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{{short description|Swedish singer and professional dancer (born 1983)}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
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|name = Linda Pritchard
| name = Linda Pritchard
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|Img_capt = Linda Pritchard during Melodifestivalen 2010
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| birth_name = Linda Norrgård Pritchard
|Background = solo_singer
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1983|5|19|df=y}}
|Birth_name = Linda Norrgård Pritchard
| origin = [[Vällingby]], [[Sweden]]
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| instrument = [[Human voice|Singing]]
|Born = {{Birth date and age|1983|5|19}}
| genre = [[Soul music|Soul]], [[Rhythm and blues|R&B]], [[Pop music|pop]]
|Origin = [[Vällingby]], [[Sweden]]
|Instrument = [[Singing]]
| occupation = [[Singing|Singer]]
| years_active = 2008–present
|Genre = [[Soul music|Soul]], [[Rhythm and blues|R&B]], [[Pop music|Pop]]
|Occupation = [[Singer]], [[Dancer]], [[Choreographer]]
| label = [[Universal Music]]
| medlemmar =
|Years_active = 2008–present
| tidigare_medlemmar =
|Label = [[Universal Music]]
| inspiratörer =
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| associated_acts = [[Idol 2008]]
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|inspirerat =
|Associated_acts = [[Idol 2008]]
|URL = [http://www.lindapritchard.se/nyheter Official Website]
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'''Linda Norrgård Pritchard''', (Born 19 May 1983<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.tv4.se/1.643346/2008/09/25/linda_pritchard|title=Linda Pritchard|date=2008-04|publisher=''[[TV4 (Sweden)|TV4]]''|accessdate=2010-08-18}} {{sv icon}}</ref>), known as '''''Linda Pritchard''''', is a [[Sweden|Swedish]] [[Singing|singer]] and professional [[dance]]r who has worked with [[Magnus Uggla]] and [[Ace of Base]]. She participated in [[Idol 2008]] where she got to the qualifying round, but was eliminated<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/idol2008/article3439245.ab|title=Linda Pritchard: Jag mår jättedåligt|date=2008-10-01|publisher=''[[Aftonbladet]]''|accessdate=2010-08-18}} {{sv icon}}</ref> although she was considered one of the favourites.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sourze.se/Idol_2008_Linda_Pritchard_kan_vinna_hela_klabbet_10660518.asp|title=Linda Pritchard|date=2008-09-24|publisher=''Sourze.se''|accessdate=2010-08-18}} {{sv icon}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/idol2008/article3438876.ab|title=Linda Pritchard: Skit också...|date=2008-10-01|publisher=''[[Aftonbladet]]''|accessdate=2010-08-18}} {{sv icon}}</ref> During the summer of 2009 Pritchard participated in [[Allsång på Skansen]] as a dancer for Magnus Uggla and she also choreographed a video for [[Ace of Base]].<ref name="expressen.se">{{Cite web|url=http://www.expressen.se/noje/1.1632920/idol-linda-dansade-med-uggla|title="Idol"-Linda dansade med Uggla|date=2008-07-08|publisher=''Expressen.se''|accessdate=2010-08-18}} {{sv icon}}</ref><ref name="stadsteatern.stockholm.se">{{Cite web|url=http://www.stadsteatern.stockholm.se/medverkande/medverkande.asp?id=6329|title=Medverkande}} {{sv icon}}</ref> Pritchard also accompanied Ugglas on his [[revue]] tour.<ref name="expressen.se"/> Pritchard's first single ''[[Fast Car]]'', originally recorded by [[Tracy Chapman]], was included in the compilation album [[Absolute Music 61]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://musikbutiken.telia.se/Magellan/pages/main.jsp?storeId=12401&pageId=collectionDisplay&viewId=9646609|title=Absolute Music 61|publisher=[[TeliaSonera|Telia]] Musikbutiken}} {{sv icon}}</ref> She had previously sang backing vocals for [[Celine Dion]] and for the Swedish singer [[Jenny Pettersson|Velvet]].<ref name="stadsteatern.stockholm.se"/>
