Blossom Tainton-Lindquist Explained

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Blossom Alexandra Liliana Tainton-Lindquist (born 29 June 1962[1] in Stockholm) is a Swedish singer, dancer, publisher, fitness coach and personal trainer.[2]

Her father, Graham Tainton, is a choreographer. Tainton danced and sang at an early age. She attended the Adolf Fredrik's Music School in Stockholm.[3] She featured in musicals and had a very short career as a solo artist. In 2002 she represented Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest as a member of Afro-dite with the song "Never Let It Go", and finished 8th. The group released an album, and the single "Never Let It Go" stayed in the Swedish chart for 17 weeks, peaking at No. 1.[4]

Blossom Tainton works as a personal trainer,[5] and has released training videos, books and (2010–2011) the monthly publication Blossom Magazine.[6] She also performs with Afro-dite, as the group still does small tours and occasional concerts.[7]

She has previously hosted her own fitness program, Toppform on SVT as well as being featured in various entertainment television shows such as Jackpotkväll[8] and Så ska det låta[9] among others.

On Christmas Eve 2005 Tainton was the Christmas host on SVT.[10] [11]

Personal life

Her father is South-African born choreographer Graham Tainton, best known for his work with ABBA. He is black and left South Africa due to apartheid.[12] [13]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sök personer . Birthday.se .
  2. Web site: blossom tainton . LINDAU PRODUCTION AB . 24 January 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100206065336/http://lindau.se/forelasare/blossom-tainton/ . 6 February 2010 .
  3. Web site: Blossom i nya hemmet i Sundbyberg . Mia Bornberger Wibacke . Magasin Sundbyberg (Swedish local news magazine) . 8 February 2013 . 2014-12-23 . Swedish . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141223220516/http://www.magasinsundbyberg.se/artiklar/fran-barndomen-till-klimakteriet/ . 23 December 2014.
  4. Web site: Steffen Hung . Swedish Charts Portal . swedishcharts.com .
  5. Web site: Yogan som ger Blossom kraft | Träning | Hälsa. 11 March 2011. Aftonbladet .
  6. Web site: Egmonts nya hälsosatsning. sv. 5 April 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110706024249/http://80.76.149.139/nyheter/2010/03/11/egmonts-nya-halsosatsning/ . 6 July 2011 .
  7. News: Stockholm TT Spektra . Afro-Dite gör comeback | SvD . sv . Svenska Dagbladet . 27 April 2010.
  8. Web site: Foto: TV4 & Scanpix . Jackpotkväll med Blossom och Erik Linder – TV4 . tv4.se . 10 June 2009.
  9. Web site: Lena Söder lena.soder@dn.se . Många debutanter i "Så ska det låta" . Dagens Nyheter . 9 March 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100316002029/http://www.dn.se/kultur-noje/film-tv/manga-debutanter-i-sa-ska-det-lata-1.1058726 . 16 March 2010 .
  10. Web site: Marcus Boldeman . Blossom årets julvärd i SVT . https://archive.today/20120729125928/http://www.dn.se/kultur-noje/film-tv/blossom-arets-julvard-i-svt-1.411663 . dead . 29 July 2012 . Dagens Nyheter . 16 November 2005.
  11. Web site: Barn ska inte flytta runt på jul. Aftonbladet . 24 December 2005.
  12. Web site: Mediepedagogiskt Center Helsingborg (AV) . https://web.archive.org/web/20120305141825/http://www.sli.se/prodinfo.asp?db=21&sid=0&a=L41605-12 . dead . 2012-03-05 . Sli.se .
  13. Web site: Mikory's ABBA-blog: ABBA – October 1978 . Abbamikory.blogs.com . 23 June 2005.

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