David Lindgren

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
Lindgren at Melodifestivalen 2018 in Karlstad
Lindgren at Melodifestivalen 2018 in Karlstad
Background information
Birth nameJohan David Stellan Lindgren
Born (1982-04-28) 28 April 1982
Kalix, Sweden
GenresPop
OccupationsSinger, musical artist and television presenter
Years active2009–present
LabelsEMI 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
  • 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

Lindgren is married[8] to Kristina Lindgren, they have a son named Ben, born in 2011[9] and a daughter, Ella.

Discography

Albums
Album Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
SWE
[10]
Get Started
  • Released: 2012
  • Label: EMI Sweden
  • Format: CD
 1
Ignite the Beat
  • Released: 2013
  • Label: EMI Sweden
  • Format: CD
 2

Singles
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
SWE
[10]		 TUR
[11]
"Shout It Out" 2012 8112
  • GLF: 2× Platinum
 Get Started
"Skyline" 2013 17—
  • GLF: Gold
 Ignite the Beat
"We Are Your Tomorrow" 2016 27[12]—
  • GLF: Gold
 Non-album single
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

References
  1. David med på tv i morgon, "Norran"
  2. Sändningsordning 2010, "Så ska det låta"
  3. Moopy Melodifestivalen Forum. "Melodifestivalen 2012 – Heat Two – Göteborg", 6 February 2012
  4. Melodifestivalen 2013
  5. Escudero, Victor M. (12 March 2016). "Frans wins Melodifestivalen in Sweden". EBU.
  6. 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.
  7. Frid, Karin (2 November 2017). "Melodifestivalens programledare 2018". SVT (in Swedish). Retrieved 2 November 2017.
  8. Moopy Melodifestivalen Forum. "The David Lindgren Thread", 12 February 2012
  9. Schlagerfiasko. "", 10 February 2012
  10. "David Lindgren – Swedish Charts". swedishcharts.com/ Hung Medien.
  11. Turkish Singles Chart Archived 5 March 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  12. "Sverigetopplistan - Sveriges Officiella Topplista". Archived from the original on 26 December 2015. Retrieved 27 June 2014.


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