Dotter (singer)
Swedish singer (born 1987) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 the 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.
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.jpg) Dotter in 2024 | |
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| Birth name | Johanna Maria Jansson |
| Born | 10 June 1987 Arvika, Sweden |
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| Years active | 2014–present |
| Labels | Warner Music Sweden |
Career
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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 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
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certification | ||||||
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| "My Flower"[25] | 2014 | — | |||||||
| "Dive"[26] | 2015 | — | |||||||
| "Creatures of the Sun"[27] | 2016 | — | |||||||
| "Evolution"[28] | 2017 | — | |||||||
| "Rebellion"[29] | — | ||||||||
| "Cry" | 2018 | 59 | |||||||
| "Heatwave"[30] | — | ||||||||
| "Walk with Me" (with Måns Zelmerlöw) |
2019 | 51 | |||||||
| "I Do"[31] | — | ||||||||
| "Bulletproof" | 2020 | 2 | |||||||
| "Backfire"[33] | — | ||||||||
| "I'm Sorry"[34] | — | ||||||||
| "Vintern jag var sexton"[35] | 53 | ||||||||
| "New Year"[36] | — | ||||||||
| "Little Tot" | 2021 | 6 | |||||||
| "Jealous"[37] | — | ||||||||
| "(Just Can't) Hate U" (Ryan Riback featuring Dotter)[38] |
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| "Bon Voyage"[39] | 2022 | — | |||||||
| "Varför"[40] | — | ||||||||
| "Only Good Die Young"[41] | — | ||||||||
| "Lättdistraherad"[42] | — | ||||||||
| "Disobey" (Kaaze featuring Dotter)[43] |
2023 | — | |||||||
| "No Room for Love"[44] | — | ||||||||
| "It's Not Easy to Write a Love Song" | 2024 | 9 [45] |
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| "Christmas Winter Heart" (with Lasse Skriver) |
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| "Sirens"[47] | 2025 | — | |||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released. | |||||||||
Notes
- "Christmas Winter Heart" did not enter the Swedish Singles Chart, but peaked at number eight on the Swedish Heatseeker chart.[46]
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External links
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