Blossom Alexandra Liliana Tainton-Lindquist (born 29 June 1962 in

Stockholm Stockholm (; ) is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in Sweden by population, most populous city of Sweden, as well as the List of urban areas in the Nordic countries, largest urban area in the Nordic countries. Approximately ...

) is a Swedish singer, dancer, publisher,

fitness coach A personal trainer is an individual who creates and delivers safe and effective exercise programs for healthy individuals and groups, or those with medical clearance to exercise. They motivate clients by collaborating to set goals, providing m ...

and

personal trainer A personal trainer is an individual who creates and delivers safe and effective exercise programs for healthy individuals and groups, or those with medical clearance to exercise. They motivate clients by collaborating to set goals, providing m ...

. Her father, Graham Tainton, is a choreographer. Tainton danced and sang at an early age. She attended the

Adolf Fredrik's Music School Adolf Fredrik's Music School () is a general municipal junior high school () in Stockholm, Sweden with a focus on choral music, and highly competitive admission based on audition in singing and musical ability. The school has two campuses and thr ...

. She featured in musicals and had a very short career as a solo artist. In 2002 she represented Sweden in the

Eurovision Song Contest The Eurovision Song Contest (), often known simply as Eurovision, is an international Music competition, song competition organised annually by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) among its members since 1956. Each participating broadcaster ...

as a member of

Afro-dite Afro-dite is a Swedish pop group made up of three pop singers. The group consists of Blossom Tainton-Lindquist, Gladys del Pilar, and Kayo Shekoni. The name is a play on words implying they are beautiful as Greek goddess Aphrodite and black. ...

with the song "

Never Let It Go "Never Let It Go" is a 2002 song written by Marcos Ubeda and recorded by Swedish group Afro-dite. The song won Melodifestivalen 2002 and was the entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2002, where it finished 8th out of 24 competing entries. Mel ...

", 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. Blossom Tainton works as a

, and has released training videos, books and (2010–2011) the monthly publication ''Blossom Magazine''. She also performs with

, as the group still does small tours and occasional concerts. She has previously hosted her own fitness program, ''Toppform'' on SVT as well as being featured in various entertainment television shows such as ''Jackpotkväll'' and ''Så ska det låta'' among others. On Christmas Eve 2005 Tainton was the Christmas host on SVT.

Personal life

Her father is

South-African South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Africa, southernmost country in Africa. Its Provinces of South Africa, nine provinces are bounded to the south by of coastline that stretches along the Atlantic O ...

born choreographer Graham Tainton, best known for his work with

ABBA ABBA ( ) were a Swedish pop group formed in Stockholm in 1972 by Agnetha Fältskog, Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson, and Anni-Frid Lyngstad. They are one of the most popular and successful musical groups of all time, and are one of the List ...

. He is black and left South Africa due to

apartheid Apartheid ( , especially South African English: , ; , ) was a system of institutionalised racial segregation that existed in South Africa and South West Africa (now Namibia) from 1948 to the early 1990s. It was characterised by an ...

References

External links

Blossom Magazine
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Tainton-Lindquist, Blossom English-language singers from Sweden 1962 births Swedish pop singers Swedish women pop singers Living people Singers from Stockholm Swedish people of South African descent