Linus Svenning

Linus Svenning

Linus Svenning in 2014
Background information
Born (1990-04-13) 13 April 1990
Bara, Scania Sweden
Origin Sweden
Genres Pop rock, pop, alternative rock
Occupation(s) Singer, songwriter
Years active 2013–present
Labels Stockhouse
Website www.linussvenning.se

Linus Martin Tommy Svenning (born 13 April 1990) is a Swedish singer and songwriter who participated in Melodifestivalen 2014, the selection process for picking the Swedish entry to the Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Bröder".[1][2]

He sang in the first semi-final passing to the second chance round on 1 March in Lidköping and qualified after a duel round with Martin Stenmarck's song "När änglarna går hem". The duel qualified him for the Final 10 round held on 8 March 2014 where he finished fifth overall. Despite not winning the contest, the song "Bröder" became popular with the Swedish public reaching #3 on Sverigetopplistan, the official Swedish Singles Chart immediately after the contest.

Singles

Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
SWE
[3]
"Bröder" 2014 3 Non-album singles
"Forever Starts Today" 2015 12
  • GLF: Platinum
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

References

  1. "Eurovision Song Contest". Sveriges Television. Archived from the original on 2014-02-04.
  2. "Linus Svenning bilder, videos och nyheter - Posh24". Posh24.
  3. "Linus Svenning discography". swedishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
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