Biography
Who is Sanna Nielsen?
Early life and career beginnings
Sanna Nielsen grew up in the town of Edenryd located in Bromölla Municipality within Skåne. Her career started at several talent searches during her childhood, winning a competition in 1994 with the song Can You Feel the Love Tonight. She performed alongside the danceband Mats Elmes at the age of eleven.
During this period, she reached the number one spot on the Svensktoppen chart with the song Till en fågel, becoming the youngest person to achieve this milestone. Her debut album Silvertoner was released in September 1996, followed by Min önskejul in 1997 and the single Time to Say Goodbye in 1999. During her high school years, she studied the Estetichal programme and music at Helenehoms Gymnastin in Malmö.
Melodifestivalen and Eurovision success
Sanna has participated multiple times in Melodifestivalen, Sweden's annual music competition and national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest. Her early entries included I går, i dag in 2001, Hela världen för mig in 2003, and Du och jag mot världen in 2005. She also performed Vågar du, vågar jag in 2007 and Empty Room in 2008, where she won the public televote before finishing second overall.
She finally won Melodifestivalen in 2014 with the song Undo on her seventh attempt. This victory allowed her to represent Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest held in Copenhagen, Denmark, where she finished in third place overall. Undo also became her first song to reach the United Kingdom Top 40 singles charts at place forty.
Television presentation and later projects
Beyond her singing career, Sanna has established herself as a well-known television presenter in Sweden. She was announced as the host for Melodifestivalen 2015 alongside comedian Robin Paulsson. She also commentated on the SVT broadcast of the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 alongside Edward af Sillén.
In August 2015, SVT announced that she would become the new presenter for the sing-along show Allsång på Skansen in Stockholm for the summer of 2016. She hosted Eurovision The Party at the Tele2 Arena for the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 and returned as a commentator for Sveriges Television in Lisbon in May 2018. She also returned to Melodifestivalen with the song Waste Your Love.
Discography and musical theatre
Sanna has released numerous studio albums throughout her career, including Nära mej, nära dej in 2006, Stronger in 2008, I'm in Love in 2011, Vinternatten in 2012, Min jul in 2013, and 7 in 2014. Her work includes multiple Christmas albums recorded alongside fellow artists Shirley Clamp and Sonja Aldén.
In addition to her recorded music, she has performed in musical theatre productions at the Malmö Opera. She portrayed Lara Antipova in Doctor Zhivago in 2014 and took on the role of Fanny Brice in Funny Girl during the 2020 and 2023 runs.
Birthday and age
Sanna Nielsen was born on November 27, 1984, which makes Sanna 41 years old today. That birthday falls under the Sagittarius sign. Sanna shares the date with 34 other famous people.
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