Benjamin Ingrosso
{{Short description|Swedish singer and songwriter}}
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| name = Benjamin Ingrosso
| image = Benjamin Ingrosso, Eurovision 2024 1st semi final rehearsal 01.jpg
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| caption = Ingrosso in 2024
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| birth_name = Benjamin Daniele Wahlgren Ingrosso
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1997|09|14|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Danderyd, Sweden
| children =
| parents = {{plainlist|
- Pernilla Wahlgren (mother)
- Emilio Ingrosso (father)
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| relatives = {{Plainlist|
- Bianca Ingrosso (sister)
- Oliver Ingrosso (brother)
- Sebastian Ingrosso (paternal cousin)
- Hans Wahlgren (maternal grandfather)
- Christina Schollin (maternal grandmother)
- Linus Wahlgren (maternal uncle)
- Antonio Diodato (second cousin)
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| genre = {{Hlist|Pop|electropop}}
| occupation = Singer, songwriter, record producer, actor
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| years_active = 2005–present
| label = {{hlist|TEN|Hitco|6&7|Universal Music Group}}
| associated_acts = {{Hlist|Felix Sandman|Ofenbach| Alan Walker}}
| website = {{URL|benjaminingrossoofficial.com}}
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Benjamin Daniele Wahlgren Ingrosso (born 14 September 1997) is a Swedish singer, songwriter and record producer. As a child, he appeared in the leading role in several musicals, and in 2006 he won Lilla Melodifestivalen with the song "Hej Sofia". He won the celebrity dancing TV show Let's Dance 2014, and has competed twice in Melodifestivalen in 2017 and 2018 respectively. He won in 2018 and represented Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 with the song "Dance You Off". Ingrosso has released five studio albums and hosted his own TV series, Benjamin's, on TV4.
Early life
Ingrosso was born in Danderyd, to former dancer now restaurant owner Emilio Ingrosso, and singer and actress Pernilla Wahlgren.{{cite web|url=https://www.expressen.se/noje/benjamin-ingrossos-aterforening-med-emilio/|title=Benjamin Ingrossos återförening med Emilio|date=7 February 2017 |access-date=7 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180308103606/https://www.expressen.se/noje/benjamin-ingrossos-aterforening-med-emilio/|archive-date=8 March 2018|url-status=live}} He is the younger brother of Oliver Wahlgren Ingrosso and Bianca Wahlgren Ingrosso,{{cite web|url=http://mama.nu/artiklar/omslagsmama/jag-har-skyddat-honom-i-hela-mitt-liv/|title=Pernilla Wahlgren: "Jag har skyddat honom i hela mitt liv"|last=mama.nu|publisher=mama.nu|access-date=7 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180106071630/http://mama.nu/artiklar/omslagsmama/jag-har-skyddat-honom-i-hela-mitt-liv/|archive-date=6 January 2018|url-status=dead}} and older half brother of Theodor Wahlgren. He is the grandson of actors Hans Wahlgren and Christina Schollin, and nephew of actors {{Ill|Niclas Wahlgren|sv}} and Linus Wahlgren.{{cite web|url=http://www.gp.se/kultur/nytt-bes%C3%B6k-i-wahlgrens-v%C3%A4rld-1.4587405|title=Nytt besök i "Wahlgrens värld"|date=31 August 2017|access-date=7 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180308042652/http://www.gp.se/kultur/nytt-bes%C3%B6k-i-wahlgrens-v%C3%A4rld-1.4587405|archive-date=8 March 2018|url-status=live}} He is also a cousin of Swedish House Mafia band member Sebastian Ingrosso[http://sverigesradio.se/sida/artikel.aspx?programid=103&artikel=6277889 Intervju med Benjamin Ingrosso] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180311201539/http://sverigesradio.se/sida/artikel.aspx?programid=103&artikel=6277889 |date=11 March 2018}} Sveriges Radio Retrieved 10 March 2018 who himself is the cousin of Diodato through Sebastian's father Vito, making Benjamin his second cousin.{{Cite web|title=Benjamin Ingrosso lancia la sua Kite e racconta: "Sono cugino di Diodato, so che è incredibile"|url=https://www.deejay.it/articoli/benjamin-ingrosso-diodato-origini-fidanzata/|access-date=3 March 2025|website=Radio Deejay|date=23 February 2024 |language=it}} He is of Italian descent through his father, and of Swedish and Italian descent through his mother.