1. Eric Saade was born in Kattarp, a small village in Helsingborg Municipality, Scania, Sweden, to Marlene Jacobsson, a Swede, and Walid Eric Saade, a Palestinian from Lebanon.
31 Facts About Eric Saade
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Eric Saade began singing after seeing Michael Jackson on TV, and his other musical influences are Robbie Williams, Bryan Adams, the Backstreet Boys and Justin Timberlake.
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When Eric Saade left the band to pursue a solo career, he was replaced by Johannes Magnusson.
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In February 2010, Eric Saade sang "Manboy", written by Fredrik Kempe and Peter Bostrom, at the second semi-final of Melodifestivalen 2010.
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In January 2010, Eric Saade won a Scandipop Award as the Brightest New Hope for 2010.
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Eric Saade released his first solo album, Masquerade, in May 2010.
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Eric Saade began his first solo tour, known as the Masquerade Tour, playing 24 dates in Sweden from June to September 2010.
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That year, Eric Saade released the singles "Masquerade" and "It's Gonna Rain".
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In February 2011, Eric Saade entered the Melodifestivalen for a second time.
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In May 2011, Eric Saade competed in the second semifinal of the Eurovision Song Contest 2011, advancing to the final.
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Eric Saade finished third in the competition, Sweden's best placing since Charlotte Perrelli won in 1999 with "Take Me to Your Heaven".
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In January 2011 Eric Saade was nominated for six Scandipop Awards: Best Single from a New Artist and Best Male Single, Best Male Album and Best New Artist, winning Best Album from a New Artist and Best Male.
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Eric Saade was nominated for a Marcel Bezencon Artistic Award, and won a Press Award for "Popular".
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In November 2011 Eric Saade released the single "Hotter Than Fire", a duet with Dev co-written with Jason Gill and J-Son.
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In March and April Eric Saade went on his third Swedish tour, "Pop Explosion Concert 2012", which included 15 concerts.
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Eric Saade said the album was influenced primarily by Justin Timberlake, Robbie Williams and Michael Jackson.
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Eric Saade participated in Melodifestivalen 2015 with the song "Sting" in a bid to represent Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 in Vienna, Austria.
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Eric Saade performed the song live during the first semi-final round of Melodifestivalen on 7 February 2015 in Gothenburg's Scandinavium.
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On 22 May 2015 Eric Saade released his new single "Girl From Sweden".
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Eric Saade released his extended play Eric Saade on 24 June 2016.
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Eric Saade released the lead single from Eric Saade titled "Colors" on 18 March 2016.
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On 25 May 2017 Eric Saade released his new single "Another Week".
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In late 2017, Eric Saade participated in the eight season of the reality TV-show Sa mycket battre.
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On 19 October 2018 Eric Saade released a single "Sa javla fel".
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Eric Saade was Swedish spokesperson for the Eurovision Song Contest 2019.
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On 14 June 2019, Eric Saade released the single "Skit for varandra".
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In December 2020, it was announced that Eric Saade would participate in Melodifestivalen 2021 with his first original English-language song in four years, "Every Minute".
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Eric Saade competed as a celebrity dancer in Let's Dance 2022, which is broadcast by TV4 and won the show.
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Eric Saade was part of the opening act of the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 in Malmo, alongside Eleni Foureira and Chanel.
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An EBU spokeswoman later stated: "All performers are made aware of the rules of the contest, and we regret that Eric Saade chose to compromise the non-political nature of the event".
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Eric Saade dated singer Molly Sanden from 2007 to 2012.