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Malena Ernman

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Malena Ernman

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Also known as Sara Magdalena Ernman, Sara Ernman

Swedish opera singer

OverviewAI-generated

Malena Ernman is a Swedish actor, opera singer, performing artist, and author. Born on November 4, 1970, she works in Stockholm and performs in the opera and cabaret genres. Her voice type is classified as both soprano and mezzo-soprano. Ernman has been active in her career since 1998 and speaks Swedish and English. She is a vegan and has received the Litteris et Artibus award.

Her notable work includes *Scenes from the Heart*. She participated in Melodifestivalen 2009 and the Eurovision Song Contest 2009. Ernman is married to Svante Thunberg and has two children, one of whom is Greta Thunberg. Her published works include *Our house is on fire* and *Szenen aus dem Herzen*.

Synthesized by Vinony from 36 facts across 6 sources: Wikidata, Crossref, Open Library, MusicBrainz, Last.fm, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Person · Open Library

Works
4

Top works

  • תמונות משפחה
  • Our house is on fire
  • Scenes from the Heart
  • Szenen aus dem Herzen

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Female
Origin
Sweden
Active from
1970
classicalmezzo-sopranooperaswedish mezzo-soprano

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
39,086
Total plays
547,084

Tags

swedishoperapopEurovisionmelodifestivalen

Malena Ernman (born November 4, 1970 in Uppsala, Sweden) is a Swedish opera singer (mezzo-soprano) who debuted in 1998. She represented Sweden at the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest with the song "La Voix". Educated at the Royal Academy of Music in Stockholm, the Music Conservatory in Orléans, France and at the school of the Royal Swedish Opera. Ernman is a versatile artist in her field, who outside the world of opera and operettas also has performed chansons <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Ma

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Key facts

Born
Sara Magdalena Ernman , ( 1970-11-04 ) 4 November 1970 (age 55) , Uppsala , Sweden
Occupation
Singer
Spouse
Svante Thunberg ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2004 ) ​
Children
2, including Greta Thunberg
Relatives
Olof Thunberg (father-in-law)
Genres
Opera jazz baroque pop chanson cabaret
Years active
1998–present
Labels
Bis Sony Opus Arte Roxy Recordings Stockholm

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Encyclopedic overview

Sara Magdalena Ernman (born 4 November 1970), known professionally as Malena Ernman, is a Swedish mezzo-soprano opera singer. Besides operas and operettas, she has also performed chansons, cabaret, jazz, and appeared in musicals. She is a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Music. Ernman represented Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 with the song "La Voix", finishing in 21st place.

Life and career

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Malena Ernman” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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