Melanie Gabriella Hayrapetian (born 2 December 1991), known as Melanie Wehbe, is a Swedish singer.[1] She was born in Västerås to an Armenian father and a Lebanese mother. [2] She participated in Melodifestivalen 2023 with the song "For the Show".[3] She has also co-written a number of songs which have gone on to compete or intended to compete in the Eurovision Song Contest, such as "Move" by the Mamas,[4] "Love Is Forever" by Leonora, and "Sand" by Saba.

Melanie Wehbe
Melanie Wehbe in 2023
Melanie Wehbe in 2023
Background information
Birth nameMelanie Gabriella Hayrapetian
Born (1991-12-02) 2 December 1991 (age 33)
Västerås, Sweden
Occupation(s)Singer, songwriter

Television

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On 1 April 2023, Wehbe was a special guest celebrity in the episode Dragodifestivalen of the Swedish language reality television series Drag Race Sverige broadcast on SVT1 and SVT Play.[5]

Discography

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Singles

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  • 2016 – "Wasted"
  • 2018 – "Make Room"
  • 2018 – "Forget You"
  • 2019 – "Iron"
  • 2019 – "Shy"
  • 2020 – "Nothing"
  • 2021 – "Sugarcoat"
  • 2022 – "Like I Do"
  • 2022 – "All the Rest"
  • 2022 – "Bloom"
  • 2023 – "Part of Me" (Lanné and Max Lean featuring Melanie Wehbe)
List of singles
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
SWE
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"For the Show" 2023 87 Non-album single
  • 2022 – Bloom

References

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  1. ^ Moberg, Carl Petersson (28 March 2020). "Låtskrivarna om att "Move" inte får tävla i Eurovision". Göteborgs-Posten (in Swedish). Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  2. ^ https://illustratemagazine.com/exclusive-interview-with-melanie-wehbe/
  3. ^ "Melodifestivalen 2023: Melanie Wehbe - "For the Show"". Eurovisionworld. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
  4. ^ "Melanie Wehbe – från låtskrivare till artist i Melodifestivalen". Aftonbladet. 17 January 2023. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
  5. ^ "Drag Race Sverige: Schlagermossa, Loreen & ännu ett chockavsked". www.qx.se (in Swedish). 2 April 2023. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
  6. ^ "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 10". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 11 March 2023.