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Fredrik Kempe (born 29 April 1972) is a Swedish

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and

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and

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singer, who was born in

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. He has participated in Swedish versions of the musicals ''

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'' and ''

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''. In 2002, Kempe had a hit with ''Vincerò'', where he mixed opera and Euro

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. He was a jury member in '' Idol 2016'' which was broadcast on TV4. From 2013 to 2020, he was married to Christoffer Järkeborn.

Melodifestivalen

Kempe has participated in

Melodifestivalen Melodifestivalen (; ) is an annual song competition organised by Swedish public broadcasters Sveriges Television (SVT) and Sveriges Radio (SR). It determines the country's representative for the Eurovision Song Contest, and has been staged almo ...

twice as a performer. He entered

Melodifestivalen 2004 2004 was the 44th edition of the Swedish music competition , which was organised by (SVT) and took place over a five-week period between 21 February and 20 March 2004. The winner of the competition was Lena Philipsson with the song "Det gör ...

with the song "Finally", a tribute to his favourite composer

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and in

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together with

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singing ''Du och jag mot världen''. In

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, he co-wrote three songs. One was "

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", performed by

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and another was " Vågar du, vågar jag", performed by Sanna Nielsen. In Melodifestivalen 2008 he co-wrote the music and wrote the lyrics to the winning entry, "

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", performed by

Charlotte Perrelli Anna Jenny Charlotte Perrelli (; ; born 7 October 1974), known until 2003 by her maiden name, is a Swedish singer and television host. Under her maiden name, she won the 1999 Melodifestivalen and subsequently that year's Eurovision Song Conte ...

. Once again in 2009, he wrote the music and lyrics for the winning song "

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" performed by

Malena Ernman Sara Magdalena Ernman (born 4 November 1970), professionally known as Malena Ernman, is a Swedish mezzo-soprano opera singer. Besides operas and operettas, she has also performed chansons, cabaret, jazz, and appeared in musicals. She is a member ...

.Esctoday, March 20, 2009: Fredrik Kempe
In 2011 he won Melodifestivalen for the third time, writing the Eric Saade entry "Popular". in 2014 he won Melodifestivalen for a fourth time, writing

's entry "

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Entries

Melodi Grand Prix

In 2010 he composed and co-wrote the Norwegian entry, " My Heart Is Yours", for the

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, performed by Didrik Solli-Tangen.

Discography

*''Bohème'' (2004-04-21) *''Songs For Your Broken Heart'' (2002-12-02)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kempe, Fredrik Svensktoppen 1972 births Living people Swedish songwriters Swedish tenors Swedish gay musicians Gay singer-songwriters 21st-century Swedish singer-songwriters 21st-century Swedish male singers People from Vårgårda Municipality