Molly Pettersson Hammar
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Ella Molly Natalia Pettersson Hammar |
| Born |
16 October 1995 Sweden |
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| Years active | 2011–present |
| Associated acts | Ira Losco |
Ella Molly Natalia Pettersson Hammar (born 16 October 1995), known professionally as Molly Pettersson Hammar, is a Swedish singer and songwriter who participated in the talent show Idol 2011 broadcast on TV4, where she reached fourth place.[1]
Career
2011: Idol
In September 2011 Molly took part in the eighth season of Idol. In the Quarter-Finals she sang Alicia Keys' "A Woman's Worth", she finished in the Top 12 and progressed through to the Semi-Final. In the Semi-Final she sang U2's "Where the Streets Have No Name", she progressed to the Finals. In the Finals she made it through the final 4 before being eliminated.
2015–present: Melodifestivalen
Hammar participated in Melodifestivalen 2015 with the song "I'll Be Fine", finishing sixth in the semifinal and being eliminated.[2] The song peaked at number 65 on the Swedish Singles Chart. However the song peaked at number 6 on Digilistan (The Swedish download chart) ahead of the songs that qualified for Andra Chansen.[3]
She competed in Melodifestivalen 2016 with the song "Hunger", and qualified to andra chansen from the second semi-final before being eliminated.[4] She has co-written the Maltese song for the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 "Walk on Water" performed by Ira Losco. She performed with Ira Losco as her backing vocalist at the Eurovision Song Contest.[5]
Personal life
Molly Pettersson Hammar has been in a relationship with singer Robin Stjernberg whom she met during her time at Idol.[6]
Discography
Singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||||||||||
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| "I'll Be Fine" | 2015 | 65 | Melodifestivalen 2015 | |||||||||||||||||
| "Something Right" | — | Non-album single | ||||||||||||||||||
| "Hunger" | 2016 | 57[8] | Melodifestivalen 2016 | |||||||||||||||||
| "—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released. | ||||||||||||||||||||
References
- ↑ "Molly Pettersson Hammar som tävlar i Melodifestivalen: "Jag är skitdålig på dejter" - Hänt.se". Retrieved 7 February 2015.
- ↑ "Molly Pettersson Hammar - Melodifestivalen - SVT.se". svt.se. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
- ↑ Chris Halpin. "She'll Be Fine: Molly Pettersson Hammar storms Swedish iTunes - Eurovision 2015 Predictions, Polls, Odds, Rankings - wiwibloggs". Eurovision 2015 Predictions, Polls, Odds, Rankings - wiwibloggs. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
- ↑ Escudero, Victor M. (13 February 2016). "Sweden: two more finalists in Melodifestivalen". eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
- ↑ Granger, Anthony (17 March 2016). "Tonight: Malta Reveals "Walk on Water"". Eurovoix.
- ↑ "Robin Stjernberg och Molly Pettersson Hammar har gjort slut - Nöjesbladet - Aftonbladet". Aftonbladet. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
- ↑ Hung, Steffen. "Discography Molly Pettersson Hammar". Swedish Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
- ↑ http://www.sverigetopplistan.se/