Lina Hedlund

Lina Maria Hedlund (born 28 March 1978) is a Swedish singer and member of the pop group Alcazar.[1] She also has a solo career.

Lina Hedlund
Hedlund during Melodifestivalen 2020
Hedlund during Melodifestivalen 2020
Background information
Birth nameLina Maria Hedlund
Born (1978-03-28) 28 March 1978
Bollnäs, Sweden
GenresPop, Musical
Occupation(s)Singer, actress
Years active1996–present

Career

Hedlund was born in Bollnäs. She has participated in Melodifestivalen a number of times, in Melodifestivalen 2002 along with her sister, singer Hanna Hedlund with the song "Big Time Party", in Melodifestivalen 2003 as a solo singer, and in Melodifestivalen 2009, 2010 and 2014 as a member of the pop trio Alcazar. In late 2003 Lina released the single "Lady Bump".

In 2007, Hedlund joined the pop group Alcazar after the departure of Magnus Carlsson and Annika Kjærgaard; her first gig with the group was at the G-A-Y nightclub in London, UK. Her first music single with the group was "We Keep On Rockin". In 2011 Hedlund made her first appearance as a TV presenter in the musical gameshow Copycat Singers broadcast on TV3. She has also been the host of the web series Sweden's best music on digitallive.eu.

She participated in Melodifestivalen 2019 with the song "Victorious", in the semifinal she qualified to the final.[2]

On 3 September 2019, Hedlund was announced as a presenter of Melodifestivalen 2020 along with David Sundin and Linnea Henriksson.[3]

Personal life

Lina and her boyfriend Nassim Al Fakir have two sons: Tilo, born 20 March 2012, and Eide, born 6 October 2016.[4][5]

Discography

Singles
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
SWE
[6]
"Big Time Party" 2002 – Non-album singles
"Lady Bump" 2003 –
"Victorious" 2019 28
"Breathe" –
"Deeper Love" –

References
  1. "Hedlund - en ny Alcastar | Musik | Nöjesbladet | Aftonbladet". Aftonbladet.se. 20 July 2007. Archived from the original on 13 October 2012. Retrieved 8 August 2012.
  2. Dahlander, Gustav (27 November 2018). "Artisterna i Melodifestivalen 2019: Hela listan – så blir deltävlingarna". Gustavs expertblogg (in Swedish). SVT. Archived from the original on 27 November 2018. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
  3. "De programleder Melodifestivalen 2020". www.expressen.se. 3 September 2019. Archived from the original on 3 September 2019. Retrieved 17 March 2020. Retrieved 3 September 2019
  4. "Lina Hedlund och Nassim har fått barn". Archived from the original on 17 April 2017. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  5. Det ska stjärnparets nyfödde son heta Archived 17 April 2017 at the Wayback Machine Expressen Retrieved 20 May 2019
  6. "Sverigetopplistan – Sveriges Officiella Topplista". Sverigetopplistan. Archived from the original on 3 October 2018. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
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