Dotter (singer)

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Dotter
Dotter at Melodifestivalen 2020
Dotter at Melodifestivalen 2020
Background information
Birth nameJohanna Maria Jansson
Born (1987-06-10) 10 June 1987 (age 34)
Arvika, Sweden
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Years active2014–present
LabelsWarner Music Sweden

Johanna Maria Jansson (born 10 June 1987), better known by her stage name Dotter, is a Swedish singer and songwriter. She finished second in Melodifestivalen 2020 with her song "Bulletproof", one point behind The Mamas. In Melodifestivalen 2021, she placed fourth with 105 points.

Career[]

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.

Personal life[]

Dotter is vegan and is an animal rights activist.[20] She speaks five languages: Swedish, English, Norwegian, Spanish, and Bosnian. She is engaged to Bosnian-Swedish musician Dino Medanhodžić.

Discography[]

Singles[]

Title Year Peak chart positions Album Certification
SWE
[21]
"My Flower"[22] 2014 — Non-album single
"Dive"[23] 2015 —
"Creatures of the Sun"[24] 2016 —
"Evolution"[25] 2017 —
"Rebellion"[26] —
"Cry" 2018 59
"Heatwave"[27] —
"Walk with Me"
(with Måns Zelmerlöw) 		2019 51
"I Do"[28] —
"Bulletproof" 2020 1
"Backfire"[30] —
"I'm Sorry"[31] —
"Vintern jag var sexton"[32] 53
"New Year"[33] —
"Little Tot" 2021 5
"Jealous"[34] —
"(Just Can't) Hate U"
(Ryan Riback featuring Dotter)[35] 		—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released.

References[]

  1. ^ "Blixten & Co, "Dotter"" (in Swedish). Blixten. Archived from the original on 16 February 2018. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
  2. ^ "Artisten Dotter skriver om miljön och har ett tydligt budskap" (in Swedish). Sveriges Radio. 17 October 2014.
  3. ^ "Dotter är dubbelt aktuell" (in Swedish). Värmlands Folkblad. 10 February 2017. Archived from the original on 16 February 2018. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
  4. ^ Segerpalm, Erik (25 September 2014). "Dotter singeldebuterar" (in Swedish). Värmlands Folkblad. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
  5. ^ Alexandersson, Tove (25 September 2014). "Dotter släpper idag debutsingeln "My Flower"" (in Swedish). Mynewsdesk.
  6. ^ Edlom, Carl (12 December 2014). "Moder jords Dotter siktar internationellt" (in Swedish). Nya Wermlands-Tidningen.
  7. ^ "Dotter bjuder på akustisk pop" (in Swedish). Sveriges Radio. 11 December 2014.
  8. ^ "En intervju med Dotter om Evolution och Melodifestivalen - Popmuzik" (in Swedish). Popmuzik. 20 March 2017.
  9. ^ Lindqvist, Anton (20 March 2017). "A Million Years – Låtskrivarna" (in Swedish). Sveriges Television.
  10. ^ Fahl, Hanna (11 February 2017). "Hanna Fahl: Mariettes "A million years" ett perfekt Melodifestivalnummer - DN.SE" (in Swedish). Dagens Nyheter.
  11. ^ Quinn, Angus (15 February 2018). "Melodifestivalen 2018: Dotter is the semi-final 3 act you're most excited for". Wiwibloggs.
  12. ^ McCraig, Ewan (17 February 2018). "Sweden: Martin Almgren and Jessica Andersson Advance To The Melodifestivalen 2018 Final". Eurovoix.
  13. ^ "Dotter tävlar i kvällens Mello". SVT Nyheter. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  14. ^ "Så gick det i Melodifestivalen - hela resultatet". Aftonbladet. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  15. ^ Wikström, Diana (2019-03-01). "Andra chansen: Måns Zelmerlöw och Dotter framför ny singel i mellanakten". Melodifestivalen (in Swedish). Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  16. ^ Brown, Alistair (8 February 2020). "Sweden: Melodifestivalen 2020 Semi-Final 2 Results". Eurovoix.
  17. ^ Thornéus, Ebba; Demirian, Natalie; Ek, Torbjörn (7 March 2020). "The Mamas vinner Melodifestivalen 2020". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 8 March 2020.
  18. ^ "LISTA: De tävlar i Melodifestivalen 2021". Aftonbladet. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  19. ^ These are Sweden’s contenders for the Eurovision Song Contest The Local Retrieved 11 March 2021
  20. ^ "Artisten Dotter skriver om miljön och har ett tydligt budskap" [The artist Dotter writes about the environment and has a clear message] (in Swedish). Sveriges Radio. 17 October 2014.
  21. ^ "Dotter discography - Swedish Charts". swedishcharts.com.
  22. ^ "My Flower by Dotter". Apple Music. 25 September 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  23. ^ "Dive by Dotter". Apple Music. 24 April 2015. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  24. ^ "Creatures of the Sun by Dotter". Apple Music. 10 June 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  25. ^ "Evolution by Dotter". Apple Music. 10 February 2017. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  26. ^ "Rebellion by Dotter". Apple Music. 24 November 2017. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  27. ^ "Heatwave by Dotter". Apple Music. 15 June 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  28. ^ "I Do by Dotter". Apple Music. 9 August 2019. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  29. ^ "Årslista Singlar, 2020" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  30. ^ "Backfire by Dotter". Apple Music. 5 June 2020. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  31. ^ "I'm Sorry= by Dotter". Apple Music. 2 October 2020. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  32. ^ "Vintern jag var sexton by Dotter". Apple Music. 30 October 2020. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  33. ^ "New Year by Dotter". Apple Music. 31 December 2020. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  34. ^ "Jealous by Dotter". Apple Music. 13 August 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  35. ^ "(Just Can't) Hate U by Ryan Riback". Apple Music. 12 November 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2021.

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