Carola Häggkvist’s Tearful Truth: The Swedish Pop Icon Gets Candid in Upcoming Memoir

Carola Häggkvist, Sweden’s eternal Eurovision darling and national treasure, is making headlines once again – not for a new single or a triumphant Melodifestivalen comeback, but for something far more intimate. The 58-year-old star is baring her soul in an upcoming autobiography, and by the sound of it, readers should prepare themselves for a ride more emotional than a key change in “Främling”.

A life in the spotlight – and behind it

Carola’s journey through four decades of music and media has been as glittery as a Eurovision stage – but as her upcoming book reveals, not everything sparkles under the sequins. Best known internationally for winning Melodifestivalen in 1983 and charming Europe with “Främling”, Carola is now ready to tell the real story behind the lights, the fame, and the headlines.

It’s not her first time in print – fans might recall her 2016 Christmas cookbook «En godare jul med Carola» which blended festive recipes with cosy musings. This new book, however, is of a different flavour altogether.

Grief, glitter and everything in between

In her memoir, Carola speaks candidly about the devastating loss of both her parents within the same year, a heartbreak she’s long kept under wraps. Their passing in 2004 – just seven months apart – marked a period she describes as one of the darkest in her life.

Until now, she has kept her grief mostly private, only occasionally referencing it in interviews. But as she notes on Instagram, revisiting those moments while recording the audiobook version of her memoir proved deeply overwhelming:

“It all went smoothly… until it didn’t. Then the tears came. As they should, when life comes knocking.”

Somewhere between stoic and spiritual, Carola doesn’t shy away from showing emotion – and that, perhaps, is what continues to endear her to the Swedish public.

A love life left… unresolved?

Naturally, no celebrity memoir would be complete without a cryptic nod to the subject of romance. True to form, Carola teases just enough to spark curiosity, but not enough to satisfy the tabloids:

“I am…” she writes, leaving fans and journalists hanging like a perfectly timed drumroll before a Eurovision chorus.

Whatever the story is, we suspect it involves passion, heartbreak, possibly a wind machine, and definitely more grace than your average gossip column.

More than just a pop star

What’s most compelling here is not just the emotion, but the agency. Carola has chosen to tell her story on her own terms, pushing back against years of tabloid narratives and reclaiming the spotlight for herself – not as a performer, but as a human being.

With the memoir set for release soon, one thing is clear: whether you’re a Eurovision devotee, a pop culture connoisseur, or simply someone who appreciates a story told with heart – Carola’s book is not to be missed.

From glitzy ballads to raw honesty, Carola Häggkvist reminds us she’s not just a voice – she’s a survivor, a storyteller, and perhaps, above all, Sweden’s unshakable queen of comebacks.

Source: Svensk Dam