'''Linda Norrgård Pritchard''' (born 19 May 1983)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tv4.se/1.643346/2008/09/25/linda_pritchard|title=Linda Pritchard|date=April 2008|publisher=[[TV4 (Sweden)|TV4]]|accessdate=18 August 2010|language=sv}}</ref> is a [[Swedes|Swedish]] [[Singer|artist]], who has worked with [[Magnus Uggla]] and [[Ace of Base]]. As a student she attended the [[Adolf Fredrik's Music School]] in [[Stockholm]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://chic.se/linda-pritchard-lars-wallin-har-designat-min-klanning/ |title=Linda Pritchard: "Lars Wallin har designat min klänning" |publisher=chic.se (Swedish fashion site) |date=26 February 2011 |accessdate=25 November 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110301084738/http://chic.se/linda-pritchard-lars-wallin-har-designat-min-klanning/ |archive-date=1 March 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref> She participated in ''[[Idol 2008]]'' where she got to the qualifying round but was then eliminated,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/idol2008/article3439245.ab|title=Linda Pritchard: Jag mår jättedåligt|date=1 October 2008|newspaper=[[Aftonbladet]]|accessdate=18 August 2010|language=sv}}</ref> although she was considered one of the favourites.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sourze.se/Idol_2008_Linda_Pritchard_kan_vinna_hela_klabbet_10660518.asp|title=Linda Pritchard|date=24 September 2008|publisher=Sourze.se|accessdate=18 August 2010|language=sv}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/idol2008/article3438876.ab|title=Linda Pritchard: Skit också...|date=1 October 2008|newspaper=[[Aftonbladet]]|accessdate=18 August 2010|language=sv}}</ref> During the summer of 2009, Pritchard participated in [[Allsång på Skansen]] as a dancer for Magnus Uggla and she also choreographed for [[Ace of Base]].<ref name="expressen.se">{{cite web|url=http://www.expressen.se/noje/1.1632920/idol-linda-dansade-med-uggla|title="Idol"-Linda dansade med Uggla|date=8 July 2008|publisher=Expressen.se|accessdate=18 August 2010|language=sv|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110614133806/http://www.expressen.se/noje/1.1632920/idol-linda-dansade-med-uggla|archive-date=14 June 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="stadsteatern.stockholm.se">{{cite web|url=http://www.stadsteatern.stockholm.se/medverkande/medverkande.asp?id=6329 |title=Medverkande |language=sv |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160425130953/http://www.stadsteatern.stockholm.se/medverkande/medverkande.asp?id=6329 |archivedate=25 April 2016 }}</ref> Pritchard also accompanied Ugglas on his [[revue]] tour.<ref name="expressen.se"/> Pritchard's first single "[[Fast Car]]", originally recorded by [[Tracy Chapman]], was included in the compilation album ''Absolute Music 61''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://musikbutiken.telia.se/Magellan/pages/main.jsp?storeId=12401&pageId=collectionDisplay&viewId=9646609 |title=Absolute Music 61 |publisher=[[TeliaSonera|Telia]] Musikbutiken |language=sv |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100830071447/http://musikbutiken.telia.se/Magellan/pages/main.jsp?storeId=12401 |archivedate=30 August 2010 }}</ref> She had previously sung backing vocals for [[Celine Dion]] and [[Britney Spears]].<ref name="stadsteatern.stockholm.se"/> In 2019, Pritchard appeared on stage at the [[Eurovision Song Contest 2019|Eurovision Song Contest]] in Tel Aviv, Israel as one of the backing singers for the [[United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019|United Kingdom entry]] performed by [[Michael Rice (singer)|Michael Rice]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://escxtra.com/2019/05/01/united-kingdom-michael-rices-on-stage-team-revealed/|title=United Kingdom: Michael Rice's on-stage team revealed|date=1 May 2019|publisher=[[ESCXTRA.com]]|accessdate=20 May 2019|language=en}}</ref>


