Before becoming a TV celebrity, she worked amongst others as a singer in the floor show Svensk Schlager in Trollhättan where she resided. She also worked as a fashion model, including appearing in the magazine Café. She gained fame after taking part in the 2002 series of the television showFame Factory where she was pregnant through a relation with musician Jonas Erixon. The Swedish record manager Bert Karlsson proposed to put her in a duo with another Fame participant Magnus Bäcklund. The duo was called Fame. She was voted Sweden's sexiest woman in 2003.
In Fame
Fame was formed in 2003 and under that banner, she took part in 2003 in Melodifestivalen under the name Fame, with "Give Me Your Love" that earned favour with the Swedish public and the jury winning in a landslide victory in Melodifestivalen 2003 at the Stockholm Globe Arena. They went on to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest, eventually garnering 107 points, which put them in fifth place. With Eurovision success, Fame put up a full studio album also titled Give Me Your Love. It included fourteen tracks, eleven in English and three in Swedish. The track list had 8 songs performed by the duo, four solo tracks by Jessica Andersson herself and 2 solo tracks by Magnus Bäcklund In 2004, Fame tried yet again for Melodifestivalen 2004, this time with "Vindarna vänder oss", finishing just sixth overall. Fame folded in 2006, with both continuing with solo careers.
Solo career
Andersson took part in the Melodifestivalen 2006 with the song "Kalla nätter" appearing in the third semi-final on 4 March 2006. The song did not qualify for the final, but was released as single and peaked at number 6 on the Swedish chart. In June, Andersson released "Du får för dig att du förför mig" which peaked at number 46. In 2007, Andersson took part in the Melodifestivalen again, this time with the song "Kom" earning a place in the "Andra Chansen" but failing to make the final. The song was subsequently released as a single and peaked at number 16 on the Swedish chart. In 2007 and 2008, she played the female lead in the musical Little Shop of Horrors, that had a long run at the Halmstad theatre. She eventually won the Guldmasken award, equivalent to the AmericanTony Awards. In November 2009, Andersson released her debut solo studio album, Wake Up, which peaked at number 10 on the Swedish Albums Chart. The album was proceeded by the single "Wake Up". In 2010, Andersson returned to the Melodifestivalen, with the song "I Did It for Love". The song reached the final, finishing 8th overall. The song was released as a single and peaked at number 13 on the Swedish Singles Chart. In 2011, Andersson competed in Let's Dance 2011 She partnered Kristjan Lootus and was declared the winner on 25 March. In 2011, she released a biography which has sold over 120,000 copies. In 2013, Andersson released her second studio album, 40.14.4. In 2015, Andersson completed in the Melodifestivalen for the fourth time. The song "Can't Hurt Me Now" made the final ultimately placing 11th. In April, Andersson released her third studio album Perfect Now, which peaked at number 3. In November 2016, Andersson released the jointChristmas albumOnce Upon a Christmas Night with Magnus Carlsson. In February 2018, Andersson will make her fifth appearance at the Melodifestivalen with a song called "Party Voice".
Personal life
Andersson lived in Spånga, Hagfors, Lidköping and Skövde, and since 1997 has been residing in Trollhättan. She married singer Rickard Andersson from 1994 to 1996 and has kept her husband's family name even after separation. She has one son, Liam, from a relation with musician Jonas Erixon.
