Álvaro Raúl Estrella Zapata (born 14 August 1980) is a Swedish singer and dancer of

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an origin who has participated four times in

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(2014, 2020, 2021 and 2022), the selection process for picking the Swedish entry to the

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Melodifestivalen

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he competed with the song "Bedroom" written by Jakke Erixson, Jon Bordon, Loren Francis, Kristofer Östergren. He sang in the first semi-final in

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but he didn't pass to the final, taking the 6th place. Estrella has also appeared as dancer for many years in the Melodifestivalen contest including for singer

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in Saucedo's song " Amazing" in 2012. He participated in

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with the song " Vamos Amigos" along with Mendez. The song reached the finale through the Second Chance round and ended up in eleventh place, scoring a total of 40 points. He participated in

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with the song "

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" performed on 20 February 2021, qualifying to the "andra chansen" (second chance) round, where he won his duel and qualified for the final. He performed in the final on 13 March 2021, finishing in 10th place with a total of 26 points. He participated in

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with the song ”Suave”. He performed in Heat 2 on 12 February 2022, qualifying to the semi-final. He performed again on 5 March 2022, failing to qualify to the final.

Others

In 2014, he dubbed the role of the lead character Manolo Sánchez in the Swedish version of the animated film '' The Book of Life''. He developed a dancing career and has danced for many artists including

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and others.

Discography

Singles

Filmography

*'' The Book of Life'' in dubbing role of Manolo Sánchez (in Swedish)

References

External links

* 1980 births Living people Swedish people of Chilean descent 21st-century Swedish singers 21st-century Swedish male singers Singers from Stockholm {{Sweden-music-bio-stub