Molly Sandén

Biography

Molly My Marianne Sandén (born 3 July 1992), also known by her middle name My Marianne, is a Swedish pop singer and voice actress. As a teenager, she represented Sweden in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest in 2006 and participated in Melodifestivalen in 2009, 2012, and 2016. Her sisters Frida and Mimmi are also singers. In 2018, Sandén released her third studio album, Större×Större27 April 2018 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 12 tracks1Större3:292Undanflykter3:253Rygg mot rygg3:274Sand3:015Du kan inte ta mig3:356Ner3:247Utan dig3:478Ingen som jag3:169Du med mig3:4210Säg det2:3511Ditt sanna jag3:1012Skynda långsamt2:48. Her fourth studio album was released in early 2019, called Det bästa kanske inte hänt än×Det bästa kanske inte hänt än29 May 2019 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 9 tracks1^ STARK ^2Det bästa kanske inte hänt än3Va det då?4Luften e fri5< & ALLTING DÄR EMELLAN >6Den som e den7Hata mig8Spelar ingen roll9v SVAG v.

Biography

Molly My Marianne Sandén was born in Stockholm. She attended the Adolf Fredrik's Music School. She then attended the gymnasium school Rytmus Music High School, from where she graduated in spring 2011. Sandén practised and wrote music at Helges song studio in Gävle, where she also became a member of the band Helges All Stars with Alice Svensson, Amy Diamond, Zara Larsson, and her sisters Frida and Mimmi.

2006–2007: Junior Eurovision Song Contest

Sandén represented Sweden at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest in 2006, singing "Det finaste någon kan få". She came third, which remains Sweden's best result. She appeared in SVT's New Years' celebrations on 31 December 2006, which was broadcast live from Skansen. She also won the talent competition "Stellar Shots". She performed a duet with Magnus Carlsson in the song "Julens tid är här" ("Christmas time is here") on his Christmas album Spår i snön in 2006.
Sandén also met Markoolio and sang with him during this period, on his new album called Snow at Christmas rock. In summer 2007, Sandén participated in Diggiloo along with Lasse Holm, Linda Bengtzing, Lotta Engberg, Tony Roche, Charlotte Perrelli, Thomas Pettersson, Jan Johansen, Niklas Andersson, Lasse Berghagen, Benjamin Wahlgren and Magnus Johansson.
She sang a duet with Ola Svensson on a Swedish version of "You Are the Music in Me" from the Disney film High School Musical 2. They also sang in the Lilla Melodifestivalen final ahead of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest in 2007. The previous year, Sandén was chosen to present the Swedish votes during the contest.

2008–2016: Melodifestivalen, and Like No One's Watching

Sandén appeared on Så ska det låta on 11 April 2008 with Magnus Bäcklund. In summer 2008, she participated again in Diggiloo with Lasse Holm, Linda Bengtzing, Lotta Engberg, Thomas Pettersson, Måns Zelmerlöw, Nanne Grönvall, Stefan and Kim and Magnus Johansson. A compilation CD was released and included her performances of "Hallelujah" and "Gabriella's song". Her cover of Dea Norberg's song "Den underbara dagen du kommer hem" was used in advertisements for the fast food chain Sibylla in 2008.
Also in 2008, Sandén participated with Janne Schaffer, Jan Johansen, Johan Boding and Sara Löfgren in Sun, Wind & Water, a tribute to Ted Gärdestad. The same year, she and Brandur released a Swedish version of the song "Right Here, Right Now" from High School Musical 3. She participated in the celebrity dancing competition Let's Dance in 2010, which was broadcast on TV4; she placed fourth.
In the 2009 Melodifestivalen, Sandén qualified for the grand final with her song "Så vill stjärnorna×Så vill stjärnorna1 March 2009 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Så vill stjärnorna3:04" but finished last with only two points, which were awarded by the international jury.
Sandén entered the Melodifestivalen again in 2012, again qualifying for the final with her song "Why Am I Crying×Why Am I Crying24 February 2012 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Why Am I Crying3:01", for which she finished in fifth place. In August 2013, Sandén announced the debut of her online clothing brand, 'My by Molly'.
She released the EP titled Like No One's Watching×Like No One's Watching12 June 2015 · EPSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 6 tracks1Like No One's Watching3:202Satellites3:273California Dream3:164Phoenix3:205Freak3:196Like No One's Watching (Acoustic Version)3:18 on 12 June 2015. It includes the hit singles "Freak", "Phoenix×Phoenix23 January 2015 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Phoenix3:20" and "Like No One's Watching".
In November 2015, it was announced that Sandén was to participate in the Melodifestivalen for the third time in Melodifestivalen 2016. She performed in the fourth heat in Gävle on 27 February with the song "Youniverse×Youniverse27 February 2016 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Youniverse3:02", which she co-wrote with Danny Saucedo and John Alexis. She qualified from the semi-finals to the final on 12 March. In the final, she placed sixth with the juries and televoting and also placed sixth overall.

2017–2019: Större, and Det bästa kanske inte hänt än

Sandén released the studio album Större×Större27 April 2018 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 12 tracks1Större3:292Undanflykter3:253Rygg mot rygg3:274Sand3:015Du kan inte ta mig3:356Ner3:247Utan dig3:478Ingen som jag3:169Du med mig3:4210Säg det2:3511Ditt sanna jag3:1012Skynda långsamt2:48 through Sony on 27 April 2018. It contains six singles. It peaked at number four in Sweden.
Sandén's fourth studio album, Det bästa kanske inte hänt än×Det bästa kanske inte hänt än29 May 2019 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 9 tracks1^ STARK ^2Det bästa kanske inte hänt än3Va det då?4Luften e fri5< & ALLTING DÄR EMELLAN >6Den som e den7Hata mig8Spelar ingen roll9v SVAG v, was released on 29 May 2019 under the Sony label. The album contains nine tracks, including two singles and one promotional single. The album peaked at number two on the Swedish album chart.

2020–present: Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga and Dom ska veta

In the Netflix musical film Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga, released in 2020, Sandén lent her voice to all songs performed by the character Sigrit Ericksdóttir, played by Rachel McAdams in the film. The film's soundtrack album, on which Sandén is heavily featured, was nominated for Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media at the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards. The song "Husavik (My Hometown)" was nominated for Best Original Song at the 93rd Academy Awards. Dom ska veta, Sandén's third studio album in Swedish, was released on 7 May 2021 and was preceded by three singles: "Jag mår bra nu×Jag mår bra nu4 September 2020 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Jag mår bra nu3:09" with Newkid, "Kärlek slutar alltid med bråk×Kärlek slutar alltid med bråk22 January 2021 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Kärlek slutar alltid med bråk3:08", and "Nån annan nu×Nån annan nu26 March 2021 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Nån annan nu3:20".

Personal life

Sandén dated Eric Saade from 2007 to 2012. Sandén was in a relationship with Danny Saucedo from February 2013 to 2019, and they were formerly engaged.
On 28 September 2012, she announced that she had been diagnosed with type 1 diabetes after collapsing while on a trip to Barcelona, Spain.
In June 2023, Sandén gave birth to her first child.

Film

2010: Tangled as Rapunzel (Swedish voice)
2020: Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga as Sigrit Ericksdóttir (vocals for singing scenes)