Lina Maria Hedlund (born 28 March 1978) is a Swedish singer and member of the pop group Alcazar. She also has a solo career.

Career

Hedlund was born in

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. She has participated in Melodifestivalen a number of times, in

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along with her sister, singer

Hanna Hedlund Hanna Kristina Hedlund (born 24 January 1975, Kilafors, Bollnäs Municipality, Sweden) is a Swedish singer. Her sister Lina is also a singer. She has a son and a daughter with Martin Stenmarck. Career Hedlund competed in Melodifestivalen 2000 wi ...

with the song "Big Time Party", in

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as a solo singer, and in

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and

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as a member of the pop trio Alcazar. In late 2003 Lina released the single "

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". In 2007, Hedlund joined the pop group Alcazar after the departure of

Magnus Carlsson Lars Magnus Carlsson (born 24 June 1974) is a Swedish singer and former member of the bands Alcazar and Barbados as well as a solo performer. Early life Magnus Carlsson was born in Borås and grew up in Fristad. He attended comprehensive up ...

and

Annika Kjærgaard Annika Eva Ingegerd Kjærgaard ''(originally Johansson)'' (born 18 May 1971) is a Swedish singer and former member of the Swedish pop group, Alcazar. Career Kjærgaard was born in Hässleholm, Sweden. Mostly known as ''Annikafiore'' in Alca ...

; her first gig with the group was at the

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nightclub in

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, UK. Her first music single with the group was "We Keep On Rockin". In 2011 Hedlund made her first appearance as a TV presenter in the musical gameshow ''

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'' broadcast on

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. She has also been the host of the web series ''Sweden's best music'' on digitallive.eu. She participates in

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with the song "Victorious", in the semifinal she qualified to the final. On 3 September 2019, Hedlund was announced as a presenter of

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along with

David Sundin David Kai Lennart Sundin, (born 23 May, 1976) is a Swedish author, television presenter and comedian. Biography Sundin grew up in Gimo in Uppland. He started working within comedy as part of the Killinggängets site ''Spermaharen''. He also wor ...

and

Linnea Henriksson Ellen 'Linnea' Petrea Henriksson (born 9 November 1986) is a Swedish singer and songwriter who participated in '' Idol 2010'' in which she placed fourth. , she is also the lead singer of the jazz band Prylf. In 2012 Henriksson released her first ...

Personal life

Lina and her boyfriend

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have two sons: Tilo, born 20 March 2012, and Eide, born 6 October 2016.Det ska stjärnparets nyfödde son heta
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Discography

Singles

References

External links

Alcazar - Official website
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