Benjamin Ingrosso

Benjamin Daniele Wahlgren Ingrosso, born 14 September 1997, is a Swedish singer, songwriter, and record producer. He is best known for winning Melodifestivalen 2018 and representing Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 with the song "Dance You Off." He also won the celebrity dance show Let's Dance 2014, hosted his own television show Benjamin's on TV4, and has released five studio albums.

Ingrosso was born in Danderyd, Sweden, to singer and actress Pernilla Wahlgren and former dancer and restaurant owner Emilio Ingrosso. He is of Italian descent through his father, and Swedish and Italian descent through his mother. His extended family includes actors Hans Wahlgren, Christina Schollin, Niclas Wahlgren, and Linus Wahlgren, as well as his second cousin, Swedish House Mafia member Sebastian Ingrosso. He grew up with his siblings Oliver, Bianca, and Theodor, and taught himself to play guitar and piano.

As a child, Ingrosso acted in several theatrical productions, including Nils Karlsson Pyssling. In 2006, he won Lilla Melodifestivalen with "Hej Sofia" and placed fourth at MGP Nordic. The following year, he released the single "Jag är en astronaut," which reached number two on the Swedish singles chart. During this period, he participated in the Diggiloo tour and appeared in plays such as Hujeda mej vá många sånger, Rasmus på luffen, and Karlsson på taket flyger igen. In February 2014, he stepped away from musical theater to focus on songwriting and music.

Ingrosso won the dancing television series Let's Dance 2014 alongside partner Sigrid Bernson, and began appearing in the reality series Wahlgrens värld in 2016. That year, he signed with TEN Music Group and released his debut single, "Fall in Love." He entered Melodifestivalen 2017 with "Good Lovin'," placing fifth. In 2018, he won Melodifestivalen with "Dance You Off" and represented Sweden at Eurovision in Lisbon, placing seventh in the final after receiving maximum points from eight juries. He released his debut album, Identification, in September 2018.

In 2020, Ingrosso participated in the reality show Så mycket bättre. He released his first Swedish-language studio album, En gång i tiden, in January 2021, followed by En gång i tiden (del 2) later that year. He released his fourth album, Playlist, in June 2022. Late in 2023, he announced his Better Days Tour across Sweden and Europe. After performing as an interval act at Eurovision 2024, he released his fifth album, Pink Velvet Theatre, in October 2024, which reached the top of the Swedish charts.

In his personal life, Ingrosso was in a relationship with influencer Linnea Widmark for six years before the couple split in March 2019.