{"id":15305,"date":"2022-05-12T17:00:39","date_gmt":"2022-05-12T15:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1637203"},"modified":"2022-05-12T17:48:50","modified_gmt":"2022-05-12T15:48:50","slug":"who-is-the-eurovision-2022-entry-for-sweden-meet-cornelia-jakobs","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/who-is-the-eurovision-2022-entry-for-sweden-meet-cornelia-jakobs\/","title":{"rendered":"Who is the Eurovision 2022 entry for Sweden? Meet Cornelia Jakobs"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Naomi Gordon\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Thursday, 12 May 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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Cornelia Jakobs is Sweden\u2019s 2022 Eurovision entry<\/a>, and she will be performing the song \u2018Hold Me Closer\u2019.<\/p>\n

Italy and the other Big 5 countries (Germany, France, Spain and the United Kingdom) are pre-qualified for the Grand Final, while the rest of the countries<\/a> \u2013 such as Sweden \u2013 have been allocated to one of the two semi-finals.<\/p>\n

In total, 25 countries will proceed to the Grand Final \u2013 10 from the first semi-final, 10 from the second semi-final and the Big 5 countries.<\/p>\n

If Jakobs makes it through to the Grand Final, she will be perform live on\u00a0Saturday 14th May 2022<\/strong> in the city of Turin in Italy. Italy won the 2021 Eurovision Song Contest last year with their act M\u00e5neskin, which is why they are hosting the event this year.<\/p>\n

Read on for everything you need to know about Cornelia Jakobs below.<\/p>

Who is representing Sweden at Eurovision 2022?<\/h2>\n

Name:<\/strong> Cornelia Jakobs<\/p>\n

Age:<\/strong> 30<\/p>\n

Instagram:<\/strong> @corneliajakobsdotter<\/a><\/p>\n

Cornelia Jakobs will be representing Sweden at Eurovision 2022, performing her song \u2018Hold Me Closer\u2019. Jakobs is the daughter of Jakob Samuel, singer of glam metal band The Poodles, and first gained attention after taking part in Swedish Idol in 2008.<\/p>\n

In 2020, she composed and performed the song \u2018Weight of the World\u2019 which became the soundtrack for the HBO Nordic\u00a0series\u00a0Bj\u00f6rnstad<\/span>.<\/p>\n

What is Sweden\u2019s Eurovision 2022 song called?<\/b><\/h2>\n