In February 2006, he was a contestant in Melodifestivalen's semi-final in
Karlstad with "Lev Livet!", composed by
Anders Glenmark and
Niklas Strömstedt, and qualified for the final in
Globen. In 2007, Magnus performed in the third heat of Melodifestivalen 2007 in
Örnsköldsvik with "Live Forever", an eighties-inspired electropop dance song. The entry came in 5th place and was knocked out of the contest but still became the 6th most frequently played song on Swedish radio in 2007. The song was released as a single on 5 March 2007 and reached the status of gold certificate. Carlsson participated in
Melodifestivalen 2015 with "
Möt mig i Gamla stan" and made it to the final in
Friends Arena, finishing 9th overall in 12 finalists. ==Personal life==