Andreas Johnson competed in Melodifestivalen 2019 with the song "Army Of Us" and went on to Andra chansen.

On a hot summer day in the year of grace 1999, Andreas Johnson sat in his parents' home, equipped with scissors and glue to paste the clippings about his new single into a scrapbook. The single from Andrea's second solo album went nowhere and he feared it was the last entries in the scrapbook of his career he was in the process of making.

After huge support from the audience, Chris Kläfford won Idol. Sweden had taken the 30-year-old singer Chris Kläfford from Lindesberg to their hearts.

When Kläfford put on America's Got Talent some time after the Idol adventure and his auditions have been seen by over 100 million viewers on YouTube.

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With more than 13 Top 20 hits in Sweden, Da Buzz was one of our country's most played artists in the early 2000s. Songs such as Alive, Do You Want Me and Dangerous are still widely played on national radio. The group also had great international success and was among other things high on Billboard with the single Let Me Love You in 2001.

Da Buzz is now celebrating 25 years with a brand new album and new singles. So during the summer and autumn of 2023 you can hear a lot of new music from these Swedish legends. The group is also out on a big tour during the summer with both festivals and club gigs, so expect sing-alongs this summer!

In just over two years, Dom Första has taken the country by storm on social media and in people's hearts. The wayward mix of beautifully sung vocals and catchy choruses makes everyone want to sing along and now the boys are wondering: "Are you going to join the train or are you staying on the platform!?"

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Jan Johansen broke through with "Se På Mej" in 1995. As you know, it was a victory in the Melodifestivalen and a third place in the Eurovision Song Contest. Se På Mej was on the Swedish top for 30 weeks, 15 of which were at the top. The debut album sold 160,000 copies.

Since then, Jan Johansen has participated three more times in the Melodifestivalen as a performer and also once as a songwriter in Norway's equivalent of the competition.

Jan can be booked as a guest artist or with a band.

Linda Bengtzing became a familiar face to the Swedish people in the TV series Fame Factory in 2005. By then she had already worked for no less than 8 years for the Wallmans group as a show artist and waitress. Several of those years were spent on tour.

In 2005, she also made it to the final of Melodifestivalen via Andra chancen with the competition entry "All girls". After this, the successes have continued and she can now count songs such as "I lie so well", "Värsta schlagern" "E de fel på mig" and "Ett fyrfaldig hurra" to her hit catalogue.

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With a mixture of hubris and excess energy, he wrote himself into the history books from day one. In autumn 2023, Markoolio entered a packed Annexet in Stockholm as a hard-to-beat phenomenon and performed Sweden's biggest club gig. There was a loud sing-along to "Sola och bada i Piña Colada", "Vi drar till fjällen", "Mera mål" but also to newer hits such as "Kassanova".

With humor and liberating self-distance, Markoolio's presence in the Swedish artist flora has become a matter of course, not to say a necessity. Since his debut in 1998, he has a string of hit songs such as "Sola och bada i Piña Colada", "Vi drar till fjällen", "Mera mål" and "Ingen sommar ut reggae".

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The legendary band Noice, which had its big breakthrough in 1980 in the TV program Måndagsbörsen, is celebrating 50 years as a band and going on a big anniversary tour all over Sweden in 2025.

It will be a colorful super show with extra everything when the band goes on tour next year. The concert will contain all Noice's most loved songs as well as a lot of surprises. It will be a PARTY!

Today, Noice consists of Charlie Grönvall, Peo Thyrén, Robban Klasen and John Persson.

For the past five years, the Helsingborg duo Smith&Thell have worked their way into the Swedish musical wonder. Today they are the country's most played band on Swedish radio but also one of the most touring artists in Sweden.

In 2020, the duo was awarded a Grammy in the category "Composer of the Year" and they have given us a long series of hits, including "Forgive Me Friend", "Hotel Walls", "Goliath", "Year of the Young" and the latest single "I Feel It In The Wind”

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In 2024, Wilmer X celebrates a full 46 years as a band.

