Lina Hedlund

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Lina Hedlund (2020)

Lina Maria Hedlund (born March 28, 1978 ) is a Swedish singer and presenter . As a singer, she was a member of the pop group Alcazar , which disbanded in 2018. She is also active as a solo artist.

Life

Hedlund grew up in Kilafors in the municipality of Bollnäs . In 2002 she took part for the first time in the Melodifestivalen , the Swedish preliminary decision for the Eurovision Song Contest . Together with her sister Hanna she sang the song Big Time Party , with which they reached ninth place in the final. The following year she appeared as a solo artist with Nothing Can Stop Me , whereby she was eliminated in the second chance. In 2007 she joined the reunited band Alcazar . Together with Alcazar she took part in the Melodifestivalen in 2009, 2010 and 2014 . When participating in 2014, the trio was able to achieve the best placement with a third place in the final. In 2018 the band split.

With the song Victorious , which was written by Johanna Jansson , among others , she entered the third semifinals of the 2019 Melodi Festival . She moved into the final, where she finished penultimate in eleventh place. She was a member of the Swedish jury at the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 . At the Melodifestivalen 2020 she was one of the three presenters through the six programs. From 2001 to 2012 she was the presenter of the music program Copycat Singers . She also appeared in a few film roles.

Together with the moderator and musician Nassim Al Fakir , she has two sons. Her brother-in-law is the singer Martin Stenmarck , who is married to her sister Hanna Hedlund.

Singles

year title Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements
(Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
SE SE
2002 Big time party SE36 (5 weeks)
SE
Hanna & Lina
2003 Nothing Can Stop Me SE58 (1 week)
SE
2019 Victorious SE28 (4 weeks)
SE

Filmography

  • 2010: Jonson & Pipen (TV series, 4 episodes)
  • 2016: Tomten och Åtråden
  • 2018: Draug

Web links

Commons : Lina Hedlund  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Bidrags Bibles: Lina Hedlund med. In: Melodifestivalen: Expert blogging. February 13, 2019, accessed March 2, 2020 (Swedish).
  2. ↑ a b Torbjörn Ek: Alcazar lägger ner. In: Aftonbladet. February 5, 2018, accessed March 2, 2020 (Swedish).
  3. ↑ Gustav Dahlander: John Lundviks finalkross i Melodifestivalen 2019 - nu kan vi börja drömma om Eurovision. In: Melodifestivalen: Expert blogging. March 10, 2019, accessed March 2, 2020 (Swedish).
  4. ↑ Douze Points: 96 women, 109 men: These are the members of all ESC juries in 2019. April 30, 2019, accessed on March 2, 2020 (German).
  5. ↑ Lina Hedlund, Linnea Henriksson and David Sundin blir programledare for Melodifestivalen 2020. In: Melodifestivalen: Expert blogging. September 3, 2019, accessed March 2, 2020 (Swedish).
  6. ^ Copycat Singers. Retrieved March 2, 2020 .
  7. ↑ Lina Hedlund: "Vi gick i parterapi efter displeased". Retrieved March 2, 2020 (Swedish).
  8. ↑ Mello 2019: Så fick Lina Hedlund Martin Stenmarck på fall. Retrieved March 2, 2020 (Swedish).
  9. ↑ Chart sources: SE
personal data
SURNAME Hedlund, Lina
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Hedlund, Lina Maria (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swedish singer and presenter
DATE OF BIRTH March 28, 1978