Lina Rafn Sørensen (born 12 August 1976), known professionally as Lina Rafn is a Danish female singer, songwriter and producer active in the band Infernal. Additionally, she is a former VJ on the Danish music video channel '' The Voice TV Danmark'', presenting various charts. Lina Rafn was born in

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, and was a professional dancer from a very early age. She made her professional singing debut in 1997 with the founding of Infernal with Paw Lagermann and Søren Haahr. Infernal's debut single, " Sorti de L'enfer" was an instrumental dance-track. From there on, she gained worldwide fame and recognition for her work. She is noted for her strong vocals and, along with Paw, created the hit " From Paris to Berlin". With the name of the band Infernal, she has released four albums and has sold millions of copies to date. Her vocal trademark is a growl before hitting a high note. Lina has also recordings under the name Paw & Lina with fellow Infernal member Paw Lagermann. Lina also recorded a track with Green Court called "Silent Heart". Lina was a judge in the first and second season of the '' Danish X Factor'' alongside

Thomas Blachman Thomas Blachman (born 1963) is a Danish jazz musician, composer, and judge on the Danish version of ''X Factor''. Biography Blachman is the son of Henning and Annie Blachman. One of his grandfathers is Isak Blachman, a Jewish immigrant from Vit ...

and

Remee Remee Sigvardt Jackman (né Mikkel Johan Imer Sigvardt; born 8 November 1974), better known as Remee, is a Danish rapper, songwriter, producer and composer. Career Remee has written more than 60 hits and has sold over 25 million records. He has c ...

. She did not appear in the third season of the show in 2010 and was replaced by

Pernille Rosendahl Pernille Rosendahl (born 22 March 1972, in Aalborg) is a Danish singer, songwriter, and producer known as a solo artist, the lead singer of the indie rock band Swan Lee, and the rock band The Storm. Since she was 19, Pernille Rosendahl has had a ...

. She returned for the seventh season in 2014 as

Ida Corr Ida Corr (born 14 March 1977 in Aarhus, Denmark) is a Danish singer, songwriter and music producer of Gambian descent. Early life Ida Corr was born on 14 March 1977 to a Danish mother and a Gambian father in Aarhus, Denmark. Her father was a ...

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Anne Linnet Anne Kristine Linnet (born 30 July 1953) is a Danish singer, musician and songwriter. She has released a number of solo albums and has also been a member of the bands Tears, Shit & Chanel, Anne Linnet Band, Marquis de Sade and Bitch Boys. Ann ...

). Since 2014, Lina has been one of the owners of the nightclub Klosteret in Copenhagen.

Personal life

Lina had her first daughter, Karmen, in the beginning of 2010 with her long-time boyfriend Kasper Pertho.

Discography

Singles

;Solo ;Featured in ;As part of Infernal Refer to detailed Infernal discography ;As duo Paw & Lina

References

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