1. Anna Henrietta Bergendahl was born on 11 December 1991 and is a Swedish singer and songwriter.
16 Facts About Anna Bergendahl
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Anna Bergendahl took part in Swedish TV4 music program Super Troupers in 2004, and in Idol 2008 where she reached the Final 5 before being eliminated.
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Anna Bergendahl was born in Hagersten, Stockholm, and raised in Nykoping and Katrineholm.
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Anna Bergendahl is of partial Irish descent, as her grandmother was born and lives in Ireland.
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Anna Bergendahl successfully applied for the TV4 talent show Idol 2008 with her rendition of Bonnie Raitt's "Have a Heart", which received praise from the jury consisting of Laila Bagge, Anders Bagge and Andreas Carlsson.
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Anna Bergendahl finished fifth in the Idol season which was later won by Kevin Borg.
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In 2009, Anna Bergendahl was approached by Kristian Lagerstrom and Bobby Ljunggren and asked if she wanted to record a song for Melodifestivalen 2010.
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Anna Bergendahl participated in Melodifestivalen 2010 with the song "This Is My Life", written and produced by Kristian Lagerstrom and Bobby Ljunggren.
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Anna Bergendahl represented Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 in Oslo, Norway, where she became the first Swedish singer not to qualify for the final since the introduction of the semifinals in 2004.
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Anna Bergendahl went on a tour and sang songs from her debut album.
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In 2012 Anna Bergendahl released her new album Something to Believe In with the debut single from the new album being "Live and Let Go".
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Anna Bergendahl participated in Melodifestivalen 2019 with the song "Ashes to Ashes".
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Anna Bergendahl competed in Melodifestivalen 2020 with the song "Kingdom Come".
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On 13 August 2021, Anna Bergendahl released "Grain of Trust", written together with Peter Kvint.
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Anna Bergendahl returned to Melodifestivalen again in 2022 with the song "Higher Power".
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Anna Bergendahl made it to the final on 12 March 2022 and finished in last place with 29 points.