1. Benjamin Daniele Wahlgren Ingrosso was born on 14 September 1997 and is a Swedish singer, songwriter and record producer.
24 Facts About Benjamin Ingrosso
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Benjamin Ingrosso won the celebrity dancing TV show Let's Dance 2014, and has competed twice in Melodifestivalen in 2017 and 2018 respectively.
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Benjamin Ingrosso won in 2018 and represented Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 with the song "Dance You Off".
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Benjamin Ingrosso is the younger brother of Oliver Ingrosso and Bianca Wahlgren Ingrosso, and older half brother of Theodor Wahlgren.
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Benjamin Ingrosso is the grandson of actors Hans Wahlgren and Christina Schollin, and nephew of actors Niclas Wahlgren and Linus Wahlgren.
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Benjamin Ingrosso is a cousin of Swedish House Mafia band member Sebastian Ingrosso who himself is the cousin of Diodato through Sebastian's father Vito, making Benjamin his second cousin.
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Benjamin Ingrosso is of Italian descent through his father, and of Swedish and Italian descent through his mother.
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Benjamin Ingrosso has acted in several musicals and plays such as Nils Karlsson Pyssling.
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Benjamin Ingrosso won the Lilla Melodifestivalen in 2006 with the song "Hej Sofia", and he represented Sweden in MGP Nordic 2006 in Stockholm, where he placed fourth.
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Benjamin Ingrosso's version peaked at number 2 on the Swedish singles chart.
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Between 2008 and 2009, Benjamin Ingrosso acted in the musical Hujeda mej va manga sanger.
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In 2011, Benjamin Ingrosso performed as lillebror in the play Karlsson pa taket flyger igen at Gota Lejon in Stockholm.
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Benjamin Ingrosso signed a record deal with TEN Music Group.
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Benjamin Ingrosso won the Swedish celebrity dancing TV-series Let's Dance 2014, broadcast on TV4, alongside his professional dancing partner Sigrid Bernson.
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Benjamin Ingrosso has participated in his mother Pernilla Wahlgren's TV-series Wahlgrens varld, which is broadcast on Kanal 5 and the streaming service MAX, since 2016.
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Benjamin Ingrosso participated in Melodifestivalen 2017 with the song "Good Lovin'", which he co-wrote along with Louis Schoorl and Matt Pardon.
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Benjamin Ingrosso participated again in Melodifestivalen 2018, with the song "Dance You Off".
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Benjamin Ingrosso represented Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 in Lisbon, Portugal, in the second semi-final qualifying to the final.
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Benjamin Ingrosso performed his song against a backdrop of LED lights, which changed color in time to the beat of the music.
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Benjamin Ingrosso wore a black leather jacket, black jeans and white trainers.
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Benjamin Ingrosso released his debut album, Identification, on 28 September 2018.
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Benjamin Ingrosso took part in the eleventh series of Swedish reality television show, Sa mycket battre, alongside multiple fellow Swedish artists including Loreen and Tove Styrke.
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In late 2023, Benjamin Ingrosso announced his "Better Days Tour" with shows in Sweden and throughout Europe.
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Benjamin Ingrosso was in a six-year relationship with influencer Linnea Widmark; the couple broke up in March 2019.