Hanna Ferm
Hanna Alma Beata Ferm (born 23 October 2000) is a Swedish singer. She competed in Idol 2017 where she placed second.
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Hanna Ferm at the Gothenburg Rix FM Festival in 2019 | |
Background information | |
Birth name | Hanna Alma Beata Ferm |
Born | Pixbo, Sweden | 23 October 2000
Genres | Pop |
Occupation(s) | Singer |
Years active | 2014–present |
Labels | Universal Music |
Website | Official website |
Career
Ferm participated in 2014 in the TV4 talent show Talang Sverige 2014 which was broadcast on TV3.[1] She made it to the second semifinal of the competition.[1] Three years later, she participated in Idol 2017 where she made it to the final in Globen Arena. She ended up in second place, behind the winner Chris Kläfford.[2]
On 2 February 2018, Ferm released her first music single called "Never Mine" after signing a record deal with Universal Music. It was written and produced by Jimmy Jansson, Isak Alveus Bornebusch, and ISELIN.[3] In July, she released her second single called "Bad Habit", which was written and produced by Herman Gardarfve, Patrik Jean, Melanie Wehbe, and Hanna herself.[4]
On 16 November 2018, Ferm returned as a guest performer to Idol 2018 on TV4 to duet with contestant Bragi Bergsson.[5]
Ferm participated in Melodifestivalen 2019 in a duet with LIAMOO with the song "Hold You". They had sung together while Hanna was in Idol 2017. LIAMOO had won the competition the year before.[6] On 9 February 2019, in semi-final 2 of the competition, they qualified for the final, where they finished in 3rd place.
Outta Breath, which was released as a single in October 2019, was written and produced by Jakob Redtzer, Sorana, William Jerner, and Hanna.
Hanna Ferm competed as a solo singer in Melodifestivalen 2020 with the song "Brave". She performed in the fourth semi-final at the Malmö Arena in Malmö on 22 February 2020[7] and went directly to the final, hosted at Friends Arena in Solna on 7 March 2020.[8] She ended up in fourth place (out of 12 finalists in total), scoring a total of 94 points. She received a higher score by the television votes (third-most votes) than by the international jury (ninth-most points).[9]
The single Sweet Temptation was released on 12 June 2020. It was written and produced by Dotter, Dino Medanhodzic, and Hanna. It was accompanied by the first music video as a professional artist.
Singles
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
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SWE [10] | |||
"Never Mine" | 2018 | — | TBA |
"Bad Habit" | — | ||
"Hold You" (with Liamoo) |
2019 | 2 | |
"Torn" | — | ||
"Outta Breath" | — | ||
"Brave" | 2020 | 5 [11] | |
"Sweet Temptation" | — | ||
"—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart. |
References
- "5 saker du inte visste om Hanna Ferm från Idol". Nyheter24. 12 October 2017. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
- "Hanna Ferm efter Idol-finalen: "Känner mig som en vinnare"". Aftonbladet. Archived from the original on 9 December 2017. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
- Radio, Sveriges. "Hanna Ferm premiärspelar sin första singel - P4 Göteborg". Sveriges Radio. Archived from the original on 28 February 2018. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
- "Känner du igen Hanna Ferm i Mello? Det är inte så konstigt". Nyheter24. Archived from the original on 24 August 2019. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
- "Hanna Ferm & Bragi: Up Where We Belong – Joe Cocker, Jennifer Warnes – Idol 2018 - Idol - tv4.se" (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 2018-11-18. Retrieved 2018-11-17.
- Dahlander, Gustav (27 November 2018). "Artisterna i Melodifestivalen 2019: Hela listan – så blir deltävlingarna". Gustavs expertblogg (in Swedish). SVT. Archived from the original on 27 November 2018. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
- "Hanna Ferm klar för Melodifestivalen 2020". Aftonbladet. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
- "STORT jubel när Hanna Ferm och Victor Crone gick direkt till final". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 2020-02-22.
- Thornéus, Ebba (7 March 2020). "The Mamas vinner Melodifestivalen 2020". Aftonbladet. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
- "Sverigetopplistan – Sveriges Officiella Topplista". Sverigetopplistan. Archived from the original on 3 October 2018. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
- "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 10". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 7 March 2020.