David Lindgren
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name = David Lindgren
| image = David lindgren.melodifestivalen2018.18d873.1430959 (crop).jpg
| caption = Lindgren at Melodifestivalen 2018 in Karlstad
| birth_name = Johan David Stellan Lindgren
| alias =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1982|4|28}}
| birth_place = Kalix, Sweden
| genre = Pop
| occupations = Singer, musical artist and television presenter
| years_active = 2009–present
| label = EMI Sweden
Warner Music Sweden
}}
David Lindgren (born 28 April 1982 in Skellefteå, Sweden) is a Swedish singer, musical actor and television presenter. He is signed to the EMI Sweden label.
In 2009, he appeared on the Swedish television show Så ska det låta[https://archive.today/20140831004720/http://norran.se/noje/article266361.ece David med på tv i morgon], "Norran" on SVT in the same team as Kicki Danielsson and Putte Nelsson. In 2010, he appeared on the show for a second time[https://web.archive.org/web/20100329152150/http://svt.se/2.101942/1.1920173/sandningsordning_2010 Sändningsordning 2010], "Så ska det låta" with Jessica Heribertsson. His third appearance on the same popular show was on 20 January 2013, competing together with teammate Jennifer Brown.
Melodifestivalen
- In 2012, he took part in the Swedish Melodifestivalen 2012.Moopy Melodifestivalen Forum. "[http://www.moopy.org.uk/forums/showthread.php?77975-Melodifestivalen-2012-Heat-Two-G%F6teborg Melodifestivalen 2012 – Heat Two – Göteborg]", 6 February 2012 In the second heat, his song "Shout It Out" co-written by Fernando Fuentes and Tony Nilsson made it to the Globen final on 10 March 2012 and finished 4th overall.
- He participated in Melodifestivalen 2013 with the song "Skyline" co-written by Fernando Fuentes, Henrik Nordenback and Christian Fast. After his performance in an initial semi-final round on 2 February 2013, he finished 1st/2nd – advancing directly to the Melodifestivalen finals which were held on 9 March 2013, where he finished 8th, with 69 points.Melodifestivalen 2013
- He participated in Melodifestivalen 2016 with "We Are Your Tomorrow". After performing the second semi-final on 13 February, he moved to the Melodifestivalen finals to be held on 12 March 2016. He finished 11th, with 39 points.{{cite web|url=http://www.eurovision.tv/page/news?id=frans_wins_melodifestivalen_in_sweden|title=Frans wins Melodifestivalen in Sweden|publisher=EBU|last=Escudero|first=Victor M.|date=12 March 2016}}
On 30 September 2016, SVT announced that Lindgren will host all six shows of Melodifestivalen 2017 alongside Clara Henry and Hasse Andersson.{{cite web|last1=Lindqvist|first1=Anton|title=Clara Henry, David Lindgren och Hasse Andersson blir programledare för Melodifestivalen 2017|url=http://www.svt.se/melodifestivalen/clara-henry-david-lindgren-och-hasse-andersson-blir-programledare-for-melodifestivalen-2017|website=svt.se|publisher=Sveriges Television|accessdate=30 September 2016|language=Swedish|date=30 September 2016}} On 2 November 2017, SVT announced that Lindgren alone will host all six shows of Melodifestivalen 2018, along with his sidekick Fab Freddie.{{cite web|last1=Frid|first1=Karin|title=Melodifestivalens programledare 2018|url=https://www.svt.se/kultur/medier/melodifestivalens-programledare-2018|website=SVT|date=2 November 2017 |accessdate=2 November 2017|language=sv}}
Personal life
Moopy Melodifestivalen Forum. "[http://www.moopy.org.uk/forums/showthread.php?78069-The-David-Lindgren-thread The David Lindgren Thread]", 12 February 2012 to Kristina Lindgren, they have a son named Ben, born in 2011
Schlagerfiasko. "[http://schlagerfiasko.co.uk/interview-with-david-lindgren/]{{dead link|date=September 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}", 10 February 2012 and a daughter, Ella.
Discography
=Albums=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |
| scope="col" rowspan="2"| Album Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Album details ! scope="col"| Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Certifications |
|---|
| scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"|SWE {{cite web|url=http://swedishcharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=David+Lindgren|title=David Lindgren – Swedish Charts|publisher=swedishcharts.com/ Hung Medien}} |
| scope="row" | Get Started
|
| style="text-align:center;"|1 |align="left"| |
| scope="row" | Ignite the Beat
|
| style="text-align:center;"|2 |align="left"| |
=Singles=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |
| scope="col" rowspan="2" | Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Year ! scope="col" colspan="2"| Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Certifications ! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Album |
|---|
| scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| SWE ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| TUR |
| scope="row"| "Shout It Out"
| 2012 | 8 || 112 |
| Get Started |
| scope="row"| "Skyline"
| 2013 | 17 || — |
| Ignite the Beat |
| scope="row"| "We Are Your Tomorrow"
| 2016 |
| {{n/a|Non-album single}} |
| colspan="10" style="font-size:85%"| "—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
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- {{Official website|http://www.davidlindgren.se}} {{in lang|sv}}
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Category:21st-century Swedish singers
Category:21st-century Swedish male singers
Category:Musicians from Skellefteå
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