David Lindgren

Swedish singer
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroSwedish singer
PlacesSweden
isSinger
Work fieldMusic
Gender
Male
Birth28 April 1982, Skellefteå, Skellefteå Municipality, Västerbotten County, Sweden
Age42 years
Star signTaurus
The details

Biography

David Lindgren (born 28 April 1982 in Skellefteå, Sweden) is a Swedish singer. He is signed to the EMI Sweden label.

In 2009 he appeared on the Swedish television show Så ska det låta on SVT in the same team as Kicki Danielsson and Putte Nelsson. In 2010, he appeared on the show for a second time with Jessica Heribertsson. His third appearance on the same popular show was on 20 January 2013, competing together with team mate Jennifer Brown.

Melodifestivalen

  • In 2012, he took part in the Swedish Melodifestivalen 2012. In the second heat, his song "Shout It Out" co-written by Fernando Fuentes and Tony Nilssonmade it to the Globen final on March 10, 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 February 2, 2013, he finished 1st/2nd - advancing directly to the Melodifestivalen finals which were held on March 9, 2013, where he finished 8th, with 69 points.
  • He participated in Melodifestivalen 2016 with "We Are Your Tomorrow". After performing the second semi-final on February 13, he moved to the Melodifestivalen finals to be held on 12 March 2016. He finished 11th, with 39 points.

On 30 September 2016, SVT announced that Lindgren will host all six shows of Melodifestivalen 2017 alongside Clara Henry and Hasse Andersson.

Personal life

Lindgren is married and has a son named Ben, born in 2011.

Discography

Albums

Album TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsCertifications
SWE
Get Started
  • Released: 2012
  • Label: EMI Sweden
  • Format: CD
1
Ignite the Beat
  • Released: 2013
  • Label: EMI Sweden
  • Format: CD
2

Singles

TitleYearPeak chart positionsCertificationsAlbum
SWE
TUR
"Shout It Out"20128112
  • GLF: 2x Platinum
Get Started
"Skyline"201317
  • GLF: Gold
Ignite the Beat
"We Are Your Tomorrow"201627
  • GLF: Gold
Non-album single
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
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