Clara Klingenström Explained

Clara Klingenström
Birth Name:Emma Clara Idun Klingenström
Birth Date:21 February 1995
Birth Place:Visby, Sweden
Genre:Pop
Years Active:2010–present

Emma Clara Idun Klingenström (pronounced as /sv/; born 21 February 1995) is a Swedish singer-songwriter.[1] She started her music career in 2010 and 2015 after winning the Gotland region final of the music competition Musik Direkt.[2]

Career

In 2010, Klingenström participated in the web wildcard contest of Melodifestivalen 2011 with the song "Mr Lonely Man" and made it among the top 100 entries.[3] Klingenström won the Gotland region of the music competition Svensktoppen nästa, held by Sveriges Radio P4 with the song "It Makes Me Crazy" in 2012.[4]

Klingenström participated in Melodifestivalen 2021 with the song "Behöver inte dig idag" which she co-wrote with Bobby Ljunggren and David Lindgren Zacharias, advancing to the Andra chansen round.[5] [6] She then made it to the final held on 13 March.[7] In the Swedish final she finished in fifth place.[8]

On 13 August 2021, Clara released her new personal single 'Liv' one year after her father's death. The song reached 18th place on ITunes Charts.[9]

In 2021, Clara won the Swedish music award Rockbjörnen.[10]

In 2024, she participated again in Melodifestivalen with the song "Swedish: [[Aldrig mer]]|i=unset", also co-written with Ljunggren and Lindgren Zacharias;[11] she was eliminated in her heat on 17 February 2024.[12]

Discography

Studio albums

Singles

TitleYearPeak chart positionsCertificationAlbum
SWE
[14]
"Ensam i en stad"2019Claras dagbok
"Engelbrekts väg"
"Sthlm, allt är förlorat"[15] 2020
"Sommarminnen"Claras dagbok
"Så slut"
"Behöver inte dig idag"20213 Claras dagbok
"Liv"
"Se mig, bara se mig"[17]
"Nu kan du få mig så lätt"2022rowspan="3"
"Hångel på balkongen"
"Swedish: [[Aldrig mer]]|i=unset"2024
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Om Clara Klingenström . savantmusikmagasin.se. 6 March 2021.
  2. Web site: Clara Klingenström berättar om sin musikaliska resa. 4 December 2020. Bilda. Swedish. Rune. Gardell.
  3. Web site: Clara Klingenström gick inte vidare till Melodifestivalen 2011. Hela Gotland. 26 October 2010. 5 March 2021. Jakob. Simonson.
  4. News: Clara vann gotlandsfinalen i Svensktoppen nästa. 1 June 2012. 5 March 2021. Sveriges Radio.
  5. Web site: Sweden: The Mamas are back! SVT announces final 10 artists in Melodifestivalen 2021. 3 December 2020. 4 December 2020. Robyn. Gallagher. Wiwibloggs.
  6. Web site: Melodifestivalen 2021 Semi-Final 4 Results: Eric Saade and The Mamas win spots in the final. 27 February 2021. 5 March 2021. William Lee. Adams. Wiwibloggs.
  7. https://www.thelocal.se/20210310/watch-these-are-swedens-contenders-for-eurovision-song-contest/?amp These are Sweden's contenders for the Eurovision Song Contest
  8. Web site: Tusse wins Melodifestivalen – To Eurovision 2021 with "Voices". 13 March 2021. 13 March 2021. Steven. Spiteri. Eurovisionworld.
  9. Web site: NY SINGEL. Clara Klingenström ger oss "Liv". Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  10. Web site: Grattis Clara Klingenström — vinner Årets genombrott på Rockbjörnen. Retrieved 20 November 2021
  11. Web site: The 30 artists competing in Sweden's Melodifestivalen 2024. 2023-12-01. 2023-12-01. Eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union (EBU).
  12. Web site: Melodifestivalen 2024 - Deltävling 3: Växjö . 2024-02-18 . Mellopedia . sv . SVT.
  13. Web site: Recension: Claras dagbok av Clara Klingenström. 10 December 2021. Kristian. Erskog. Sveriges Radio. sv. 12 December 2021.
  14. Web site: Discography Clara Klingenström. swedishcharts.com. 30 March 2021.
  15. Web site: PREMIÄR: Clara Klingenström – Sthlm, allt är förlorat. https://web.archive.org/web/20200808231544/http://popmani.se/premiar-clara-klingenstrom-sthlm-allt-ar-forlorat/. usurped. August 8, 2020. Pop Mani. 12 March 2020. 4 December 2020.
  16. Web site: Veckolista Singlar, vecka 21. Sverigetopplistan. sv. 28 May 2021.
  17. Web site: Se mig, bara se mig – Single by Clara Klingenström on Apple Music. Apple Music. 12 December 2021.