1. Ellen Linnea Petrea Henriksson was born on 9 November 1986 and is a Swedish singer and songwriter who participated in Idol 2010 in which she placed fourth.
12 Facts About Linnea Henriksson
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In 2012, Henriksson released her first music album, which she co-wrote and co-produced with singer Orup.
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From August to December 2010, Linnea Henriksson participated in the singing competition Idol 2010, which was broadcast on TV4.
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Linnea Henriksson was one of the least-popular two contestants during her time on Idol 2010; she had to sing-off with Elin Blom and retained her place in the competition by attracting more public votes than Blom.
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On 19 January 2013, Linnea Henriksson was voted "Artist of the Year 2012" by listeners to radio station P3 for its yearly P3 Gold gala, receiving the most votes.
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From June to August 2013, Linnea Henriksson joined the music tour of the band Gyllene Tider, which toured around Sweden, as their opening act.
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In late July 2013, Linnea Henriksson became the first live act to perform at the new Tele2 Arena in Stockholm; she was the opening act for Gyllene Tider.
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Linnea Henriksson's songs have been included on several music compilation albums.
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Linnea Henriksson collaborated with Avicii in his song "Hope There's Someone", which is included in his debut album True.
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On 8 December 2014, Linnea Henriksson was one of the hosts of Musikhjalpen 2014.
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On 3 September 2019, Linnea Henriksson was announced as a presenter of Melodifestivalen 2020 along with Lina Hedlund and David Sundin.
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Linnea Henriksson was going to be one of the commentators for Eurovision Song Contest 2022 for SVT but announced on 10 May that she had tested positive for COVID-19 and would not be a commentator for the semifinals.