Dinah Nah

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Dinah Nah

| image = Dinah Nah in June 2015.jpg

| caption = Nah in 2015

| birth_name = Malin Dinah Sundström

| alias =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1980|8|23}}

| birth_place = Sätra, Stockholm, Sweden

| genre = Dance-pop, house

| occupation = Singer

| instrument = Vocals

| years_active = 1998–present

| past_member_of = Caramell

| label = Capitol Music Group

| website =

}}

Malin Dinah Sundström (born 23 August 1980), better known by her stage name Dinah Nah, is a Swedish singer. She began her career in 1998, as a member of the pop group Caramell, best known for their 2001 song "Caramelldansen" which became an internet meme.

Nah later launched a solo career in 2015, placing twelfth in Melodifestivalen 2015 with the song "Make Me (La La La)", which became a top ten hit in Sweden. She also competed in Melodifestivalen 2017 with the song "One More Night", failing to qualify from the first semi-final.

Life and career

=Early life and Caramell=

Dinah Nah was born as Malin Dinah Sundström and grew up in the Sätra district of Stockholm, Sweden.{{cite web|url=http://www.svt.se/melodifestivalen/artister/2015/dina-nah-make-me-la-la-la |title=Dinah Nah – Make Me (La La La) |work=svt.se |accessdate=27 February 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150221232711/http://www.svt.se/melodifestivalen/artister/2015/dina-nah-make-me-la-la-la |archivedate=21 February 2015 }} She is a licensed skin therapist and nurse. During the 1990s, she was a member of the pop group Caramell, until the group disbanded in 2002.{{cite web|url=http://sverigesradio.se/sida/artikel.aspx?programid=2842&artikel=5238276|title=Dinah Nah "Caramell var som en artistskola"|author=Sveriges Radio|publisher=Sveriges Radio|accessdate=27 February 2015}}

=Solo career=

Dinah Nah launched her solo career when Anders Bagge approached her to sing the song "Make Me (La La La)" in Melodifestivalen 2015.{{cite web|url=http://www.metro.se/melodifestivalen-2015/snart-ar-det-sommar-dinah-nah/EVHobz!OUsHc2LLOKow/|title=Snart är det sommar Dinah Nah...|author=Tobias Sahlén|date=26 February 2015|work=Metro|accessdate=27 February 2015}} She participated in the fourth semi-final, placing fourth and qualifying to andra chansen. She qualified through to the final through andra chansen, and placed last out of twelve. She subsequently released the song "Taste Your Love".{{cite web|url=http://oikotimes.com/2015/06/29/listen-to-the-new-song-by-dinah-nah-taste-your-love/|title=Listen to the new song by Dinah Nah 'Taste Your Love' - OIKOTIMES.COM - STOCKHOLM 2016 EUROVISION SONG CONTEST|work=OIKOTIMES.COM - STOCKHOLM 2016 EUROVISION SONG CONTEST|accessdate=29 November 2015|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160106065750/http://oikotimes.com/2015/06/29/listen-to-the-new-song-by-dinah-nah-taste-your-love/|archivedate=6 January 2016}}

She competed in Melodifestivalen 2017 with the song "One More Night". She participated in the first semi-final held on 4 February 2017, placing fifth and didn't qualify to the finals.

Gallery

File:Malin Sundström "Hallow'een Happening" Café Opera 1998.jpg|Nah attending the annual Hallow'een Happening at Café Opera, 1998

File:Dinah Nah 2015 1256.jpg|Nah performing at Melodifestivalen 2015

File:Kjell Lönnå and Dinah Nah in 2015.jpg|Nah with composer and choir leader Kjell Lönnå, 2015

File:Dinah Nah, Melodifestivalen 2017, Göteborg 17.jpg|Nah performing at Melodifestivalen 2017

File:ColognePride 2019-Sonntag-Hauptbühne-2038-Haddaway und Dinah Nah--9123.jpg|Nah and Haddaway performing at Cologne Pride, 2019

Discography

=Singles=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
scope="col" rowspan="2" | Title

! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Year

! scope="col" colspan="1" | Peak chart positions

! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Certifications

! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Album

scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| SWE
{{cite web | url=http://swedishcharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Dinah+Nah | title=Dinah Nah discography | publisher=Hung Medien | work=swedishcharts.com |accessdate=6 March 2015}}
scope="row"| "I Am"

| 2012

| —

| —

| rowspan="7" {{n/a|Non-album singles}}

scope="row"| "Like You"

| 2013

| —

| —

scope="row"| "Make Me (La La La)"

| rowspan="2" | 2015

| 10

|

  • GLF: Platinum{{cite web|url=http://www.hitlistan.se/netdata/ghl002.mbr/artdata?liid=41&dfom=20150401&dtom=20150407&dspstr=1&dspnum=100&sart=5402937&height=&browser=Firefox&platform=Win32&subframe= |title=DINAH NAH - MAKE ME (LA LA LA) |accessdate=30 April 2015 |publisher=Sverigetopplistan |archivedate=19 December 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151219141927/http://www.hitlistan.se/netdata/ghl002.mbr/artdata?liid=41&dfom=20150401&dtom=20150407&dspstr=1&dspnum=100&sart=5402937&height=&browser=Firefox&platform=Win32&subframe= }}
scope="row"| "Taste Your Love"

| —

| —

scope="row"| "One More Night"

| 2017

| 59
{{cite web|url=http://www.sverigetopplistan.se/|title=Sverigetopplistan - Sveriges Officiella Topplista|publisher=Sverigetopplistan|accessdate=11 February 2017}}

| —

scope="row"| "Equivocal"

| 2019

| —

| —

scope="row"| "On My Way"

| 2022

| —

| —

colspan="10" style="font-size:85%"| "—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

References