# Erika Selin

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**Erika Selin** (born August 6, 1991) is a Swedish singer, who competed in *[Idol 2009](/source/Idol_2009)* where she finished in eighth place.[1][2] In 2015, she took part in Eurosong for selecting the Irish entry for [Eurovision Song Contest 2015](/source/Eurovision_Song_Contest_2015) with "Break Me Up" finishing third.

## *Idol* 2009

Main article: [Idol 2009 (Sweden)](/source/Idol_2009_(Sweden))

In 2009, Erika Selin took part in [season 6](/source/Idol_2009_(Sweden)) of the Swedish version of *[Idol](/source/Idol_(Swedish_TV_series))* where she auditioned with "[A Moment Like This](/source/A_Moment_Like_This)", a song by [Kelly Clarkson](/source/Kelly_Clarkson) becoming part of the Top 20 picked for the live shows. On the second semi-final night aired on 29 September 2009, she sang "[Bless the Broken Road](/source/Bless_the_Broken_Road)" from the [Rascal Flattss](/source/Rascal_Flatts) and was one of two semi-finalists that night to go through to next round singing "[Show Me Heaven](/source/Show_Me_Heaven)" from [Maria McKee](/source/Maria_McKee). This qualified her to the Top 11.

Further performances in the finals:

- Week 1 (9 October 2009) – Theme: Club Idol – "About You Now" ([Sugababes](/source/Sugababes)) (qualified to Top 10)
- Week 2 (16 October 2009) – Theme: Michael Jackson songs – "[Beat It](/source/Beat_It)" ([Michael Jackson](/source/Michael_Jackson)) (qualified to Top 9)
- Week 3 (23 October 2009) – Theme: Rock songs – "Here Without You" ([3 Doors Down](/source/3_Doors_Down)) (qualified to Top 8)
- Week 4 (30 October 2009) – Theme: Las Vegas – "[Sway](/source/Sway_(Luis_Demetrio_song))" ([Perez Prado](/source/Perez_Prado) & [Rosemary Clooney](/source/Rosemary_Clooney)) (Eliminated finishing 8th overall for season)

## After *Idol*

Selin sent in the entry "[Kom](/source/Kom_(Timoteij_song))" to [Melodifestivalen 2010](/source/Melodifestivalen_2010) but in the end the song was given to girl band [Timoteij](/source/Timoteij) for the contest.[3]

In 2010, she also released the music single "For You" along with singer Patrik Öhlund.

## Eurosong 2015 for Ireland

Selin participated in the national selection that selected the act to represent [Ireland](/source/Ireland_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_2015) in the [Eurovision Song Contest 2015](/source/Eurovision_Song_Contest_2015) with the song "Break Me Up".[4][5] The song was picked as one of the Top 5 for the live show final held on 27 February 2015 on *[The Late Late Show](/source/The_Late_Late_Show_(Ireland))*, where she performed live with Cecilia Kallin from [Timoteij](/source/Timoteij) and her brother Charles Kallin performing as back-up singers and guitarists. She placed third overall in the selection process, with "[Playing with Numbers](/source/Playing_with_Numbers)" by [Molly Sterling](/source/Molly_Sterling) winning to represent Ireland. The "Break Me Up" music video was produced by photographer Martin Botvidsson.

## Discography

### Album

**featured in**

- 2009: *[Det bästa från Idol 2009](/source/Det_b%C3%A4sta_fr%C3%A5n_Idol#Det_bästa_från_Idol_2009)*

### Singles

- 2009: "About You Now"
- 2009: "I Wish Everyday Could Be Like Christmas" (with [*Idol* Allstars 2009](/source/Idol_2009_(Sweden)))
- 2010: "For You"
- 2015: "[Break Me Up](/source/Break_Me_Up)" (Entry in [Eurosong 2015](/source/Ireland_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_2015), Irish Eurovision selections)

## References

1. ["Sidan kunde inte hittas | Västerbottens-Kuriren"](https://web.archive.org/web/20110930202445/http://www.vk.se/Article.jsp?article=310234). Vk.se. Archived from [the original](http://www.vk.se/Article.jsp?article=310234) on September 30, 2011. Retrieved 2012-09-02.

1. ["Erika utröstad i "Idol""](https://web.archive.org/web/20121102145427/http://hd.se/noje/2009/10/31/erika-utroestad-i-idol/) (in Swedish). hd.se. 2009-10-31. Archived from [the original](http://hd.se/noje/2009/10/31/erika-utroestad-i-idol/) on 2012-11-02. Retrieved 2012-09-02.

1. ["Erika Sellin får inte sjunga i Melodifestivalen – Regionala nyheter"](https://web.archive.org/web/20121007160418/http://www.svt.se/2.33919/1.1792862/erika_sellin_far_inte_sjunga_i_melodifestivalen?lid=senasteNytt_895906&lpos=rubrik_1792862). svt.se. Archived from [the original](http://svt.se/2.33919/1.1792862/erika_sellin_far_inte_sjunga_i_melodifestivalen?lid=senasteNytt_895906&lpos=rubrik_1792862) on 2012-10-07. Retrieved 2012-09-02.

1. ["RTÉ reveals Eurosong 2015 hopefuls"](http://www.rte.ie/ten/news/2015/0209/678748-rte-reveals-eurosong-2015-hopefuls/). *RTE.ie*. 9 February 2015. Retrieved 9 February 2015.

1. Órla Ryan (9 February 2015). ["One of these acts will represent Ireland in the Eurovision... if we get there"](http://www.thejournal.ie/who-will-represent-ireland-in-eurovision-1927996-Feb2015/). *TheJournal.ie*. Retrieved 9 February 2015.

## External links

- [Official blog](https://web.archive.org/web/20101228200024/http://erikaselin.blogg.se/)

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