Eric Saade
Swedish singer, songwriter and television presenter
Eric Saade (born 29 October 1990 in Helsingborg, Sweden) is a Swedish-Palestinian singer. He spent two years with as boy band called What's Up!. He left the band in February 2009 to for a solo career.
![](http://up.wiki.x.io/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Eric_Saade.jpg/220px-Eric_Saade.jpg)
He won the Swedish Melodifestivalen 2011 with the song "Popular". He represented Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 in Germany, placing third in the final.[1]
Saade is of Palestinian descent on his father's side.
References
change- ↑ Tweet Följ @SvD Düsseldorf TT Spektra. "Eric Saade : "Nu går jag för Europa" | Kultur | SvD" (in Swedish). Svd.se. Retrieved 31 March 2015.