Cornelia Jakobs
Anna Cornelia Jakobsdotter Samuelsson (born 9 March 1992), known professionally as Cornelia Jakobs, is a Swedish singer and songwriter. She represented Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 with the song "Hold Me Closer", placing fourth. Biography Early life Cornelia Jakobsdotter was born in Nacka Municipality, Stockholm County, and grew up in Stockholm. The daughter of the Poodles' singer Jakob Samuel and Fia Lönnborn, she first entered music by auditioning for Idol 2008; she received some media attention after being mocked by the judges. 2011–2021: Love Generation and songwriting She started her music career as a member of the girl group Love Generation, who participated in Melodifestivalen 2011 and 2012. Love Generation's 2011 entry "Dance Alone" peaked at number 26 on the . In 2020, Jakobs composed and performed the song "Weight of the World" which became the soundtrack for the HBO Nordic series . She participated in Melodifestivalen 2021 as a songwriter for the song "Best of Me" performed by Efraim Leo. 2022–present: Melodifestivalen and Eurovision In 2022, Jakobs went solo as a singer and participated in Melodifestivalen 2022 with the song "Hold Me Closer", which qualified for the final and later won with 146 points, thus earning her