Wilmer X took his first steps under the name Wilmer Pitt in the late seventies. A name whose ending was soon changed to the somewhat less sensational X. The debut album was recorded in the legendary Svenska Popfabriken in Klippan by the equally legendary demon producer Pål Spektrum. After that, the stone was rolling, and as you know, no moss grows on rolling stones.

Swinging rhythm & blues, dirty garage rock, raw blues and catchy pop choruses. It is the foundation on which Wilmer X's long career rests.

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Anna Bergendahl competed in Melodifestivalen 2022 with the song "Higher Power"

She broke through as a 16-year-old in Idol 2008 and won Melodifestivalen two years later with the song "This is my life".

In 2019, Anna returned to Melodifestivalen with the contribution "Ashes To Ashes", which she wrote together with Bobby Ljunggren, Thomas G:son and Erik Bernholm. The song made it to tenth place in the final, then climbed to the top of the Svensktoppen, and was awarded platinum and named the fourth most played Swedish song on national radio.

Danny Saucedo, born in 1986 in Stockholm, is one of the most popular artists, singers, songwriters and entertainers of our time. There are few acts in Sweden who have been as consistent over such a long period of time, and who continue to be a recurring feature both on TV and on stages around the country.

Danny's catalog has generated over 350 million streams, with singles receiving a whopping 28 platinum and 11 gold certifications. 2017 marked a new chapter for Danny when he put on his own stage show "NU", at Hamburger Börs in Stockholm and The Theater in Gothenburg. The performance sold over 150,000 tickets.

In the fall of 2019, a second performance was staged, "The Run(A)way Show", where he managed to sell out, among other things, Cirkus in Stockholm a total of 35 times.

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Since their breakthrough, De Vet Du has been one of the country's absolute hottest live acts. The group has delivered hits year after year and is constantly up to date with their humorous and uplifting songs and music videos. They belong to the rare group of artists in Sweden who have more than 200 million listens on Spotify and more than 100 million views on Youtube.

Early in 2024, they kicked off another maxed-out evening at classic Berns in Stockholm, which was sold out to the last place.

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E-Type started his music career in 1991 when together with Stakka Bo he had a band and released a few singles without much success. It was when he started working as a solo artist with Denniz Pop and Max Martin in 1994 that the big breakthrough came. "Set The World On Fire" was the single that was played on every radio and at every disco in Sweden. After that, E-Type has been a faithful "hit machine" and released songs like "This Is The Way", "Here I Go Again", "Russian Lullaby", "Paradise", "Life", "Angels Crying", "Campione 2000″… and the list doesn't end there.

Jessica Andersson broke through in Bert Karlsson's reality show Fame Factory in the fall of 2002. After the program, she and the winner of the program Magnus Bäcklund formed the group Fame. In March 2003, the duo won the Melodifestivalen with the song Give Me Your Love, and got to represent Sweden in Eurovision in Riga, where they finished in fifth place. Since then, Jessica has competed seven more times in Mello, most recently in 2020.

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Lucianoz is the beautiful singing dance band star we've all been waiting for. He has been singing for as long as he can remember with the message to "make other people happy with his voice and presence". After releasing the cover of Stefan Borsch's classic "Det är ju dej jag går og verder på" on Christmas Day 2022, Lucianoz has captured the Swedish people with his unique voice and incredible personality.

With his music, Lucianoz wants to convey love to everyone in the country. He wants to get today's children to like dance bands and bring the public parks back. He wants to see people dance and find happiness in his music.

Pop duo Medina was one of the 00's most loved groups that created a music genre of its own, Haffla Music.

With over 350 million combined streams and hit songs such as "Miss Decibel", "Där palmerna bor" and "In i dimman" under their belt, the duo released their comeback album "Tropicalisera" and embarked on an extensive tour in 2023 to celebrate their 20th anniversary .

In 2024, Medina starts its third decade as a group by entering the Melodifestivalen with the sing-along song "Que Sera", which finished in second place in the competition. "Que Sera" became Sweden's most streamed song on Spotify for weeks afterwards and the duo also got their first Swedish top list number one.