{{cite web|url=https://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/a/8wXjlE/avslojar-familjens-hemlighet|title=Avslöjar familjens hemlighet|date=22 September 2014 |work=Aftonbladet|access-date=30 October 2021|archive-date=29 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180829212220/https://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/a/8wXjlE/avslojar-familjens-hemlighet|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://eurovision.tv/story/destination-lisbon-part-fourteen-benjamin-ingrosso-sweden-eurovision-2018|title=Destination Lisbon (#14): Meet Benjamin Ingrosso from Sweden – Eurovision Song Contest Lisbon 2018|publisher=Eurovision Song Contest|date=30 March 2018|access-date=24 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180425124414/https://eurovision.tv/story/destination-lisbon-part-fourteen-benjamin-ingrosso-sweden-eurovision-2018|archive-date=25 April 2018|url-status=live}} He is a self-taught pianist and guitarist.{{Cite web|title=Benjamin Ingrosso – Sweden — Lisbon 2018|url=https://eurovision.tv/participant/benjamin-ingrosso|access-date=25 October 2020|publisher=Eurovision Song Contest|language=en|archive-date=25 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201125135901/https://eurovision.tv/participant/benjamin-ingrosso|url-status=live}}
Career
=2006–2013: Lilla Melodifestivalen 2006, singing and acting=
File:Markoolio & Benjamin Wahlgren 2009.jpg in 2009]]
Ingrosso has acted in several musicals and plays such as Nils Karlsson Pyssling.{{cite web|url=https://www.sydsvenskan.se/2017-02-08/ingrosso-skrev-av-sig-om-brustet-forhallande|title=Ingrosso skrev av sig om brustet förhållande|date=8 February 2017 |work=Sydsvenskan|access-date=7 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180308041718/https://www.sydsvenskan.se/2017-02-08/ingrosso-skrev-av-sig-om-brustet-forhallande|archive-date=8 March 2018|url-status=live}} He won the Lilla Melodifestivalen in 2006 with the song "Hej Sofia", and he represented Sweden in MGP Nordic 2006 in Stockholm, where he placed fourth.{{cite web|url=http://esctoday.com/161147/sweden-benjamin-ingrosso-reveals-video-clip-for-dance-you-off/|title=Eurovision Sweden: Benjamin Ingrosso reveals video clip for Dance you off! |date=12 March 2018|publisher=esctoday.com|access-date=24 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180425182845/http://esctoday.com/161147/sweden-benjamin-ingrosso-reveals-video-clip-for-dance-you-off/|archive-date=25 April 2018|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|title=Benjamin Ingrosso|url=https://www.discogs.com/artist/5748741-Benjamin-Ingrosso|access-date=25 October 2020|website=Discogs|language=en|archive-date=18 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210218205355/https://www.discogs.com/artist/5748741-Benjamin-Ingrosso|url-status=live}}
In 2007, he released the single "Jag är en astronaut", which his uncle Linus Wahlgren had recorded and performed in 1985.{{cite web|url=https://nyheter24.se/noje/902594-det-har-visste-du-nog-inte-om-benjamin-wahlgren-ingrosso|title=Det här visste du nog inte om Benjamin Wahlgren Ingrosso|date=3 February 2018|access-date=7 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190125092230/https://nyheter24.se/noje/902594-det-har-visste-du-nog-inte-om-benjamin-wahlgren-ingrosso|archive-date=25 January 2019|url-status=dead}} Ingrosso's version peaked at number 2 on the Swedish singles chart.{{cite web|url=https://swedishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Benjamin+%5BSE%5D&titel=Jag+%E4r+en+astronaut&cat=s|title=Benjamin [SE] Jag är en astronaut|website=Swedish Charts|access-date=15 June 2020|archive-date=6 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200606202517/https://swedishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Benjamin+%5BSE%5D&titel=Jag+%E4r+en+astronaut&cat=s|url-status=live}} The same year he participated in Allsång på Skansen along with his mother, and he also took part in the Diggiloo tour. Between 2008 and 2009, Ingrosso acted in the musical Hujeda mej vá många sånger.{{cite web|url=https://www.hd.se/2009-07-20/linus-wahlgrens-regidebut-till-helsingborg|title=Linus Wahlgrens regidebut till Helsingborg|date=20 July 2009 |access-date=7 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180308042340/https://www.hd.se/2009-07-20/linus-wahlgrens-regidebut-till-helsingborg|archive-date=8 March 2018|url-status=live}} At the Eldsjälsgala in 2009, Ingrosso and Pernilla Wahlgren performed a medley of The Jackson 5 songs, translated into Swedish.