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Linnea Deb

Linnea Deb

Swedish actor and songwriter


Linnéa Mary Hansdotter Deb (née Sporre; born 23 July 1977), known professionally as Linnea Deb, is a Swedish singer, songwriter and record producer. She has worked with artists such as Fifth Harmony, JoJo, MiC Lowry and Akon.

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Deb is signed to Northbound Music Publishing in Stockholm, where she is a member of the production team The Family together with Joy Deb and Anton Hård af Segerstad. Earlier (2013-2016) the group was signed to BMG Publishing.

Early career

In her early career Linnea sang in several choirs and she toured with Ace of Base and Carola. Also, she has been choiring for several different albums and songs, one of them being "Cara Mia" with Swedish artist Måns Zelmerlöw.

In 2012, Linnea co-wrote Ulrik Munther’s album with the same name, Ulrik Munther, which immediately reached position 1 on Swedish album chart and the single "Boy’s Don't Cry", which features on the album, was sold gold.[1]

Eurovision Song Contest

Linnea Deb, alongside Joy Deb and Anton Hård af Segerstad, is notable for her work in the Eurovision Song Contest, both in the contest and in national selections. They are most present in Sweden's annual Eurovision selection Melodifestivalen, in which they have 3 wins. The first winning song in 2013, "You" by Robin Stjernberg,[2] broke a Swedish record for most played song during one day and it got nominated for a Swedish Grammy as Song of the Year 2014. The second winning song, "Heroes" performed by Måns Zelmerlöw in 2015, won the Eurovision Song Contest 2015[3] and sold 5× Platinum in Sweden[4] and Gold in Spain,[5] Norway[6] and Austria.[7] They won Melodifestivalen once again in 2024 with Unforgettable performed by Marcus & Martinus.

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International releases

Linnea has also written and produced several international hits. She co-wrote the first record "Top Down" on Fifth Harmony's Reflection album. Also, Linnea and her production team wrote and produced JoJo's comeback single "Save My Soul". Linnea has also co-written the Polish artists Margaret's single "Cool Me Down" which was sold double platinum in Poland and gold in Sweden.

In 2016, "Oh Lord" was released with the British vocal harmony boy band Mic Lowry, which was their debut single and it was written by Joy, Linnea Deb, Anton Hård af Segerstad, Augustine Grant and Phil Collins, as the song contains lyrics and music from Phil Collins' song "In the Air Tonight".[8]

Personal life

Deb is of partial Finnish descent through her parents.[9]

List of written songs

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Melodifestivalen entries (Sweden)

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Melodi Grand Prix entries (Norway)

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Krajowe Eliminacje entries (Poland)

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Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu entries (Finland)

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Dansk Melodi Grand Prix entries (Denmark)

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Dora entries (Croatia)

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Eesti Laul entries (Estonia)

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Una Voce per San Marino entries (San Marino)

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Malta Eurovision Song Contest entries (Malta)

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References

  1. "Boys Don't Cry - Single by Ulrik Munther on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved 2017-06-19.
  2. Radio, Sveriges. "Måns svensk hjälte i Wien – P4 Kristianstad". Retrieved 2017-06-19.
  3. "Sverigetopplistan – Sveriges Officiella Topplista". www.sverigetopplistan.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2017-06-19.
  4. "Måns Zelmerlöw – Heroes". Måns Zelmerlöw – Heroes – Elportaldemusica.es: Novedades y Listas Oficiales de Ventas de Música en España. Archived from the original on 2015-06-03. Retrieved 2017-06-19.
  5. "IFPI". www.ifpi.no (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2017-06-19.
  6. Holm, Noora (11 May 2018). "Ruotsi ja Suomi kohtaavat Euroviisufinaalissa – Suomen kappaleen takana ruotsinsuomalaiset Joy ja Linnea Deb" (in Finnish). Sveriges Radio. Retrieved 20 August 2019. ... suomalaistaustainen sekä äitinsä että isänsä puolelta.

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