Linda Pira

Linda Marie Pira Giraldo, (born 25 August 1985) is a Swedish rapper. She grew up in Hässelby in western Stockholm where she still resides.[1]

Linda Pira
Linda Pira at Sommarkrysset 2016
Linda Pira at Sommarkrysset 2016
Background information
Birth nameLinda Pira
Born (1985-08-25) 25 August 1985
Colombia
Occupation(s)Rapper
Years active2006-present
LabelsRedline Records

Her parents, Kjell, a bar owner and Zulima lived in Colombia. After Linda was born, they all moved to Sweden. Linda Pira went to high school at Fryshuset, where she studied music with artists such as Lykke Li, Näääk and Sebastian Stakset.[2]

Pira was featured on rapper Stor's single "Rom och Kush" in the fall of 2012. During the summer of 2013, she released the double single "Bang Bang" / "Bäng Bäng". The Salazar Brothers produced her first EP Matriarken in late 2013. The EP was released under Redline Records label.[1]

During 2013, SVT play broadcast the documentary Linda Pira - Som du inte visste. The six-episode documentary series was produced by Anneli Kustfält and Agnes-Lo Åkerlind. Åkerlind described Pira with the words "She is thoughtful and rational, political and at the same time she is not, a person who seeks adrenaline kicks and chill. She is a role model but is still doing her own thing. Also she works in an industry where the female sex is underrepresented and that is interesting to me.".[2]

In 2014, Linda Pira received an award at Grammisgalan in the category "Best Newcomer 2013".[3] and on 2 March 2014 the remix of "Knäpper mina fingrar" entered Digilistan being an all-female collective effort by Linda Pira, Rawda, Vanessa Falk, Julia Spada, Joy, Sep, Rosh, Kumba and Cleo. On 19 June 2014, she released the songs "Överlever allt", and "Sho katt" featuring Dani M. She participated in Stjärnornas stjärna broadcast on TV4.[4]

Awards
  • 2014: Newcomer of the year during Grammis Awards 2014
  • 2014: Live performance of the year during Award Awards[5]

Discography

Albums
Title Year Peak positions
SWE
[6]
Legendarisk 2019 26
[7]

EPs
  • 2013: Matriarken

Singles
Year Single Peak positions Certification
SWE
[6]
2015 "Visa vid vindens ängar" 47
2016 "Ey gäri"
(featuring Molly Sandén)		 90
[8]
2018 "Vem e ni!?" —[upper-alpha 1]
2019 "Gang Gang"
(featuring Masse)		 86
[10]
"Plástico"
(with Dani M)		 52
[11]
2020 "Bonita"
(with Stress)		 —[upper-alpha 2]

Featured on

Year Single Peak positions Certification
SWE
[6]
2006 "Ain't Good Enough (Bonita Señorita)"
(Bes feat. Linda Pira)		 26

Notes
  1. "Vem e ni!?" did not enter the Sverigetopplistan, but peaked at number six on the Swedish Heatseeker chart.[9]
  2. "Bonita" did not enter the Swedish Singellista Chart, but peaked at number 13 on the Swedish Heatseeker Chart.[12]

References
  1. Kristoffer Viita. "Jag trodde att de tyckte jag var en löjlig förortsbrud". Svenska Dagbladet. Archived from the original on 13 August 2013. Retrieved 10 October 2013.
  2. Axel Björklund. "Sårig sångröst gav plats åt rap". Dagens Nyheter. Archived from the original on 15 October 2013. Retrieved 10 October 2013.
  3. "Vinnare Grammis 2014, Expressen". Archived from the original on 2014-07-08. Retrieved 2014-08-23.
  4. TT, TT (31 March 2018). "Linda Pira lämnar "Stjärnornas stjärna"". Retrieved 1 November 2021 – via Svenska Dagbladet.
  5. "PP3, SR P3". Archived from the original on 2014-08-26. Retrieved 2014-08-23.
  6. "Linda Pira discography". swedishcharts.com. Archived from the original on 26 January 2015. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
  7. "Veckolista Album, vecka 46". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  8. "Sverigetopplistan - Sveriges Officiella Topplista". Sverigetopplistan. Archived from the original on 3 October 2018. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
  9. "Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 28, 2018". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
  10. "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 40". Sverigetopplistan. Archived from the original on 28 September 2019. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
  11. "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 45". Sverigetopplistan. Archived from the original on 8 November 2019. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
  12. "Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 7". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
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