In band What's Up! Stjernberg had won in the
Sommarchansen in
Malmö in 2006. In 2007, he took part in an event held at the Globe Theater where 15 finalists vied to become part of a prospective
boy band. He was one of four chosen to become part of the band, eventually called
What's Up!. The other finalists that made part of the band were
Eric Saade, Ludwig "Ludde" Keijser and Johan Yngvesson. When Eric Saade left, he was replaced by Johannes Magnusson. The band released one album,
In Pose reaching number 40 on the
Swedish Albums Chart. Two of the singles charted in the
Sverigetopplistan, the official Swedish Singles Chart, namely "Go Girl!" reaching number 5 and "If I Told You Once" that peaked at number 16. Stjernberg became the second member of
What's Up! to represent Sweden at Eurovision after
Eric Saade represented the country in the
Eurovision Song Contest 2011 in Germany.
In Idol (2011) Stjernberg took part in
Idol 2011 and finished in second place. ;Performances: • Audition: "
Who You Are" from
Jessie J • 26 September 2011 (Quarter-final): "
Breakeven" from (
The Script) • 30 September 2011 (Semi-final): "
Animal" from (
Neon Trees) (To Final 12) • 7 October 2011 (Top 11): "
California King Bed" from
Rihanna (safe) • 14 October 2011 (Top 10): "Alla Vill Till Himmelen Men Ingen Vill Dö" from
Timbuktu (safe) • 21 October 2011 (Top 9): "
Halo" from (
Beyoncé) (safe) • 28 October 2011 (Top 8): "
When a Man Loves a Woman" from
Percy Sledge (safe) • 4 November 2011 (Top 7): "
Who You Are" from
Jessie J (safe) • 11 November 2011 (Top 6): "
Reach Out, I'll Be There" from
The Four Tops (safe) • 18 November 2011 (Top 5): "
Bohemian Rhapsody" from
Queen and "
Pride (In the Name of Love)" from
U2 (safe) • 25 November 2011 (Top 4): "
Let Me Entertain You" from
Robbie Williams and
You Raise Me Up from
Josh Groban (safe) • 2 December 2011 (Top 3): "
Dedication to My Ex (Miss That)" from
Lloyd and "
Love Is Gone" from
David Guetta &
Chris Willis (safe) • 9 December 2011 (Final): "
In My Head" from
Jason Derulo, "
Halo" from
Beyoncé Knowles and the winner's song "
All This Way" He received 48% of the votes against 52% to the winner
Amanda Fondell in the final.
After Idol After
Idol, he released his first music single "
All This Way" on 2 December 2011. The song, also sung by the winner
Amanda Fondell in a separate version, is written and produced by
Idol 2004 first runner up
Darin Zanyar amongst others. Stjernberg is signed to the
Lionheart Music Group record label. He released his own Idol-compilation
My Versions on 4 January 2012. The first official single from the album will be his version of
Beyoncé's song "
Halo".
Melodifestivalen and Eurovision 2013 Stjernberg took part in
Melodifestivalen 2013 with the song "
You". He performed in the fourth semi-final held on 23 February 2013 in
Malmö Arena,
Malmö and coming 3rd/4th, qualified to the "Second Chance" round, which was held on 2 March in
Löfbergs Lila Arena,
Karlstad. In the "Second Chance" round, he was in the best four songs after the first two rounds of voting, and he won his duel against
Martin Rolinski. He went on to win the final on 9 March. He
represented Sweden in the
Eurovision Song Contest 2013 in
Malmö on 18 May, placing 14th with 62 points. Robin Stjernberg's song became the first "Second Chance" song ever to win the Melodifestivalen final. The song went on to win, meaning Stjernberg participated in the
Eurovision Song Contest 2017 as a songwriter, ending up in fifth place. In 2020, Robin became one half of OhFrank and released several singles. On the first of 2021 Robin released his comeback single Pretty.
Songwriter and producer Robin Stjernberg competed as a songwriter and producer in the
Eurovision Song Contest 2017 for the Swedish entry "I Can't Go On", which was performed by
Robin Bengtsson and landed in fifth place in the final. Since then, Robin has written and produced a number of songs for both other artists as well as himself, and also collaborated with award-winning songwriters such as
Liz Rose, Matt McGinn, Gordie Sampson and Burt Butler. In 2019 and 2020, Robin spent a lot of time in both Stockholm and Nashville, aiming to develop his own artistry. Robin has written and produced music for artists such as
Sandro Cavazza,
Dotter,
Estraden,
Megan Thee Stallion,
Anna Bergendahl,
Jill Johnson and
Steps. Robin also took part in writing
The Mamas's entry in
Melodifestivalen 2021, "In The Middle", which placed third in the final. In 2020 he took part in writing the hit song
Lean on Me, which placed #1 on Swedish charts and airplay.
ohFrank Robin Stjernberg and Benjamin Roustaing started their group project ohFrank during 2020. Together they have released the EP "Dandelion" and the singles "Millenial", "Schizophrenic" and "Venice", to mention a few. ==Discography==