{{cite web|url=http://www.tv4.se/tv4/artiklar/lotta-engberg-och-peter-jihde-leder-eldsj%C3%A4lsgalan-med-miljonbingo-i-tv4-4fbf883204bf725194002993|title=Lotta Engberg och Peter Jihde leder Eldsjälsgalan med miljonbingo i TV4 – TV4 |publisher=TV4.se|access-date=7 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180308042248/http://www.tv4.se/tv4/artiklar/lotta-engberg-och-peter-jihde-leder-eldsj%C3%A4lsgalan-med-miljonbingo-i-tv4-4fbf883204bf725194002993|archive-date=8 March 2018|url-status=live}} In late 2009, he performed as Rasmus in the play Rasmus på luffen along with Markoolio.{{cite web|url=http://www.blt.se/familj/benjamin-ingrosso-sta-pa-utsalda-arenor-ar-fortfarande-min-drom/|title=Benjamin Ingrosso: "Stå på utsålda arenor är fortfarande min dröm" – Blekinge Läns Tidning|first=Malin|last=Eijde|date=13 September 2017|access-date=7 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180308041758/http://www.blt.se/familj/benjamin-ingrosso-sta-pa-utsalda-arenor-ar-fortfarande-min-drom/|archive-date=8 March 2018|url-status=live}}
In 2011, Ingrosso performed as lillebror in the play Karlsson på taket flyger igen at Göta Lejon in Stockholm.{{cite web|url=https://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/tv/letsdance/article18437359.ab|title=Benjamin Wahlgren, 16: Nu drar jag mig tillbaka|date=25 February 2014 |access-date=7 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180308103246/https://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/tv/letsdance/article18437359.ab|archive-date=8 March 2018|url-status=live}} In February 2014, he announced that he had left the musical scene to focus entirely on music and songwriting.{{cite web|url=http://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/tv/letsdance/article18437359.ab|title=Benjamin Wahlgren, 16: Nu drar jag mig tillbaka|date=25 February 2014 |access-date=7 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180308103246/https://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/tv/letsdance/article18437359.ab|archive-date=8 March 2018|url-status=live |work=Aftonbladet}} In October 2016, he released his first music single called "Fall in Love", which he performed at Nyhetsmorgon which was broadcast on TV4.{{cite web|url=https://www.tv4play.se/program/nyhetsmorgon/3211396|title=Benjamin Ingrosso – Fall in love|access-date=7 March 2018|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180308041657/https://www.tv4play.se/program/nyhetsmorgon/3211396|archive-date=8 March 2018}} He signed a record deal with TEN Music Group.{{cite web|url=https://www.ten.se/new-music-benjamin-ingrosso-felix-sandman/|title=New music – Benjamin Ingrosso & Felix Sandman – TEN Music Group|website=ten.se|access-date=7 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180308042229/https://www.ten.se/new-music-benjamin-ingrosso-felix-sandman/|archive-date=8 March 2018|url-status=live}}
=2014–2017: ''Let's Dance 2014'' and Melodifestivalen=
File:Benjamin ingrosso.melodifestival2017.17d801.1100612.jpg]]
Ingrosso won the Swedish celebrity dancing TV-series Let's Dance 2014, broadcast on TV4, alongside his professional dancing partner Sigrid Bernson.{{Cite web|title = Benjamin Wahlgren vann Let's dance|url = http://www.gp.se/kulturnoje/1.2366123-benjamin-wahlgren-vann-let-s-dance|website = Göteborgs-Posten|access-date = 7 March 2017|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140511132010/http://www.gp.se/kulturnoje/1.2366123-benjamin-wahlgren-vann-let-s-dance|archive-date = 11 May 2014|url-status=dead}} He has participated in his mother Pernilla Wahlgren's TV-series Wahlgrens värld, which is broadcast on Kanal 5 and the streaming service MAX, since 2016.{{cite news|url=https://sverigesradio.se/sida/artikel.aspx?programid=2054&artikel=6908340|title=Swedish Eurovision star on celebrity families, bathrooms and writing hits – Radio Sweden|newspaper=Sveriges Radio |date=16 March 2018 |publisher=Sveriges Radio (Radio Sweden)|access-date=8 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180425120055/https://sverigesradio.se/sida/artikel.aspx?programid=2054&artikel=6908340|archive-date=25 April 2018|url-status=live|last1=Ascarelli |first1=Brett }}
