Lena Philipsson was born in 1966, in a small town called Vetlanda in the middle of southern Sweden.
Lena started her career as a singer in the eighties. In 1982 she won several talent shows in Sweden and in 1984 she released her first single “Boy/You Open My Eyes”. When Lena was twenty years old, she competed in Melodifestivalen for the first time with “Kärleken är evig” (“Love is Eternal”) and came 2nd. This was followed up by a 5th place with “Dansa i neon” (“Dancing in Neon”) and a 2nd place with “Om igen” (“Again”) in 1987 and 1988.
In the late eighties and early nineties Lena turned more and more over to sing in English and also tried to breakthrough in Europe but she didn’t succeeded as good as in Sweden. She kept on releasing several albums, played on tours and performed music shows in Sweden. She was also voted to Sweden’s sexiest woman for several years in a row.
In 2004 she returned to Melodifestivalen and finally won the national selection with “Det gör ont” (“It hurts”). The song ended up at an equal 5th place i the Eurovision Song Contest in Kiev, Ukraine. “Det gör ont” was written by another famous artist i Sweden Orup. After the contest they recorded an where Orup had written most of the songs for Lena and a few years later they recorded a duet album together and toured through Sweden.
On her latest two albums she get back to write her own songs and in Swedish this time. The song “Jag är ingen älskling” (“I’m no sweetheart”) is from her latest album.
This is the 7th time that Lena represented Sweden in the OGAE Song Contest. She came in 2nd place in 1987 and -89, 3rd place in 1996, 4th place in 1995 and 5th place in 2005 and -06. Will she make it and win this time?