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Fredrik Kempe (born 29 April 1972) is a Swedish songwriter and opera and pop singer, who was born in Vårgårda. He has participated in Swedish versions of the musicals Les Misérables and Chess. In 2002, Kempe had a hit with Vincerò, where he mixed opera and Euro disco. He was a jury member in Idol 2016 which was broadcast on TV4.
Kempe has participated in Melodifestivalen twice as a performer. He entered Melodifestivalen 2004 with the song "Finally", a tribute to his favourite composer Benny Andersson and in 2005 together with Sanna Nielsen singing Du och jag mot världen.
In Melodifestivalen 2007, he co-wrote three songs. One was " Cara Mia", performed by Måns Zelmerlöw and another was " Vågar du, vågar jag", performed by Sanna Nielsen. In Melodifestivalen 2008 he co-wrote the music and wrote the lyrics to the winning entry, " Hero", performed by Charlotte Perrelli. Once again in 2009, he wrote the music and lyrics for the winning song " La voix" performed by Malena Ernman. [1] In 2011 he won Melodifestivalen for the third time, writing the Eric Saade entry "Popular". in 2014 he won Melodifestivalen for a fourth time, writing Sanna Nielsen's entry " Undo".
Year | Song | Artist | Music/lyrics | Results |
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2004 | "Finally" | Fredrik Kempe | Fredrik Kempe (music and lyrics) | 8th in second-chance-round |
2005 | " Du och jag mot världen" | Fredrik Kempe and Sanna Nielsen | Bobby Ljunggren (music), Fredrik Kempe (music and lyrics), Henrik Wikström (music) | 8th place |
2007 | " Cara Mia" | Måns Zelmerlöw | Fredrik Kempe (music and lyrics), Henrik Wikström (music) | 3rd place |
"Rainbow Star" | Regina Lund | Fredrik Kempe (music and lyrics), Bobby Ljunggren (music), Regina Lund (lyrics) | 8th in semifinal | |
"Vågar du, vågar jag" | Sanna Nielsen | Bobby Ljunggren (music), Fredrik Kempe (music and lyrics), Henrik Wikström (music) | 7th place | |
2008 | "Pame (Πάμε)" | Daniel Mitsogiannis | Fredrik Kempe (music and lyrics), Henrik Wikström (music) | 7th in semifinal |
" Hero" | Charlotte Perrelli | Fredrik Kempe (music and lyrics), Bobby Ljunggren (music) | Winner | |
2009 | " Hope & Glory" | Måns Zelmerlöw | Fredrik Kempe (music and lyrics), Måns Zelmerlöw (lyrics), Henrik Wikström (music) | 4th place |
"You're Not Alone" | BWO | Fredrik Kempe (music and lyrics), Alexander Bard (music and lyrics), Anders Hansson (music and lyrics) | 6th in second-chance-round | |
"Moving On" | Sarah Dawn Finer | Sarah Dawn Finer (music and lyrics), Fredrik Kempe (music and lyrics) | 6th place | |
" La voix" | Malena Ernman | Malena Ernman (lyrics), Fredrik Kempe (music and lyrics) | Winner | |
2010 | " Manboy" | Eric Saade | Fredrik Kempe (music and lyrics), Peter Boström (music) | 3rd place |
"Hollow" | Peter Jöback | Anders Hansson (music and lyrics), Fredrik Kempe (music and lyrics) | 9th place | |
2011 | "Alive" | Linda Pritchard | Oscar Görres (music and lyrics), Fredrik Kempe (music and lyrics) | 6th in second-chance-round |
" Popular" | Eric Saade | Fredrik Kempe (music and lyrics) | Winner | |
"The King" | The Playtones | Peter Kvint (music and lyrics), Fredrik Kempe (music and lyrics) | 6th place | |
"Tid att andas" | Simon Forsberg | Fredrik Kempe (music and lyrics) | 8th in semifinal | |
2012 | "The Girl" | Charlotte Perrelli | Alexander Jonsson (music and lyrics), Fredrik Kempe (music and lyrics) | 5th in semifinal |
"Youngblood" | Youngblood | Fredrik Kempe (music and lyrics), David Kreuger (music and lyrics) | 6th in second-chance-round | |
2013 | "Burning Flags" | Cookies 'N' Beans | Fredrik Kempe (music and lyrics) | 7th in second-chance-round |
"Begging" | Anton Ewald | Fredrik Kempe (music and lyrics), Anton Malmberg Hård af Segerstad (music and lyrics) | 4th place | |
"Heartstrings" | Janet Leon | Fredrik Kempe (music and lyrics), Anton Malmberg Hård af Segerstad (music and lyrics) | 5th in semifinal | |
2014 | "Bröder" | Linus Svenning | Fredrik Kempe (music and lyrics) | 5th place |
"Undo" | Sanna Nielsen | Fredrik Kempe (music and lyrics), David Kreuger (music and lyrics), Hamed Pirouzpanah (music and lyrics) | Winner | |
"Yes We Can" | Oscar Zia | Fredrik Kempe (music and lyrics), David Kreuger (music and lyrics), Hamed Pirouzpanah (music and lyrics) | 8th place | |
"Blame It On The Disco" | Alcazar | Fredrik Kempe (music and lyrics), David Kreuger (music and lyrics), Hamed Pirouzpanah (music and lyrics) | 3rd place | |
2015 | "Sting" | Eric Saade | Sam Arash Fahmi (music and lyrics), Fredrik Kempe (music and lyrics), David Kreuger (music and lyrics), Hamed "K-one" Pirouzpanah (music and lyrics) |
5th place |
"Forever Starts Today" | Linus Svenning | Aleena Gibson (music and lyrics), Anton Malmberg Hård af Segerstad (music and lyrics), Fredrik Kempe (music and lyrics) |
6th place | |
"I See You" | Kristin Amparo | Kristin Amparo (music and lyrics), Fredrik Kempe (music and lyrics), David Kreuger (music and lyrics) | Out in second-chance-round | |
2016 | " Bada nakna" | Samir & Viktor | David Kreuger (music and lyrics), Anderz Wrethov (music and lyrics), Fredrik Kempe (music and lyrics) | 12th place |
2018 | "Party Voice" | Jessica Andersson | Fredrik Kempe, David Kreuger, Niklas Carson Mattsson, Jessica Andersson | 11th place |
"Fuldans" | Rolandz | Fredrik Kempe, David Kreuger, Robert Gustafsson, Regina Hedman | 10th place | |
2019 | "Norrsken (Goeksegh)" | Jon Henrik Fjällgren | Fredrik Kempe, David Kreuger, Niklas Carson Mattsson, Jon Henrik Fjällgren | 4th place |
2021 | "Horizon" | Jessica Andersson | David Kreuger, Fredrik Kempe, Marcus Lidén, Christian Holmström | 5th in semifinal |
"Beat of Broken Hearts" | Klara Hammarström | David Kreuger, Fredrik Kempe, Niklas Carson Mattson, Andreas Wijk | 6th place | |
2024 | "Hela världen väntar" | Samir & Viktor | David Kreuger, Niklas Carson Mattson | 4th in heat |
In 2010 he composed and co-wrote the Norwegian entry, " My Heart Is Yours", for the Eurovision Song Contest 2010, performed by Didrik Solli-Tangen.