Benjamin Daniele Wahlgren Ingrosso (born 14 September 1997) is a Swedish singer, songwriter and record producer. As a child, he appeared in the leading role in several musicals, and in 2006 he won
Lilla Melodifestivalen with the song "Hej Sofia". He won the celebrity dancing TV show Let's Dance 2014, and has competed twice in
Melodifestivalen in
2017 and
2018 respectively. He participated in 2018 and represented Sweden in the
Eurovision Song Contest 2018, with the song "
Dance You Off".
In 2007, he released the single "Jag är en astronaut", which his uncle
Linus Wahlgren had recorded and performed in 1985.[11] Ingrosso's version peaked at number 2 on the Swedish singles chart.[12] The same year he participated in Allsång på Skansen along with his mother, and he also took part in the Diggiloo tour.[11] Between 2008 and 2009, Ingrosso acted in the musical Hujeda mej vá många sånger.[13] At the Eldsjälsgala in 2009, Ingrosso and Pernilla Wahlgren performed a medley of
The Jackson 5 songs, translated into Swedish.[14] In late 2009, he performed as Rasmus in the play Rasmus på luffen along with
Markoolio.[15]
In 2011, Ingrosso performed as lillebror in the play Karlsson på taket flyger igen at
Göta Lejon in Stockholm.[16] In February 2014, he announced that he had left the musical scene to focus entirely on music and songwriting.[17] In October 2016, he released his first music single called "Fall in Love", which he performed at Nyhetsmorgon which was broadcast on TV4.[18] He signed a record deal with
TEN Music Group.[19]
Ingrosso won the Swedish celebrity dancing TV-series Let's Dance 2014, broadcast on
TV4, alongside his professional dancing partner
Sigrid Bernson.[20] He has participated in his mother Pernilla Wahlgren's TV-series Wahlgrens värld, which is broadcast on
Kanal 5 and the streaming servcie
MAX, since 2016.[21]
Ingrosso participated again in
Melodifestivalen 2018, with the song "
Dance You Off".[24] The song was written by Ingrosso,
Louis Schoorl, and K Nita.[25] He qualified for the final from the first semi-final and finished in first place.[26] He represented
Sweden in the
Eurovision Song Contest 2018 in
Lisbon,
Portugal, in the second semi-final qualifying to the final.[27][28][29] In the final he placed seventh,[30] receiving the maximum 12 points from the juries of eight countries.[31][32] Ingrosso performed his song against a backdrop of LED lights, which changed color in time to the beat of the music. He wore a black leather jacket, black jeans and white trainers.[33]
Ingrosso took part in the eleventh series of Swedish
reality television show, Så mycket bättre, alongside multiple fellow Swedish artists including
Loreen and
Tove Styrke. On 15 January 2021, he released his second studio album, En gång i tiden.[35] The album is entirely in Swedish and marks his first full album in the language. Speaking about the album on
social media, Ingrosso stated, "I love and miss singing in Swedish" and that the inspiration for the record came from his "love for Swedish pop and all of the great Swedish musicians that’s been my source of inspiration since [he] was a kid".[36] The second part of the album, En gång i tiden (del 2), was released on 16 April.[37]
Ingrosso's fourth studio album and second English-language album, Playlist, was released on 17 June 2022.[38]
Ingrosso performed several songs as the interval act in the first semi-final of the
Eurovision Song Contest 2024 in
Malmö including his Swedish number one "
Kite".[39]
Personal life
Ingrosso was in a six-year relationship with influencer Linnea Widmark; the couple broke up in March 2019.[40]
Rockbjörnen is a music prize in Sweden, divided into several categories, which is awarded annually by the newspaper
Aftonbladet. The prize was first awarded in 1979, and is mostly centered on pop and rock.
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Archived from the original on 14 May 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2018. Åtta länder gav tolvpoängare till Benjamin Ingrosso – Georgien, Lettland, Australien, Serbien, Cypern, Armenien, Tyskland och Slovenien.