Fredrik Kempe

Fredrik Kempe (born 29 April 1972) is a Swedish songwriter and opera and pop singer, who was born in Vårgårda. He has participated in Swedish versions of the musicals Les Misérables and Chess. In 2002, Kempe had a hit with Vincerò, where he mixed opera and Euro disco. He was a jury member in Idol 2016 which was broadcast on TV4. From 2013 to 2020, he was married to Christoffer Järkeborn.

Melodifestivalen Kempe has participated in Melodifestivalen twice as a performer. He entered Melodifestivalen 2004 with the song "Finally", a tribute to his favourite composer Benny Andersson and in 2005 together with Sanna Nielsen singing Du och jag mot världen.

In Melodifestivalen 2007, he co-wrote three songs. One was "Cara Mia", performed by Måns Zelmerlöw and another was "Vågar du, vågar jag", performed by Sanna Nielsen. In Melodifestivalen 2008 he co-wrote the music and wrote the lyrics to the winning entry, "Hero", performed by Charlotte Perrelli. Once again in 2009, he wrote the music and lyrics for the winning song "La voix" performed by Malena Ernman. In 2011 he won Melodifestivalen for the third time, writing the Eric Saade entry "Popular". in 2014 he won Melodifestivalen for a fourth time, writing Sanna Nielsen's entry "Undo".

Entries Year Song Artist Music/lyrics Results 2004 "Finally" Fredrik Kempe Fredrik Kempe (music and lyrics) 8th in second-chance-round 2005 "Du och jag mot världen" Fredrik Kempe and Sanna Nielsen Bobby Ljunggren (music), Fredrik Kempe (music and lyrics), Henrik Wikström (music) 8th place 2007 "Cara Mia" Måns Zelmerlöw Fredrik Kempe (music and lyrics), Henrik Wikström (music) 3rd place "Rainbow Star" Regina Lund Fredrik Kempe (music and lyrics), Bobby Ljunggren (music), Regina Lund (lyrics) 8th in semifinal "Vågar du, vågar jag" Sanna Nielsen Bobby Ljunggren (music), Fredrik Kempe (music and lyrics), Henrik Wikström (music) 7th place 2008 "Pame (Πάμε)" Daniel Mitsogiannis Fredrik Kempe (music and lyrics), Henrik Wikström (music) 7th in semifinal "Hero" Charlotte Perrelli Fredrik Kempe (music and lyrics), Bobby Ljunggren (music) Winner 2009 "Hope & Glory" Måns Zelmerlöw Fredrik Kempe (music and lyrics), Måns Zelmerlöw (lyrics), Henrik Wikström (music) 4th place "You're Not Alone" BWO Fredrik Kempe (music and lyrics), Alexander Bard (music and lyrics), Anders Hansson (music and lyrics) 6th in second-chance-round "Moving On" Sarah Dawn Finer Sarah Dawn Finer (music and lyrics), Fredrik Kempe (music and lyrics) 6th place "La voix" Malena Ernman Malena Ernman (lyrics), Fredrik Kempe (music and lyrics) Winner 2010 "Manboy" Eric Saade Fredrik Kempe (music and lyrics), Peter Boström (music) 3rd place "Hollow" Peter Jöback Anders Hansson (music and lyrics), Fredrik Kempe (music and lyrics) 9th place 2011 "Alive" Linda Pritchard Oscar Görres (music and lyrics), Fredrik Kempe (music and lyrics) 6th in second-chance-round "Popular" Eric Saade Fredrik Kempe (music and lyrics) Winner "The King" The Playtones Peter Kvint (music and lyrics), Fredrik Kempe (music and lyrics) 6th place "Tid att andas" Simon Forsberg Fredrik Kempe (music and lyrics) 8th in semifinal 2012 "The Girl" Charlotte Perrelli Alexander Jonsson (music and lyrics), Fredrik Kempe (music and lyrics) 5th in semifinal "Youngblood" Youngblood Fredrik Kempe (music and lyrics), David Kreuger (music and lyrics) 6th in second-chance-round 2013 "Burning Flags" Cookies 'N' Beans Fredrik Kempe (music and lyrics) 7th in second-chance-round "Begging" Anton Ewald Fredrik Kempe (music and lyrics), Anton Malmberg Hård af Segerstad (music and lyrics) 4th place "Heartstrings" Janet Leon Fredrik Kempe (music and lyrics), Anton Malmberg Hård af Segerstad (music and lyrics) 5th in semifinal 2014 "Bröder" Linus Svenning Fredrik Kempe (music and lyrics) 5th place "Undo" Sanna Nielsen Fredrik Kempe (music and lyrics), David Kreuger (music and lyrics), Hamed Pirouzpanah (music and lyrics)Winner "Yes We Can" Oscar Zia Fredrik Kempe (music and lyrics), David Kreuger (music and lyrics), Hamed Pirouzpanah (music and lyrics) 8th place "Blame It On The Disco" Alcazar Fredrik Kempe (music and lyrics), David Kreuger (music and lyrics), Hamed Pirouzpanah (music and lyrics) 3rd place 2015 "Sting" Eric Saade Sam Arash Fahmi (music and lyrics), Fredrik Kempe (music and lyrics), David Kreuger (music and lyrics), Hamed "K-one" Pirouzpanah (music and lyrics) 5th place "Forever Starts Today" Linus Svenning Aleena Gibson (music and lyrics), Anton Malmberg Hård af Segerstad (music and lyrics), Fredrik Kempe (music and lyrics) 6th place "I See You" Kristin Amparo Kristin Amparo (music and lyrics), Fredrik Kempe (music and lyrics), David Kreuger (music and lyrics) Out in second-chance-round 2016 "Bada nakna" Samir & Viktor David Kreuger (music and lyrics), Anderz Wrethov (music and lyrics), Fredrik Kempe (music and lyrics) 12th place 2018 "Party Voice" Jessica Andersson Fredrik Kempe, David Kreuger, Niklas Carson Mattsson, Jessica Andersson 11th place "Fuldans" Rolandz Fredrik Kempe, David Kreuger, Robert Gustafsson, Regina Hedman 10th place 2019 "Norrsken (Goeksegh)" Jon Henrik Fjällgren Fredrik Kempe, David Kreuger, Niklas Carson Mattsson, Jon Henrik Fjällgren 4th place 2021 "Horizon" Jessica Andersson David Kreuger, Fredrik Kempe, Marcus Lidén, Christian Holmström 5th in semifinal "Beat of Broken Hearts" Klara Hammarström David Kreuger, Fredrik Kempe, Niklas Carson Mattson, Andreas Wijk 6th place 2024 "Hela världen väntar" Samir & Viktor David Kreuger, Fredrik Kempe, Niklas Carson Mattson 4th in heat

Melodi Grand Prix In 2010 he composed and co-wrote the Norwegian entry, "My Heart Is Yours", for the Eurovision Song Contest 2010, performed by Didrik Solli-Tangen.

Discography Bohème (2004-04-21) Songs For Your Broken Heart (2002-12-02)