Cornelia Jakobs

Cornelia Jakobs
Cornelia Jakobs
	Jakobs in 2022
Background information
Birth name	Anna Cornelia Jakobsdotter Samuelsson
Born	9 March 1992 (age 32); Nacka Municipality, Sweden
Genres	Pop
Occupations	Singer; songwriter;
Years active	2010–present
Formerly of	Love Generation

Anna Cornelia Jakobsdotter Samuelsson (born 9 March 1992), known professionally as Cornelia Jakobs, is a Swedish singer and songwriter.^[1] 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.^[2] 14 years later jury member Anders Bagge and Jakobs both participated and were favorites in Melodifestivalen 2022 and he then apologized, saying "Shit, how wrong you can be, how talented you are".^[3]

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.^[4] Love Generation's 2011 entry "Dance Alone" peaked at number 26 on the Sverigetopplistan.^[5]

In 2020, Jakobs composed and performed the song "Weight of the World" which became the soundtrack for the HBO Nordic series Björnstad.^[4] She participated in Melodifestivalen 2021 as a songwriter for the song "Best of Me" performed by Efraim Leo.^[6]

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,^[7]^[8] thus earning her the right to represent Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 in Turin.^[9]^[10] In the final she finished in fourth place overall, with 438 points.^[11] Jakobs was one of the performers during the interval at the final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2023, where she performed "I Turn to You" by Melanie C in a segment which celebrated host city Liverpool's contribution to pop music.^[12] Jakobs released "Need You Now" in July 2023, in which she revealed that she has ADHD.

Discography

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions
Title	Year	Peak chart positions
Title	Year	SWE ^[13]	FIN ^[14]	IRE ^[15]	LTU ^[16]	NLD ^[17]	NOR ^[18]	UK ^[19]
"Late Night Stories"	2018	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"All the Gold"		—^[A]	—	—	—	—	—	—
"You Love Me"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Animal Island"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Shy Love"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Locked Into You"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Hanging On"	2019	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Dream Away"	2020	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Weight of the World"	2020	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Hold Me Closer"	2022	1	9	38	5	76	15	59
"Fine"		—^[B]	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Rise"		—^[C]	—	—	—	—	—	—
"It Takes a Fool to Remain Sane"	2023	83	—	—	—	—	—	—
"I Turn to You"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Need You Now"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Awards

Year	Award ceremony	Category	Nominee(s)/work(s)	Result	Ref.
2022	Marcel Bezençon Awards	Composer Award	"Hold Me Closer"	Won	^[22]
	Rockbjörnen	Swedish Song of the Year	"Hold Me Closer"		^[23]
	Rockbjörnen	Breakthrough of the Year	Herself		^[23]
	Musikplats Stockholm	Song of the Year	"Hold Me Closer"		^[24]
	Musikförläggarnas Pris	Song of the Year	"Hold Me Closer"		^[25]
2023	Grammis	Song of the Year	"Hold Me Closer"	Nominated	^[26]
2023	Grammis	Newcomer of the Year	Herself	Won	^[27]

Notes

^ "All the Gold" did not enter the Swedish Singellista Chart, but peaked at number 10 on the Swedish Heatseeker Chart.^[20]
^ "Fine" did not enter the Swedish Singellista Chart, but peaked at number 15 on the Swedish Heatseeker Chart.^[20]
^ "Rise" did not enter the Swedish Singellista Chart, but peaked at number one on the Swedish Heatseeker Chart.^[21]

