Erik Linder (born in Tyresö,

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on 22 February 1982) is a

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singer. He started singing very early. He took part in

Talang 2009 Talang 2009 was the third season of the talent show '' Talang'', the Swedish version of Got Talent. Talang 2009 had its premiere on April 3, 2009. The winner of the show was 30-year-old magician Charlie Caper, and 12-year-old piano player David M ...

, the third season of the show on Swedish

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television channel. He reached semifinal 3 in singing category and was picked as a wildcard for the final. The series was won by magician Charlie Caper. In 2009, he released his debut album ''Inifrån'' on Columbia Records singing contemporary cover versions of Swedish songs like "Tro" (

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), "Ingen kan älska som vi" (Krister Linder), "Utan dina andetag" (Kent), "Kom änglar" (Lars Winnerbäck), "Miraklet" (Di Leva), "Ängeln i rummet" (Eva Dahlgren) and "För kärlekens skull" (

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). He also took part in

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with "Hur kan jag tro på kärlek", but failed to make it to the final. Still the song charted at #38 in

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, the official Swedish Singles Chart. He also toured the country in 2010 releasing single "Du". In January 2011, he ended his cooperation with Columbia and released the single "Bara du och jag" on his own record label Tilia Records. On June 6, 2012, he released the single "Himmel, hav och land" from his then upcoming album. The singles subsequently appeared on his album ''På riktigt'', released on 29 August 2012.

Discography

Albums

Singles

;Other singles *2009: "Tro" (from Talang 2009) *2009: "Ingen kan älska som vi" (from Talang 2009) *2010: "Du" *2011: "Bara du och jag" *2012: "Himmel, hav och land"

References

External links

Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Linder, Erik 1982 births Living people Swedish-language singers 21st-century Swedish singers 21st-century Swedish male singers