Måns Petter Albert Sahlén Zelmerlöw (pronounced [ˈmɔnːs ˈsɛ̂lmɛˌɭøːv]; born 13 June 1986)[1] is a Swedish singer and television presenter.

He took part in Idol 2005, eventually finishing fifth, won the first season of Let's Dance, and scored a hit with his 2007 song "Cara Mia", which was his entry in that year's Melodifestivalen.

[9] In November 2006, it was announced that Zelmerlöw would compete in Melodifestivalen 2007, Sweden's national final for the Eurovision Song Contest 2007, to be held in Helsinki, Finland.

[10] He competed with the song "Cara Mia" in the third semi-final on 17 February 2007 in Örnsköldsvik, and progressed to the final, which was held on 10 March at Globen in Stockholm.

[16] In 2008, he participated in the Diggiloo tour along with singers Lasse Holm, Linda Bengtzing, Lotta Engberg, Thomas Pettersson, Molly Sandén and Nanne Grönvall.

[24] In January 2011, Zelmerlöw was announced as the replacement for Anders Lundin as presenter of Allsång på Skansen, broadcast on SVT.

[25] In March 2013, Zelmerlöw revealed plans for his third studio album, Barcelona Sessions, unveiling a new single, "Broken Parts".

[27] In the summer of 2013, Zelmerlöw presented Allsång på Skansen on SVT and revealed that he was leaving the show in the final programme on 13 August.

[29] Zelmerlöw participated as a songwriter in Melodifestivalen 2013, co-writing the song "Hello Goodbye", performed by singers Erik Segerstedt and Tone Damli.

[30] In late 2013, he had the lead role in the new version of the Swedish musical Spök along with Loa Falkman, Sussie Eriksson and Lena Philipsson.

[32][33][34] In the same festival, he co-wrote the entry "Det rår vi inte för", which was performed by Behrang Miri, and which made it to the second-chance round.

According to his Twitter and Instagram, before the European tour, he would make his way to Shanghai, China for a visit, promoting his latest album "Perfectly Damaged".

Zelmerlöw and his band performed at two dates to the delight of Australian audiences who attended Jupiters Hotel and Casino, Gold Coast and regional Grafton to see the Guy Sebastian show.

On 16 November 2017, it was announced that Zelmerlöw would co-host BBC's Eurovision: You Decide with Mel Giedroyc on 7 February 2018 at the Brighton Dome.

In 2018 his song "Happyland", released on the Chameleon album, was chosen by confectionery company Kinder to celebrate its 50th anniversary through commercials broadcast in European countries such as Germany and Italy.

Måns released his version of "Fuego" on iTunes, where the mention of the word "pelican" is removed due to the possible reference to the female anatomy.

[53] Zelmerlöw was part of the jury of Eurovision: Australia Decides 2020[54] and also performed the single Walk With Me, which has been re-released with Australian singer Dami Im on 6 February 2020.

[59][60] In 2021, he teamed up with fellow Eurovision 2015 contestant Polina Gagarina to record the official song for the World Figure Skating Championships 2021.

[69] The 4 permanent members of the guessing panel are Måns Zelmerlöw, Pernilla Wahlgren, Felix Herngren and Nour El Refai.

In autumn 2022 Zelmerlöw took part in the Swedish television show "Så Mycket Bättre", in which various singers interpret each other's songs.

Måns guest-starred in 5 of the episodes and provided 4 new songs as his own renditions: "Faller (Tell Her)" by Molly Hammar, "Sober (Mer För Varandra)" by Norlie & KKV, "Hatar Dig" by Daniela Rathana and "This Is The One" by Anna Ternheim.

He hosted Idrottsgalan, a major Swedish sports gala, aired live from the Aviccii Arena in Stockholm on SVT1 on 16 January 2023.

Zelmerlöw, Nina Warhurst, Daniel Rosney and Ngunan Adamu hosted the podcast, which provided further information and interviews about the ESC.

This contains all three previously released singles ‘Andetag’, ‘Running Low’ and ‘Perfectly Damaged’ as well as two additional songs ‘History’ and ‘Side Effects’.

January 2024 Zelmerlöw again hosted the 25th anniversary of the Idrottsgalan, the Swedish sports gala, alongside Carolina Klüft, which was aired live from Stockholm.

Other members were the famous Swedish stars Eric Saade, Loa Falkman, Filip Berg, Adam Lundgren, Casper Jarnebrink, Victor Leksell, Boris René and Ulrik Munther.

[91][92] In March 2014, while a guest on Swedish cooking show Pluras kök, Zelmerlöw commented that he considered homosexuality an avvikelse (English: deviation).

On 8 July 2024 Zelmerlöw opened a coffee and wine trailer named Beans and Grapes which is in the garden adjacent to the tennis museum in Båstad, Sweden.