Ingrosso participated in Melodifestivalen 2017 with the song "Good Lovin'", which he co-wrote along with Louis Schoorl and Matt Pardon.{{cite web|url=https://www.svt.se/melodifestivalen/benjamin-ingrosso-i-topp-fem-i-melodifestivalen-2017-det-ar-helt-sjukt/|title=Benjamin Ingrosso i topp fem i Melodifestivalen 2017: "Det är helt sjukt!"|first=Moa Linette Lindahl, Gustav|last=Dahlander|access-date=7 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180308042336/https://www.svt.se/melodifestivalen/benjamin-ingrosso-i-topp-fem-i-melodifestivalen-2017-det-ar-helt-sjukt/|archive-date=8 March 2018|url-status=live}} He placed fifth in the final.{{cite web|url=http://esctoday.com/140884/sweden-mariette-benjamin-ingrosso-final-melodifestivalen-2017/|title=Eurovision Sweden: Mariette and Benjamin Ingrosso to the final of Melodifestivalen 2017! |date=11 February 2017|publisher=esctoday.com|access-date=7 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180308042457/http://esctoday.com/140884/sweden-mariette-benjamin-ingrosso-final-melodifestivalen-2017/|archive-date=8 March 2018|url-status=live}}
=2018–2019: Eurovision Song Contest and ''Identification''=
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Ingrosso participated again in Melodifestivalen 2018, with the song "Dance You Off".{{cite web|url=https://eurovisionworld.com/esc/sweden-melodifestivalen-2018-john-lundvik-and-benjamin-ingrosso-to-the-final|title=Sweden Melodifestivalen 2018: John Lundvik and Benjamin Ingrosso to the final|date=3 February 2018|publisher=eurovisionworld.com|access-date=7 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180308103230/https://eurovisionworld.com/esc/sweden-melodifestivalen-2018-john-lundvik-and-benjamin-ingrosso-to-the-final|archive-date=8 March 2018|url-status=live}} The song was written by Ingrosso, Louis Schoorl, and K Nita.{{Cite web|date=10 March 2018|title=Sweden: Benjamin Ingrosso wins Melodifestivalen 2018|url=https://eurovisionworld.com/esc/sweden-benjamin-ingrosso-wins-melodifestivalen-2018|access-date=25 October 2020|website=Eurovisionworld|archive-date=28 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201028205037/https://eurovisionworld.com/esc/sweden-benjamin-ingrosso-wins-melodifestivalen-2018|url-status=live}} He qualified for the final from the first semi-final and finished in first place.{{cite web|url=http://esctoday.com/158463/sweden-john-lundvik-benjamin-ingrosso-qualify-melodifestivalen-2018-final/|title=Eurovision Sweden: John Lundvik and Benjamin Ingrosso qualify to the Melodifestivalen 2018 final |date=3 February 2018|access-date=7 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180308041616/http://esctoday.com/158463/sweden-john-lundvik-benjamin-ingrosso-qualify-melodifestivalen-2018-final/|archive-date=8 March 2018|url-status=live}} He represented Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 in Lisbon, Portugal, in the second semi-final qualifying to the final.{{cite web|url=http://wiwibloggs.com/2018/03/10/sweden-benjamin-ingrosso-wins-melodifestivalen-2018-dance-you-off/219401/|title=Sweden:Benjamin Ingrosso wins Melodifestivalen 2018 with "Dance You Off"- wiwibloggs|date=10 March 2018|publisher=wiwibloggs|access-date=10 March 2018|archive-date=1 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201001102426/https://wiwibloggs.com/2018/03/10/sweden-benjamin-ingrosso-wins-melodifestivalen-2018-dance-you-off/219401/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/melodifestivalen-sweden-what-time-is-it-how-to-watch-who-is-performing-eurovision-2018-a8249381.html|title=Melodifestivalen: The irresistible lure of Sweden's biggest pop competition|date=10 March 2018|publisher=Independent|access-date=27 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180327220638/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/melodifestivalen-sweden-what-time-is-it-how-to-watch-who-is-performing-eurovision-2018-a8249381.html|archive-date=27 March 2018|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://metro.co.uk/2018/03/10/sweden-sends-benjamin-ingrosso-to-eurovision-2018-following-melodifestivalen-win-7377449/|title=Sweden sends Benjamin Ingrosso to Eurovision 2018 following Melodifestivalen win|date=10 March 2018|publisher=Metro|access-date=27 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180327213603/http://metro.co.uk/2018/03/10/sweden-sends-benjamin-ingrosso-to-eurovision-2018-following-melodifestivalen-win-7377449/|archive-date=27 March 2018|url-status=live}} In the final he placed seventh,{{cite web|url=https://eurovisionworld.com/eurovision/2018|title=Eurovision 2018 Results: Voting & Points|publisher=eurovisionworld.com|access-date=13 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180513081256/https://eurovisionworld.com/eurovision/2018|archive-date=13 May 2018|url-status=live}} receiving the maximum 12 points from the juries of eight countries.