Pernilla Wahlgren
Swedish pop and schlager singer, musical performer and Allsång på Skansen host who shares life on and off stage through Wahlgrens värld and the Wahlgren & Wistam podcast.
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Known for
- Piccadilly Circus1985 · Singer and Melodifestivalen finalist
SVT - Allsång på Skansen2023–present · Host
SVT - Wahlgrens värld2016–present · Herself
Kanal 5 / HBO Max - Pernilla Wahlgrens Happy Ending2024–2025 · Stage performer
Lifeline - Wahlgren & Wistam2015–present · Co-host with Sofia Wistam
- Masked Singer Sverige2021–present · Panellist
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Overview
- Born
- 24 December 1967, Gustavsberg, Sweden
- Work
- Singer, actor, television presenter and podcast host
- Breakout
- Piccadilly Circus at Melodifestivalen 1985
- On television
- Host of Allsång på Skansen since 2023
Mini bio
How it started.
Pernilla was performing on stage as a child. Her early musical roles included Louise in the Swedish production of The Sound of Music in 1982. She grew up in a performing family, with actors Christina Schollin and Hans Wahlgren as her parents.
The song fans still know.
Her recording breakthrough came with Piccadilly Circus at Melodifestivalen in 1985, where she finished fourth. She returned to the competition several times, including a second-place finish with Jan Johansen on Let Your Spirit Fly in 2003. SVT inducted her into Melodifestivalen’s Hall of Fame in 2023 for Piccadilly Circus.
Songs, sketches and everyday life.
Musical theatre, comedy and television have stayed alongside her pop career. Her three stage shows, Kort, glad och tacksam, Pernilla Wahlgren har Hybris and Happy Ending, together sold more than half a million tickets, according to her management. Wahlgren & Wistam began in 2015, Wahlgrens värld followed in 2016, and she took over Allsång på Skansen in 2023.
Creditschronological, newest first
Music
- 2013On Top of the WorldSinger with Swedish House Wives at Melodifestivalen
- 2010Jag vill om du vågarSinger and co-writer; Melodifestivalen finalist
- 2003Let Your Spirit FlyDuet with Jan Johansen; second at Melodifestivalen
- 1985Piccadilly CircusSinger; fourth at Melodifestivalen
Stage
- 2026Pjäsen som går åt helveteEnsemble performer
- 2024–2025Pernilla Wahlgrens Happy EndingPerformer in the musical comedy show
Television and podcasts
- 2023–presentAllsång på SkansenHost
- 2021–presentMasked Singer SverigePanellist
- 2016–presentWahlgrens världHerself
- 2015–presentWahlgren & WistamPodcast co-host with Sofia Wistam
Awards
- Kristallen · Female presenter of the year2026 · Viewers’ award for Allsång på Skansen.
- Melodifestivalen Hall of Fame2023 · Inducted for her performance of Piccadilly Circus.
- Svenska HumorprisetKort, glad och tacksam and Pernilla Wahlgren har Hybris both won the Swedish comedy prize, as noted by their producer.
Quotes
Jag älskar tv, men inget slår känslan av att stå på scen framför en levande publik.Pernilla Wahlgren, Lifeline summer tour announcement
Speaking about her 2026 summer concerts. In English: “I love TV, but nothing beats standing on stage in front of a live audience.”
Trivia
- She was born on Christmas Eve.
- SVT records her high C-sharp in Piccadilly Circus as setting a new Melodifestivalen high-note record in 1985.
- She performed On Top of the World with Swedish House Wives at Melodifestivalen in 2013.
- The recurring Bikten segment in Wahlgren & Wistam brings listeners’ confessions into the conversation.
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