Cornelia Jakobs Explained

Cornelia Jakobs
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Birth Name:Anna Cornelia Jakobsdotter Samuelsson
Birth Date:9 March 1992
Birth Place:Nacka Municipality, Sweden
Genre:Pop
Years Active:2010–present
Past Member Of:Love Generation

Anna Cornelia Jakobsdotter Samuelsson (born 9 March 1992), known professionally as Cornelia Jakobs, is a Swedish singer and songwriter.[1] She represented Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 with the song "Hold Me Closer", placing fourth.

Biography

Early life

Cornelia Jakobsdotter was born in Nacka Municipality, Stockholm County, and grew up in Stockholm. The daughter of the Poodles' singer Jakob Samuel and Fia Lönnborn, she first entered music by auditioning for Idol 2008; she received some media attention after being mocked by the judges.[2] 14 years later jury member Anders Bagge and Jakobs both participated and were favorites in Melodifestivalen 2022 and he then apologized, saying "Shit, how wrong you can be, how talented you are".[3]

2011–2021: Love Generation and songwriting

She started her music career as a member of the girl group Love Generation, who participated in Melodifestivalen 2011 and 2012.[4] Love Generation's 2011 entry "Dance Alone" peaked at number 26 on the Swedish: [[Sverigetopplistan]]|i=no.[5]

In 2020, Jakobs composed and performed the song "Weight of the World" which became the soundtrack for the HBO Nordic series Swedish: Björnstad. She participated in Melodifestivalen 2021 as a songwriter for the song "Best of Me" performed by Efraim Leo.[6]

2022–present: Melodifestivalen and Eurovision

In 2022, Jakobs went solo as a singer and participated in Melodifestivalen 2022 with the song "Hold Me Closer", which qualified for the final and later won with 146 points,[7] [8] thus earning her the right to represent Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 in Turin.[9] [10] In the final she finished in fourth place overall, with 438 points.[11] Jakobs was one of the performers during the interval at the final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2023, where she performed "I Turn to You" by Melanie C in a segment which celebrated host city Liverpool's contribution to pop music.[12] Jakobs released "Need You Now" in July 2023, in which she revealed that she has ADHD.

Discography

Singles

Title! scope="col" rowspan="2"
YearPeak chart positions
SWE
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FIN
[14]
IRE
[15]
LTU
[16]
NLD
[17]
NOR
[18]
UK
[19]
"Late Night Stories"2018
"All the Gold"
"You Love Me"
"Animal Island"
"Shy Love"
"Locked Into You"
"Hanging On"2019
"Dream Away"2020
"Weight of the World"
"Hold Me Closer"20221 9 38 5 76 15 59
"Fine"
"Rise"
"It Takes a Fool to Remain Sane"202383
"I Turn to You"
"Need You Now"

Awards

YearAward ceremonyCategoryNominee(s)/work(s)Result
2022Marcel Bezençon AwardsComposer Award "Hold Me Closer"[20]
RockbjörnenSwedish Song of the Year[21]
Breakthrough of the Year Herself
Musikplats StockholmSong of the Year"Hold Me Closer"[22]
Musikförläggarnas PrisSong of the Year"Hold Me Closer"[23]
2023GrammisSong of the Year"Hold Me Closer"[24]
Newcomer of the YearHerself[25]

