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Kjell Jennstig

Swedish musician and composer/songwriter (born 1960) Kjell Jennstig

Kjell Jennstig (born February 17, 1960) is a Swedish musician and composer/songwriter. As a musician he is mostly known as guitarist in Swedish motorcycle group, Kenneth & the Knutters. As a composer/songwriter, he has written for a number of Swedish performers, including Carina Jaarnek, Caracola, Grönwalls, Blender and Caroline Wennergren.

Jennstig has participated three times in the Latvian Eurovision Song Contest preselection compe*ion, Eirodziesma:

  • In 2007, his song "Questa Notte", written together with Torbjörn W*enius and Fransesca Russo and performed by Bonaparti.lv, won the compe*ion. The song was then in the Eurovision Song Contest final in Helsinki where it ended 16th.
  • In 2008, his song "You really got me going" ended second. It was written with Leif Goldkuhl and performed by "Aisha" (Aija Andrejeva).
  • In 2011, Jennstig had two songs in the Spanish Eurovision Song Contest preselection (Destino Eurovision): "Evangeline" and "Golden Cadillac".

"Evangeline" qualified for the final where it was performed by "Auryn".

  • In 2013, he had a song in the Swedish ESC preselection, Melodifestivalen. It won its semifinal and went to the final where it ended in tenth place .

The following table shows Kjells Eurovision entries so far:

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