Afro-dite

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Blossom Tainton-Lindquist
Gladys del Pilar

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Afro-dite is a Swedish pop group made up of three pop singers. The group consists of Blossom Tainton-Lindquist, Gladys del Pilar, and Kayo Shekoni.{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/artist/296038-Afro-Dite|title=Afro-Dite|website=Discogs}} The name is a play on words implying they are beautiful as Greek goddess Aphrodite and black.{{cite web |url=http://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/article61588.ab |title="Ja, det blir bröllop" {{pipe}} Nöjesbladet {{pipe}} Aftonbladet |website=Aftonbladet |access-date=12 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110609075308/http://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/article61588.ab |archive-date=9 June 2011 |url-status=dead}}

  • Blossom has already been in showbusiness for a long time. She sings and dances, played in several musicals and even hosted TV-shows on Swedish television.
  • Gladys, born in Ecuador, came to Sweden when she was only 7 years old. She worked with Dr. Alban and Denniz Pop but her final breakthrough was when she appeared in ABBA – the true story.
  • Kayo is another multitalented woman. She is not only a singer, but also an actress, TV-show host and model. In the eighties she sang with the pop group Freestyle and in the nineties she fronted the Eurodance project Le Click.

Afro-dite came together to sing the song "Never Let It Go" for the Eurovision Song Contest 2002. The song was originally meant to be sung by Alcazar but they refused. In Eurovision, Afro-dite reached 8th place.

In 2007 they released a new album.{{Cite web|url=http://www.expressen.se/noje/musik/1.976800/afro-dite-gor-comeback-i-jul|title=Afro-Dite gör comeback i jul - Musik - Expressen.se|date=21 June 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080621115459/http://www.expressen.se/noje/musik/1.976800/afro-dite-gor-comeback-i-jul |archive-date=21 June 2008 }}

In 2012, they made another attempt for Eurovision with the song, "The Boy Can Dance", but were eliminated in the first semi-final of Melodifestivalen.

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Category:Melodifestivalen winners

Category:Swedish girl groups

Category:English-language singers from Sweden

Category:Musical groups established in 2002

Category:Eurovision Song Contest entrants