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with the song " I Can't Go On" finishing in 5th place.

Career

Bengtsson was born in Svenljunga. He finished third behind winner Kevin Borg and runner-up Alice Svensson in '' Idol 2008''. In mid-2009, he was signed by Merion Music label releasing the single "Another Lover's Gone". Bengtsson was also a guest of Katrin Zytomierska's programs ''Idol 2008: Eftersnack'' and ZTV program ''Sexuellt''. In 2010, Bengtsson took part in the charity song "Wake Up World" for "Hjälp Haiti" with Karl Martindahl and Daniel "The Moniker" Karlsson and also performed the song "Long Long Night" with Kim Fransson (known from the TV reality program '' Made in Sweden''. In 2010, Robin Bengtsson participated in the Swedish/Scandinavian version of ''Wipeout'', reaching the final round and finishing second. He participated in Melodifestivalen 2016 with the song " Constellation Prize" and placed fifth. Bengtsson came back in Melodifestivalen 2017 with the song " I Can't Go On" and won the competition. He represented Sweden in the

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in Kyiv. He performed in the first semi-final on 9 May, and qualified for the final. In the final, he placed fifth. He participated as a celebrity dancer in '' Let's Dance 2019'', which was broadcast on TV4. Bengtsson's partner in the competition was Sigrid Bernson. The pair placed fifth overall. Bengtsson took part in Melodifestivalen 2020 with the song " Take a Chance".Robin Bengtsson and The Mamas to Melodifestivalen final
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on 1 February. Bengtsson qualified directly for the final in

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, which took place on 7 March. He finished in eighth place, scoring a total of 63 points. He returned to Melodifestivalen in

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with the song " Innocent Love". He came second in the first round on 5 February 2022, qualifying directly to the final. At the final on 12 March 2022, he finished in eleventh place with 34 points. The song went to #10 on the Swedish charts. On 8 April 2023, Bengtsson was a special guest celebrity in the episode ''Drömsystrar'' of the Swedish language reality television series ''

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and SVT Play.

Discography

References

External links

Robin Bengtsson TwitterRobin Bengtsson page on LastFM
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bengtsson, Robin 1990 births Living people People from Svenljunga Municipality Musicians from Västra Götaland County Idol (Swedish TV series) participants Melodifestivalen winners 21st-century Swedish singers 21st-century Swedish male singers Eurovision Song Contest entrants