David Lindgren Explained

David Lindgren
Birth Name:	Johan David Stellan Lindgren
Birth Date:	1982 4, df=y
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^[1] on SVT in the same team as Kicki Danielsson and Putte Nelsson. In 2010, he appeared on the show for a second time^[2] 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.^[3] 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.^[4]
• 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.^[5]

On 30 September 2016, SVT announced that Lindgren will host all six shows of Melodifestivalen 2017 alongside Clara Henry and Hasse Andersson.^[6] On 2 November 2017, SVT announced that Lindgren alone will host all six shows of Melodifestivalen 2018, along with his sidekick Fab Freddie.^[7]

Personal life

Lindgren is married^[8] to Kristina Lindgren, they have a son named Ben, born in 2011^[9] and a daughter, Ella.

Discography

Albums

Album Title	Album details	Peak chart positions	Certifications
		SWE ^[10]
Get Started	Released: 2012 Label: EMI Sweden Format: CD	1
Ignite the Beat	Released: 2013 Label: EMI Sweden Format: CD	2

Singles

Title	Year	Peak chart positions		Certifications	Album
		SWE	TUR ^[11]
"Shout It Out"	2012	8	112	GLF: 2× Platinum	Get Started
"Skyline"	2013	17	—	GLF: Gold	Ignite the Beat
"We Are Your Tomorrow"	2016	27^[12]	—	GLF: Gold
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Notes and References

1. https://archive.today/20140831004720/http://norran.se/noje/article266361.ece David med på tv i morgon
2. https://web.archive.org/web/20100329152150/http://svt.se/2.101942/1.1920173/sandningsordning_2010 Sändningsordning 2010
3. Moopy Melodifestivalen Forum. "Melodifestivalen 2012 – Heat Two – Göteborg", 6 February 2012
4. [Melodifestivalen 2013]
5. Web site: Frans wins Melodifestivalen in Sweden. EBU. Escudero. Victor M.. 12 March 2016.
6. Web site: Lindqvist. Anton. Clara Henry, David Lindgren och Hasse Andersson blir programledare för Melodifestivalen 2017. svt.se. Sveriges Television. 30 September 2016. Swedish. 30 September 2016.
7. Web site: Frid. Karin. Melodifestivalens programledare 2018. SVT. 2 November 2017 . 2 November 2017. sv.
8. Moopy Melodifestivalen Forum. "The David Lindgren Thread", 12 February 2012
9. Schlagerfiasko. "http://schlagerfiasko.co.uk/interview-with-david-lindgren/", 10 February 2012
10. Web site: David Lindgren – Swedish Charts. swedishcharts.com/ Hung Medien.
11. http://www.billboard.com.tr/pages/Turkiye_top20.aspx/ Turkish Singles Chart
12. Web site: Sverigetopplistan - Sveriges Officiella Topplista . 27 June 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20151226154145/http://www.sverigetopplistan.se/ . 26 December 2015 .