Swedish singer (born 1987)
Dotter
Dotter in 2024
Birth name Johanna Maria Jansson Born (1987-06-10 ) 10 June 1987 (age 37) Arvika , SwedenGenres Occupations Years active 2014–present Labels Warner Music Sweden
Musical artist
Johanna Maria Jansson (born 10 June 1987), better known by her stage name Dotter , is a Swedish singer and songwriter. She is best known for her participations in Melodifestivalen : placing second (one point behind winner The Mamas ) with "Bulletproof " at Melodifestivalen 2020 , fourth with "Little Tot " at Melodifestivalen 2021 , and twelfth with "It's Not Easy to Write a Love Song " at Melodifestivalen 2024 .
Career
Dotter performing at Melodifestivalen 2020 .
Dotter was born on 10 June 1987 in Arvika . She later moved to Stockholm and studied at the Kulturama music school.[ 1] She chose the stage name "Dotter" (English: daughter ) because she considers herself a "daughter of Mother Earth" due to her vegan lifestyle.[ 2] She cites her major musical influences as Jefferson Airplane , Joni Mitchell , First Aid Kit , and Florence and the Machine .[ 3] [ 4] Her debut single "My Flower" was released in 2014, and she later performed at Musikhjälpen which was broadcast on SVT .[ 5] [ 6] [ 7]
Dotter co-wrote the song "A Million Years " by Mariette Hansson for Melodifestivalen 2017 . It went on to place fourth in the final.[ 8] [ 9] [ 10] The following year, Dotter competed as a soloist in Melodifestivalen 2018 with the song "Cry ". Despite being a favourite to win the competition, she placed sixth in her semi-final and was eliminated.[ 11] [ 12]
She co-wrote the song "Victorious " performed by Lina Hedlund in Melodifestivalen 2019 .[ 13] It went on to place eleventh in the final.[ 14] In the same festival Dotter performed the duet "Walk with Me " along with Måns Zelmerlöw as an interval act during the Second Chance round.[ 15]
She returned as a performer one year later, competing in Melodifestivalen 2020 with the song "Bulletproof "; Dotter competed in the second semi-final on 8 February, where she qualified directly for the final.[ 16] She finished in second place, scoring a total of 136 points, one point behind the winning song .[ 17]
She took part again in Melodifestivalen 2021 ,[ 18] with the song "Little Tot ". She qualified directly for the final from the second semi-final, alongside Anton Ewald .[ 19] Despite being an early favourite to win the contest, she placed fourth in the final.
She is credited as a backing vocalist on the studio version of the Maltese entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 , "I Am What I Am ", a song co-written by her fiancée Dino Medanhodžić and sung by Emma Muscat . She also announced the points on behalf of the Swedish jury at the contest.[ 20]
She competed in Melodifestivalen 2024 with "It's Not Easy to Write a Love Song ";[ 21] she came second in her heat on 24 February 2024, qualifying for the final. She ultimately finished last in the final on March 9. [ 22]
Personal life
Dotter is vegan and is an animal rights activist.[ 23] She speaks four languages: Swedish , English , Spanish , and Bosnian .
She is engaged to Bosnian-Swedish musician Dino Medanhodžić and gave birth to a daughter on 12 October 2022. Her pregnancy was publicly revealed during her appearance at the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 as the Swedish spokesperson to announce the 12-point score from the Swedish jury.
Discography
Singles
Notes
^ "Christmas Winter Heart" did not enter the Swedish Singles Chart, but peaked at number eight on the Swedish Heatseeker chart.[ 46]
References
^ "Blixten & Co, "Dotter" " (in Swedish). Blixten. Archived from the original on 16 February 2018. Retrieved 24 February 2018 .
^ "Artisten Dotter skriver om miljön och har ett tydligt budskap" . Sveriges Radio (in Swedish). 17 October 2014. Archived from the original on 18 February 2018. Retrieved 24 February 2018 .
^ "Dotter är dubbelt aktuell" (in Swedish). Värmlands Folkblad. 10 February 2017. Archived from the original on 16 February 2018. Retrieved 24 February 2018 .
^ Segerpalm, Erik (25 September 2014). "Dotter singeldebuterar" (in Swedish). Värmlands Folkblad. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 24 February 2018 .
^ Alexandersson, Tove (25 September 2014). "Dotter släpper idag debutsingeln "My Flower" " (in Swedish). Mynewsdesk. Archived from the original on 16 February 2018. Retrieved 24 February 2018 .
^ Edlom, Carl (12 December 2014). "Moder jords Dotter siktar internationellt" (in Swedish). Nya Wermlands-Tidningen. Archived from the original on 16 February 2018. Retrieved 24 February 2018 .
^ Dotter bjuder på akustisk pop (in Swedish). Sveriges Radio. 11 December 2014. Archived from the original on 16 February 2018. Retrieved 24 February 2018 .
^ "En intervju med Dotter om Evolution och Melodifestivalen - Popmuzik" (in Swedish). Popmuzik. 20 March 2017. Archived from the original on 17 February 2018. Retrieved 24 February 2018 .
^ Lindqvist, Anton (20 March 2017). "A Million Years – Låtskrivarna" (in Swedish). Sveriges Television. Archived from the original on 21 March 2017. Retrieved 24 February 2018 .
^ Fahl, Hanna (11 February 2017). "Hanna Fahl: Mariettes "A million years" ett perfekt Melodifestivalnummer - DN.SE" . Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 16 February 2018. Retrieved 24 February 2018 .
^ Quinn, Angus (15 February 2018). "Melodifestivalen 2018: Dotter is the semi-final 3 act you're most excited for" . Wiwibloggs. Archived from the original on 25 March 2018. Retrieved 24 February 2018 .
