Bobby Ljunggren (born 6 June 1961) is a Swedish songwriter. He has entered the Eurovision Song Contest as a composer six times, five times for his native Sweden (1995, 1998, 2006, 2008 and 2010), and once for Lithuania, in 2005. He is a veteran of the Melodifestivalen competition, with 50 entries, reaching the milestone of half a century of entries at Melodifestivalen 2020. In Melodifestivalen 2008, he co-wrote both the winning song and the songs placing second and third.
Bobby Ljunggren | |
|---|---|
| Born | 6 June 1961 Johannes parish, Sweden |
| Spouse | Maria Ljunggren Molin |
Eurovision Song Contest national finals entries
edit- Melodifestivalen entries (Sweden)
| Year | Artist | Title | Co-written with | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Cyndee Peters | "När morgonstjärnan brinner" | Håkan Almqvist, Ingela "Pling" Forsman | 3rd |
| 1988 | Lena Philipsson | "Om igen" | Ingela "Pling" Forsman | 2nd |
| 1989 | Lisa Nilsson | "Du (öppnar min värld)" | Ingela "Pling" Forsman, Håkan Almqvist | 4th |
| 1991 | Towe Jaarnek | "Ett liv med dej" | Ingela "Pling" Forsman, Håkan Almqvist | 2nd |
| 1995 | Jan Johansen | "Se på mig" | Ingela "Pling" Forsman, Håkan Almqvist | 1st |
| 1998 | Jill Johnson | "Kärleken är" | Ingela "Pling" Forsman, Håkan Almqvist | 1st |
| 2000 | Hanna Hedlund | "Anropar försvunnen" | Robert Uhlmann, Anna-Lena Högdahl | 8th |
| 2001 | Jan Johansen | "Ingenmansland" | Ingela "Pling" Forsman, Håkan Almqvist | 4th |
| 2003 | Alcazar | "Not a Sinner nor a Saint" | Lotta Ahlin, Tommy Lydell | 3rd |
| Aleena | "Better Believe It" | Anna-Lena Högdahl, Tommy Lydell | 6th (Semi-final) | |
| Barbados | "Bye Bye" | Lotta Ahlin, Tommy Lydell | 10th | |
| Sahlene | "We're Unbreakable" | Anna-Lena Högdahl, Robert Olausson | 5th (Semi-final) | |
| Shirley Clamp | "Mr. Memory" | Lotta Ahlin, Tommy Lydell | 6th (Semi-final) | |
| 2004 | Bosson | "Efharisto" | Ingela "Pling" Forsman, Henrik Wikström | Second Chance |
| Shirley Champ | "Min kärlek" | Ingela "Pling" Forsman, Henrik Wikström | 2nd | |
| 2005 | Fredrik Kempe & Sanna Nielsen | "Du och jag mot världen" | Fredrik Kempe, Henrik Wikström | 8th |
| Josef | "Rain" | Annelie Martin, Martin Blix, Henrik Wikström | 5th (Semi-final) | |
| Papa Dee | "My No. 1" | Daniel Wahlgren, Marcos Ubeda | 6th (Semi-final) | |
| Shirley Clamp | "Att älska dig" | Sonja Aldén, Shirley Clamp, Robert Olausson, Henrik Wikström | 4th | |
| 2006 | Anna Sahlene | "This Woman" | Anna Sahlene, Henrik Wikström | 5th (Semi-final) |
| Carola | "Evighet" | Carola Häggkvist, Thomas G:son, Henrik Wikström | 1st | |
| Niclas Wahlgren | "En droppe regn" | Ingela "Pling" Forsman, Henrik Wikström | Second Chance | |
| Sonya | "Etymon" | Ingela "Pling" Forsman, Henrik Wikström | 5th (Semi-final) | |
| 2007 | Regina Lund | "Rainbow Star" | Fredrik Kempe, Regina Lund | 8th (Semi-final) |
| Sanna Nielsen | "Vågar du, vågar jag" | Fredrik Kempe, Henrik Wikström | 7th | |
| Sonja Aldén | "För att du finns" | Sonja Aldén | 6th | |
| Svante Thuresson & Anne-Lie Rydé | "Första gången" | Dan Sundqvist, Sonja Aldén | 6th (Semi-final) | |
| 2008 | Ainbusk | "Jag saknar dig ibland" | Ingela "Pling" Forsman, Henrik Wikström | 6th (Semi-final) |
| BWO | "Lay Your Love on Me" | Alexander Bard, Anders Hansson, Henrik Wikström | 3rd | |
| Charlotte Perrelli | "Hero" | Fredrik Kempe | 1st | |
| Sanna Nielsen | "Empty Room" | Aleena Gibson | 2nd | |
| Suzzie Tapper | "Visst finns mirakel" | Amir Aly, Maciel Numhauser, Robin Abrahamsson, Suzzie Tapper | Second Chance | |
| 2009 | Amy Diamond | "It's My Life" | Alexander Bard, Oscar Holter | Second Chance |
| Molly Sandén | "Så vill stjärnorna" | Marcos Ubeda, Ingela "Pling" Forsman | 11th | |
