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Måns Zelmerlöw
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Swedish singer and television presenter (born 1986)
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Måns Petter Albert Sahlén Zelmerlöw is a Swedish singer, television presenter, actor, and composer. Born in Lund, Skåne län, Sweden, on June 13, 1986, he began his work period in 2005. His primary instrument is voice, and he works within the fields of music and singing. His musical genres include pop music, dance-pop, and Swedish pop/rock. He is signed to the record label Warner Music Group.
Zelmerlöw has participated in Melodifestivalen 2007, Melodifestivalen 2009, Eurovision Song Contest 2015, and Eurovision Song Contest 2016. He speaks Swedish, Catalan, and English. His mother is Birgitta Sahlén, and his unmarried partner is Marie Serneholt. He has two children. A significant event in his life was the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake.
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Lund, Skåne län, Sweden
Måns Petter Albert Sahlén Zelmerlöw, born June 13, 1986 in Lund's cathedral congregation, Malmöhus county, is a Swedish singer and television presenter. He took part in Idol 2005, eventually finishing fifth, won the first season of Let's Dance, and scored a hit with his 2007 song "Cara Mia", which was his entry in that year's Melodifestivalen. Zelmerlöw was the host of Allsång på Skansen from…
Known for
- 70 Jahre ESC - More than Music — Self (archive footage)2026
- Hellenius hörna hyllar musik — Self2025
- TV4:s Nyårskarameller 2024 — Self2025
- When Presenters Go Horribly Wrong — Self2024
- Björnzone 2.0 — Self2024
- Tomten och bocken - rider igen — Self2024
- Masked Singer Sverige — Panelist2021
- The A-Z of Eurovision — Self - Contestant / Presenter (archive footage)2020
- Decenniets mästerkock — Self - Guest judge2020
- Carl och spelreklamshelvetet — Self (archive footage)2019
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- Male
- Origin
- Sweden
- Active from
- 1986
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Måns Petter Albert Sahlén Zelmerlöw (born 13 June 1986 in Lund, Sweden) is a Swedish pop singer. Zelmerlöw rose to fame after participating in the Swedish TV show "Idol 2005", the Swedish version of "Pop Idol", in which he finished at 5th place, for winning the first season of Let's Dance (the Swedish version of Strictly Come Dancing), and for his 2007 song "Cara Mia," which was his entry in that year's Melodifestivalen. Zelmerlöw was the host of Allsång på Skansen from 2011 to 2013. <a href="h
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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Albert
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Sweden
- Mother
- Birgitta Sahlén
- Occupation
- singer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Participant in
- Eurovision Song Contest 2015
- Field of work
- singing
- Genre
- pop music
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- Warner Music Group
- Official website
- www.mzw.se
- Image
- Melodifestivalen 2025 deltävling 4 Malmö Måns Zelmerlöw presentation 03.jpg
- Number of children
- 2
- Significant event
- 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake
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Encyclopedic overview
Måns Petter Albert Sahlén Zelmerlöw ( Swedish: [ˈmɔnːs ˈsɛ̂lmɛˌɭøːv]; born 13 June 1986) is a Swedish singer and television presenter. He took part in Idol 2005, eventually finishing fifth, won the first season of Let's Dance, and scored a hit with his 2007 song "Cara Mia", which was his entry in that year's Melodifestivalen. Zelmerlöw was the host of Allsång på Skansen from 2011 to 2013. He participated in Melodifestivalen three more times: in 2009, 2015, and 2025; his 2015 win with "Heroes" led him to represent Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015, which he won as well.
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