Linda Sundblad
{{Short description|Swedish singer, actress and model (born 1981)}}
{{BLP sources|date=November 2012}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2020}}
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|background = solo_singer
|birth_name = Linda Caroline Sundblad
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1981|7|5|df=y}}
|death_date =
|origin = Lidköping, Sweden
|genre = {{flatlist|
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| occupation = singer, songwriter
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|website = [https://www.thesundblad.com/ www.thesundblad.com]
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Linda Caroline Sundblad (born 5 July 1981, in Lidköping) is a Swedish singer, actress and model.
Career
= Lambretta =
Dropping out of school at the age of 15 to join the pop rock music band Lambretta, she experienced much success at a young age. After releasing three albums with Lambretta, she decided in Autumn 2005 to go solo.[http://www.rsh.de/636742/music/artist/9186R.SH] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719080939/http://www.rsh.de/636742/music/artist/9186R.SH|date=19 July 2011}}
= Solo =
Her first solo single, "Oh Father", was released in September 2006 and her debut album, Oh My God!, a couple of months later. "Oh Father" was nominated for a Grammis award.{{cite web|url=http://www.cafe.se/?id=20493 |title=Bästa Läsningen • Snyggaste Modet |publisher=Cafe.se |date= |accessdate=6 November 2012}} Musicwise it remained silent around Sundblad until the second part of 2009 when the new single "2 All My Girls" was released and a second album announced{{cite web |url=http://www.lindasundblad.se/?sid=article&pid=read&id=13501 |title=3 MARS, 3 MARS, 3 MARS, 3 MARS!!!! | Linda Sundblad |accessdate=23 July 2009 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100812141224/http://www.lindasundblad.se/?sid=article&pid=read&id=13501 |archivedate=12 August 2010 }} for 24 March 2010.
= Other projects =
She is also featured on the Reflections album by Apocalyptica, for which she sings the vocals to "Faraway Vol. 2". Sundblad works currently with House music artist Rasmus Faber; she sang for him on the single "Everything Is Alright",{{cite web |author=|url=http://www.deejaylink.com/charts/housevote.asp?song=4389 |title=Rasmus Faber feat. Linda Sundblad – Everything Is Alright :: Song Page |publisher=Deejaylink.com |date=22 November 2008 |accessdate=6 November 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120223052551/http://www.deejaylink.com/charts/housevote.asp?song=4389 |archivedate=23 February 2012 }} which was released on 22 November 2008 and on his second single "Always", which was released on 6 April 2009. Sundblad also features on Rasmus Faber's debut album Where We Belong.{{cite web|url=http://www.traxsource.com/index.php?act=show&fc=tpage&cr=titles&cv=31908 |title=Rasmus Faber feat. Linda Sundblad – Always (Studio Apartment & Ananda Project Remixes) – Traxsource.com – Download Underground House and Electronic Music in WAV and MP3 format |publisher=Traxsource.com |date=31 October 2012 |accessdate=6 November 2012}}
= Melodifestivalen 2011 =
Linda Sundblad participated in Melodifestivalen 2011, the Swedish selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2011. She competed in the third semi-final on 19 February 2011 in Cloetta Center, Linköping, with the song "Lucky You", which finished 6th and did not qualify for the final.
Model career
Sundblad has worked since 2005 as a model, presenting L'Oréal and Munthe plus Simonsen.{{cite news|author=Stefan Malmqvist|url=http://www.svd.se/kulturnoje/nyheter/artikel_368546.svd |title=Linda Sundblad är redo för revansch | Kultur | SvD |newspaper=Svenska Dagbladet |language=sv |publisher=Svd.se |date=8 November 2006 |accessdate=6 November 2012}}
Radio career
Since 8 November 2006 Sunblad has worked as a radio announcer at Sveriges Radio,{{cite web|url=http://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/article2987797.ab |title=Lambretta-Linda blir programledare på P3 | Nöjesbladet | Aftonbladet |publisher=Aftonbladet.se |date=28 July 2008 |accessdate=6 November 2012}} where she moderated the programme P3 Star.
Discography
Singles
- "Oh Father" (2006, SE #1)
- "Lose You" (2006, SE #2)
- "Back in Time" (2007)
- "Who (Q Boy)" (2007)
- "Cheat" (2007)
- "2 All My Girls" (2009, SE #50)
- "Let's Dance" (2010, SE #7)
- "Perfect Nobody" (2010)
- "Lucky You" (2011)
Albums
- Oh My God! (2006, SE #11)
- Manifest (2010)
- Öppna ditt hjärta så ska du få EP (2012)
= Lambretta =
Albums
- Breakfast (July 1999)
- Lambretta (June 2002)
- The Fight (March 2005)
Singles
- "Blow Up All My Fuses" (1999)
- "Absolutely Nothing" (1999)
- "And All The Roses" (1999)
- "Bimbo" (April 2002)
- "Creep" (August 2002)
- "Perfect Tonight" (2002)
- "Chemical" (2004)
- "Anything" (2004)
- "Kill Me" (2004)
= Guest appearances =
Singles
; with Apocalyptica
- "Faraway Vol. 2" (2003)
; with Rasmus Faber
- "Everything Is Alright" (2008)
- "Always" (2009)
; with Kleerup
- "History" (2009)
TV appearances
- "Sommarkrysset" (2007)
- "FörKväll" (2006–2007)
- "Nyhetsmorgon" (2006–2007)
- "Bingolotto" (2006)
- "Studio Virtanen" (2006)
- "Vi i femman" (2005)
- "Körslaget" (2010)
- "Allsång på Skansen" (2010)[http://svt.se/2.109715/artister] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090527135611/http://svt.se/2.109715/artister|date=27 May 2009}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
{{Commons category|Linda Sundblad}}
- [https://www.thesundblad.com/ Official site]
- [http://www.myspace.com/lindasundblad Official MySpace]
- {{IMDb name|1907466}}
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Category:Swedish women pop singers
Category:Swedish women singer-songwriters
Category:Swedish singer-songwriters
Category:Swedish female models
Category:People from Lidköping
Category:Actresses from Västra Götaland County
Category:Musicians from Västra Götaland County
Category:English-language singers from Sweden