Linda Bengtzing is a Swedish pop singer, famous for her participation in the fourth season|of Fame Factory in Sweden and for her entries at Melodifestivalen 2005, 2006 and 2008|Linda Bengtzing (born March 13, 1974) grew up in Gullspång, a little village in Västra|Götaland located in the west of Sweden). She released two singles in 1987 and 1989,|however, she disappeared from the music industry for fifteen years.|In 2004 Linda took part in the fourth and the final season of Fame Factory but she went|on the program at the same time as her song “Alla flickor” (All girls) being|selected to participate at Melodifestivalen 2005. Her song surprised everyone and she|took part in the Melodifestivalen final after receiving sufficient votes in the|‘Andra Chansen’ (Second Chance) round. She finished in last place, scoring 15|jury points but receiving 0 points from the Swedish public’s televoting. The single|reached #8 in the Swedish charts and a few months “Diamanter”, a song very|similar to Alla flickor, reached #32.|One year later she appeared again in Melodifestivalen. Her song, “Jag ljuger så|bra”, written first for Jessica Andersson, finished in the top two of the first heat|and, therefore, was entered into the final. Linda’s song came seventh out of 10 in|the final in Stockholm’s Globen. Whilst Linda may not have received many votes from|the public the single rose to #2 in the Swedish charts, making it her greatest hit.|Days before the Melodifestivalen 2006 final, she released her first album,|“Ingenting att förlora” (#4) and months later the second single from the|album, “Kan du se” debuted at #7, though did not chart the next week.|In 2007 she released a new single, “Värsta schlagern”, a parody on tradition|Melodifestivalen entries. The song is rumoured to have been entered into Melodifestivalen|2007 but was not selected as one of the 32 songs to compete for the title in the live|shows. The song is a duet together with Markoolio. Linda participated at Melodifestivalen|2008, competing in Heat 4 (Karlskrona) on the 1 March 2008, where she directly qualified|for the final round. She went on to finish fith out of ten in the final, with 64 points|from the juries but nothing from the public. The song was composed by Johan Fransson, Tim|Larsson, Tobias Lundgren and is called Hur svårt kan det va? (How hard can it be?)[1].|Linda released her second album on the 19 February 2008, 4 days after the|Melodifestivalen final. It has been reported that Linda’s record company (Mariann|Records) would not allow Linda to release her second album unless she entered|Melodifestivalen 2008.
Albums by Linda Bengtzing in Swedish charts (2 albums):|1. Ingenting Att Förlora|reach: 11/2006 - 29/2006; peak pos: 4; weeks: 19 |2. Vild & Galen|reach: 13/2008 - 23/2008; peak pos: 2; weeks: 11
Songs by Linda Bengtzing in Swedish charts (6 songs):|1. Alla Flickor |reach: 10/2005 - 29/2005; peak pos: 8; weeks: 19 |2. Diamanter |reach: 26/2005 - 40/2005; peak pos: 35; weeks: 11 |3. Hur Svårt Kan Det Va’|reach: 11/2008 - 22/2008; peak pos: 3; weeks: 12|4. Jag Ljuger Så Bra |reach: 11/2006 - 31/2006; peak pos: 2; weeks: 20 |5. Kan Du Se |reach: 28/2006 - 28/2006; peak pos: 7; weeks: 1 |6. Värsta Schlagern (with Markoolio)|reach: 03/2007 - 34/2007; peak pos: 1; weeks: 31
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