Hanna Alma Beata Ferm (born 23 October 2000) is a Swedish singer. She competed in Idol 2017, where she placed second.
Career
Ferm participated in the TV4 talent show Talang Sverige 2014, which was broadcast on TV3.[1] She made it to the second semi-final of the competition.[1] Three years later, she participated in Idol 2017 where she made it to the final held at Globen Arena. She ended up in second place, behind Chris Kläfford.[2]
On 2 February 2018, Ferm released her first single called "Never Mine" after signing a record deal with Universal Music. It was written and produced by Jimmy Jansson, Isak Alveus Bornebusch, and ISELIN.[3] In July, she released her second single called "Bad Habit", which was written and produced by Herman Gardarfve, Patrik Jean, Melanie Wehbe, and Hanna herself.[4]
On 16 November 2018, Ferm returned as a guest performer to Idol 2018 on TV4 to duet with contestant Bragi Bergsson.[5]
Ferm participated in Melodifestivalen 2019 in a duet with LIAMOO with the song "Hold You". They had sung together while Hanna was in Idol 2017. LIAMOO had won the competition the year before.[6] On 9 February 2019, in semi-final 2 of the competition, they qualified for the final, where they finished in 3rd place. Outta Breath, which was released as a single in October 2019, was written and produced by Jakob Redtzer, Sorana, William Jerner, and Hanna.
Hanna Ferm competed as a solo singer in Melodifestivalen 2020 with the song "Brave". She performed in the fourth semi-final at the Malmö Arena in Malmö on 22 February 2020[7] and went directly to the final, hosted at Friends Arena in Solna on 7 March 2020.[8] She ended up in fourth place (out of 12 finalists in total), scoring a total of 94 points. She received a higher score by the television votes (third-most votes) than by the international jury (ninth-most points).[9]
The single Sweet Temptation was released on 12 June 2020. It was written and produced by Dotter, Dino Medanhodzic, and Hanna. It was accompanied by her first music video as a professional artist.