Molly Hammar

Ella Molly Natalia Pettersson Hammar (born 16 October 1995), known professionally as Molly Hammar, is a Swedish singer and songwriter who participated in the talent show Idol 2011 broadcast on TV4, where she reached fourth place.[1]

Molly Hammar
Background information
Birth name	Ella Molly Natalia Pettersson Hammar
Also known as	Molly Pettersson Hammar
Born	16 October 1995 Stockholm, Sweden
Genres	Pop R&B
Occupation(s)	Singer songwriter
Years active	2011–present
Labels	Cosmos Music
Associated acts	Ira Losco

Career

2011: Idol

In September 2011 Molly took part in the eighth season of Idol. In the Quarter-Finals she sang Alicia Keys' "A Woman's Worth", she finished in the Top 12 and progressed through to the Semi-Final. In the Semi-Final she sang U2's "Where the Streets Have No Name", she progressed to the Finals. In the Finals she made it through the final 4 before being eliminated.

2015–present: Melodifestivalen

Hammar participated in Melodifestivalen 2015 with the song "I'll Be Fine", finishing sixth in the semifinal and being eliminated.[2] The song peaked at number 65 on the Swedish Singles Chart. However the song peaked at number 6 on Digilistan (The Swedish download chart) ahead of the songs that qualified for Andra Chansen.[3]

She competed in Melodifestivalen 2016 with the song "Hunger", and qualified to andra chansen from the second semi-final before being eliminated.[4] She co-wrote the Maltese song for the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 "Walk on Water" performed by Ira Losco. She performed with Ira Losco as her backing vocalist at the Eurovision Song Contest.[5]

Personal life

Molly Pettersson Hammar was previously in a relationship with singer Robin Stjernberg whom she met during her time at Idol, until 2015.[6]

Discography

Singles

Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Album
		SWE [7]
"I'll Be Fine"	2015	65	Melodifestivalen 2015
"Something Right"		—	Non-album single
"Hunger"	2016	57	Melodifestivalen 2016
"Liberate"		—	Sex
"Blossom"	2018	—
"No Place Like Me" (featuring Big Narstie)	2019	—	Non-album single
"Words"		—[upper-alpha 1]
"Show Me" (featuring Kim Cesarion)		—[upper-alpha 2]
"Shortcuts (I Can't Wait)"
"Alone"	2020	—	TBA
"Get to Know Me First" (with Julie Bergan and AWA)		—[upper-alpha 3]
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released.

Notes

1. "Words" did not enter the Swedish Singellista Chart, but peaked at number 15 on the Swedish Heatseeker Chart.[8]
2. "Show Me" did not enter the Swedish Singellista Chart, but peaked at number 15 on the Swedish Heatseeker Chart.[9]
3. "Get to Know Me First" did not enter the Swedish Singellista Chart, but peaked at number 13 on the Swedish Heatseeker Chart.[10]

References

1. "Molly Pettersson Hammar som tävlar i Melodifestivalen: "Jag är skitdålig på dejter" - Hänt.se". Hant.se. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
2. "Molly Pettersson Hammar - Melodifestivalen - SVT.se". svt.se. Archived from the original on 7 February 2015. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
3. Chris Halpin. "She'll Be Fine: Molly Pettersson Hammar storms Swedish iTunes - Eurovision 2015 Predictions, Polls, Odds, Rankings - wiwibloggs". Eurovision 2015 Predictions, Polls, Odds, Rankings - wiwibloggs. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
4. Escudero, Victor M. (13 February 2016). "Sweden: two more finalists in Melodifestivalen". eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
5. Granger, Anthony (17 March 2016). "Tonight: Malta Reveals "Walk on Water"". Eurovoix.
6. "Robin Stjernberg och Molly Pettersson Hammar har gjort slut - Nöjesbladet - Aftonbladet". Aftonbladet. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
7. Hung, Steffen. "Discography Molly Pettersson Hammar". Swedish Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
8. "Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 19". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
9. "Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 33". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
10. "Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 34". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 28 August 2020.

External links

• Molly Hammar on Facebook