Linda Pritchard

Swedish singer and professional dancer (born 1983)

Linda Pritchard

Background information
Birth name	Linda Norrgård Pritchard
Born	(1983-05-19) 19 May 1983 (age 41)
Origin	Vällingby, Sweden
Genres	Soul, R&B, pop
Occupation(s)	Singer
Instrument(s)	Singing
Years active	2008–present
Labels	Universal Music

Website	Official Website

Musical artist

Linda Norrgård Pritchard (born 19 May 1983)^[1] is a Swedish artist, who has worked with Magnus Uggla and Ace of Base. As a student she attended the Adolf Fredrik's Music School in Stockholm.^[2] She participated in Idol 2008 where she got to the qualifying round but was then eliminated,^[3] although she was considered one of the favourites.^[4]^[5] During the summer of 2009, Pritchard participated in Allsång på Skansen as a dancer for Magnus Uggla and she also choreographed for Ace of Base.^[6]^[7] Pritchard also accompanied Ugglas on his revue tour.^[6] Pritchard's first single "Fast Car", originally recorded by Tracy Chapman, was included in the compilation album Absolute Music 61.^[8] She had previously sung backing vocals for Celine Dion and Britney Spears.^[7] In 2019, Pritchard appeared on stage at the Eurovision Song Contest in Tel Aviv, Israel as one of the backing singers for the United Kingdom entry performed by Michael Rice.^[9]

Melodifestivalen

Pritchard took part in Melodifestivalen 2006, as a backup singer for Velvet, and Melodifestivalen 2008 as the opening act and she participated in Melodifestivalen 2010 with the song "You're Making Me Hot-Hot-Hot", and finished in fifth place in the first semi-final that took place in Örnsköldsvik. She also entered Melodifestivalen 2011 with the song "Alive", which came third during the fourth semi-final. However she was knocked out by The Moniker.

Alive

Her first album, Alive, including the singles "You're Making Me Hot-Hot-Hot", "Miracle", and "Alive", was released on 9 March 2011, and entered the Swedish charts at No. 21. It spent three weeks in the album charts, peaking at No. 21 on its first week.

Discography

Albums

Alive (2011)

"Glorious"
"Miracle"
"Alive"
"Not Even Hello"
"Dance Your Tears Away"
"Erase & Rewind"
"Rise Again"
"Alienized"
"Satellite"
"Crying In The Rain"
"Stuck In A Riddle"
"On Time"
"You're Making Me Hot-Hot-Hot" (bonus track)

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions	Certification	Album
Year	Single	SWE ^[10]	Certification	Album
2009	"Fast Car"	–
2009	"Staying Alive"	–
2010	"You're Making Me Hot-Hot-Hot"	8
2010	"Miracle"	19
2011	"Alive"	31
2011	"Wicked Game"	–
2014	"Drummer Boy"	–

References

^ "Linda Pritchard" (in Swedish). TV4. April 2008. Retrieved 18 August 2010.
^ "Linda Pritchard: "Lars Wallin har designat min klänning"". chic.se (Swedish fashion site). 26 February 2011. Archived from the original on 1 March 2011. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
^ "Linda Pritchard: Jag mår jättedåligt". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). 1 October 2008. Retrieved 18 August 2010.
^ "Linda Pritchard" (in Swedish). Sourze.se. 24 September 2008. Retrieved 18 August 2010.
^ "Linda Pritchard: Skit också..." Aftonbladet (in Swedish). 1 October 2008. Retrieved 18 August 2010.
^ ^a ^b ""Idol"-Linda dansade med Uggla" (in Swedish). Expressen.se. 8 July 2008. Archived from the original on 14 June 2011. Retrieved 18 August 2010.
^ ^a ^b "Medverkande" (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 25 April 2016.
^ "Absolute Music 61" (in Swedish). Telia Musikbutiken. Archived from the original on 30 August 2010.
^ "United Kingdom: Michael Rice's on-stage team revealed". ESCXTRA.com. 1 May 2019. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
^ "Linda Pritchard - Swedish Charts". swedishcharts.com/.