Representing Sweden, “Heroes” won the 60th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. The song was written and composed by Anton Malmberg Hård af Segerstad, Joy Deb and Linnea Deb and recorded by Måns Zelmerlöw.
Linnea turned 37 on July 23, 2014. Segerstad turned 29 on December 28, 2014.
Joy turned 36 on January 14, 2015. He was born in Stockholm, Sweden to an Indian father and a Finnish mother.
Eurovision 2015 results
| song competition: Eurovision organizer: European Broadcasting Union |
| edition: 60th date: May 23, 2015 venue: Wienr Stadthalle, Vienna, Austria broadcaster: Österreichischer Rundfunk (ORF) entries: 40 |
| director: Kurt Pongratz hosts: Mirjam Weichselbraun, Alice Tumler, Arabella Kiesbauer, Conchita Wurst |
WINNERS
- “Heroes” by Måns Zelmerlöw of Sweden
- “A Million Voices” by Polina Gagarina of Russia
- “Grande amore” by Il Volo of Italy
- “Rhythm Inside” by Loïc Nottet of Belgium
- “Tonight Again” by Guy Sebastian of Australia
- “Love Injected” by Aminata of Latvia
- “Goodbye to Yesterday” by Elina Born and Stig Rästa of Estonia
- “A Monster Like Me” by Mørland and Debrah Scarlett on Norway
- “Golden Boy” by Nadav Guedj of Israel
- “Beauty Never Lies” by Bojana Stamenov of Serbia
Måns Zelmerlöw
Zelmerlöw was born in Lund, Scania, Sweden to Sven-Olof Zelmerlöw and Birgitta Sahlén. Sven-Olof is a surgeon and Sahlén is a professor at Lund University in Lund.
Måns was one of the finalists of “Idol 2005”, which aired on TV4 from August 2005 to December 2, 2005. He finished fifth after being eliminated on November 11, 2005.
Maria Karlsson was Måns’ partner in “Let’s Dance 2006“, which featured 10 pairs and aired on TV4 from January 6, 2006 to March 10, 2006. The pair won after beating Anna Book and David Watson in the final round.
On June 3, 2015, Warner Music Sweden will release Måns’ sixth studio album “Perfectly Damaged“. The standard edition of the album has 12 songs including “Heroes”.
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