Wiktoria Vendela Johansson (born 8 November 1996), known
mononym
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ously as Wiktoria, is a Swedish singer and songwriter. She first achieved public attention during
Melodifestivalen 2016, where she placed fourth.
Life and career
Johansson was born on 8 November 1996 in
Brämhult, a suburb of
Borås
Borås ( , , ) is a city (officially, a locality) and the seat of Borås Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden. It had 114,556 inhabitants in 2024. It is widely known for being a textile city, home to worldwide brands and companie ...
. In 2011, she participated in
Lilla Melodifestivalen and placed fourth with the self-penned song "Jag behöver dig". On 30 November 2015, Johansson was announced as one of the 28 participants in
Melodifestivalen 2016 with the song "
Save Me". She performed last in the second semi-final held on 13 February 2016, and qualified directly to the final. In the final, Johansson placed fourth with the juries, second with the Swedish public, and fourth overall. Johansson also voiced
Moana in the Swedish dub of the 2016 film ''
Moana''.
She competed in
Melodifestivalen 2017 with the song "
As I Lay Me Down", qualifying once again directly to the final, where she finished sixth overall; eight with the juries, and second with the public. She was the Swedish spokesperson in the
Eurovision Song Contest 2017
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, and toured with the ''Diggiloo Tour'' (in Swedish: ''Diggilooturnén''), during the summer. She participated in
Stjärnornas stjärna broadcast on
TV4 in 2018, where she finished in fifth place out of eight contestants. She participated in
Melodifestivalen 2019 with the song "Not with Me", qualifying directly to the final for the third time, where she finished sixth overall; sixth with the juries and eighth with the public.
On 30 April 2021, Wiktoria released "Need You to Know" and announced the forthcoming released of her debut album, which was released in June 2021.
She returned to
Melodifestivalen 2023 with the song "All My Life (Where Have You Been)" but fell within her heat, finishing fifth out of seven.
"En vän till mig" was released on 19 September 2024, being her first Swedish-language single since 2011.
Discography
Studio albums
Singles
Notes
Filmography
References
External links
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Living people
Swedish pop singers
Swedish women pop singers
1996 births
People from Borås
Musicians from Västra Götaland County
Swedish women songwriters
Swedish voice actresses
Swedish country singers
Swedish women country singers
21st-century Swedish singer-songwriters
21st-century Swedish women singers
English-language singers from Sweden