Dotter (singer)

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.

She is credited as a backing vocalist on the studio version of the Maltese entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 2022, "I Am What I Am", a song co-written by her fiancée Dino Medanhodžić and sung by Emma Muscat. She also announced the points on behalf of the Swedish jury at the contest.^[20]

She competed in Melodifestivalen 2024 with "It's Not Easy to Write a Love Song";^[21] she came second in her heat on 24 February 2024, qualifying for the final. She ultimately finished last in the final on March 9. ^[22]

Dotter is vegan and an animal rights activist.^[23] She speaks four languages: Swedish, English, Spanish, and Bosnian. She is engaged to Bosnian-Swedish musician Dino Medanhodžić and gave birth to a daughter on 12 October 2022. Her pregnancy was publicly revealed during her appearance at the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 as the Swedish spokesperson to announce the 12-point score from the Swedish jury.