Lina Rafn Sørensen (born 12 August 1976), known professionally as Lina Rafn is a

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female singer, songwriter and producer active in the band Infernal. Additionally, she is a former VJ on the Danish music video channel ''

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'', presenting various charts. Lina Rafn was born in

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, and was a professional dancer from a very early age. She made her professional singing debut in 1997 with the founding of Infernal with

Paw Lagermann Paw Karl Lagermann (born 30 July 1977 in Vanløse) is a Danish singer, songwriter and record producer. Paw Lagermann has been a member of the Danish pop duo Infernal since 1997. He also has recordings under the name Paw & Lina with fellow In ...

and Søren Haahr. Infernal's debut single, " Sorti de L'enfer" was an instrumental dance-track. From there on, she gained worldwide fame and recognition for her work. She is noted for her strong vocals and, along with Paw, created the hit "

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". With the name of the band Infernal, she has released four albums and has sold millions of copies to date. Her vocal trademark is a growl before hitting a high note. Lina has also recordings under the name Paw & Lina with fellow Infernal member

. Lina also recorded a track with

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called "Silent Heart". Lina was a judge in the first and second season of the '' Danish X Factor'' alongside

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and

Remee Remee Sigvardt Jackman (né Mikkel Johan Imer Sigvardt; born Frederiksberg, 8 November 1974), better known as Remee, is a Danish producer, composer and songwriter. Career Remee has written more than 60 hits and has sold over 25 million records. H ...

. She did not appear in the third season of the show in 2010 and was replaced by

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. She returned for the seventh season in 2014 as

Ida Corr Ida Corr (born 14 March 1977 in Aarhus, Denmark) is a Gambian-Danish singer, songwriter and music producer. Early life Ida Corr was born on the 14th of March 1977 to a Danish mother and a Gambian father in Aarhus, Denmark. Her father was a ...

's replacement, joining

and

(who replaced

Anne Linnet Anne Linnet (born 30 July 1953 in Århus, Denmark) is a Danish singer, musician composer، and writer. She has released a number of solo albums and has also been a member of several bands, such as Shit & Chanel, Anne Linnet Band, and Marquis d ...

). Since 2014, Lina has been one of the owners of the night club Klosteret in Copenhagen.

Personal life

Lina had her first daughter, Karmen, in the beginning of 2010 with her long-time boyfriend Kasper Pertho.

Discography

Singles

;Solo ;Featured in ;As part of Infernal Refer to detailed Infernal discography ;As duo Paw & Lina

References

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