Mans Zelmerlow

Måns Zelmerlöw, full name Måns Petter Albert Sahlén Zelmerlöw, is a Swedish pop singer born on June 13, 1986, in Lund.

His media career began in 2005 when he participated in the Swedish version of the show *Idol*, reaching fifth place. The following year, he won the first season of the dance show *Let’s Dance* alongside dancer Maria Karlsson. Concurrently, he performed on stage in musicals, playing Danny in the Swedish version of *Grease* and appearing in the adaptation of *Footloose* in 2007.

Signed to the label M&L Records, a division of Warner Music Sweden, he released his first album, *Stand By For…*, on May 23, 2007. It immediately reached number one on the Swedish charts and was certified platinum. All singles from the album charted in the national top 50. His second album, *MZW*, was released in late March 2009 and achieved similar success, also topping the sales charts and receiving a gold certification. He embarked on a summer tour the same year to promote his first two works.

Måns Zelmerlöw is closely associated with Melodifestivalen, the Swedish national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest, where he competed three times. His first participation was in 2007 with the song Cara Mia. Qualifying from the third semi-final, he finished third in the final, behind the winner The Ark and the runner-up, Andreas Johnson. He returned in 2009 with Hope & Glory, qualifying again for the final where, despite receiving the most jury votes, he placed fourth.

It was in 2015 that he finally won the competition with the song Heroes. Qualifying directly for the Melodifestivalen final after the fourth semi-final, his victory allowed him to represent Sweden at Eurovision. He qualified from the second semi-final of the international contest and won the grand final with a total of 365 points, the third-highest score in the contest’s history at that time.

In his private life, he was in a relationship from 2008 to 2011 with Swedish singer Marie Serneholt, former member of the group A*Teens. He has a younger sister and practices various sports such as football, tennis, and golf.