Blossom Alexandra Liliana Tainton-Lindquist (born 29 June 1962 in

Stockholm Stockholm () is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in Sweden by population, largest city of Sweden as well as the List of urban areas in the Nordic countries, largest urban area in Scandinavia. Approximately 980,000 people liv ...

) is a Swedish singer, dancer, publisher,

fitness coach A personal trainer is an individual who creates and delivers safe and effective exercise programs for apparently healthy individuals and groups, or those with medical clearance to exercise. They motivate clients by collaborating to set goals, p ...

and personal trainer. Her father,

Graham Tainton Graham Tainton (born 17 September 1927 in South Africa) is a Swedish dancer and choreographer who came to Sweden in 1959 with a large music ensemble, ''The Golden City Dixies''. He married a Swede, and their oldest daughter Blossom Tainton-Lindq ...

, is a choreographer. Tainton danced and sang at an early age. She attended the Adolf Fredrik's Music School in

. She featured in musicals and had a very short career as a solo artist. In 2002 she represented Sweden in the

Eurovision Song Contest The Eurovision Song Contest (), sometimes abbreviated to ESC and often known simply as Eurovision, is an international songwriting competition organised annually by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), featuring participants representing pr ...

as a member of Afro-dite with the song Never Let It Go, and finished 8th. The group released an album, and the single Never Let It Go stayed in the Swedish chart for 17 weeks, peaking at no 1. Blossom Tainton works as a personal trainer, and has released training videos, books and (2010–2011) the monthly publication ''Blossom Magazine''. She also performs with Afro-dite, as the group still does small tours and occasional concerts. She has previously hosted her own fitness program, ''Toppform'' on SVT as well as being featured in various entertainment television shows such as ''Jackpotkväll'' and ''Så ska det låta'' among others. On Christmas Eve 2005 Tainton was the Christmas host on SVT.

Personal life

Her father is

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born choreographer Graham Tainton, best known for his work with ABBA. He is black and left South Africa due to apartheid.

References

External links

Blossom Magazine
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