Bobby Ljunggren

Bobby Ljunggren
Born (1961-06-06) 6 June 1961 (age 63)
Johannes parish, Sweden
SpouseMaria Ljunggren Molin

Bobby Ljunggren (born 6 June 1961) is a Swedish songwriter. He has entered the Eurovision Song Contest as a composer six times, five times for his native Sweden (1995, 1998, 2006, 2008 and 2010), and once for Lithuania, in 2005. He is a veteran of the Melodifestivalen competition, with 50 entries, reaching the milestone of half a century of entries at Melodifestivalen 2020. In Melodifestivalen 2008, he co-wrote both the winning song and the songs placing second and third.

Eurovision Song Contest national finals entries

Melodifestivalen entries (Sweden)
Year Artist Title Co-written with Result
1987 Cyndee Peters "När morgonstjärnan brinner" Håkan Almqvist, Ingela "Pling" Forsman 3rd
1988 Lena Philipsson "Om igen" Ingela "Pling" Forsman 2nd
1989 Lisa Nilsson "Du (öppnar min värld)" Ingela "Pling" Forsman, Håkan Almqvist 4th
1991 Towe Jaarnek "Ett liv med dej" Ingela "Pling" Forsman, Håkan Almqvist 2nd
1995 Jan Johansen "Se på mig" Ingela "Pling" Forsman, Håkan Almqvist 1st
1998 Jill Johnson "Kärleken är" Ingela "Pling" Forsman, Håkan Almqvist 1st
2000 Hanna Hedlund "Anropar försvunnen" Robert Uhlmann, Anna-Lena Högdahl 8th
2001 Jan Johansen "Ingenmansland" Ingela "Pling" Forsman, Håkan Almqvist 4th
2003 Alcazar "Not a Sinner nor a Saint" Lotta Ahlin, Tommy Lydell 3rd
Aleena "Better Believe It" Anna-Lena Högdahl, Tommy Lydell 6th (Semi-final)
Barbados "Bye Bye" Lotta Ahlin, Tommy Lydell 10th
Sahlene "We're Unbreakable" Anna-Lena Högdahl, Robert Olausson 5th (Semi-final)
Shirley Clamp "Mr. Memory" Lotta Ahlin, Tommy Lydell 6th (Semi-final)
2004 Bosson "Efharisto" Ingela "Pling" Forsman, Henrik Wikström Second Chance
Shirley Champ "Min kärlek" Ingela "Pling" Forsman, Henrik Wikström 2nd
2005 Fredrik Kempe & Sanna Nielsen "Du och jag mot världen" Fredrik Kempe, Henrik Wikström 8th
Josef "Rain" Annelie Martin, Martin Blix, Henrik Wikström 5th (Semi-final)
Papa Dee "My No. 1" Daniel Wahlgren, Marcos Ubeda 6th (Semi-final)
Shirley Clamp "Att älska dig" Sonja Aldén, Shirley Clamp, Robert Olausson, Henrik Wikström 4th
2006 Anna Sahlene "This Woman" Anna Sahlene, Henrik Wikström 5th (Semi-final)
Carola "Evighet" Carola Häggkvist, Thomas G:son, Henrik Wikström 1st
Niclas Wahlgren "En droppe regn" Ingela "Pling" Forsman, Henrik Wikström Second Chance
Sonya "Etymon" Ingela "Pling" Forsman, Henrik Wikström 5th (Semi-final)
2007 Regina Lund "Rainbow Star" Fredrik Kempe, Regina Lund 8th (Semi-final)
Sanna Nielsen "Vågar du, vågar jag" Fredrik Kempe, Henrik Wikström 7th
Sonja Aldén "För att du finns" Sonja Aldén 6th
Svante Thuresson & Anne-Lie Rydé "Första gången" Dan Sundqvist, Sonja Aldén 6th (Semi-final)
2008 Ainbusk "Jag saknar dig ibland" Ingela "Pling" Forsman, Henrik Wikström 6th (Semi-final)
BWO "Lay Your Love on Me" Alexander Bard, Anders Hansson, Henrik Wikström 3rd
Charlotte Perrelli "Hero" Fredrik Kempe 1st
Sanna Nielsen "Empty Room" Aleena Gibson 2nd
Suzzie Tapper "Visst finns mirakel" Amir Aly, Maciel Numhauser, Robin Abrahamsson, Suzzie Tapper Second Chance
2009 Amy Diamond "It's My Life" Alexander Bard, Oscar Holter Second Chance
