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Sanna Nielsen

Sanna Nielsen
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About

Sanna Nielsen (born 1984 in Edenryd, Skåne) is a Swedish pop and schlager singer, television presenter and musical theatre performer. She broke through as a child star in 1995 - at eleven she topped Svensktoppen with 'Till en fågel', becoming the youngest artist ever to hold a number-one position on that chart. Between 2001 and 2014 she competed in Melodifestivalen eight times in total, winning in 2014 with 'Undo' and representing Sweden at Eurovision in Copenhagen, where she finished third with 218 points. She later hosted Allsång på Skansen on SVT for seven summers and won the Swedish TV prize Kristallen twice for her presenting work.

70.9M
Spotify streams for 'Undo' (Eurovision 2014 version)
8.8M
Spotify streams for 'Empty Room'
218
Eurovision 2014 final score (3rd place)
8
Melodifestivalen appearances (record for a solo artist at time of 2026 entry)

What's new

  • 2026-03

    Nielsen competed in Melodifestivalen 2026 with 'Waste Your Love', qualifying directly from Heat 5 in Sundsvall before finishing tenth in the final on 7 March 2026.

  • 2026-02

    Nielsen won Heat 5 of Melodifestivalen 2026 in Sundsvall, earning a direct place in the Stockholm final with 72 points out of a possible 96.

  • 2025-12

    SVT officially confirmed Nielsen's return to Melodifestivalen 2026 with the song 'Waste Your Love', her eighth participation in the competition.

  • 2025-07

    Nielsen returned to the Diggiloo touring show in summer 2025, twenty years after her previous participation in the travelling schlager revue.

  • 2025-10

    Nielsen's upcoming Melodifestivalen 2026 entry was reported in October 2025, described as her eighth participation and a comeback after a 12-year absence from the competition.

Tracks

UndoWon Melodifestivalen 2014 by 2 points; finished 3rd at Eurovision 2014 with 218 points; 70M+ Spotify streams
Empty RoomFan favourite from Melodifestivalen 2008; won the public televote by 50,000+ votes; 8.8M Spotify streams
Till en fågel1995 debut hit; reached #1 on Svensktoppen when Nielsen was 11, making her the youngest chart-topper in the show's history
Waste Your LoveMelodifestivalen 2026 entry; qualified directly from Heat 5 in Sundsvall, finished 10th in the final
I'm in Love2011 Melodifestivalen entry and album title track; 4.7M Spotify streams

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