Linda Sundblad

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Linda Sundblad
Background information
Birth nameLinda Caroline Sundblad
Born (1981-07-05) 5 July 1981 (age 42)
OriginLidköping, Sweden
Genres
Occupation(s)singer, songwriter
Websitewww.lindasundblad.com

Linda Caroline Sundblad (born 5 July 1981, in Lidköping) is a Swedish singer, actress and model.

Career[edit]

Lambretta[edit]

Dropping out of school at the age of 15 to join the pop rock music band Lambretta, she experienced much success at a young age. After releasing three albums with Lambretta, she decided in Autumn 2005 to go solo.[1]

Solo[edit]

Her first solo single, "Oh Father", was released in September 2006 and her debut album, Oh My God!, a couple of months later. "Oh Father" was nominated for a Grammis award.[2] Musicwise it remained silent around Sundblad until the second part of 2009 when the new single "2 All My Girls" was released and a second album announced[3] for 24 March 2010.

Other projects[edit]

She is also featured on the Reflections album by Apocalyptica, for which she sings the vocals to "Faraway Vol. 2". Sundblad works currently with House music artist Rasmus Faber; she sang for him on the single "Everything Is Alright",[4] which was released on 22 November 2008 and on his second single "Always", which was released on 6 April 2009. Sundblad also features on Rasmus Faber's debut album Where We Belong.[5]

Melodifestivalen 2011[edit]

Linda Sundblad participated in Melodifestivalen 2011, the Swedish selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2011. She competed in the third semi-final on 19 February 2011 in Cloetta Center, Linköping, with the song "Lucky You", which finished 6th and did not qualify for the final.

Model career[edit]

Sundblad has worked since 2005 as a model, presenting L'Oréal and Munthe plus Simonsen.[6]

Radio career[edit]

Since 8 November 2006 Sunblad has worked as a radio announcer at Sveriges Radio,[7] where she moderated the programme P3 Star.

Discography[edit]

Singles

  • "Oh Father" (2006, SE #1)
  • "Lose You" (2006, SE #2)
  • "Back in Time" (2007)
  • "Who (Q Boy)" (2007)
  • "Cheat" (2007)
  • "2 All My Girls" (2009, SE #50)
  • "Let's Dance" (2010, SE #7)
  • "Perfect Nobody" (2010)
  • "Lucky You" (2011)

Albums

Lambretta[edit]

Albums

  • Breakfast (July 1999)
  • Lambretta (June 2002)
  • The Fight (March 2005)

Singles

  • "Blow Up All My Fuses" (1999)
  • "Absolutely Nothing" (1999)
  • "And All The Roses" (1999)
  • "Bimbo" (April 2002)
  • "Creep" (August 2002)
  • "Perfect Tonight" (2002)
  • "Chemical" (2004)
  • "Anything" (2004)
  • "Kill Me" (2004)

Guest appearances[edit]

Singles

with Apocalyptica
with Rasmus Faber
  • "Everything Is Alright" (2008)
  • "Always" (2009)
with Kleerup
  • "History" (2009)

TV appearances[edit]

  • "Sommarkrysset" (2007)
  • "FörKväll" (2006–2007)
  • "Nyhetsmorgon" (2006–2007)
  • "Bingolotto" (2006)
  • "Studio Virtanen" (2006)
  • "Vi i femman" (2005)
  • "Körslaget" (2010)
  • "Allsång på Skansen" (2010)[8]

References[edit]

  1. ^ [1] Archived 19 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Bästa Läsningen • Snyggaste Modet". Cafe.se. Retrieved 6 November 2012.
  3. ^ "3 MARS, 3 MARS, 3 MARS, 3 MARS!!!! | Linda Sundblad". Archived from the original on 12 August 2010. Retrieved 23 July 2009.
  4. ^ "Rasmus Faber feat. Linda Sundblad – Everything Is Alright :: Song Page". Deejaylink.com. 22 November 2008. Archived from the original on 23 February 2012. Retrieved 6 November 2012.
  5. ^ "Rasmus Faber feat. Linda Sundblad – Always (Studio Apartment & Ananda Project Remixes) – Traxsource.com – Download Underground House and Electronic Music in WAV and MP3 format". Traxsource.com. 31 October 2012. Retrieved 6 November 2012.
  6. ^ Stefan Malmqvist (8 November 2006). "Linda Sundblad är redo för revansch | Kultur | SvD". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). Svd.se. Retrieved 6 November 2012.
  7. ^ "Lambretta-Linda blir programledare på P3 | Nöjesbladet | Aftonbladet". Aftonbladet.se. 28 July 2008. Retrieved 6 November 2012.
  8. ^ [2] Archived 27 May 2009 at the Wayback Machine

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