{{cite web|url=https://www.expressen.se/noje/benjamin-ingrossos-lyxfest-i-natt-nu-ska-jag-fira/|title=Benjamin Ingrossos lyxfest i natt: "Nu ska jag fira"|work=Expressen|date=13 May 2018|access-date=14 May 2018|language=sv|last1=Thomsen|first1=Dante|last2=Svensson|first2=Ellinor|quote=Åtta 12-poängare från juryn – men bara 21 poäng av folket.|location=Lisbon, Portugal|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180514065633/https://www.expressen.se/noje/benjamin-ingrossos-lyxfest-i-natt-nu-ska-jag-fira/|archive-date=14 May 2018|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.expressen.se/noje/da-avgors-eurovision-song-contest/|title=Israel vinner allt – Ingrosso sänktes totalt av tittarna|work=Expressen|date=13 May 2018|access-date=14 May 2018|language=sv|last=Nilsson|first=Anton|quote=Åtta länder gav tolvpoängare till Benjamin Ingrosso – Georgien, Lettland, Australien, Serbien, Cypern, Armenien, Tyskland och Slovenien.|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180514065654/https://www.expressen.se/noje/da-avgors-eurovision-song-contest/|archive-date=14 May 2018|url-status=live}} Ingrosso performed his song against a backdrop of LED lights, which changed color in time to the beat of the music. He wore a black leather jacket, black jeans and white trainers.{{Cite web|url=https://eurovision.tv/story/sweden-2018-benjamin-ingrosso-lisbon-first-rehearsal|title=Sweden's Benjamin Ingrosso gets his spotlight on stage – Eurovision Song Contest Lisbon 2018|publisher=Eurovision Song Contest|date=2 May 2018|access-date=13 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180512233558/https://eurovision.tv/story/sweden-2018-benjamin-ingrosso-lisbon-first-rehearsal|archive-date=12 May 2018|url-status=live}}
Ingrosso released his debut album, Identification, on 28 September 2018.{{Cite web|last=Diaz|first=Sebastian|url=https://wiwibloggs.com/2018/09/27/sweden-benjamin-ingrosso-talks-love-loss-and-family-in-his-debut-album-identification/227358/|title=Sweden: Benjamin Ingrosso talks love, loss and family in his debut album, 'Identification'|work=Wiwibloggs|date=27 September 2018|access-date=28 September 2018}}
= 2020–2022: ''En gång i tiden'' and ''Playlist'' =
File:Benjamin Ingrosso Lollapalooza 2022 Stockholm (cropped).jpg, Stockholm 2022]]
Ingrosso took part in the eleventh series of Swedish reality television show, Så mycket bättre, alongside multiple fellow Swedish artists including Loreen and Tove Styrke. On 15 January 2021, he released his second studio album, En gång i tiden.{{Cite web|title=Benjamin Ingrosso låter unik på svenska|url=https://www.aftonbladet.se/a/0K95Ag|access-date=15 January 2021|website=Aftonbladet|date=15 January 2021 |language=sv|archive-date=17 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210417090832/https://www.aftonbladet.se/a/0K95Ag|url-status=live}} The album is entirely in Swedish and marks his first full album in the language. Speaking about the album on social media, Ingrosso stated, "I love and miss singing in Swedish" and that the inspiration for the record came from his "love for Swedish pop and all of the great Swedish musicians that's been my source of inspiration since [he] was a kid".{{Cite web|title=Post by Benjamin Ingrosso|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CJod5amAAP7/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211029052913/https://www.instagram.com/static/bundles/es6/Consumer.css/c312b2da145f.css|archive-date=29 October 2021|access-date=17 January 2021|website=Instagram}} [https://bibliogram.pussthecat.org/p/CJod5amAAP7 Non-loginwalled link at bibliogram.pussthecat.org] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211222204942/https://bibliogram.pussthecat.org/p/CJod5amAAP7 |date=22 December 2021 }} The second part of the album, En gång i tiden (del 2), was released on 16 April.{{Cite web|title=Ingrosso är glimrande och ojämn|url=https://www.aftonbladet.se/a/kRgMaQ|access-date=17 April 2021|website=Aftonbladet|date=16 April 2021 |language=sv|archive-date=17 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210417000620/https://www.aftonbladet.se/a/kRgMaQ|url-status=live}}
