends
  • First Christmas album
  • Released: November 25, 2010
  • Label: Warner Bros. Records
    Warner Bros. Records
    Warner Bros. Records Inc. is an American record label. It was the foundation label of the present-day Warner Music Group, and now operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of that corporation. It maintains a close relationship with its former parent, Warner Bros. Pictures, although the two companies...

  • Format: CD
    Compact Disc
    The Compact Disc is an optical disc used to store digital data. It was originally developed to store and playback sound recordings exclusively, but later expanded to encompass data storage , write-once audio and data storage , rewritable media , Video Compact Discs , Super Video Compact Discs ,...

N/A
Swedish sales: N/A
IFPI
IFPI
The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry is the organisation that represents the interests of the recording industry worldwide. It is a not-for-profit members' organisation registered in Switzerland...

: N/A

Singles

Year Title Chart positions Album
SWE FIN
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...

2007 "Cara Mia
Cara Mia (Måns Zelmerlöw song)
"Cara Mia" is a song recorded by Swedish singer Måns Zelmerlöw. It was released as the first single from Måns' debut album Stand By For... in Sweden on February 28, 2007 digitally and later released as a CD single. The song served as Måns' Melodifestivalen 2007 entry coming eventual 3rd place...

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1 4 Stand By For...
Stand By For...
Stand By For... is the debut album from Swedish singer and model Måns Zelmerlöw. It was released on May 23, 2007, debuting and peaking at number 1 on the official Swedish album chart. The album has spawned 4 top 50 singles including 'Cara Mia', Måns' entry in Melodifestivalen 2007...

"Work of Art (Da Vinci)" 16
"Brother Oh Brother" 7 12
2008 "Miss America" 47
2009 "Hope & Glory
Hope & Glory (song)
"Hope & Glory" is a song recorded by Swedish singer Måns Zelmerlöw. It was released as the first single from Måns' second studio album MZW in Sweden on February 25, 2009 and phtsically on March 4, 2009. The song served as Måns' Melodifestivalen 2009 entry coming eventual 4th place behind Malena...

"
2 MZW
MZW
MZW is the second solo album from Swedish singer and model Måns Zelmerlöw. The album fits more into the dance genre than pop as his debut album Stand By For... did. The album features 'Hope & Glory', Måns' entry into Melodifestivalen 2009, Sweden's selection process to decide their Eurovision entry...

"Hold On" 22
"Rewind" (Polish release only)
Featured Singles
2007 "All I Want for Christmas Is You" (with Agnes Carlsson
Agnes Carlsson
Agnes Emilia Carlsson, also known mononymously as Agnes , is a Swedish recording artist. She rose to fame as the winner of Idol 2005, the second season of the Swedish Idol series...

)
3 Single only
2010 "Precious to Me" (with Maria Haukaas Storeng
Maria Haukaas Storeng
The following article is a discography of albums and singles released by Norwegian artist Maria Mittet.-Albums:2011: , med Oslo Gospel Choir-Singles:-Featured-on albums:*1991 "Annie" - den norske suksessversjonen...

)
Single Only
Other charted songs
2007 "Maniac" Stand By For...
2009 "Impossible" 48 MZW


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