Molly Pettersson Hammar och Moa Pettersson 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.

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 semi-final and being eliminated. 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.

She competed in Melodifestivalen 2016 with the song "Hunger", and qualified to andra chansen from the second semi-final before being eliminated. 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.

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

Discography

Singles + List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album SWE "I'll Be Fine"2015 65 Melodifestivalen 2015 "Something Right" — "Hunger"2016 57 Melodifestivalen 2016 "Liberate" — Sex "Blossom"2018 — "No Place Like Me" 2019 — "Words" — "Show Me" — "Shortcuts (I Can't Wait)" — "Alone"2020 — "Get to Know Me First" — "Love Me Blind" 2021 — Love Me Blind "Ingen annan rör mig som du" 2022 1 GLF: 2× Platinum Så mycket bättre 2022 – Tolkningarna "På riktigt" 94 "Regnar och regnar" 18 GLF: Gold "Fight Like a Girl" — "Deep Down" — "I fönstret på andra sidan gatan" 2024 — "Beredd" — "Misstro" 98 "Någon kommer älska dig igen" 2025 48 "—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released.