Fame (duo)
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Fame is a Swedish duo consisting of Jessica Andersson, (b. October 27, 1973 in Västergötland) and Magnus Bäcklund, (b. November 16, 1965 in Värmland). Music has been a huge part of their adult lives, but until late 2002 they were completely unknown in Sweden. They met each other at the televised arts school and contest Fame Factory, which aired in autumn 2002. Bäcklund was the overall winner, while Andersson dropped out to give birth to her son Liam. Bäcklund also has two young twin daughters at home.
Andersson is a former photo model and Bäcklund is a commercial pilot. They share Stevie Wonder as their role model.
[edit] Melodifestivalen
In 2003 Fame won the favour of the Swedish public and the jury with "Give Me Your Love" in a landslide victory in Melodifestivalen at the Stockholm Globe Arena. Fame won the song contest with 240 points, overpassing such former Melodifestivalen winners as Jan Johansen, Jill Johnson and Afro-Dite, as well as the famous Swedish pop group Alcazar.
Melodifestivalen is the Swedish preselection for the Eurovision Song Contest. Therefore Fame represented Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2003 in Riga and reached the 5th position with 107 points. They received the top 12 points from Romania and 10 points from the United Kingdom.
In 2004 they participated again in Melodifestivalen and reached the 6th place with "Vindarna Vänder Oss" ("The Winds Turn Us"). They lost to Lena Philipsson who later finished 5th at the Eurovision Song Contest, just like Fame did the previous year.
Magnus Bäcklund went on to take part in Melodifestivalen 2006 with the song "The Name of Love". He took part in the first semifinal and managed to get into the second-chance round. From there he reached the final, where he finished 5th.
See also: List of Swedes in music
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