Erika Selin
| Erika Selin | |
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Erika Selin in 2009
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Erika Selin |
| Born | August 6, 1991 |
| Origin | Dorotea, Sweden |
| Genres | Pop |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 2009– |
Erika Selin (born August 6, 1991) is a Swedish singer, who competed in Idol 2009 where she finished in eighth place. In 2015, she took part in Eurosong for selecting Irish entry for Eurovision Song Contest 2015 with "Break Me Up" finishing third.
In 2009, Erika Selin took part in season 6 of the Swedish version of Idol where she auditioned with "A Moment Like This", a song by Kelly Clarkson becoming part of the Top 20 picked for the live shows. On the second semi-final night aired on 29 September 2009, she sang "Bless the Broken Road" from the Rascal Flattss and was one of two semi-finalists that night to go through to next round singing "Show Me Heaven" from Maria McKee. This qualified her to the Top 11.
Further performances in the finals:
Selin sent in the entry "Kom" to Melodifestivalen 2010 but in the end the song was given to girl band Timoteij for the contest.
In 2010 she also released the music single "For You" along with singer Patrik Öhlund.
Selin participated in the national selection that selected the act to represent Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 with the song "Break Me Up". The song was picked as one of the Top 5 for the live show final held on 27 February 2015 on The Late Late Show, where she performed live with Cecilia Kallin from Timoteij and her brother Charles Kallin performing as back-up singers and guitarists. She placed third overall in the selection process, with "Playing with Numbers" by Molly Sterling winning to represent Ireland.
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