Isa Sanna Mattiasdotter Tengblad (born 25 April 1998), known professionally as simply Isa (stylized as ISA) is a Swedish singer, songwriter, and producer. She is best known for her participations in

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and

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. The

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remix of her 2012 single "Bomb" has amassed over 20 million views on YouTube across several re-uploads. She independently released her most recent EP in fall 2022, titled "Anxiety Boulevard," which she also produced and wrote. In addition to her career as a performer, Tengblad has written and produced songs for artists such as

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and

Peg Parnevik Peg Parnevik (born 3 September 1995) is a Swedish-American singer, songwriter, and television personality, known for starring in the Swedish reality show '' Parneviks'' mainly broadcast from their home in Jupiter, Florida. Life and career Early ...

Life and career

Early career

She participated in ''

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'', which was broadcast on

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, where she imitated singer

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. She also competed on ''

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'' in 2009 as a member of the duo Electrified. In the summer of 2012, she released the single "Bomb". She performed the song at

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the same year. The nightcore remix of the song went viral and has currently surpassed 20 million views on YouTube across several re-uploads. In 2014, she released the single "What Are We".

Melodifestivalen

Tengblad participated in

with the song " Don't Stop" in the competition's third semi-final. She made it to the final in

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finishing 7th overall. In May 2015, she participated as a member of the Swedish jury in the

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. She also took part in Melodifestivalen 2016 with the song "

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." She advanced to the Second Chance round after placing 3rd in her heat, but did not qualify for the final after losing by less than 1% of the vote. She went on to co-write

Malou Prytz Malou Trasthe Prytz (born 6 March 2003) is a Swedish singer. She competed in Melodifestivalen 2019 with the song " I Do Me" in the second semi-final, qualifying to the final. She resides in Ryd, Småland Småland () is a historical Provinces ...

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entry "

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", which placed 2nd in the second semi-final and qualified directly to the final where it ended in 12th place. In addition to participating as an artist and songwriter at Melodifestivalen, Tengblad has provided live backing vocals for several acts. These include "

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" (2020) and "Bananas" (2022) by Malou Prytz, "For the Show" (2023) by

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, "Låt hela stan se på" (2023) by Ida-Lova, "Where Did You Go" (2023) by Kiana, and "One Day" (2023) by Mariette.

2017–present

After competing in

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, she released numerous singles under her own independent label, Licious Music. Her 2018 single "Perfect" was streamed over 2 million times on

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and she released her debut album, titled ''Debut Album'', on 24 May 2019. Tengblad released her second EP "Anxiety Boulevard" in October 2022. In fall 2023, Tengblad starred in the musical ''The One'' by

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where she played the character Linda. Her vocals are featured on the show's soundtrack, which includes her solo "Vem faan e du".

Songwriting and Producing

In addition to her work as a singer and performer, Tengblad is an active songwriter and producer. She most recently co-wrote the song "No Cry" released by Jordin Sparks and

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(2024). Some of the other songs she has co-written include: "I Love It Loud" released by Dutch vlogger Djamila (2018), "If It Ain't Love" released by Malou Prytz (2020), "Halo (내일로)" released by South Korean actress

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on the

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soundtrack (2022), and "Tornedalen (Mitt efternamn)" released by

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(2024). Tengblad also produced and co-wrote the song "Put Me First," which would go on to be recorded at Spotify Studios and be released through the Spotify Singles program in March 2023 by Polish singer TYNSKY and

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's Claudia Neuser. Tengblad has contributed significantly to Swedish recording artist Peg Parnevik's discography as a songwriter, producer, and backing vocalist. She has co-written and produced two of Parnevik's EPs, including "What They'll Say About Us" (2021) and "Om ett par år" (2023). In November 2023, she produced Parnevik's cover of " Vi är tjejer, vi är bäst" for the Swedish TV program

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. While performing on tour with Parnevik, Tengblad has been featured on shows such as

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(2021).

Discography

Albums

Singles

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Tengblad, Isa 1998 births Living people Swedish pop singers Swedish women pop singers Swedish singer-songwriters Swedish women songwriters Swedish record producers Swedish women record producers English-language singers from Sweden Swedish child singers Musicians from Stockholm 21st-century Swedish singers 21st-century Swedish women singers