Eric Saade

Eric Saade
Saade presenting Melodifestivalen 2019
Saade presenting Melodifestivalen 2019
Background information
Birth nameEric Khaled Saade
Born (1990-10-29) 29 October 1990 (age 34)
Kattarp, Helsingborg, Sweden
Genres
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • television personality
  • model
Years active2005–present
Labels
Websitewww.ericsaade.com

Eric Khaled Saade (Swedish: [ˈêːrɪk saˈâːdɛ]; Arabic: إريك خالد سعادة, romanized: ʾĪrik Ḵālid Saʿāda, Lebanese Arabic: [ˈʔeːrɪk ˈxæːlɪd saˈʕæːde]; born 29 October 1990) is a Swedish singer-songwriter. He spent two years with the boy band What's Up!, leaving the band in February 2009 to pursue a solo career. Saade represented Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 with the song "Popular", finishing in third place.[1]

  1. ^ Tweet Följ @SvD Düsseldorf TT Spektra (2011-05-15). "Eric Saade : "Nu går jag för Europa"". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 2014-01-12. Retrieved 2014-01-12.