| Linda Thelenius | |
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Linda Thelenius during Stockholm Pride 2007 |
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| Born | January 21, 1974 Västerås, Sweden |
| Occupation | Model, Singer, Author, Politician |
Linda Thelenius (born Linda Maria Elisabeth Gedin also known as Linda Rosing 21 January 1974 in Västerås, Sweden) is a Swedish model, singer, author and politician. She became famous after participating in the 2003 edition of the Swedish version of Big Brother.
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In the Big Brother house, she and another participant, Micke, became involved in a relationship which was followed closely by the producers.[1]
Thelenius released her debut single, "Summer Love", in 2004. In 2006, she released her autobiography, Den nakna sanningen ("The naked truth"), written together with journalist and television host Daniel Nyhlén.[2]
Thelenius legally changed her name to her stage name, Bionda to avoid legal conflicts with the 70s band La Bionda.[3] Rosing's first single as Bionda released "Forget me, Forget me not". During 2009, Linda will have her own dating show on Kanal 5 called Den rätte för Rosing(the right one for Rosing) In the summer of 2006, Thelenius became the leader of a new political party, 'Unika Partiet', or 'The Unique Party'.[4] This is a so-called non-registered party, meaning that there is no official record of the party. Thelenius was listed as the only candidate for the party, listed as an author on the party ballot. She received 222 votes out of more than 5.6 million votes cast in the election.[5]
On March 31, 2007, Thelenius told newspapers that she had had further breast enlargement surgery at the Akademi Kliniken in Stockholm, Sweden.[6]