David Lindgren (born 28 April 1982 in

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, Sweden) is a Swedish singer, musical actor and television presenter. He is signed to the

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Sweden label. In 2009, he appeared on the Swedish television show ''

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'' on SVT in the same team as

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and Putte Nelsson. In 2010, he appeared on the show for a second time 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

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.Moopy Melodifestivalen Forum.
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, 6 February 2012 In the second heat, his song "Shout It Out" co-written by Fernando Fuentes and Tony Nilsson made it to the

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final on 10 March 2012 and finished 4th overall. *He participated in

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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

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finals which were held on 9 March 2013, where he finished 8th, with 69 points. *He participated in

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with "

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". 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. On 30 September 2016, SVT announced that Lindgren will host all six shows of

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alongside

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and

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. On 2 November 2017, SVT announced that Lindgren alone will host all six shows of

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, along with his sidekick

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Personal life

Lindgren is married Moopy Melodifestivalen Forum.
The David Lindgren Thread
, 12 February 2012 to Kristina Lindgren, they have a son named Ben, born in 2011 Schlagerfiasko.

, 10 February 2012 and a daughter, Ella.

Discography

Albums

Singles

References

External links

* * Living people 1982 births People from Skellefteå Municipality 21st-century Swedish singers 21st-century Swedish male singers Melodifestivalen contestants of 2016 Melodifestivalen contestants of 2013 Melodifestivalen contestants of 2012 {{Sweden-singer-stub