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Sara Magdalena "Malena" Ernman (born 4 November 1970) is a Swedish opera singer. Outside the world of opera and operettas, she has also performed chansons, cabaret, jazz, and appeared in musicals; and she has declared that she is very much attracted to the attributes of variété theatre and small, intimate stage rooms. She is a member of The Royal Swedish Academy of Music. Ernman represented Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 in Moscow.

She is the mother of climate activist Greta Thunberg, who convinced her to give up her international opera career due to the environmental impact of aviation.

Ernman was born in Uppsala, Sweden. She spent her childhood and school years in Sandviken. Ernman was educated at the Royal College of Music in Stockholm, the Music Conservatory in Orléans, France, and at the school of the Royal Swedish Opera. She is married to actor Svante Thunberg, and has two daughters, Greta and Beata.