==Melodifestivalen==
==Melodifestivalen==
Pritchard took part in [[Melodifestivalen 2006]], as a backup singer for [[Jenny Pettersson|Velvet]], and [[Melodifestivalen 2008]] as a dancer and she participated in [[Melodifestivalen 2010]] with the song ''"You're Making Me Hot-Hot-Hot"'', and finished in fifth place in the first Semi-Final that took place in [[Örnsköldsvik]].
Pritchard took part in [[Melodifestivalen 2006]], as a backup singer for [[Jenny Pettersson|Velvet]], and [[Melodifestivalen 2008]] as the opening act and she participated in [[Melodifestivalen 2010]] with the song "You're Making Me Hot-Hot-Hot", and finished in fifth place in the first semi-final that took place in [[Örnsköldsvik]]. She also entered [[Melodifestivalen 2011]] with the song "Alive", which came third during the fourth semi-final. However she was knocked out by [[The Moniker]].

She also entered [[Melodifestivalen 2011]] with the song Alive which came 3rd during the 4th semi-final. It will progress to the Second Chance round on March 5th. However she was knocked out in the first round by [[The Moniker]].
==''Alive''==
Her first album, ''Alive'', including the singles "You're Making Me Hot-Hot-Hot", "Miracle", and "Alive", was released on 9 March 2011, and entered the Swedish charts at No. 21. It spent three weeks in the album charts, peaking at No. 21 on its first week.


==Discography==
==Discography==
=== Singles ===
===Albums===
*''2009'' - ''[[Fast Car]]''
*''Alive'' (2011)
# "Glorious"
*''2009'' - ''[[Staying Alive (Linda Pritchard song)|Staying Alive]]''
# "Miracle"
*''2010'' - ''[[You're Making Me Hot-Hot-Hot]]''
# "Alive"
*''2010'' - ''[[Miracle (Linda Pritchard song)|Miracle]]''
# "Not Even Hello"
*''2011'' - ''[[Alive (Linda Pritchard song)|Alive]]''
# "Dance Your Tears Away"
# "Erase & Rewind"
# "Rise Again"
# "Alienized"
# "Satellite"
# "Crying In The Rain"
# "Stuck In A Riddle"
# "On Time"
# "You're Making Me Hot-Hot-Hot" (bonus track)

===Singles===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Year
! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Single
! scope="col"| Peak chart positions
! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Certification
! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Album
|-
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| [[Swedish Albums Chart|SWE]]<br><ref name=swe>{{cite web|url=http://swedishcharts.com/search.asp?search=linda+pritchard&cat=s|title=Linda Pritchard - Swedish Charts|publisher=swedishcharts.com/}}</ref>
|-
| 2009
! scope="row"| "[[Fast Car]]"
| –
|
|
|-
| 2009
! scope="row"| "[[Staying Alive (Linda Pritchard song)|Staying Alive]]"
| –
|
|
|-
| 2010
! scope="row"| "[[You're Making Me Hot-Hot-Hot]]"
| 8
|
|
|-
| 2010
! scope="row"| "[[Miracle (Linda Pritchard song)|Miracle]]"
| 19
|
|
|-
| 2011
! scope="row"| "[[Alive (Linda Pritchard song)|Alive]]"
| 31
|
|
|-
| 2011
! scope="row"| "[[Wicked Game]]"
| –
|
|
|-
| 2014
! scope="row"| "Drummer Boy"
| –
|
|
|}


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.lindapritchard.se/nyheter Official Website]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20100829214958/http://www.lindapritchard.se/nyheter Official Website]
*[http://www.myspace.com/lindanorrgrdpritchard Linda Pritchard's Myspace]
*[http://www.myspace.com/lindanorrgrdpritchard Linda Pritchard's Myspace]


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Latest revision as of 08:54, 28 August 2023