References

^ ""I found the right one at the wrong time" -- Cornelia Jakobs' "Hold Me Closer" lyrics lament the turmoil of a breakup". wiwibloggs. 9 March 2022. Archived from the original on 11 March 2022. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
^ Niklasson, Ylva; Widman, Linda (18 September 2008). "Stjärnans dotter hånad av juryn". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 5 February 2022. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
^ "Anders Bagge sågade Cornelia I "Idol" – nu ber han om ursäkt: "Shit vad fel man kan ha"". www.aftonbladet.se (in Swedish). 12 March 2022. Archived from the original on 13 July 2024. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Cornelia Jakobs tävlar i Melodifestivalen – är dotter till känd Mello-stjärna". nyheter24.se (in Swedish). 4 February 2022. Archived from the original on 5 February 2022. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
^ "Sverigetopplistan". Sverigetopplistan (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 4 December 2021. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
^ "Melodifestivalen 2021: Efraim Leo - "Best Of Me"". Eurovisionworld. Archived from the original on 11 March 2022. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
^ "Melodifestivalen 2022 heat 1 results: Cornelia Jakobs and Robin Bengtsson qualify for final". wiwibloggs. 5 February 2022. Archived from the original on 4 March 2022. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
^ Meersman, Boris (12 March 2022). "Cornelia Jakobs has won Melfest!!!". ESCUnited. Archived from the original on 12 March 2022. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
^ "The right one at the right time? Cornelia Jakobs wins in Sweden 🇸🇪". Eurovision.tv. 12 March 2022. Archived from the original on 12 March 2022. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
^ "Cornelia Jakobs to represent Sweden at Eurovision". The Local. 12 March 2022. Archived from the original on 26 May 2022. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
^ "Ukraina vinner Eurovision – Jakobs fyra". Svenska Dagbladet. 14 May 2022. Archived from the original on 15 May 2022. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
^ Robinson, Ellie (14 May 2023). "Eurovision 2023 pays tribute to Liverpool artists with star-studded medley". NME. Archived from the original on 13 July 2024. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
^
Peak chart positions for singles in Sweden:
- "Hold Me Closer": "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 11". Sverigetopplistan. Archived from the original on 25 March 2022. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
- "It Takes a Fool to Remain Sane": "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 18". Sverigetopplistan. Archived from the original on 5 May 2023. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
^ "Singlet 20/2022" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat. Archived from the original on 26 May 2022. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
^ "Official Irish Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. 20 May 2022. Archived from the original on 26 May 2022. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
^ "2022 20-os savaitės klausomiausi (Top 100)" (in Lithuanian). AGATA. 20 May 2022. Archived from the original on 20 May 2022. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
^ "Discografie Cornelia Jakobs". dutchcharts.nl (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 20 May 2022. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
^ "VG-lista – Topp 20 Single 2022-20". VG-lista. Archived from the original on 26 May 2022. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
^ "Cornelia Jakobs | full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 20 May 2022. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 11". Sverigetopplistan. Archived from the original on 18 March 2022. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
^ "Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 41". Sverigetopplistan. Archived from the original on 13 July 2024. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
^ "2022 Marcel Bezençon Award Winners". Eurovision.tv. EBU. 14 May 2022. Archived from the original on 20 May 2022. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
^ "Cornelia Jakobs vinner Årets svenska låt och Årets genombrott". www.aftonbladet.se (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. 18 August 2022. Archived from the original on 13 July 2024. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
^ Eliasson, Fredrik (16 December 2022). "Klart: Cornelia Jakobs gör 'Årets låt' på Musikplats". Sveriges Radio (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 13 July 2024. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
^ "De är vinnarna i Musikförläggarnas Pris 2022". News Powered by Cision (in Swedish). 11 November 2022. Archived from the original on 9 March 2023. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
^ "ÅRETS LÅT 2023". Grammis (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 13 July 2024. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
^ "ÅRETS NYKOMLING 2023". Grammis (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 13 July 2024. Retrieved 6 May 2023.

External links

Media related to Cornelia Jakobs at Wikimedia Commons

Official website

Preceded by Tusse with "Voices"	Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022	Succeeded by Loreen with "Tattoo"

[21] "All the Gold" did not enter the Swedish Singellista Chart, but peaked at number 10 on the Swedish Heatseeker Chart.^[20]

[22] "Fine" did not enter the Swedish Singellista Chart, but peaked at number 15 on the Swedish Heatseeker Chart.^[20]

[24] "Rise" did not enter the Swedish Singellista Chart, but peaked at number one on the Swedish Heatseeker Chart.^[21]

[1] ""I found the right one at the wrong time" -- Cornelia Jakobs' "Hold Me Closer" lyrics lament the turmoil of a breakup". wiwibloggs. 9 March 2022. Archived from the original on 11 March 2022. Retrieved 11 March 2022.

[2] Niklasson, Ylva; Widman, Linda (18 September 2008). "Stjärnans dotter hånad av juryn". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 5 February 2022. Retrieved 18 February 2022.

[3] "Anders Bagge sågade Cornelia I "Idol" – nu ber han om ursäkt: "Shit vad fel man kan ha"". www.aftonbladet.se (in Swedish). 12 March 2022. Archived from the original on 13 July 2024. Retrieved 31 December 2023.

