Linda Seppänen
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| Linda Seppänen | ||
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 Promotional portrait of Linda Seppänen
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| Born | September 20, 1985 | |
| Origin | Tungelsta, Haninge, Stockholm County, Sweden | |
| Genre(s) | Pop, Alternative rock, Punk Rock, Ska | |
Linda Seppänen (born 20 September 1985 in Stockholm, Stockholms Län, Sweden) is a Swedish singer and is currently competing as as one of the finalists in Idol 2006 — the Swedish version of Idol.
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[edit] Swedish Idol 2006
[edit] Auditions
She stormed the jury's hearts with her striking blue eyes and powerful voice at her Idol 2006 audition in Stockholm, singing the song "Sick Of It All" by Finger Eleven.
Linda continued to receive critical acclaims by performing a moving and near perfect version of Bryan Adams' "Everything I Do, I Do It For You" in duet with fellow contestant Markus Fagervall, which took her easily to the semi-finals.
With a stunning performance of Alanis Morissette's "You Oughta Know", Linda not only impressed the jury but also the Swedish people by winning a high majority, 56%, of the votes.
[edit] Finals
At the top 11 finals, she sang her Idol No Doubt's hit "Sunday Morning", which according to jury member Peter Swartling was the best performance so far in the contest.
Linda was eliminated in the top 7 round of the finals, which came as an astonishment to many viewers.
[edit] Idol 2006 Performances
- Auditions, Stockholm: "Sick Of It All" - Finger Eleven
- Auditions, Stockholm: "Everything I Do, I Do It For You - Bryan Adams (Duet)
- Semi Finals: "You Oughta Know" - Alanis Morissette
- Top 11: "Sunday Morning" - No Doubt
- Top 10: "Under Ytan" - Uno Sveningsson
- Top 9: "Be Mine" - Robyn
- Top 8: "Holiday" - Green Day
- Top 7: "Heroes" - David Bowie
[edit] Trivia
- Her most famous trademarks are her big eyes.
- Although she is a Rock singer, her fashion style is often more "street".
- Before exploring the world of contemporary music as of Pop and Rock, she enjoyed listening to classical music. [1]
- Her family name Seppänen is Finnish origin.
[edit] Video clips
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ^ From profile in http://tv4.se/idol2006/488687.html
Johan Larsson • Sara Burnett • Markus Fagervall • Cissi Ramsby • Felicia Brandström • Danny Saucedo • Erik Segerstedt • Jessica Myrberg • Linda Seppänen • Jonas Snäckmark • Natalie Kadric
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