Álvaro Raúl Estrella Zapata (born 14 August 1980) is a Swedish singer and dancer of Chilean origin who has participated four times in Melodifestivalen (2014, 2020, 2021 and 2022), the selection process for picking the Swedish entry to the Eurovision Song Contest.
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Álvaro Raúl Estrella Zapata |
| Born | 14 August 1980 Stockholm, Sweden |
| Origin | Chile |
| Genres | Pop |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, dancer |
| Labels | X-Level, Universal Music |
Melodifestivalen
editIn 2014 he competed with the song "Bedroom" written by Jakke Erixson, Jon Bordon, Loren Francis, Kristofer Östergren.[1][2] He sang in the first semi-final in Malmö but he didn't pass to the final, taking the 6th place.
Estrella has also appeared as dancer for many years in the Melodifestivalen contest including for singer Danny Saucedo in Saucedo's song "Amazing" in 2012.
He participated in Melodifestivalen 2020 with the song "Vamos Amigos" along with Mendez.[3] The song reached the finale through the Second Chance round and ended up in eleventh place, scoring a total of 40 points.[4]
He participated in Melodifestivalen 2021[5] with the song "Bailá Bailá" performed on 20 February 2021, qualifying to the "andra chansen" (second chance) round, where he won his duel and qualified for the final.[6] He performed in the final on 13 March 2021, finishing in 10th place with a total of 26 points.[7]
He participated in Melodifestivalen 2022 with the song ”Suave”. He performed in Heat 2 on 12 February 2022, qualifying to the semi-final.[8] He performed again on 5 March 2022, failing to qualify to the final.[9]
Others
editIn 2014, he dubbed the role of the lead character Manolo Sánchez in the Swedish version of the animated film The Book of Life.
He developed a dancing career and has danced for many artists including Danny Saucedo, Eric Saade and others.
Discography
editSingles
edit| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certification | Album | |||||||||||||||||
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| SWE [10] | |||||||||||||||||||||
| "Bedroom" | 2014 | 51 | Melodifestivalen 2014 | ||||||||||||||||||
| "All in My Head" | — | Non-album single | |||||||||||||||||||
| "Side x Side" | 2016 | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| "Taking You Home" | 2018 | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| "Weekend Lover" | 2019 | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| "Vamos Amigos" (Mendez featuring Alvaro Estrella) |
2020 | 12 | Melodifestivalen 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||
| "Mistletoe" | — | Non-album single | |||||||||||||||||||
| "Bailá Bailá" | 2021 | 8 | Melodifestivalen 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||
| "Suave" | 2022 | 18 [12] |
Melodifestivalen 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Filmography
edit- The Book of Life in dubbing role of Manolo Sánchez (in Swedish)
References
edit- ^ "Alvaro Estrella bilder, videos och nyheter - Posh24". Archived from the original on 2018-07-23. Retrieved 2014-02-12.
- ^ "Alvaro Estrella om sextexten i Melodifestivalen 2014: "Passion och busighet" - Melodifestivalen | SVT.se". www.svt.se. Archived from the original on 2014-02-03.
- ^ Favoriterna stod pall i Andra chansen Expressen Retrieved 4 March 2020
- ^ Thornéus, Ebba; Demirian, Natalie; Ek, Torbjörn (7 March 2020). "The Mamas vinner Melodifestivalen 2020". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 2020-03-08. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
- ^ "LISTA: De tävlar i Melodifestivalen 2021". Aftonbladet. December 2020. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
- ^ These are Sweden’s contenders for the Eurovision Song Contest The Local. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
- ^ "Melodifestivalen 2021 detailed voting results: Danny Saucedo, Dotter, Tusse and The Mamas won the semi-finals". Wiwibloggs. 18 March 2021. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
- ^ "Melodifestivalen 2022 Semi-Final 2 results: Liamoo and John Lundvik qualify for final". Wiwibloggs. 12 February 2022. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
- ^ "Sweden: Melodifestivalen 2022 semi-final qualifiers revealed". Wiwibloggs. 5 March 2022. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
- ^ "Alvaro Estrella discography". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
- ^ "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 14" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
- ^ "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 10". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
External links
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