Erik Linder (born in
Tyresö,
Stockholm County,
Sweden
Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and north, and Finland to the east. At , Sweden is the largest Nordic count ...
on 22 February 1982) is a Swedish singer.
He started singing very early. He took part in
Talang 2009, the third season of the show on Swedish
TV4 television channel. He reached semifinal 3 in singing category and was picked as a wildcard for the final. The series was won by magician Charlie Caper.
In 2009, he released his debut album ''Inifrån'' on Columbia Records singing contemporary cover versions of Swedish songs like "Tro" (
Marie Fredriksson
Gun-Marie Fredriksson (; 30 May 1958 – 9 December 2019) was a Swedish singer, songwriter, pianist, and lead vocalist of pop-rock duo Roxette, which she formed in 1986 with Per Gessle. The duo achieved international success in the late 1980s an ...
), "Ingen kan älska som vi" (Krister Linder), "Utan dina andetag" (Kent), "Kom änglar" (Lars Winnerbäck), "Miraklet" (Di Leva), "Ängeln i rummet" (Eva Dahlgren) and "För kärlekens skull" (
Ted Gärdestad).
He also took part in
Melodifestivalen 2010 with "Hur kan jag tro på kärlek", but failed to make it to the final. Still the song charted at #38 in
Sverigetopplistan
Sverigetopplistan (, lit. "the Sweden top list") is the Swedish national record chart, based on sales data from IFPI Sverige. It was formerly known as Topplistan (1975–1997) and Hitlistan (1998–2007) and has been known by its current name si ...
, the official Swedish Singles Chart. He also toured the country in 2010 releasing single "Du". In January 2011, he ended his cooperation with Columbia and released the single "Bara du och jag" on his own record label Tilia Records. On June 6, 2012, he released the single "Himmel, hav och land" from his then upcoming album. The singles subsequently appeared on his album ''På riktigt'', released on 29 August 2012.
Discography
Albums
Singles
;Other singles
*2009: "Tro"
(from Talang 2009)
*2009: "Ingen kan älska som vi"
(from Talang 2009)
*2010: "Du"
*2011: "Bara du och jag"
*2012: "Himmel, hav och land"
References
External links
Official website
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1982 births
Living people
Swedish-language singers
21st-century Swedish singers
21st-century Swedish male singers
People from Tyresö Municipality
Musicians from Stockholm County