Patrik Isaksson is one of Sweden's most loved artists, known for touching deeply with his music and unique voice. Since his breakthrough in 1999 with the song "Du får gåra som du vill", which also won him a Grammy, he has been part of the Swedish music scene. In the same year, the classic "Hos dig är jag wondar" was also released. He has been awarded a total of three Grammys and a Rockbjörn.

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For the past five years, the Helsingborg duo Smith&Thell have worked their way into the Swedish musical wonder. Today they are the country's most played band on Swedish radio but also one of the most touring artists in Sweden.

In 2020, the duo was awarded a Grammy in the category "Composer of the Year" and they have given us a long series of hits, including "Forgive Me Friend", "Hotel Walls", "Goliath", "Year of the Young" and the latest single "I Feel It In The Wind”

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Wiktoria is today a well-known face to the Swedish people. Many recognize her from the Melodifestivalen, where she achieved incredible success with, among other things, two songs that reached first place on Spotify in "As i Lay Me Down" and "Save Me" - where the latter also stayed on the Swedish Top for 12 weeks with a third place at most. Today, only 26 years old, Wiktoria has appeared in the biggest TV programs in Sweden, played live in the USA at the prestigious Club AVALON in Hollywood, been a guest on the USA's largest radio network IHeart Radio and sang a duet with Michael Bolton, as well as fulfilling the dream of being Disney princess when she did the Swedish voice for VAIANA. With her big voice, Wiktoria has been called Sweden's answer to Cristina Aguilera and has been praised by Benny Andersson from ABBA. She has also been nominated for the Rockbjörnen as Sweden's best female live artist. With over 100 million streams, she released a long-awaited debut album in the summer of 2021 - EXPOSED Wiktoria is current with a new single this summer, "Walk Away".

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Annika Ljungberg is the real voice behind Rednex. In 1994, she assembled the physical band and set out into the world. She really broke through with Rednex and the song "Cotton eye Joe" -94. "Wish you were here", which was produced by the mega-duo Denniz Pop and Max Martin.

Annika Ljungberg can be booked as a guest artist or with a band.

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Social media phenomenon Dad Harmony embarks on a winter tour focusing on Christmas songs with an updated repertoire that also includes old favourites. With this tour, Dad Harmony wants to once again take the audience to their living room with all that cozy and beautiful singing means. The tour will include new songs, better vocals and more choreography for dads with small children, as well as a new decor that creates the living room feel.

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Dad Harmony continues to be a hit on social media, posting clips of them singing Acapella, attracting millions of viewers. DAD Harmony were named Sweden's biggest artist on TikTok in 2023. They currently have a following of approx. 5 million users. The dads from Skellefteå became famous overnight, and have since been noticed on morning sofas around the world and were recently guests on The Kelly Clarkson Show.

If there is anyone who deserves to be called a pioneer in Swedish hip-hop, it is Dogge Doggelito. Of course there were predecessors, but it was with Latin King's enormous impact that the genre really became big.

In 2007, Dogge made his solo debut with Superclasico, which was then followed by a total of six albums, most recently Allt har sin tid from 2023.

This autumn, Dogge is up to date as a co-star in this year's edition of Tv4's So much better.

2024 is the 30th anniversary of Latin King's debut and Dogge is once again ready to face the audience.

Grannen Måns is the artist who has taken children's music by storm in just two years. Currently, there is hardly a single person under the age of 15 who does not know who Grannen Måns is. His music is characterized by happy and funny lyrics and melodies where several of the songs also have an educational and values-building content.

Grannen Måns is already one of Sweden's most streamed and most popular children's artists and the future is full of plans to be put into action!

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Current in Melodifestivalen 2024.

In 2022 LIAMOO competed in Melodifestivalen with the song "Bluffin" which went straight to the final.

In 2016, LIAMOO won the hearts of the Swedish people with his ability to both rap and sing when he won this year's edition of Idol. The win was followed up by the successful winning song "Playing With Fire" which sold platinum in Sweden.

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He has since released his debut EP "Journey Part I" and participated in Melodifestivalen with the song "Last Breath", as well as with the song "Hold You", which is a duet together with Hanna Ferm.