Notes and References

  1. "I found the right one at the wrong time" -- Cornelia Jakobs' "Hold Me Closer" lyrics lament the turmoil of a breakup. 9 March 2022. wiwibloggs. 11 March 2022. 11 March 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220311183736/https://wiwibloggs.com/2022/03/09/lyrics-cornelia-jakobs-hold-me-closer/270097/. live.
  2. Web site: Niklasson . Ylva . Widman . Linda . Stjärnans dotter hånad av juryn . sv . . 18 February 2022 . 5 February 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220205230413/https://www.aftonbladet.se/a/Xw97wg . live .
  3. Web site: 2022-03-12 . Anders Bagge sågade Cornelia I ”Idol” – nu ber han om ursäkt: ”Shit vad fel man kan ha” . 2023-12-31 . www.aftonbladet.se . sv . 13 July 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240713194231/https://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/melodifestivalen/a/Qy0RWJ/cornelia-jakobs-idol-anders-bagge-ber-om-ursakt . live .
  4. Web site: Cornelia Jakobs tävlar i Melodifestivalen – är dotter till känd Mello-stjärna. 4 February 2022. nyheter24.se. sv. 18 February 2022. 5 February 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220205231419/https://nyheter24.se/noje/tv/992830-cornelia-jakobs-tavlar-i-melodifestivalen-har-ar-allt-du-vill-veta-om-henne. live.
  5. Web site: Sverigetopplistan . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20211204033839/https://www.sverigetopplistan.se/search . 4 December 2021 . 18 February 2022 . Sverigetopplistan . sv.
  6. Web site: Melodifestivalen 2021: Efraim Leo - "Best Of Me". Eurovisionworld. 11 March 2022. 11 March 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220311184119/https://eurovisionworld.com/national/sweden/melodifestivalen-2021/efraim-leo-best-of-me. live.
  7. Web site: Melodifestivalen 2022 heat 1 results: Cornelia Jakobs and Robin Bengtsson qualify for final. 5 February 2022. wiwibloggs. 4 March 2022. 4 March 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220304130848/https://wiwibloggs.com/2022/02/05/melodifestivalen-2022-semi-final-1-results-cornelia-jakobs-and-robin-bengtsson-qualify-for-final/269359/. live.
  8. Web site: Meersman. Boris. 2022-03-12. Cornelia Jakobs has won Melfest!!!. 2022-03-12. ESCUnited. en-US. 2022-03-12. https://web.archive.org/web/20220312223014/http://www.escunited.com/cornelia-jakobs-has-won-melfest/. live.
  9. Web site: The right one at the right time? Cornelia Jakobs wins in Sweden . 12 March 2022. Eurovision.tv. 12 March 2022. 12 March 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220312210423/https://eurovision.tv/story/cornelia-jakobs-wins-in-sweden. live.
  10. Cornelia Jakobs to represent Sweden at Eurovision. The Local. 12 March 2022. 12 March 2022. 26 May 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220526105032/https://www.thelocal.se/20220312/cornelia-jakobs-selected-to-represent-sweden-at-eurovision/. live.
  11. Ukraina vinner Eurovision – Jakobs fyra. 14 May 2022. 15 May 2022. Svenska Dagbladet. 15 May 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220515000517/https://www.svd.se/a/eEnK4R/eurovision-folj-cornelia-jakobs-i-finalen-har. live.
  12. Web site: Robinson . Ellie . 2023-05-14 . Eurovision 2023 pays tribute to Liverpool artists with star-studded medley . 2023-05-23 . NME . en-GB . 13 July 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240713194230/https://www.nme.com/news/music/eurovision-2023-pays-tribute-to-liverpool-artists-with-star-studded-medley-3443197 . live .
  13. Peak chart positions for singles in Sweden:
  14. Web site: Singlet 20/2022. Musiikkituottajat. fi. 22 May 2022. 26 May 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220526105034/https://www.ifpi.fi/lista/singlet/2022/20/. live.
  15. Web site: Official Irish Singles Chart Top 50. Official Charts Company. 20 May 2022. 21 May 2022. 26 May 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220526105036/https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/irish-singles-chart/. live.
  16. Web site: 2022 20-os savaitės klausomiausi (Top 100). AGATA. lt. 20 May 2022. 20 May 2022. 20 May 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220520074409/https://www.agata.lt/lt/naujienos/s20/. live.
  17. Web site: Discografie Cornelia Jakobs. dutchcharts.nl. nl. 20 May 2022. 20 May 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220520133659/https://dutchcharts.nl/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Cornelia+Jakobs. live.
  18. Web site: VG-lista – Topp 20 Single 2022-20. VG-lista. 21 May 2022. 26 May 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220526105034/https://topplista.no/charts/singles/2022-w20/. live.
  19. Web site: Cornelia Jakobs full Official Chart History. Official Charts Company. 21 May 2022. 20 May 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220520171516/https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/62640/cornelia-jakobs/. live.
  20. Web site: 14 May 2022 . 2022 Marcel Bezençon Award Winners . 15 May 2022 . Eurovision.tv . EBU . en-gb . 20 May 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220520092347/https://eurovision.tv/story/2022-marcel-bezencon-winners . live .
  21. Web site: Cornelia Jakobs vinner Årets svenska låt och Årets genombrott . 2022-08-26 . www.aftonbladet.se . Aftonbladet . sv . 13 July 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240713194233/https://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/musik/rockbjornen/a/MLM73r/cornelia-jakobs-vinner-rockbjornen-for-arets-genombrott . live .
  22. News: Eliasson . Fredrik . 2022-12-16 . Klart: Cornelia Jakobs gör 'Årets låt' på Musikplats . sv . Sveriges Radio . 2023-03-09 . 13 July 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240713194232/https://sverigesradio.se/artikel/klart-cornelia-jakobs-gor-arets-lat-pa-musikplats . live .
  23. Web site: De är vinnarna i Musikförläggarnas Pris 2022 . 2023-03-09 . News Powered by Cision . sv . 9 March 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230309122459/https://news.cision.com/se/musikforlaggarna/r/de-ar-vinnarna-i-musikforlaggarnas-pris-2022,c3665015 . live .
  24. Web site: ÅRETS LÅT 2023 . 2023-05-06 . Grammis . sv-SE . 13 July 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240713194236/https://grammis.se/nominerade/arets-lat-2023/ . live .
  25. Web site: ÅRETS NYKOMLING 2023 . 2023-05-06 . Grammis . sv-SE . 13 July 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240713194235/https://grammis.se/nominerade/arets-nykomling-2023/ . live .