^ McCraig, Ewan (17 February 2018). "Sweden: Martin Almgren and Jessica Andersson Advance To The Melodifestivalen 2018 Final" . Eurovoix. Archived from the original on 27 February 2018. Retrieved 24 February 2018 .
^ Dahlqvist, Maria (8 February 2020). "Dotter tävlar i kvällens Mello" . SVT Nyheter . Archived from the original on 8 February 2020. Retrieved 6 March 2020 .
^ "Så gick det i Melodifestivalen - hela resultatet" . Aftonbladet . 9 March 2019. Archived from the original on 10 March 2019. Retrieved 6 March 2020 .
^ Wikström, Diana (2019-03-01). "Andra chansen: Måns Zelmerlöw och Dotter framför ny singel i mellanakten" . Melodifestivalen (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 2020-10-21. Retrieved 6 March 2020 .
^ Brown, Alistair (8 February 2020). "Sweden: Melodifestivalen 2020 Semi-Final 2 Results" . Eurovoix. Archived from the original on 20 May 2020. Retrieved 9 February 2020 .
^ Thornéus, Ebba; Demirian, Natalie; Ek, Torbjörn (7 March 2020). "The Mamas vinner Melodifestivalen 2020" . Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 2020-03-08. Retrieved 8 March 2020 .
^ "LISTA: De tävlar i Melodifestivalen 2021" . Aftonbladet . December 2020. Archived from the original on 19 March 2021. Retrieved 4 December 2020 .
^ These are Sweden’s contenders for the Eurovision Song Contest Archived 2021-03-19 at the Wayback Machine The Local Retrieved 11 March 2021
^ Bratell, Johan (2022-04-20). "Dotter lämnar Sveriges röster i Eurovision 2022" [Dotter will give Sweden's votes in Eurovision: "Feels heavenly fun"]. Expressen (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 2022-04-20. Retrieved 2022-04-20 .
^ "The 30 artists competing in Sweden's Melodifestivalen 2024" . Eurovision.tv . European Broadcasting Union (EBU). 2023-12-01. Archived from the original on 2023-12-12. Retrieved 2023-12-01 .
^ "Melodifestivalen 2024 - Deltävling 4: Eskilstuna" . Mellopedia (in Swedish). SVT. Archived from the original on 2024-02-03. Retrieved 2024-02-03 .
^ Artisten Dotter skriver om miljön och har ett tydligt budskap [The artist Dotter writes about the environment and has a clear message ]. Sveriges Radio (in Swedish). 17 October 2014. Archived from the original on 18 February 2018. Retrieved 24 February 2018 .
^ "Dotter discography - Swedish Charts" . swedishcharts.com . Archived from the original on 2018-03-25. Retrieved 2018-02-24 .
^ "My Flower by Dotter" . Apple Music . 25 September 2014. Archived from the original on 13 August 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2021 .
^ "Dive by Dotter" . Apple Music . 24 April 2015. Archived from the original on 13 August 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2021 .
^ "Creatures of the Sun by Dotter" . Apple Music . 10 June 2016. Archived from the original on 6 October 2024. Retrieved 13 August 2021 .
^ "Evolution by Dotter" . Apple Music . 10 February 2017. Archived from the original on 13 August 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2021 .
^ "Rebellion by Dotter" . Apple Music . 24 November 2017. Archived from the original on 6 October 2024. Retrieved 13 August 2021 .
^ "Heatwave by Dotter" . Apple Music . 15 June 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2021 .
^ "I Do by Dotter" . Apple Music . 9 August 2019. Archived from the original on 13 August 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2021 .
^ "Årslista Singlar, 2020" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan . Archived from the original on 19 January 2021. Retrieved 20 February 2021 .
^ "Backfire by Dotter" . Apple Music . 5 June 2020. Retrieved 13 August 2021 .
^ "I'm Sorry= by Dotter" . Apple Music . 2 October 2020. Retrieved 13 August 2021 .
^ "Vintern jag var sexton by Dotter" . Apple Music . 30 October 2020. Archived from the original on 13 August 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2021 .
^ "New Year by Dotter" . Apple Music . 31 December 2020. Archived from the original on 13 August 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2021 .
^ "Jealous by Dotter" . Apple Music . 13 August 2021. Archived from the original on 13 August 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2021 .
^ "(Just Can't) Hate U by Ryan Riback" . Apple Music . 12 November 2021. Archived from the original on 6 October 2024. Retrieved 12 November 2021 .
^ "Bon Voyage by Dotter" . Apple Music . 21 January 2022. Archived from the original on 6 October 2024. Retrieved 21 January 2022 .
^ "Varför by Dotter" . Apple Music . 1 April 2022. Archived from the original on 6 October 2024. Retrieved 3 April 2022 .
^ "Only the Good Die Young by Dotter" . Apple Music . 17 June 2022. Archived from the original on 11 November 2022. Retrieved 11 November 2022 .
^ "Lättdistraherad by Dotter" . Apple Music . 11 November 2022. Archived from the original on 6 October 2024. Retrieved 11 November 2022 .
^ "SONG: KAAZE feat. Dotter - 'Disobey' " . ScandiPop . 29 April 2023. Archived from the original on 8 May 2023. Retrieved 8 May 2023 .
^ "SONG: Dotter - 'No Room For Love' " . ScandiPop . 19 May 2023. Archived from the original on 21 May 2023. Retrieved 21 May 2023 .
^ "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 11" . Sverigetopplistan . Archived from the original on 15 March 2024. Retrieved 15 March 2024 .
^ "Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 49, 2024" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan . Retrieved 7 December 2024 .
External links
Media related to Dotter at Wikimedia Commons
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