Loulou LaMotte

Louise "Loulou" LaMotte (born 16 April 1981) is a Swedish singer. Since 2019 she has been a member of the vocal group The Mamas.

Loulou LaMotte
LaMotte at Melodifestivalen 2020
Background information
Born	(1981-04-16) 16 April 1981 (age 43) Malmö, Sweden
Occupations	Singer songwriter
Years active	2000–present
Member of	The Mamas

Career

LaMotte is a member of the singer-songwriter band Soulectric. She has also written and sung with noted Swedish singers such as Jens Lekman, Advance Patrol [sv], singer Pauline and Lilleman [sv].^[1] LaMotte also contributed to the released record Höj din röst vol. 2.^[2] Loulou LaMotte was a contestant on the Swedish Idol 2008 on TV4.

Melodifestivalen 2013

In 2013, she was in the backing vocals alongside Oscar Zia in the Behrang Miri song "Jalla Dansa Sawa" performed at the Melodifestivalen 2013 in the Swedish selection process for Eurovision Song Contest 2013.^[3][4] Although the song failed to make it to the finals after a duel elimination round won by Anton Ewald and his song "Begging", the song gained great popularity with the Swedish public and the single was released immediately after the competition reaching number 4 on Sverigetopplistan, the official Swedish Singles Chart.

Melodifestivalen 2019

LaMotte, now as a member of the vocal group The Mamas, was one of the choirgirls behind John Lundvik in Melodifestivalen 2019 with the song "Too Late For Love". Lundvik won and got to represent Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019, where he and The Mamas placed fifth in the final.^[5]

Melodifestivalen 2020

Along with The Mamas, LaMotte participated in Melodifestivalen 2020 with the song "Move".^[6] In the first semifinal the group qualified for the 7 March final in the Friends Arena.^[7] The Mamas won Melodifestivalen with 137 points and was planned to represent Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020, but the contest was canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic.^[8][9]

Melodifestivalen 2023

LaMotte participated in Melodifestivalen 2023 as a solo artist with the song Inga sorger.^[10]

Discography

Singles

Solo

Title	Year	Peak positions
		SWE [11]
"Jul med dig"	2022	85
"Inga sorger"	2023	—[A]

Featured in

Title	Year	Peak positions	Certification	Album
		SWE [13]
"Jalla Dansa Sawa" (credited to Behrang Miri)	2013	4	GLF: Platinum	Melodifestivalen 2013 song – non-album release (featuring vocals by Loulou LaMotte and Oscar Zia)

Notes

1. "Inga sorger" did not enter the Swedish Singellista Chart, but peaked at number six on the Swedish Heatseeker Chart.^[12]

References

1. Moshizi, Tara (13 February 2007). ""Min dröm är att spela på ett jazzhak i New Orleans"". Kvällsposten (in Swedish). Retrieved 9 September 2021.
2. Sandgren, Emil (4 April 2007). "Tjejerna som vågar höja rösten". Expressen (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 8 December 2007. Retrieved 23 October 2012.
3. Ström, Christian (19 February 2013). "Behrang Miri får hjälp i Melodifestivalen – av Oscar Zia och Loulou LaMotte". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 2 February 2020. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
4. Dahlander, Gustav; Lindqvist, Anton (20 February 2013). "Därför väljer Behrang Miri att blixtinkalla Loulou LaMotte och Oscar Zia". svt.se (in Swedish). SVT. Archived from the original on 8 August 2016. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
5. "Sweden's John Lundvik storms into Eurovision final". The Local. 17 May 2019. Archived from the original on 25 December 2019. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
6. Ek, Torbjörn (10 January 2020). "The Mamas får öppna Melodifestivalen 2020". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 29 January 2020. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
7. "Robin Bengtsson and The Mamas to Melodifestivalen final". eurovision.tv. EBU. 1 February 2020. Archived from the original on 2 February 2020. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
8. Shokayan, Antranig (7 March 2020). "Sweden: The Mamas win Melodifestivalen 2020 with "Move"". Wiwibloggs. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
9. Emanuelsson, Felicia; Lindstedt, Moa (18 March 2020). "Eurovision Song Contest 2020 ställs in". Expressen (in Swedish). Retrieved 18 March 2020.
10. "Sweden: First 14 Melodifestivalen 2023 acts revealed". Eurovision.tv. 29 November 2022. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
11. "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 52". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
12. "Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 10". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
13. "swedishcharts.com – Discography Behrang Miri". swedishcharts.com. Archived from the original on 8 March 2017. Retrieved 2 February 2020.

External links

• Loulou LaMotte Myspace