David Lindgren
David Lindgren | |
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.jpg?lang=en) Lindgren at Melodifestivalen 2018 in Karlstad | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Johan David Stellan Lindgren |
| Born | 28 April 1982 Nederkalix, Sweden |
| Genres | Pop |
| Occupations | Singer, musical artist and television presenter |
| Years active | 2009–present |
| Labels | EMI Sweden Warner Music Sweden |
Johan David Stellan Lindgren (born 28 April 1982) is a Swedish singer, musical actor and television presenter. He is signed to the EMI Sweden label.
Biography
[edit]Johan David Stellan Lindgren was born 28 April 1982 in Nederkalix.[1] He grew up in Ersmark.[2]
In 2009, he appeared on the Swedish television show Så ska det låta[3] on SVT in the same team as Kicki Danielsson and Putte Nelsson. In 2010, he appeared on the show for a second time[4] with Jessica Heribertsson. His third appearance on the same popular show was on 20 January 2013, competing together with teammate Jennifer Brown. Lindgren presented Let's Dance 2021, 2022 along with Petra Mede and Let's Dance 2023 along with Kristin Kaspersen.[5] He participated as a celebrity dancer in Let's Dance 2025 broadcast on TV4.[6]
Melodifestivalen
[edit]In 2012, he took part in the Swedish Melodifestivalen 2012.[7] 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. The cover portrait of "Shout It Out" single is photographed by Martin Botvidsson.
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.[8]
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.[9] On 30 September 2016, SVT announced that Lindgren will host all six shows of Melodifestivalen 2017 alongside Clara Henry and Hasse Andersson.[10] On 2 November 2017, SVT announced that Lindgren alone will host all six shows of Melodifestivalen 2018, along with his sidekick Fab Freddie.[11]
Personal life
[edit]Lindgren is married[12] to Kristina Lindgren, they have a son named Ben, born in 2011[13] and a daughter, Ella.
Discography
[edit]Albums
[edit]| Album Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications |
|---|---|---|---|
| SWE [14] | |||
| Get Started |
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1 | |
| Ignite the Beat |
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2 |
Singles
[edit]| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SWE [14] |
TUR [15] | ||||||||
| "Shout It Out" | 2012 | 8 | 112 |
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Get Started | ||||
| "Skyline" | 2013 | 17 | — |
|
Ignite the Beat | ||||
| "We Are Your Tomorrow" | 2016 | 27[16] | — |
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Non-album single | ||||
| "—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "David Lindgrens Mello-avslöjande: Vill tävla 2024". 30 September 2023.
- ^ "David Lindgren: Jag tackar Gud varje kväll". 19 February 2021.
- ^ David med på tv i morgon, "Norran"
- ^ Sändningsordning 2010, "Så ska det låta"
- ^ "David Lindgren tvingas lämna "Let's dance"". Aftonbladet. 27 August 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2025.
- ^ "Alla deltagare i "Let's dance" 2025". Aftonbladet. 12 February 2025. Retrieved 3 May 2025.
- ^ 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. Archived from the original on 23 March 2016. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
- ^ Lindqvist, Anton (30 September 2016). "Clara Henry, David Lindgren och Hasse Andersson blir programledare för Melodifestivalen 2017". svt.se (in Swedish). Sveriges Television. Archived from the original on 19 October 2016. 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.
- ^ 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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