Biography
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Born
13 June 1986 (age 37)
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Born In
Lund, Lund Municipality, Skåne, Sweden
Måns Petter Albert Sahlén Zelmerlöw (born 13 June 1986 in Lund, Sweden) is a Swedish pop singer. Zelmerlöw rose to fame after participating in the Swedish TV show "Idol 2005", the Swedish version of "Pop Idol", in which he finished at 5th place, for winning the first season of Let's Dance (the Swedish version of Strictly Come Dancing), and for his 2007 song "Cara Mia," which was his entry in that year's Melodifestivalen. Zelmerlöw was the host of Allsång på Skansen from 2011 to 2013. He participated in Melodifestivalen in 2007 coming 3rd, 2009 coming 4th and in 2015 which he won. He represented Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 with the song Heroes, and won the contest with 365 points, the third biggest score in the history of ESC.
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