winner, 1999
Charlotte Perrelli
Charlotte Perrelli sang at two Eurovision Song Contests, in 1999 and 2008, for Sweden, and won in 1999 with “Take Me to Your Heaven”.
- who
- Swedish singer
- born
- 7 October 1974, Hovmantorp, Sweden
- contests
- 1999, 2008
- win
- 1999
- music
- pop, disco
- voice
- contralto
- active
- since 1987
- record labels
- Universal Music Group
- sang for
- Sweden
Biography
Charlotte Perrelli is a Swedish singer and television host who won Melodifestivalen in 1999 and then the contest itself, in Jerusalem, with “Take Me to Your Heaven”. Perrelli won Melodifestivalen again in 2008 and took “Hero” to Belgrade, where it finished 18th.
Perrelli has worked across dansband, schlager, pop, ballads and jazz, and has released seven albums since 1999.
Written by ESC Predictions, 8 October 2026. Sources: Wikipedia, “Charlotte Perrelli”.
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At Eurovision
Two songs, oldest first, and what became of each.
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1999 Jerusalem
“Take Me to Your Heaven”
Winner Won the contest with 163 points, ahead of 22 other songs.
- Sung in
- English
- Written by
- Lars Diedricson, Gert Lengstrand, Marcos Ubeda
- Running order
- 15th of 23
- Age on the night
- 24
The story of Eurovision 1999: Any language, no orchestra, and a winner knocked off her feet
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2008 Belgrade
“Hero”
18th of 25 Finished 18th of 25 in the final, with 47 points.
- Sung in
- English
- Written by
- Fredrik Kempe, Bobby Ljunggren
- Running order
- 15th of 25 in the final
- Semi-final
- 12th of 19, 54 points
- Age on the night
- 33
- Won that year
- Russia: Dima Bilan, “Believe”
The story of Eurovision 2008: Two semi-finals, a contest that nearly moved, and Russia's first win
Away from Eurovision
Other contests and shows
- Melodifestivalen 1999
- Melodifestivalen 2008
- Melodifestivalen 2012
- Melodifestivalen 2017
- Melodifestivalen 2021
As recorded on Wikidata, which is rarely the whole list.
In our contest stories
What we wrote about Charlotte Perrelli, year by year. Follow a link for the rest of that night.
- 1999 The result
Sweden won for the fourth time, 25 years after ABBA. Charlotte Nilsson's "Take Me to Your Heaven" finished on 163 points, seventeen ahead of Iceland, whose second place for Selma was the best result it had ever had.
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