Robin Bengtsson
Swedish pop singer
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Key Takeaways
- Robin Bengtsson (born 27 April 1990) is a Swedish pop singer who took part in Swedish Idol 2008.
- Career Bengtsson was born in Svenljunga.
- In mid-2009, Bengtsson was signed by Merion Music label releasing the single "Another Lover's Gone".
- In 2010, Bengtsson took part in the charity song "Wake Up World" for "Hjälp Haiti" with Karl Martindahl and Daniel "The Moniker" Karlsson and also performed the song "Long Long Night" with Kim Fransson (known from the TV reality program Made in Sweden .
- In 2016, Bengtsson participated in Melodifestivalen with the song "Constellation Prize" and placed fifth.
Robin Bengtsson (born 27 April 1990) is a Swedish pop singer who took part in Swedish Idol 2008. He represented Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 in Kyiv, Ukraine with the song "I Can't Go On" finishing in 5th place.
Career
Bengtsson was born in Svenljunga.
2008–2016: Early work
Bengtsson finished third behind winner Kevin Borg and runner-up Alice Svensson in Idol 2008.
In mid-2009, Bengtsson was signed by Merion Music label releasing the single "Another Lover's Gone". Bengtsson was also a guest on the Katrin Zytomierska programs Idol 2008: Eftersnack and ZTV program Sexuellt.
In 2010, Bengtsson took part in the charity song "Wake Up World" for "Hjälp Haiti" with Karl Martindahl and Daniel "The Moniker" Karlsson and also performed the song "Long Long Night" with Kim Fransson (known from the TV reality program Made in Sweden.
Also in 2010, Bengtsson participated in the Swedish/Scandinavian version of Wipeout, reaching the final round and finishing second.
In 2016, Bengtsson participated in Melodifestivalen with the song "Constellation Prize" and placed fifth.
2017: Eurovision
Bengtsson came back in Melodifestivalen 2017 with the song "I Can't Go On" and won the competition. He represented Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 in Kyiv.
Bengtsson performed in the first semi-final on 9 May 2017, and qualified for the final. In the final, he placed fifth.
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