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Molly Hammar
Background information
Birth nameElla Molly Natalia Pettersson Hammar
Also known asMolly Pettersson Hammar
Born (1995-10-16) 16 October 1995 (age 28)
Stockholm, Sweden
Genres
Occupation(s) Singer, songwriter
Years active2011–present
Labels Cosmos Music

Ella Molly Natalia Pettersson Hammar (born 16 October 1995), known professionally as Molly Hammar, is a Swedish singer and songwriter who participated in the talent show Idol 2011 broadcast on TV4, where she reached fourth place. [1]

Career

2011: Idol

In September 2011 Molly took part in the eighth season of Idol. In the Quarter-Finals she sang Alicia Keys' " A Woman's Worth", she finished in the Top 12 and progressed through to the Semi-Final. In the Semi-Final she sang U2's " Where the Streets Have No Name", she progressed to the Finals. In the Finals she made it through the final 4 before being eliminated.

2015–present: Melodifestivalen

Hammar participated in Melodifestivalen 2015 with the song " I'll Be Fine", finishing sixth in the semifinal and being eliminated. [2] The song peaked at number 65 on the Swedish Singles Chart. However the song peaked at number 6 on Digilistan (The Swedish download chart) ahead of the songs that qualified for Andra Chansen. [3]

She competed in Melodifestivalen 2016 with the song " Hunger", and qualified to andra chansen from the second semi-final before being eliminated. [4] She co-wrote the Maltese song for the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 " Walk on Water" performed by Ira Losco. She performed with Ira Losco as her backing vocalist at the Eurovision Song Contest. [5]

Personal life

Molly Pettersson Hammar was previously in a relationship with singer Robin Stjernberg whom she met during her time at Idol, until 2015. [6]

Discography

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
SWE
[7]
" I'll Be Fine" 2015 65 Melodifestivalen 2015
"Something Right" Non-album single
" Hunger" 2016 57 Melodifestivalen 2016
"Liberate" Sex
"Blossom" 2018
"No Place Like Me"
(featuring Big Narstie)
2019 Non-album single
"Words" [A]
"Show Me"
(featuring Kim Cesarion)
[B]
"Shortcuts (I Can't Wait)"
"Alone" 2020 Non-album singles
"Get to Know Me First"
(with Julie Bergan and AWA)
[C]
"Love Me Blind" 2021 Love Me Blind
"Ingen annan rör mig som du" 2022 1 Så mycket bättre 2022 – Tolkningarna
"På riktigt" 94
"Regnar och regnar" 18
"Can't Stay Away" 80
"Så nära" 79
[11]
"All My Friends" 2023 [D] Non-album singles
"Fight Like a Girl" [E]
"Deep Down" [F]
"I fönstret på andra sidan gatan" 2024 [G]
"Beredd"
(with Per Gessle)
[H]
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released.

Notes

  1. ^ "Words" did not enter the Swedish Singellista Chart, but peaked at number 15 on the Swedish Heatseeker Chart. [8]
  2. ^ "Show Me" did not enter the Swedish Singellista Chart, but peaked at number 15 on the Swedish Heatseeker Chart. [9]
  3. ^ "Get to Know Me First" did not enter the Swedish Singellista Chart, but peaked at number 13 on the Swedish Heatseeker Chart. [10]
  4. ^ "All My Friends" did not enter the Swedish Singellista Chart, but peaked at number nine on the Swedish Heatseeker Chart. [12]
  5. ^ "Fight Like a Girl" did not enter the Swedish Singellista Chart, but peaked at number 16 on the Swedish Heatseeker Chart. [13]
  6. ^ "Deep Down" did not enter the Swedish Singellista Chart, but peaked at number nine on the Swedish Heatseeker Chart. [14]
  7. ^ "I fönstret på andra sidan gatan" did not enter the Swedish Singellista Chart, but peaked at number 20 on the Swedish Heatseeker Chart. [15]
  8. ^ "Beredd" did not enter the Swedish Singellista Chart, but peaked at number six on the Swedish Heatseeker Chart. [16]

References

  1. ^ "Molly Pettersson Hammar som tävlar i Melodifestivalen: "Jag är skitdålig på dejter" - Hänt.se". Hant.se. Archived from the original on 7 February 2015. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
  2. ^ "Molly Pettersson Hammar - Melodifestivalen - SVT.se". svt.se. Archived from the original on 7 February 2015. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
  3. ^ Chris Halpin (8 February 2015). "She'll Be Fine: Molly Pettersson Hammar storms Swedish iTunes - Eurovision 2015 Predictions, Polls, Odds, Rankings - wiwibloggs". Eurovision 2015 Predictions, Polls, Odds, Rankings - wiwibloggs. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
  4. ^ Escudero, Victor M. (13 February 2016). "Sweden: two more finalists in Melodifestivalen". eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 20 June 2016. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
  5. ^ Granger, Anthony (17 March 2016). "Tonight: Malta Reveals "Walk on Water"". Eurovoix.
  6. ^ "Robin Stjernberg och Molly Pettersson Hammar har gjort slut - Nöjesbladet - Aftonbladet". Aftonbladet. 23 August 2013. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
  7. ^ "Discography Molly Hammar". Swedish Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
  8. ^ "Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 19". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
  9. ^ "Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 33". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  10. ^ "Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 34". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  11. ^ "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 1". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  12. ^ "Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 9". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  13. ^ "Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 32". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  14. ^ "Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 38". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  15. ^ "Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 3, 2024". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
  16. ^ "Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 9, 2024". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 2 March 2024.

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