Eric Saade

Eric Khaled Saade (Swedish: [ˇeːrɪk saˇaːdɛ]; Arabic: إريك سعادة‎, romanized: ʾĪrik Saʿāda, IPA: [ˈʔiːrik saˈʕaːdɐ]; born October 29, 1990), is a Swedish singer. He spent two years with the boy band What's Up!, leaving the band in February 2009 to pursue a solo career. After winning the Swedish Melodifestivalen 2011 with "Popular", Saade represented Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 in Germany, placing third.