Molly Sandén "Så vill stjärnorna" Marcos Ubeda, Ingela "Pling" Forsman 11th
Shirley Clamp "Med hjärtat fyllt av ljus" Henrik Wikström, Ingela "Pling" Forsman 8th (Semi-final)
Susanne Alfvengren "Du är älskad där du går" Henrik Wikström, Ingela "Pling" Forsman 8th (Semi-final)
2010 Andreas Johnson "We Can Work It Out" Andreas Johnson, Marcos Ubeda 6th
Anna Bergendahl "This Is My Life" Kristian Lagerström 1st
2011 Sanna Nielsen "I'm in Love" Thomas G:son, Irini Michas, Peter Boström 4th
Shirley's Angels "I Thought It Was Forever" Robin Abrahamsson, Alexander Bard, Henrik Wikström Second Chance
2012 Sonja Aldén "I din himmel" Sonja Aldén, Peter Boström 6th (Semi-final)
2014 Elisa Lindström "Casanova" Ingela "Pling" Forsman, Jimmy Jansson 5th (Semi-final)
Helena Paparizou "Survivor" Henrik Wikström, Karl-Ola Kjellholm, Sharon Vaughn 4th
Shirley Clamp "Burning Alive" Marcos Ubeda, Sharon Vaughn, Henrik Wikström 6th (Semi-final)
2015 Andreas Johnson "Living to Die" Andreas Johnson, Karl-Ola Kjellholm 7th (Semi-final)
2016 Robin Bengtsson "Constellation Prize" Henrik Wikström, Mark Hole, Martin Eriksson 5th
2018 Felicia Olsson "Break That Chain" Kristian Lagerström, Joy Deb 7th (Semi-final)
2019 Anna Bergendahl "Ashes to Ashes" Thomas G:son, Erik Bernholm, Anna Bergendahl 10th
2020 Anna Bergendahl "Kingdom Come" Thomas G:son, Erik Bernholm, Anna Bergendahl 3rd
Sonja Aldén "Sluta aldrig gå" David Lindgren Zacharias, Sonja Aldén 5th (Semi-final)
2021 Arvingarna "Tänker inte alls gå hem" Stefan Brunzell, Nanne Grönvall, Thomas G:son 9th
Charlotte Perrelli "Still Young" Thomas G:son, Erik Bernholm, Charlie Gustavsson 8th
Clara Klingenström "Behöver inte dig idag" Clara Klingenström, David Lindgren Zacharias 5th
Elisa Lindström "Den du är" Ingela "Pling" Forsman, Elisa Lindström 7th (Semi-final)
Frida Green "The Silence" Anna Bergendahl, David Lindgren Zacharias, Joy Deb Second Chance
2022 Anna Bergendahl "Higher Power" Anna Bergendahl, Thomas G:son, Erik Bernholm 12th
Tenori "La stella" Dan Sundquist, Kristian Lagerström, Marcos Ubeda, Sarah Börjesson Wassberg 5th (Semi-final)
2024 Clara Klingenström "Aldrig mer" Clara Klingenström, David Lindgren Zacharias 5th (Heat)
Lithuanian national finals entries
Year Artist Title Co-written with Result
2005 Laura & The Lovers "Little by Little" William Butt 1st
2012 Simona Milinytė "One of a Kind" Fredrik Westin, Marcos Ubeda 7th
Eurosong entries (Belgium)
Year Artist Title Co-written with Result
2008 Tanya Dexters "Addicted to You" Thomas G:son, Henrik Wikström 5th (Semi-final)
Dansk Melodi Grand Prix entries (Denmark)
Year Artist Title Co-written with Result
2015 Cecilie Alexandra "Hotel A" Marcos Ubeda, Kristian Lagerström 4th
Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu entries (Finland)
Year Artist Title Co-written with Result
2018 Saara Aalto "Domino" Thomas G:son, Johnny Sanchez, Will Taylor, Saara Aalto 2nd
Eesti Laul entries (Estonia)
Year Artist Title Co-written with Result
2025 Anna Sahlene "Love Me Low" David Lindgren Zacharias, Michaela Stridbeck, Anna Sahlin, Dagmar Oja, Kaire Vilgats TBD

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