David Lindgren

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David Lindgren on the TV show Sommarkrysset

David Lindgren (born April 28, 1982 in Skellefteå ) is a Swedish singer and presenter . He was best known for his participation in the Melodifestival , the Swedish preliminary round of the Eurovision Song Contest .

Career

He gained first notoriety through his participation in the Swedish game show Så ska det låta in 2009 and 2010. In 2012, Lindgren was seen for the first time at the Melodifestival; he reached fourth place. Due to the success of his debut single Shout It Out , Lindgren released the album Get Started in 2012 . This reached number 1 on the album charts. In 2013 he took part in the Melodifestival again and finished eighth. In March 2013 his second album Ignite The Beat was released , which reached number 2 in the charts.

He was a moderator at both Melodifestivalen 2017 and the 2018 edition . In May 2020 he won the Swedish music show Stjärnornas stjärna ahead of Jon Henrik Fjällgren .

Lindgren is married and has had a son since 2011.

Discography

Studio albums

year title Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements
(Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
SE SE
2012 Get started SE1 (13 weeks)
SE
First published: May 18, 2012
2013 Ignite the beat SE2 (9 weeks)
SE
First published: April 5, 2013

Singles

year Title
album 		Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements
(Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
SE SE
2012 Shout It Out
Get Started 		SE8 (17 weeks)
SE
First published: March 2, 2012
2013 Skyline
Ignite the Beat 		SE17 (7 weeks)
SE
First published: March 1, 2013
2016 We Are Your Tomorrow SE27 (5 weeks)
SE
First published: February 26, 2016

More singles

  • 2012: Rendevous (Get Started; first published: June 29, 2012)
  • 2013: Move That Thing (Ignite the Beat; first published August 16, 2013)
  • 2014: Vi gör det igen (first published: March 14, 2014)

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ David Lindgren återvänder som programledare för Melodifestivalen. In: svt.se. November 2, 2017, accessed May 3, 2020 (Swedish).
  2. ↑ David Lindgren vann "Stjärnornas stjärna". May 2, 2020, accessed May 3, 2020 (Swedish).
  3. ↑ a b Chart discography Sweden
personal data
SURNAME Lindgren, David
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swedish pop singer
DATE OF BIRTH April 28, 1982
PLACE OF BIRTH Skellefteå