Lustan's Lakejer has been Sweden's leading New Wave band for 40 years. They have just released their new album "Mörk Materia", praised by a unanimous group of critics, and now the band is also going on tour.

Lustan's Lakers will play classics such as "Rendez-vous in Rio", "En Främlings Ögon" and "Diamanter" as well as new audience favorites from "Mörk Materia", such as "Once when I was 17" and "Svarta Segel".

Don't miss the chance to see one of Sweden's most legendary bands live on stage.

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Måns Zelmerlöw has gone from a young pop phenomenon to one of Sweden's (and Europe's) most beloved artists.

Måns Zelmerlöw is one of Sweden's most ambitious artists, and his commitment extends beyond music. In addition to his diligent work in the studio, during 2024 Måns has already managed to host the sports gala, participate in the jury at this year's edition of Masked Singer and delivered several memorable live performances, not least in the final of Melodifestivalen with the group Björnzone.

Peter Jezewski became known to the Swedish people as a member of the cult band The Boppers. With big hits like Come On And Dance and Do That Boppin Jive, they achieved great success both in Europe and Asia.

Since 1993, Peter has been active as a solo artist and, among other things, figured as frontman in Peter And The Chiefs and Peter and the Bopmachine.

The Boppers made a strong comeback in 1992 with Jeannie's Coming Back, Kissing In The Moonlight and Gonna Find My Angel.

The artist Theo broke through in 2018 in the Swedish music industry with his first single Lately, only twelve years old. His passion for dance and music is reflected in his musical talent, which has enchanted an entire audience in Sweden and Scandinavia. From sharing his first video in 2016, to having over 2 million followers on Music.ly (TikTok) the following year, Theo shows how his interactive and personal expression is both admired and inspiring. As a sixteen-year-old, he submitted the song Som Du Vill to Melodifestivalen 2022. The song was a tribute to youthful love and freedom in tones of contemporary Swedish pop. The critically acclaimed song was voted seventh in the final and today has over sixteen million streams. The following year, Theo followed up with the well-played song Mer Av Dig which reached number five and became his fourth platinum selling song with seventeen million streams. In the stable of gold and platinum sales, Theori and Het are some of Theo's most streamed songs.

In 2021, Tusse won the Melodifestivalen with the song "Voices" and broke the voting record. The song now has over 40 million streams on spotify.

Tusse became the first ever to win both Mello and Idol and has since been nominated for Rockbjörnen 3 times and released his first EP "Happiness Before Love".

In the summer of 2021, he participated in Sweden's biggest summer tour, Diggiloo, and has also had a Christmas show at Hamburger Börs in Stockholm.

Tusse has also written music for "Tuna Blå Linjen" and the Netflix series "Young Royals".

In 2023, he assumed the role of presenter in the SVT series "Den Blomstertid" which was nominated for Kristallen.

Sweden's own r'n'b queen Cherrie has been awarded both P3 Gold, Grammys and has been awarded a number of awards for her artistry. She likes to highlight her roots and shows constant support for her hometown and shows the way for the younger generation. Cherrie gained attention after she released the 2015 debut single Tabanja, this was the starting point for her musical career and in the same year she was nominated for the Grammys "Newcomer of the Year" and "Music Video of the Year".​​​

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Dregen, one of the biggest names in Swedish rock music, is one of the participants in the autumn edition of Så Mycket Bättre on TV4. In the summer of 2025, he will also go on a solid Swedish tour.

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Dregen is the musician who came to participate in two of the biggest internationally famous bands in Sweden's rock history. Together with childhood friends from Nässjö, Dregen formed Backyard Babies. The band came to conquer the rock n' roll world and have been awarded several Grammys. They also opened for AC/DC on their European Tour in 2001 and Guns N' Roses in 2017. During this time, Dregen co-founded The Hellacopters, who won a Grammy with their debut album “Supershitty to the Max!” 1996. Hellacopters also quickly gained international star status and have since been touring the world.

Dolly Style has become the most unique Swedish pop group of the 10th century and the fans have created their own pastel subculture in social media.

