Robin Bengtsson is a Swedish singer. He is best known for participating in the fifth season of Idol in 2008, where he finished in third place. In 2010, he was runner-up in the Scandinavian version of the reality series Wipeout.
In 2016, he debuted at Melodifestivalen with the song "Constellation Prize", finishing in 5th place. After winning on his second attempt, he represented Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 in Kyiv with the song I Can't Go On, which finished in 5th place in the grand final with 344 points.
After representing Sweden in 2017, he participated in Melodifestivalen 2020 with the song "Take a Chance", finishing 8th in the final.
He participated in Melodifestivalen a fourth time in 2022 with the song "Innocent Love", finishing 11th in the final.
He was one of the five members of the Swedish jury for the 2024 contest in Malmö.
Trivia[]
- The top 3 of Idol 2008 featured three national final candidates for Eurovision 2017 including Bengtsson. Runner-up Alice Svensson finished in 5th place in the fourth semifinal of Melodifestivalen 2017 performing the song "Running With Lions", while winner Kevin Borg participated in the Maltese final with the song "Follow", finishing third (in 2013 he was runner-up with the song "Needing You").
- At Melodifestivalen 2020, Robin competed in the same semifinal as fellow Idol 2008 finalist Loulou Lamotte, who is part of the trio The Mamas. Both acts advanced to the final.
- At Eurovision, Bengtsson performed his song on a treadmill with four backing dancers. He wore a grey tailored suit but changed his outfit slightly between the semi-final and the final: he wore socks for the semi-final but did not during the final.