Ingrosso's fourth studio album and second English-language album, Playlist, was released on 17 June 2022.{{Cite web |title=Benjamin Ingrossos kärleksavslöjande om nya albumet: "Handlar om tre tjejer" |url=https://www.expressen.se/noje/benjamin-ingrossos-karleksavslojande-om-nya-albumet-handlar-om-tre-tjejer/ |access-date=16 June 2022 |website=Expressen |date=13 June 2022 |language=sv |archive-date=16 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220616171259/https://www.expressen.se/noje/benjamin-ingrossos-karleksavslojande-om-nya-albumet-handlar-om-tre-tjejer/ |url-status=live }}
= 2023–present: Better Days Tour and ''Pink Velvet Theatre'' =
In late 2023, Ingrosso announced his "Better Days Tour" with shows in Sweden and throughout Europe.{{Cite web |title=Better Days Tour – Benjamin Ingrosso – Biljetter till Benjamin Ingrosso turné |url=https://betterdaystour.com |access-date=15 November 2024 |website=betterdaystour.com}} In May 2024, he performed a medley of "Look Who's Laughing Now", "Kite" and "Honey Boy" as an interval act in the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 in Malmö.{{Cite web |date=1 May 2024 |title=Semi-Final interval acts announced: A Eurovision all-stars lineup! |url=https://eurovision.tv/story/semi-final-interval-acts-malmo |access-date=1 May 2024 |publisher=Eurovision Song Contest |language=en |archive-date=2 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240502110016/https://eurovision.tv/story/semi-final-interval-acts-malmo |url-status=live }} On 25 October 2024, Ingrosso's fifth studio album, Pink Velvet Theatre, was released. The album topped the charts in Sweden upon release.{{Cite web |title=Chart – Sverigetopplistan |url=https://sverigetopplistan.se/chart/54/?dspy=2024&dspp=44 |access-date=15 November 2024 |language=sv-SE}}
Personal life
Ingrosso was in a six-year relationship with influencer Linnea Widmark; the couple broke up in March 2019.{{Cite web|url=https://www.expressen.se/noje/benjamin-ingrosso-om-karlekslivet-efter-exet/|title=Benjamin Ingrosso om kärlekslivet – efter exet|language=sv|trans-title=Benjamin Ingrosso on love life – after the ex|first=Beatrice|last=Söderlund|date=23 November 2020|work=Expressen|access-date=23 September 2020|archive-date=1 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201201001127/https://www.expressen.se/noje/benjamin-ingrosso-om-karlekslivet-efter-exet/|url-status=live}}
Discography
{{Main|Benjamin Ingrosso discography}}
= Studio albums =
- Identification (2018)
- En gång i tiden (del 1) (2021)
- En gång i tiden (del 2) (2021)
- Playlist (2022)
- Pink Velvet Theatre (2024)
= Live albums =
- Benjamin's – Låtarna (2022)
- Live at Konserthuset Stockholm (with the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra) (2022)
- Allt det vackra (Live from Dalhalla) (2023)
Tours
class="wikitable collapsible autocollapse" style="text-align:center;"
! colspan="4" |Tour 2018 (with Felix Sandman) (2018–2019) |
scope="col" |Date
! scope="col" |City !Country ! scope="col" |Venue |
---|
6 October
| rowspan="20" |Sweden |
7 October
|Karlstad CCC |
12 October |
13 October |
14 October
|Halmstads Teater |
19 October
|Kulturens Hus |
20 October
|Gävle Konserthus |
21 October
|Västeras Konserthus |
26 October
|Lokomotivet |
28 October
|Linköping Konsert & Kongress |
2 November
|Karlskrona Konserthusteater |
3 November |
10 November |
11 November
|Tonhallen |
| | |
23 November
|Vara |
24 November |
4 December |
12 December
| rowspan="2" |Stockholm |
16 May 2019 |
class="wikitable collapsible autocollapse" style="text-align:center;"
! colspan="4" |Club Tour (2019) |
scope="col" |Date
! scope="col" |City !Country ! scope="col" |Venue |
---|
29 March
|Örebro | rowspan="5" |Sweden |Ritz |
30 March
|Falu Bowling & Krog |
12 April
|Norrköping |Arbis Bar & Salonger |
13 April
|Gothenburg |Trädgår'n |
20 April
|Åre |Bygget |
class="wikitable collapsible autocollapse" style="text-align:center;"
! colspan="4" |Scandinavian Tour (2019) |
scope="col" |Date
! scope="col" |City !Country ! scope="col" |Venue |
---|
6 October
| rowspan="2" |Denmark |Vega |
7 October
|Train |
12 October
| rowspan="2" |Norway |Studio USF |
13 October
|Oslo |
14 October
|Stockholm |Sweden |
19 October
