Jacqline Lie Hope Clarine People Mossberg Mounkassa (born 2 July 1998),[citation needed] known mononymously as Jacqline (Swedish pronunciation: [jaˈkliːn]), is a Swedish singer.
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 Jacqline at Melodifestivalen 2024 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Jacqline Lie Hope Clarine People Mossberg Mounkassa |
| Born | 2 July 1998 Tumba, Sweden |
| Genres | Pop |
| Occupation | Singer |
| Years active | 2021 – present |
Career
editMossberg Mounkassa was born into a musical family, her Congolese father Lajo being a music producer and songwriter.[1][2] When she was 16 years old, she dropped out of high school to devote herself entirely to music.[3] In the spring of 2021, she released her first single, "Do It Better". On the day of the launch, she had been poisoned, was hospitalized and risked permanent damage to her vocal cords.[3] During the summer, she considered giving up her music career altogether.[3]
Idol 2021
editIn the autumn 2021, Mossberg Mounkassa was one of the participants in the seventeenth season of the TV program Idol on TV4. She joined the program by applying to its new concept Idolraketen which aired apart from the regular Idol program on TV4 Play.[4] There, along with four other applicants, she was assigned to the Stockholm region, and later she was also selected to become that region's idol rocket, this after dueling against the same-age Ella Öberg (who would later return in the last episode due to a dropout from another idol rocket) from the same region. Through the second part of the Idol gig, the qualifying week and the qualifying final, Mossberg Mounkassa managed to become one of the participants in the top 13 by receiving one of the jury's six wild cards,[5] this after she had only a few days earlier failed to advance to the qualifying final from her qualifying heat. On 3 December 2021, it was confirmed that Mossberg Mounkassa would face Birkir Blær in the idol final held at the Avicii Arena on 10 December.[6] Once in the final, she finished in second place.[7]
Melodifestivalen 2024
editMossberg Mounkassa participated in Melodifestivalen 2024, the Swedish selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2024, with the song "Effortless".[8][9] She ultimately placed ninth in the final, with 40 points from the juries, 21 points from the televote, totalling 61 points.[10]
Discography
editSingles
edit| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album or EP |
|---|---|---|---|
| SWE [11] | |||
| "Do It Better" | 2021 | — | Non-album singles |
| "Question My Love" | 2023 | — | |
| "Last Christmas" | — | ||
| "Effortless" | 2024 | 6 | |
| "Hurt Me Like You Do" | — | ||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||
References
edit- ^ https://www.lt.se/2015-12-05/lt-play-hon-sjunger-och-dansar-sig-mot-toppen
- ^ https://thaiko.se/about
- ^ a b c "#127 - Jacqline Mossberg Mounkassa: Idol är viktigt men det finns en större plan". LoungePodden. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
- ^ "Jacqueline Mossberg Mounkassas sjukdomsbesked i Idol 2021". hänt.se. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
- ^ "De går vidare till "Idol"-fredagarna". Göteborgs-Posten. 24 September 2021. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
- ^ "Idolerna som gör upp i finalen – efter rysaren". Expressen (in Swedish). Retrieved 19 December 2021.
- ^ "Birkir Blær vinner Idol 2021". TV4. 10 December 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
- ^ "SVT presenterar artisterna i Melodifestivalen 2024". Aftonbladet. 1 December 2023. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
- ^ "Glädjechocken: Jacqline och Cazzi Opeia går direkt till final i Melodifestivalen 2024". Aftonbladet. 17 February 2024. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
- ^ "Results and points to the Melodifestivalen 2024 final". Eurovisionworld. 9 March 2024. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
- ^ "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 11" [Weekly list Singles, week 11]. Sverigetopplistan. 15 March 2024. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
External links
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