David Lindgren (born 28 April 1982 in
Skellefteå, Sweden) is a Swedish singer, musical actor and television presenter. He is signed to the
EMI Sweden label.
In 2009, he appeared on the Swedish television show ''
Så ska det låta'' on
SVT in the same team as
Kicki Danielsson and
Putte Nelsson. In 2010, he appeared on the show for a second time with
Jessica Heribertsson. His third appearance on the same popular show was on 20 January 2013, competing together with teammate
Jennifer Brown.
Melodifestivalen
*In 2012, he took part in the Swedish
Melodifestivalen 2012.
[Moopy Melodifestivalen Forum.]
Melodifestivalen 2012 – Heat Two – Göteborg
, 6 February 2012 In the second heat, his song "Shout It Out" co-written by Fernando Fuentes and Tony Nilsson made it to the
Globen
Avicii Arena, originally known as Stockholm Globe Arena and previously as Ericsson Globe, but commonly referred to in Swedish simply as Globen (; "the Globe"), is an indoor arena located in Stockholm Globe City, Johanneshov district of Stockho ...
final on 10 March 2012 and finished 4th overall.
*He participated in
Melodifestivalen 2013 with the song "Skyline" co-written by Fernando Fuentes, Henrik Nordenback and
Christian Fast
Christian Fast (1762-1841) was born in Maryland, the youngest son of German immigrants, Johann Nicklaus Fast and Cadarina Dörner, who were from Göcklingen, Germany (Nicklaus) and Ilbesheim, Germany (Cadarina), although he spent much of his youth ...
. After his performance in an initial semi-final round on 2 February 2013, he finished 1st/2nd – advancing directly to the
Melodifestivalen finals which were held on 9 March 2013, where he finished 8th, with 69 points.
*He participated in
Melodifestivalen 2016 with "
We Are Your Tomorrow". After performing the second semi-final on 13 February, he moved to the Melodifestivalen finals to be held on 12 March 2016. He finished 11th, with 39 points.
On 30 September 2016, SVT announced that Lindgren will host all six shows of
Melodifestivalen 2017
Melodifestivalen 2017 was the 57th edition of the Swedish music competition Melodifestivalen, which selected Sweden's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2017. The competition was organised by Sveriges Television (SVT) and took place over a six ...
alongside
Clara Henry
Clara Susanna Henry (born 9 April 1994) is a Swedish actress, blogger, comedian, television presenter and author. She has approximately 372,000 subscribers on her YouTube channel and hosts her own talk show on Swedish TV station Kanal 5. She ...
and
Hasse Andersson. On 2 November 2017, SVT announced that Lindgren alone will host all six shows of
Melodifestivalen 2018
Melodifestivalen 2018 was the 58th edition of the Swedish music competition Melodifestivalen, which selected Sweden's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2018. The competition was organised by Sveriges Television (SVT) and took place over a si ...
, along with his sidekick
Fab Freddie.
Personal life
Lindgren is married
[
Moopy Melodifestivalen Forum.]
The David Lindgren Thread
, 12 February 2012 to Kristina Lindgren, they have a son named Ben, born in 2011
[
Schlagerfiasko.]
, 10 February 2012 and a daughter, Ella.
Discography
Albums
Singles
References
External links
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Living people
1982 births
People from Skellefteå Municipality
21st-century Swedish singers
21st-century Swedish male singers
Melodifestivalen contestants of 2016
Melodifestivalen contestants of 2013
Melodifestivalen contestants of 2012
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