| Shirley Clamp | "Med hjärtat fyllt av ljus" | Henrik Wikström, Ingela "Pling" Forsman | 8th (Semi-final) | |
| Susanne Alfvengren | "Du är älskad där du går" | Henrik Wikström, Ingela "Pling" Forsman | 8th (Semi-final) | |
| 2010 | Andreas Johnson | "We Can Work It Out" | Andreas Johnson, Marcos Ubeda | 6th |
| Anna Bergendahl | "This Is My Life" | Kristian Lagerström | 1st | |
| 2011 | Sanna Nielsen | "I'm in Love" | Thomas G:son, Irini Michas, Peter Boström | 4th |
| Shirley's Angels | "I Thought It Was Forever" | Robin Abrahamsson, Alexander Bard, Henrik Wikström | Second Chance | |
| 2012 | Sonja Aldén | "I din himmel" | Sonja Aldén, Peter Boström | 6th (Semi-final) |
| 2014 | Elisa Lindström | "Casanova" | Ingela "Pling" Forsman, Jimmy Jansson | 5th (Semi-final) |
| Helena Paparizou | "Survivor" | Henrik Wikström, Karl-Ola Kjellholm, Sharon Vaughn | 4th | |
| Shirley Clamp | "Burning Alive" | Marcos Ubeda, Sharon Vaughn, Henrik Wikström | 6th (Semi-final) | |
| 2015 | Andreas Johnson | "Living to Die" | Andreas Johnson, Karl-Ola Kjellholm | 7th (Semi-final) |
| 2016 | Robin Bengtsson | "Constellation Prize" | Henrik Wikström, Mark Hole, Martin Eriksson | 5th |
| 2018 | Felicia Olsson | "Break That Chain" | Kristian Lagerström, Joy Deb | 7th (Semi-final) |
| 2019 | Anna Bergendahl | "Ashes to Ashes" | Thomas G:son, Erik Bernholm, Anna Bergendahl | 10th |
| 2020 | Anna Bergendahl | "Kingdom Come" | Thomas G:son, Erik Bernholm, Anna Bergendahl | 3rd |
| Sonja Aldén | "Sluta aldrig gå" | David Lindgren Zacharias, Sonja Aldén | 5th (Semi-final) | |
| 2021 | Arvingarna | "Tänker inte alls gå hem" | Stefan Brunzell, Nanne Grönvall, Thomas G:son | 9th |
| Charlotte Perrelli | "Still Young" | Thomas G:son, Erik Bernholm, Charlie Gustavsson | 8th | |
| Clara Klingenström | "Behöver inte dig idag" | Clara Klingenström, David Lindgren Zacharias | 5th | |
| Elisa Lindström | "Den du är" | Ingela "Pling" Forsman, Elisa Lindström | 7th (Semi-final) | |
| Frida Green | "The Silence" | Anna Bergendahl, David Lindgren Zacharias, Joy Deb | Second Chance | |
| 2022 | Anna Bergendahl | "Higher Power" | Anna Bergendahl, Thomas G:son, Erik Bernholm | 12th |
| Tenori | "La stella" | Dan Sundquist, Kristian Lagerström, Marcos Ubeda, Sarah Börjesson Wassberg | 5th (Semi-final) | |
| 2024 | Clara Klingenström | "Aldrig mer" | Clara Klingenström, David Lindgren Zacharias | 5th (Heat) |
- Lithuanian national finals entries
| Year | Artist | Title | Co-written with | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Laura & The Lovers | "Little by Little" | William Butt | 1st |
| 2012 | Simona Milinytė | "One of a Kind" | Fredrik Westin, Marcos Ubeda | 7th |
- Eurosong entries (Belgium)
| Year | Artist | Title | Co-written with | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Tanya Dexters | "Addicted to You" | Thomas G:son, Henrik Wikström | 5th (Semi-final) |
- Dansk Melodi Grand Prix entries (Denmark)
| Year | Artist | Title | Co-written with | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Cecilie Alexandra | "Hotel A" | Marcos Ubeda, Kristian Lagerström | 4th |
- Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu entries (Finland)
| Year | Artist | Title | Co-written with | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Saara Aalto | "Domino" | Thomas G:son, Johnny Sanchez, Will Taylor, Saara Aalto | 2nd |
- Eesti Laul entries (Estonia)
| Year | Artist | Title | Co-written with | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Anna Sahlene | "Love Me Low" | David Lindgren Zacharias, Michaela Stridbeck, Anna Sahlin, Dagmar Oja, Kaire Vilgats | TBD |
References
edit- Bobby Ljunggren Official Website. Retrieved April 22, 2008.
- Lionheart Music - Bobby Llunggren Profile. Retrieved April 22, 2008.