Eva Elisa Lindström (born 24 April 1991) is a Swedish pop and country music singer, and the lead singer for the

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Career

As part of the music group Lali, she participated in

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in 2005, where their song titled "Du får ta mitt hjärta" (You can take my heart) finished in sixth place overall. The song was co-written by Elisa herself and her sister Alma Lindström. The band Elisa's was formed in 2009 by Lindström and others from the same musical education program in a school in

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. In 2010, Lindström and Elisa's received national attention competing in the SVT danceband reality competition show ''

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'' (meaning "Battle of the Dancebands"), where her band qualified to the finals, eventually winning the contest in the final held on 11 December 2010. Lindström won "Singer of the Year 2011" at the Guldklaven Awards in early 2012. In 2013, Lindström took part in the

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singing competition show ''

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'' (meaning "Clash of the Choirs") broadcast on TV4, where she led a choir from her hometown of

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. Lindström made it to the 19 October 2013 final where they competed against the other finalist, a choir led by singer

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. Lindström won the final of ''Körslaget''. In November 2013 it was revealed that Lindström would participate in

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in hopes of representing Sweden in the

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in Copenhagen, Denmark. She competed in the first heat with the song "Casanova". She participated in '' Let's Dance 2016'' which was broadcast on TV4, she won the final against

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. In 2016, she presented the danceband show ''Tack för dansen'' along with Thomas Deutgen, the show was broadcast on TV4. Elisa participated in

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with her song "Den du är", which was eliminated in the semi-finals. She participated in

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with "Forever Yours"; she came second in the second voting round of her heat on 3 February 2024, qualifying for the run-off round of 2 March; there, she was ultimately eliminated.

Personal life

Lindström lives in

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Discography

Solo albums

Singles

Notes

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lindstrom, Elisa 1991 births Living people People from Töreboda Municipality Musicians from Västra Götaland County Dansband singers 21st-century Swedish women singers 21st-century Swedish singers