Released February 2010 Genre Folk | Recorded 2010 Length 3:01 | |
Format CD single, digital download Label Lionheart International | ||
"This Is My Life" is an English language song by Swedish singer Anna Bergendahl, written by Kristian Lagerström and Bobby Ljunggren. The song won the Melodifestivalen 2010 on March 13 and Bergendahl represented Sweden in the 2010 Eurovision Song Contest. It is the first single released from her debut studio album Yours Sincerely.
"This Is My Life" was her first number-one single on the Swedish Singles Chart. It debuted at #1 on the Swedish chart for the week ending 5 March 2010 and stayed on top for four consecutive weeks.
This is My Life was the first ballad to win Melodifestivalen since 1998 when Kärleken är won and was Sweden's 50th entry in the Eurovision Song Contest. The song did not make it to the final coming 11th with 62 points missing out by just 5 points. This was the first time Sweden has not qualified for the Eurovision finals and the first time it has not appeared in them since 1976.