Linda Sundblad
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Background information | |
Birth name | Linda Caroline Sundblad |
Born | 5 July 1981 |
Origin | Lidköping, Sweden |
Genres | |
Occupation(s) | singer, songwriter |
Website | www.thesundblad.com |
Linda Caroline Sundblad (born 5 July 1981, in Lidköping) is a Swedish singer, actress and model.
Career
[edit]Lambretta
[edit]Dropping out of school at the age of 15 to join the pop rock music band Lambretta, she experienced much success at a young age. After releasing three albums with Lambretta, she decided in Autumn 2005 to go solo.[1]
Solo
[edit]Her first solo single, "Oh Father", was released in September 2006 and her debut album, Oh My God!, a couple of months later. "Oh Father" was nominated for a Grammis award.[2] Musicwise it remained silent around Sundblad until the second part of 2009 when the new single "2 All My Girls" was released and a second album announced[3] for 24 March 2010.
Other projects
[edit]She is also featured on the Reflections album by Apocalyptica, for which she sings the vocals to "Faraway Vol. 2". Sundblad works currently with House music artist Rasmus Faber; she sang for him on the single "Everything Is Alright",[4] which was released on 22 November 2008 and on his second single "Always", which was released on 6 April 2009. Sundblad also features on Rasmus Faber's debut album Where We Belong.[5]
Melodifestivalen 2011
[edit]Linda Sundblad participated in Melodifestivalen 2011, the Swedish selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2011. She competed in the third semi-final on 19 February 2011 in Cloetta Center, Linköping, with the song "Lucky You", which finished 6th and did not qualify for the final.
Model career
[edit]Sundblad has worked since 2005 as a model, presenting L'Oréal and Munthe plus Simonsen.[6]
Radio career
[edit]Since 8 November 2006 Sunblad has worked as a radio announcer at Sveriges Radio,[7] where she moderated the programme P3 Star.
Discography
[edit]Singles
- "Oh Father" (2006, SE #1)
- "Lose You" (2006, SE #2)
- "Back in Time" (2007)
- "Who (Q Boy)" (2007)
- "Cheat" (2007)
- "2 All My Girls" (2009, SE #50)
- "Let's Dance" (2010, SE #7)
- "Perfect Nobody" (2010)
- "Lucky You" (2011)
Albums
- Oh My God! (2006, SE #11)
- Manifest (2010)
- Öppna ditt hjärta så ska du få EP (2012)
Lambretta
[edit]Albums
- Breakfast (July 1999)
- Lambretta (June 2002)
- The Fight (March 2005)
Singles
- "Blow Up All My Fuses" (1999)
- "Absolutely Nothing" (1999)
- "And All The Roses" (1999)
- "Bimbo" (April 2002)
- "Creep" (August 2002)
- "Perfect Tonight" (2002)
- "Chemical" (2004)
- "Anything" (2004)
- "Kill Me" (2004)
Guest appearances
[edit]Singles
- with Apocalyptica
- "Faraway Vol. 2" (2003)
- with Rasmus Faber
- "Everything Is Alright" (2008)
- "Always" (2009)
- with Kleerup
- "History" (2009)
TV appearances
[edit]- "Sommarkrysset" (2007)
- "FörKväll" (2006–2007)
- "Nyhetsmorgon" (2006–2007)
- "Bingolotto" (2006)
- "Studio Virtanen" (2006)
- "Vi i femman" (2005)
- "Körslaget" (2010)
- "Allsång på Skansen" (2010)[8]
References
[edit]- ^ [1] Archived 19 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Bästa Läsningen • Snyggaste Modet". Cafe.se. Retrieved 6 November 2012.
- ^ "3 MARS, 3 MARS, 3 MARS, 3 MARS!!!! | Linda Sundblad". Archived from the original on 12 August 2010. Retrieved 23 July 2009.
- ^ "Rasmus Faber feat. Linda Sundblad – Everything Is Alright :: Song Page". Deejaylink.com. 22 November 2008. Archived from the original on 23 February 2012. Retrieved 6 November 2012.
- ^ "Rasmus Faber feat. Linda Sundblad – Always (Studio Apartment & Ananda Project Remixes) – Traxsource.com – Download Underground House and Electronic Music in WAV and MP3 format". Traxsource.com. 31 October 2012. Retrieved 6 November 2012.
- ^ Stefan Malmqvist (8 November 2006). "Linda Sundblad är redo för revansch | Kultur | SvD". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). Svd.se. Retrieved 6 November 2012.
- ^ "Lambretta-Linda blir programledare på P3 | Nöjesbladet | Aftonbladet". Aftonbladet.se. 28 July 2008. Retrieved 6 November 2012.
- ^ [2] Archived 27 May 2009 at the Wayback Machine
External links
[edit]- 1981 births
- Living people
- Swedish pop singers
- Swedish women pop singers
- Swedish women singer-songwriters
- Swedish singer-songwriters
- Swedish female models
- Swedish actresses
- People from Lidköping Municipality
- Actresses from Västra Götaland County
- Musicians from Västra Götaland County
- English-language singers from Sweden
- 21st-century Swedish singers
- 21st-century Swedish women singers
- Melodifestivalen contestants of 2011