Malin Dinah Sundström (born 23 August 1980), better known by her stage name Dinah Nah, is a
Swedish
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singer. She began her career in 1998, as a member of the pop group
Caramell, best known for their 2001 song "
Caramelldansen" which became an internet meme.
Nah later launched a solo career in 2015, placing twelfth in
Melodifestivalen 2015 with the song "
Make Me (La La La)
Malin Dinah Sundström (born 23 August 1980), better known by her stage name Dinah Nah, is a Swedish singer. She began her career in 1998, as a member of the pop group Caramell, best known for their 2001 song " Caramelldansen" which became an int ...
", which became a top ten hit in Sweden. She also competed in
Melodifestivalen 2017 with the song "
One More Night", failing to qualify from the first semi-final.
Life and career
Early life and Caramell
Dinah Nah was born as Malin Dinah Sundström and grew up in the
Sätra
Sätra is a suburb in the district in Söderort in Stockholm, Sweden. Location
The district is bounded on the north by Lake Mälaren and on the south by Södertalje Road, a section of European route E4 and European route E20. Sätra borders t ...
district of
Stockholm
Stockholm () is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in Sweden by population, largest city of Sweden as well as the List of urban areas in the Nordic countries, largest urban area in Scandinavia. Approximately 980,000 people liv ...
, Sweden.
She is a licensed skin therapist and nurse.
During the 1990s, she was a member of the pop group
Caramell, until the group disbanded in 2002.
Solo career
Dinah Nah launched her solo career when
Anders Bagge
Sven Anders Bagge (; born 16 January 1968) is a Swedish composer, lyricist, musician and record producer and partner with Peer Åström. The two songwriters / producers are known as Bagge & Peer. Bagge is also one of jury members for the TV4 sin ...
approached her to sing the song "Make Me (La La La)" in
Melodifestivalen 2015.
She participated in the fourth semi-final, placing fourth and qualifying to andra chansen. She qualified through to the final through
andra chansen, and placed last out of twelve. She subsequently released the song "Taste Your Love".
She competed in
Melodifestivalen 2017 with the song "
One More Night". She participated in the first semi-final held on 4 February 2017, placing fifth and didn't qualify to the finals.
Gallery
File:Malin Sundström "Hallow'een Happening" Café Opera 1998.jpg, Nah attending the annual Hallow'een Happening at Café Opera, 1998
File:Dinah Nah 2015 1256.jpg, Nah performing at Melodifestivalen 2015
File:Kjell Lönnå and Dinah Nah in 2015.jpg, Nah with composer and choir leader Kjell Lönnå
Kjell Olov Lönnå (13 July 1936 – 10 May 2022) was a Swedish choir leader, composer, and TV host.
Lönnå was one of the national conductors for the National Swedish Choir Association (Svenska körförbundet). He is best known for his hosti ...
, 2015
File:Dinah Nah, Melodifestivalen 2017, Göteborg 17.jpg, Nah performing at Melodifestivalen 2017
File:ColognePride 2019-Sonntag-Hauptbühne-2038-Haddaway und Dinah Nah--9123.jpg, Nah and Haddaway performing at Cologne Pride
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...
, 2019
Discography
Singles
References
External links
Swedish pop singers
Swedish dance musicians
Singers from Stockholm
English-language singers from Sweden
Living people
1980 births
21st-century Swedish singers
21st-century Swedish women singers
Melodifestivalen contestants of 2017
Melodifestivalen contestants of 2015
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