Linus Svenning Explained

Linus Svenning
Birth Date:1990 4, df=yes
Birth Place:Bara, Scania Sweden
Origin:Sweden
Genre:Pop rock, pop, alternative rock
Occupation:singer, songwriter
Years Active:2013–present
Label:Stockhouse

Linus Martin Tommy Svenning (born 13 April 1990) is a Swedish singer and songwriter who participated in Melodifestivalen 2014, the selection process for picking the Swedish entry to the Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Bröder".[1] [2]

He sang in the first semi-final passing to the second chance round on 1 March in Lidköping and qualified after a duel round with Martin Stenmarck's song "När änglarna går hem". The duel qualified him for the Final 10 round held on 8 March 2014 where he finished fifth overall. Despite not winning the contest, the song "Bröder" became popular with the Swedish public reaching #3 on Sverigetopplistan, the official Swedish Singles Chart immediately after the contest.

Singles

TitleYearPeak chart positionsCertificationsAlbum
SWE
[3]
"Bröder"20143 rowspan="2"
"Forever Starts Today"201512
  • GLF: Platinum
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Eurovision Song Contest . . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140204155154/http://www.svt.se/melodifestivalen/artister/2014/linus-svenning/ . 2014-02-04 .
  2. Web site: Linus Svenning bilder, videos och nyheter - Posh24. Posh24.
  3. Web site: Linus Svenning discography . Hung Medien . swedishcharts.com . 6 March 2014.