Robin Bengtsson

Bengtsson was born in Svenljunga. He finished third behind winner Kevin Borg and runner-up Alice Svensson in Idol 2008.{{cite web|url=http://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/idol/article19933843.ab|title=Robin Bengtsson kom trea i Idol 2008 – nu gör han comeback som B. Robin|date=28 November 2014 |access-date=12 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170506045443/http://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/idol/article19933843.ab|archive-date=6 May 2017|url-status=live}} In mid-2009, he was signed by Merion Music label[http://www.musiknyheter.nu/robin-bengtsson-skriver-kontrakt-med-merion-music_20090713.html Musiknyheter: Robin Bengtsson skriver kontrakt med Merion Music] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724190906/http://www.musiknyheter.nu/robin-bengtsson-skriver-kontrakt-med-merion-music_20090713.html |date=24 July 2011 }} (in Swedish) releasing the single "Another Lover's Gone". Bengtsson was also a guest of Katrin Zytomierska's programs Idol 2008: Eftersnack and ZTV program Sexuellt.{{cite web|url=http://www.metro.se/artikel/katrin-ska-g%C3%B6ra-robin-b-till-stj%C3%A4rna-xr|title=Katrin ska göra Robin B till stjärna|publisher=Metro|access-date=12 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170819153956/https://www.metro.se/artikel/katrin-ska-g%C3%B6ra-robin-b-till-stj%C3%A4rna-xr|archive-date=19 August 2017|url-status=dead}}

In 2010, Bengtsson took part in the charity song "Wake Up World" for "Hjälp Haiti" with Karl Martindahl and Daniel "The Moniker" Karlsson and also performed the song "Long Long Night" with Kim Fransson (known from the TV reality program Made in Sweden.{{cite web|url=http://www.karlmartindahl.se/project/wake-world-karl-martindahl-daniel-karlsson-robin-bengtsson-live-tv4-nyhetsmorgon/|title=Wake up world – Karl Martindahl, Daniel Karlsson & Robin Bengtsson (Live TV4 nyhetsmorgon) – Karl Martindahl|publisher=karlmartindahl.se|access-date=12 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170819062737/http://www.karlmartindahl.se/project/wake-world-karl-martindahl-daniel-karlsson-robin-bengtsson-live-tv4-nyhetsmorgon/|archive-date=19 August 2017|url-status=dead}} In 2010, Robin Bengtsson participated in the Swedish/Scandinavian version of Wipeout, reaching the final round and finishing second.{{cite web|url=http://www.bt.se/noje/idol-robin-i-kvallens-wipeout/|title=Idol-Robin i kvällens Wipeout:- Borås Tidning|first=Cecilia|last=Köljing|date=4 April 2010|access-date=12 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161215224429/http://www.bt.se/noje/idol-robin-i-kvallens-wipeout/|archive-date=15 December 2016|url-status=live}} He participated in Melodifestivalen 2016 with the song "Constellation Prize" and placed fifth.{{cite web|url=http://www.eurovision.tv/page/news?id=frans_wins_melodifestivalen_in_sweden|title=Frans wins Melodifestivalen in Sweden|publisher=EBU|last=Escudero|first=Victor M.|date=12 March 2016|access-date=12 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160315032335/http://www.eurovision.tv/page/news?id=frans_wins_melodifestivalen_in_sweden|archive-date=15 March 2016|url-status=live}}

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Bengtsson came back in Melodifestivalen 2017 with the song "I Can't Go On" and won the competition. He represented Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 in Kyiv.{{cite web|url=http://www.eurovision.tv/page/news?id=sweden_robin_bengtsson_wins_melodifestivalen|title=Sweden:Robin Bengtsson wins Melodifestivalen!|publisher=Eurovision Song Contest|date=11 March 2017|access-date=11 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170313112242/http://www.eurovision.tv/page/news?id=sweden_robin_bengtsson_wins_melodifestivalen|archive-date=13 March 2017|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://metro.co.uk/2017/03/11/robin-for-sweden-but-flagship-eurovision-selection-show-faces-a-challenge-6504244/|title=Sweden sends Robin Bengtsson to Kiev|first=Benny Royston for|last=Metro.co.uk|date=11 March 2017|work=Metro|location=UK|access-date=12 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170311231352/http://metro.co.uk/2017/03/11/robin-for-sweden-but-flagship-eurovision-selection-show-faces-a-challenge-6504244/|archive-date=11 March 2017|url-status=live}} He performed in the first semi-final on 9 May, and qualified for the final.{{cite news|url=https://www.svd.se/robin-bengtsson-till-final-i-eurovision|title=Robin Bengtsson till final i Eurovision|last=TT|date=n.d.|work=Svenska Dagbladet|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170510150608/https://www.svd.se/robin-bengtsson-till-final-i-eurovision|archive-date=10 May 2017|access-date=11 May 2017}} In the final, he placed fifth.

He participated as a celebrity dancer in Let's Dance 2019, which was broadcast on TV4.[https://www.tv4.se/lets-dance Let's Dance 2019 deltagare] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190322200821/https://www.tv4.se/lets-dance |date=22 March 2019}} tv4.se Retrieved 4 March 2019 Bengtsson's partner in the competition was Sigrid Bernson. The pair placed fifth overall.

Bengtsson took part in Melodifestivalen 2020 with the song "Take a Chance".[https://eurovision.tv/story/sweden-national-selection-melodifestivalen-2020 Robin Bengtsson and The Mamas to Melodifestivalen final] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200202164405/https://eurovision.tv/story/sweden-national-selection-melodifestivalen-2020 |date=2 February 2020 }} Eurovision Song Contest.tv Retrieved 2 February 2020 He participated in the first semi-final of the competition, which took place in Linköping on 1 February. Bengtsson qualified directly for the final in Stockholm, which took place on 7 March. He finished in eighth place, scoring a total of 63 points.{{Cite web|url=https://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/melodifestivalen/a/K39LxE/the-mamas-vinner-melodifestivalen-2020|title=The Mamas vinner Melodifestivalen 2020|last1=Thornéus|first1=Ebba|last2=Demirian|first2=Natalie|date=7 March 2020|website=Aftonbladet|language=sv|access-date=8 March 2020|last3=Ek|first3=Torbjörn}}

He returned to Melodifestivalen in 2022 with the song "Innocent Love". He came second in the first round on 5 February 2022, qualifying directly to the final. At the final on 12 March 2022, he finished in eleventh place with 34 points. The song went to #10 on the Swedish charts.

On 8 April 2023, Bengtsson was a special guest celebrity in the episode Drömsystrar of the Swedish language reality television series Drag Race Sverige broadcast on SVT1 and SVT Play.{{Cite web |date=April 9, 2023 |title=Drag Race Sverige: Drömsystrar, Icona Pop & Mellostjärnans mystiska makeover |url=https://www.qx.se/noje/filmtvmusik/245767/drag-race-sverige-dromsystrar-icona-pop-mellostjarnans-mystiska-makeover/ |access-date=2023-04-12 |website=www.qx.se |language=Swedish}}

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Category:1990 births

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