Linda Pritchard
Background information
Birth nameLinda Norrgård Pritchard
Born (1983-05-19) 19 May 1983 (age 41)
OriginVällingby, Sweden
GenresSoul, R&B, pop
Occupation(s)Singer
Instrument(s)Singing
Years active2008–present
LabelsUniversal Music
WebsiteOfficial Website

Linda Norrgård Pritchard (born 19 May 1983)[1] is a Swedish artist, who has worked with Magnus Uggla and Ace of Base. As a student she attended the Adolf Fredrik's Music School in Stockholm.[2] She participated in Idol 2008 where she got to the qualifying round but was then eliminated,[3] although she was considered one of the favourites.[4][5] During the summer of 2009, Pritchard participated in Allsång på Skansen as a dancer for Magnus Uggla and she also choreographed for Ace of Base.[6][7] Pritchard also accompanied Ugglas on his revue tour.[6] Pritchard's first single "Fast Car", originally recorded by Tracy Chapman, was included in the compilation album Absolute Music 61.[8] She had previously sung backing vocals for Celine Dion and Britney Spears.[7] In 2019, Pritchard appeared on stage at the Eurovision Song Contest in Tel Aviv, Israel as one of the backing singers for the United Kingdom entry performed by Michael Rice.[9]

Melodifestivalen[edit]

Pritchard took part in Melodifestivalen 2006, as a backup singer for Velvet, and Melodifestivalen 2008 as the opening act and she participated in Melodifestivalen 2010 with the song "You're Making Me Hot-Hot-Hot", and finished in fifth place in the first semi-final that took place in Örnsköldsvik. She also entered Melodifestivalen 2011 with the song "Alive", which came third during the fourth semi-final. However she was knocked out by The Moniker.

Alive[edit]

Her first album, Alive, including the singles "You're Making Me Hot-Hot-Hot", "Miracle", and "Alive", was released on 9 March 2011, and entered the Swedish charts at No. 21. It spent three weeks in the album charts, peaking at No. 21 on its first week.

Discography[edit]

Albums[edit]

  • Alive (2011)
  1. "Glorious"
  2. "Miracle"
  3. "Alive"
  4. "Not Even Hello"
  5. "Dance Your Tears Away"
  6. "Erase & Rewind"
  7. "Rise Again"
  8. "Alienized"
  9. "Satellite"
  10. "Crying In The Rain"
  11. "Stuck In A Riddle"
  12. "On Time"
  13. "You're Making Me Hot-Hot-Hot" (bonus track)

Singles[edit]

Year Single Peak chart positions Certification Album
SWE
[10]
2009 "Fast Car" –
2009 "Staying Alive" –
2010 "You're Making Me Hot-Hot-Hot" 8
2010 "Miracle" 19
2011 "Alive" 31
2011 "Wicked Game" –
2014 "Drummer Boy" –

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Linda Pritchard" (in Swedish). TV4. April 2008. Retrieved 18 August 2010.
  2. ^ "Linda Pritchard: "Lars Wallin har designat min klänning"". chic.se (Swedish fashion site). 26 February 2011. Archived from the original on 1 March 2011. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
  3. ^ "Linda Pritchard: Jag mår jättedåligt". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). 1 October 2008. Retrieved 18 August 2010.
  4. ^ "Linda Pritchard" (in Swedish). Sourze.se. 24 September 2008. Retrieved 18 August 2010.
  5. ^ "Linda Pritchard: Skit också..." Aftonbladet (in Swedish). 1 October 2008. Retrieved 18 August 2010.
  6. ^ a b ""Idol"-Linda dansade med Uggla" (in Swedish). Expressen.se. 8 July 2008. Archived from the original on 14 June 2011. Retrieved 18 August 2010.
  7. ^ a b "Medverkande" (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 25 April 2016.
  8. ^ "Absolute Music 61" (in Swedish). Telia Musikbutiken. Archived from the original on 30 August 2010.
  9. ^ "United Kingdom: Michael Rice's on-stage team revealed". ESCXTRA.com. 1 May 2019. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  10. ^ "Linda Pritchard - Swedish Charts". swedishcharts.com/.

External links[edit]

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