David Lindgren (born 28 April 1982 in Skellefteå, Sweden) is a Swedish singer, musical actor and television presenter. He is signed to the EMI Sweden label.
David Lindgren | |
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 Lindgren at Melodifestivalen 2018 in Karlstad | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Johan David Stellan Lindgren |
| Born | 28 April 1982 Kalix, Sweden |
| Genres | Pop |
| Occupations | Singer, musical artist and television presenter |
| Years active | 2009–present |
| Labels | EMI Sweden Warner Music Sweden |
In 2009, he appeared on the Swedish television show Så ska det låta[1] on SVT in the same team as Kicki Danielsson and Putte Nelsson. In 2010, he appeared on the show for a second time[2] with Jessica Heribertsson. His third appearance on the same popular show was on 20 January 2013, competing together with teammate Jennifer Brown.
Melodifestivalen
edit- In 2012, he took part in the Swedish Melodifestivalen 2012.[3] In the second heat, his song "Shout It Out" co-written by Fernando Fuentes and Tony Nilsson made it to the Globen final on 10 March 2012 and finished 4th overall.
- He participated in Melodifestivalen 2013 with the song "Skyline" co-written by Fernando Fuentes, Henrik Nordenback and Christian Fast. After his performance in an initial semi-final round on 2 February 2013, he finished 1st/2nd – advancing directly to the Melodifestivalen finals which were held on 9 March 2013, where he finished 8th, with 69 points.[4]
- He participated in Melodifestivalen 2016 with "We Are Your Tomorrow". After performing the second semi-final on 13 February, he moved to the Melodifestivalen finals to be held on 12 March 2016. He finished 11th, with 39 points.[5]
On 30 September 2016, SVT announced that Lindgren will host all six shows of Melodifestivalen 2017 alongside Clara Henry and Hasse Andersson.[6] On 2 November 2017, SVT announced that Lindgren alone will host all six shows of Melodifestivalen 2018, along with his sidekick Fab Freddie.[7]
Personal life
editLindgren is married[8] to Kristina Lindgren, they have a son named Ben, born in 2011[9] and a daughter, Ella.
Discography
editAlbums
edit| Album Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications |
|---|---|---|---|
| SWE [10] | |||
| Get Started |
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1 | |
| Ignite the Beat |
|
2 |
Singles
edit| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SWE [10] |
TUR [11] | ||||||||
| "Shout It Out" | 2012 | 8 | 112 |
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Get Started | ||||
| "Skyline" | 2013 | 17 | — |
|
Ignite the Beat | ||||
| "We Are Your Tomorrow" | 2016 | 27[12] | — |
|
Non-album single | ||||
| "—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||
References
edit- ^ David med på tv i morgon, "Norran"
- ^ Sändningsordning 2010, "Så ska det låta"
- ^ Moopy Melodifestivalen Forum. "Melodifestivalen 2012 – Heat Two – Göteborg", 6 February 2012
- ^ Melodifestivalen 2013
- ^ Escudero, Victor M. (12 March 2016). "Frans wins Melodifestivalen in Sweden". EBU.
- ^ Lindqvist, Anton (30 September 2016). "Clara Henry, David Lindgren och Hasse Andersson blir programledare för Melodifestivalen 2017". svt.se (in Swedish). Sveriges Television. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
- ^ Frid, Karin (2 November 2017). "Melodifestivalens programledare 2018". SVT (in Swedish). Retrieved 2 November 2017.
- ^ Moopy Melodifestivalen Forum. "The David Lindgren Thread", 12 February 2012
- ^ Schlagerfiasko. "[1][permanent dead link]", 10 February 2012
- ^ a b "David Lindgren – Swedish Charts". swedishcharts.com/ Hung Medien.
- ^ Turkish Singles Chart Archived 5 March 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Sverigetopplistan - Sveriges Officiella Topplista". Archived from the original on 26 December 2015. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
External links
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Media related to David Lindgren at Wikimedia Commons- Official website (in Swedish)
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