|Vasa |Fontana Club |
class="wikitable collapsible autocollapse" style="text-align:center;"
! colspan="4" |Allt Det Vackra Summer Tour (2023) |
scope="col" |Date
! scope="col" |City !Country ! scope="col" |Venue/Festival |
---|
1 June
|Umeå |Sweden |Brännbollsyran |
8 June
|Norway |Neon Festival |
9 June
|Gothenburg | rowspan="7" |Sweden |
27 June
|Lokverkstan |
29 June
|Kirunafestivalen |
30 June
|Summertime Music & Life Festival |
1 July
|Naturscen Skuleberget |
6 July
|Malmö |Malmö South Ocean Festival |
7 July
|Latitud 57 |
11 July
|Norway |Slottsfjell |
13 July
|Helsingborg | rowspan="18" |Sweden |Helsingborg Bayside Festival |
14 July
|Bruket i Wiared |
24 July
| rowspan="2" |Fårö | rowspan="2" |Sommarkväll på Gåsemora |
25 July |
27 July |
28 July
|Norrköpping |Hugo Parkfestival |
31 July
| rowspan="2" |Tylösand | rowspan="2" |Hotel Tylösand |
1 August |
2 August |
3 August
|Karlskrona |
4 August
|Arvika Hamnfest |
10 August |
11 August
|Stockholm |
17 August
|Örebro |
18 August |
31 August
|Åhaga |
1 September
|Folkets Park |
8 September
|Linköping |Bonfire Festival Linköping |
class="wikitable collapsible autocollapse" style="text-align:center;"
! colspan="4" |Better Days Tour (2024) |
scope="col" |Date
! scope="col" |City !Country ! scope="col" |Venue/Festival |
---|
1 April
|Khust |
2 April |
4 April
|London |
5 April
|Paris |Les Étoiles |
6 April
| rowspan="3" |Germany |CBE |
8 April
|Kranhalle |
9 April
|Hole 44 |
10 April
|Copenhagen |Denmark |Amager Bio |
12 April
| rowspan="2" |Oslo | rowspan="2" |Norway | rowspan="2" |Sentrum Scene |
13 April |
17 April
|Magnolia |
18 April
|Chango |
23 April
|Helsinki |Finland |
8 June
| rowspan="2" |Norway |Vaulen Festival |
22 June
|Idyll Festivalen |
28 June
|Denmark |Tinderbox |
6 July
|Norway |Palmesus Festival |
18 July
|Helsingborg | rowspan="10" |Sweden |
19 July
|Halmstad |Brottet |
20 July
|Pinneviken |
24 July
|Malmö |Tallriken |
26 July
|Karlstad |Mariebergsskogen |
27 July
|Gävle |Gasklockorna |
2 August |
3 August
|Linköping |Stangebrofaltet |
9 August
|Stockholm |
10 August
|Gothenburg |
16 August
| rowspan="2" |Finland |Skalparken |
17 August
|Raseborg Festival |
class="wikitable collapsible autocollapse" style="text-align:center;"
! colspan="4" |Pink Velvet Theatre Tour (2025) |
scope="col" |Date
! scope="col" |City !Country ! scope="col" |Venue |
---|
7 February
|Chicago |
9 February
|The Axis Club Theatre |
12 February
| rowspan="5" |United States |Big Night Live |
14 February
|New York City |
15 February |
16 February
|The Fillmore Silver Spring |
19 February
|Los Angeles |
Theatre
- Nils Karlsson Pyssling
- Hujeda mej vá många sånger (2008–2009)
- Karlsson på taket flyger igen (2011)
Filmography
Awards and nominations
=Grammis=
{{awards table}}
!{{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
| 2019
| "Dance You Off"
| Song of the Year
| {{nominated}}
|style="text-align:center;"|{{Cite web |title=ÅRETS LÅT 2019 |url=https://grammis.se/nominerade/arets-lat-2019/ |access-date=1 February 2025 |website=Grammis |language=sv-SE}}
|-
| 2020
| Identification (Deluxe)
| Pop of the Year
| {{nominated}}
|style="text-align:center;"|{{Cite web|url=https://grammis.se/nominerade/arets-pop-2020/|title=ÅRETS POP 2020|website=Grammis|accessdate=28 February 2025}}
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2022
| Pop of the Year
|{{nominated}}
|style="text-align:center;"|{{Cite web|url=https://grammis.se/nominerade/arets-pop-2022/|title=ÅRETS POP 2022|website=Grammis|accessdate=28 February 2025}}
|-
|Himself
|Artist of the Year
|{{won}}
|style="text-align:center;"|{{Cite web|url=https://grammis.se/nominerade/arets-artist-2022/|title=ÅRETS ARTIST 2022|website=Grammis|accessdate=28 February 2025}}
|-
| rowspan="5"| 2025
| rowspan="2" | Himself
|Artist of the Year
|{{won}}
|style="text-align:center;"|{{Cite web|url=https://grammis.se/nominerade/arets-artist/|title=ÅRETS ARTIST 2025|website=Grammis|accessdate=28 February 2025}}
|-
|Lyricist of the Year
|{{nom}}
|style="text-align:center;"|{{Cite web|url=https://grammis.se/nominerade/3072/|title=ÅRETS KOMPOSITÖR 2025|website=Grammis|accessdate=28 February 2025}}
|-
|"Honey Boy"
|Song of the Year
|{{won}}
|style="text-align:center;"|{{Cite web|url=https://grammis.se/nominerade/3076/|title=ÅRETS LÅT 2025|website=Grammis|accessdate=28 February 2025}}
|-
|rowspan="2"|Pink Velvet Theatre
|Album of the Year
|{{won}}