[auto-4] "Cornelia Jakobs tävlar i Melodifestivalen – är dotter till känd Mello-stjärna". nyheter24.se (in Swedish). 4 February 2022. Archived from the original on 5 February 2022. Retrieved 18 February 2022.

[5] "Sverigetopplistan". Sverigetopplistan (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 4 December 2021. Retrieved 18 February 2022.

[6] "Melodifestivalen 2021: Efraim Leo - "Best Of Me"". Eurovisionworld. Archived from the original on 11 March 2022. Retrieved 11 March 2022.

[7] "Melodifestivalen 2022 heat 1 results: Cornelia Jakobs and Robin Bengtsson qualify for final". wiwibloggs. 5 February 2022. Archived from the original on 4 March 2022. Retrieved 4 March 2022.

[8] Meersman, Boris (12 March 2022). "Cornelia Jakobs has won Melfest!!!". ESCUnited. Archived from the original on 12 March 2022. Retrieved 12 March 2022.

[9] "The right one at the right time? Cornelia Jakobs wins in Sweden 🇸🇪". Eurovision.tv. 12 March 2022. Archived from the original on 12 March 2022. Retrieved 12 March 2022.

[10] "Cornelia Jakobs to represent Sweden at Eurovision". The Local. 12 March 2022. Archived from the original on 26 May 2022. Retrieved 12 March 2022.

[11] "Ukraina vinner Eurovision – Jakobs fyra". Svenska Dagbladet. 14 May 2022. Archived from the original on 15 May 2022. Retrieved 15 May 2022.

[12] Robinson, Ellie (14 May 2023). "Eurovision 2023 pays tribute to Liverpool artists with star-studded medley". NME. Archived from the original on 13 July 2024. Retrieved 23 May 2023.

[13] Peak chart positions for singles in Sweden:
"Hold Me Closer": "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 11". Sverigetopplistan. Archived from the original on 25 March 2022. Retrieved 19 March 2022.

"It Takes a Fool to Remain Sane": "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 18". Sverigetopplistan. Archived from the original on 5 May 2023. Retrieved 5 May 2023.

[17] "Hold Me Closer": "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 11". Sverigetopplistan. Archived from the original on 25 March 2022. Retrieved 19 March 2022.

[18] "It Takes a Fool to Remain Sane": "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 18". Sverigetopplistan. Archived from the original on 5 May 2023. Retrieved 5 May 2023.

[14] "Singlet 20/2022" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat. Archived from the original on 26 May 2022. Retrieved 22 May 2022.

[15] "Official Irish Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. 20 May 2022. Archived from the original on 26 May 2022. Retrieved 21 May 2022.

[16] "2022 20-os savaitės klausomiausi (Top 100)" (in Lithuanian). AGATA. 20 May 2022. Archived from the original on 20 May 2022. Retrieved 20 May 2022.

[17] "Discografie Cornelia Jakobs". dutchcharts.nl (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 20 May 2022. Retrieved 20 May 2022.

[18] "VG-lista – Topp 20 Single 2022-20". VG-lista. Archived from the original on 26 May 2022. Retrieved 21 May 2022.

[19] "Cornelia Jakobs | full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 20 May 2022. Retrieved 21 May 2022.

[SWE_Heat_Week_11-20] "Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 11". Sverigetopplistan. Archived from the original on 18 March 2022. Retrieved 19 March 2022.

[23] "Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 41". Sverigetopplistan. Archived from the original on 13 July 2024. Retrieved 14 October 2022.

[25] "2022 Marcel Bezençon Award Winners". Eurovision.tv. EBU. 14 May 2022. Archived from the original on 20 May 2022. Retrieved 15 May 2022.

[rock2022-26] "Cornelia Jakobs vinner Årets svenska låt och Årets genombrott". www.aftonbladet.se (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. 18 August 2022. Archived from the original on 13 July 2024. Retrieved 26 August 2022.

[27] Eliasson, Fredrik (16 December 2022). "Klart: Cornelia Jakobs gör 'Årets låt' på Musikplats". Sveriges Radio (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 13 July 2024. Retrieved 9 March 2023.

[28] "De är vinnarna i Musikförläggarnas Pris 2022". News Powered by Cision (in Swedish). 11 November 2022. Archived from the original on 9 March 2023. Retrieved 9 March 2023.

[29] "ÅRETS LÅT 2023". Grammis (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 13 July 2024. Retrieved 6 May 2023.

[30] "ÅRETS NYKOMLING 2023". Grammis (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 13 July 2024. Retrieved 6 May 2023.

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