The trio broke through in Melodifestivalen 2015 with the debut single "Hello Hi" and have since delivered hits such as "Cherry Gum", "Rollercoaster" and "Habibi". Dolly Style today has more than 200,000 listeners a month on Spotify and over 100,000 followers on their YouTube channel.

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2022 is ten years since the generational hit "I Love It" overturned all the world's dance floors. Most people know exactly where they were when they heard "I Love It" for the first time. And everyone wanted to hear it again, and again, and again. 625 million streams and several million singles sold later, the song that shaped an entire generation is 10 years old.

Icona Pop has been one of the world's biggest dance acts for over 10 years, toured several laps around the world and won numerous music awards.

Current in Melodifestivalen 2024.

In 2022 LIAMOO competed in Melodifestivalen with the song "Bluffin" which went straight to the final.

In 2016, LIAMOO won the hearts of the Swedish people with his ability to both rap and sing when he won this year's edition of Idol. The win was followed up by the successful winning song "Playing With Fire" which sold platinum in Sweden.

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He has since released his debut EP "Journey Part I" and participated in Melodifestivalen with the song "Last Breath", as well as with the song "Hold You", which is a duet together with Hanna Ferm.

After the success of So Much Better, it is now time for Mapei to go on his own tour in Sweden. She brings with her a strong live band and a host of new songs from the TV show that will be performed live for the first time.

Mapei is a Swedish-American multi-artist – singer, rapper and songwriter. Curiosity is a recurring theme in Mapei's creative world, she is musically versatile and has always followed her own path towards the unpredictable.

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Nanne Grönvall can celebrate over 35 years as an artist. What a year it has been!

Several acclaimed pub shows, popular Diggiloo tour, countless musicals and plays, popular presenter on radio and ten times in Melodifestivalen. In 1996, she won the competition with "Den vilda", a song written by herself together with Peter Grönvall. Like no one else, Nanne has made her mark in Swedish entertainment history.

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With full force and great joy, she has given us hits such as "Håll Om Mig", "Jealous", "Den Vilda", "Highland" and "Alexandra". In addition to her own hits, she is behind Cecilia Vennersten's "The Most Beautiful" and the Heirs' "I Do", among others.

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Pidde P has toured the country and created a good atmosphere throughout the country. He recently signed with Universal, so expect more music in 2023.

With energy and charisma, he always gives 100% on stage, which makes both children and adults sway along. With songs like "Padelmi", "Tiktok", "kikar du so flippar jag" and the hit "We will send our cruel fathers to Moscow", he follows trends that make the children relate to the music like they never did before. Definitely a trendsetter!

Victor has quickly established himself as one of Sweden's absolute biggest artists. He holds the record for Sweden's most streamed song ever in Swedish with the song "Svag". It was also the first Swedish song to reach 100 million streams and today has almost 170 million streams.

In 2021, Victor took home three Grammy statuettes in the categories; Artist of the Year, Album of the Year and Song of the Year. In 2022, he is again nominated in the Song of the Year category with "Tystnar i luren", together with Miriam Bryant. With the same song, they took home the title of Song of the Year at Svensktoppen 2021, where he was also named Artist of the Year.

Pär Wiksten, singer in The Wannadies, will be featured in So Much Better in autumn 2023. Now it is clear that the band will go on a longer tour in the spring of 2024, the premiere will be in the hometown of Skellefteå on February 2.

The Wannadies broke through in the 90s as one of the main names in the Swedish indie wave. With songs like "My Hometown", "You and Me Song", "Shorty" and "Hit", the band reached far beyond the borders of their home country and enjoyed great success in Great Britain and Japan, among others. "You and Me Song" has appeared on both the soundtrack to Baz Luhrmann's film Romeo + Juliet and in a long series of commercials. The hometown anthem "My Hometown" has been interpreted by such disparate artists as Annika Norlin and child star Oscar Stembridge.

In autumn 2023, the band's frontman Pär Wiksten will appear in Tv4's So much better. In 2024, their classic album "Be a Girl" (which includes, among other things, "You and Me Song") turns 30 years old. Two reasons as good as any to answer with a resounding “Yes!” on the above question. The Wannadies will face the audience again.