|style="text-align:center;"|{{Cite web|url=https://grammis.se/nominerade/arets-album-2025/|title=ÅRETS ALBUM 2025|website=Grammis|accessdate=28 February 2025}}
|-
|Pop of the Year
|{{nom}}
|style="text-align:center;"|{{Cite web|url=https://grammis.se/nominerade/arets-pop/|title=ÅRETS POP 2025|website=Grammis|accessdate=28 February 2025}}
|-
|}
=Kristallen=
{{awards table}}
!{{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
| 2022
| rowspan="2"| Himself
| rowspan="2"| TV Personality of the Year
| {{won}}
|style="text-align:center;"|{{Cite web|url=https://www.tv4.se/artikel/uPIhvpk57qJ2tuOLdD6Wk/kristallen-2022-arets-vinnare-i-alla-kategorier|title=Kristallen 2022: årets vinnare i alla kategorier|date=1 September 2022|website=tv4.se|accessdate=28 February 2025}}
|-
| 2023
| {{won}}
|style="text-align:center;"|{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0003292/2023/1/|title=Kristallen (2023)|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=28 February 2025}}
|}
=MTV Europe Music Awards=
=QX Gaygalan Awards=
{{awards table}}
!{{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
| 2019
| "Dance You Off"
| Song of the Year
| {{nominated}}
|-
|2021
|rowspan="2"|Himself
|TV Star of the Year
|{{won}}
|style="text-align:center;"|{{Cite web|url=https://www.qx.se/noje/qx-galan/208332/qx-gaygala-2021-arets-tv-stjarna-benjamin-ingrosso/|title=QX Gaygala 2021 – Årets TV-stjärna: Benjamin Ingrosso|first=Foto: Peter|last=Knutson|website=QX.se|accessdate=28 February 2025}}
|-
|2022
|Hetero of the Year
|{{won}}
|style="text-align:center;"|{{Cite web|url=https://www.qx.se/noje/qx-galan/227212/har-ar-alla-vinnare-fran-qx-gaygala-2022/|title=Här är alla vinnare från QX Gaygala 2022|first=Foto: Adrian|last=Beck|website=QX.se|accessdate=28 February 2025}}
|-
|2025
|"Honey Boy"
|Song of the Year
|{{won}}
|style="text-align:center;"|{{cite web | url=https://www.qx.se/noje/qx-galan/284240/qx-galan-2025-fran-vanity-vain-och-mian-till-ingrosso-och-arv-alla-vinnare/ | title=QX-galan 2025: Alla vinnare! }}
|-
|}
=Rockbjörnen=
{{awards table}}
!{{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2018
| "Dance You Off"
| Swedish Song of the Year
| {{nominated}}
|-
| Himself
| Male Artist of the Year
| {{won}}
|-
| rowspan="3"| 2019
| Benjamin Ingrosso Fans
| Fans of the Year
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="2"| Himself
| Concert of the Year
| {{nom}}
|-
| Male Artist of the Year
| {{won}}
|-
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2021
| "Allt det vackra"
| Swedish Song of the Year
| {{won}}
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2"|{{Cite web|url=https://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/musik/rockbjornen/a/lVMPje/sa-var-rockbjornen-2021-se-hela-galan-har|title=Så var Rockbjörnen 2021 – se hela galan här|date=22 August 2021|website=Aftonbladet|accessdate=28 February 2025}}
|-
| Himself
| Male Artist of the Year
| {{won}}
|-
| rowspan="3"| 2022
| Benjamin Ingrosso Fans
| Fans of the Year
| {{won}}
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="3"|{{Cite web|url=https://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/a/5GAEdO/rockbjornen-2022-alla-vinnare-pa-galan|title=De är Rockbjörnens kung och drottning 2022 efter supersuccén|date=18 August 2022|website=Aftonbladet|accessdate=28 February 2025}}
|-
| Himself
| Male Artist of the Year
| {{won}}
|-
| "Smile"
| Swedish Song of the Year
| {{nominated}}
|-
| 2023
| Himself
| Male Artist of the Year
| {{won}}
| style="text-align:center;"|{{Cite web|url=https://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/musik/rockbjornen/a/q1dblz/rockbjornen-2023-se-galan-och-chatta-om-vinnarna|title=Rockbjörnen 2023 – så var kvällen minut för minut|date=5 September 2023|website=Aftonbladet|accessdate=28 February 2025}}
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2024
|Benjamin Ingrosso Fans
| Fans of the Year
| {{won}}
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2"|{{Cite web|url=https://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/musik/rockbjornen/a/AvER8z/benjamin-ingrosso-och-omar-rudberg-stora-vinnare-pa-rockbjornen-2024|title=Benjamin Ingrosso och Omar Rudberg blev kvällens kungar|date=18 September 2024|work=Aftonbladet|accessdate=28 February 2025}}
|-
| Himself
| Male Artist of the Year
| {{won}}
|-
|}
References
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