Daniel Lindström

Daniel Lindström (born 30 January 1978) is a Swedish singer from Umeå who won the Swedish Idol 2004 contest against Darin Zanyar. His first single, "Coming True", sold double platinum, and his self-titled album, released in December 2004, topped the Swedish pop charts. The second album Nån slags verklighet (Some kind of reality) contains songs written in Swedish by the singer himself. His third album, D-Day, was released in January 2009. For a time, he lived with his wife and child in Solna, Sweden.

In October 2009, Lindström and other Idol contestants convened for a panel at CMJ in New York City, to discuss their experiences and the current state of music.

Idol 2004 performances Semi-finals: Lately by Stevie Wonder Top 11: Fast love by George Michael Top 10: Crazy by Seal Top 9: If You Don't Know Me By Now by Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes Top 8: Sarah by Mauro Scocco Top 7: That's The Way It Is by Celine Dion Top 6: "Fly Me to the Moon" by Frank Sinatra Top 5: License To Kill by Gladys Knight Top 4: September by Earth, Wind & Fire Top 4: Just The Way You Are by Billy Joel Top 3: Lately by Stevie Wonder Top 3: Glorious by Andreas Johnson Grand Final: Coming True written by Jörgen Elofsson (Winning Song) Grand Final: Virtual Insanity by Jamiroquai Grand Final: Sarah by Mauro Scocco

Discography

The following is a complete discography of every album and single released by Swedish Pop music artist Daniel Lindström.

Studio albums

First studio album Released: 9 December 2004 Label: Sony BMG Format: CDSwedish sales: 53,000 Second studio album Released: 16 August 2006 Label: Sony BMG Format: CDSwedish sales: 22,000 Third studio album Released: 29 January 2009 Label: LaLuff Records Format: CDSwedish sales: 3,000 IFPI: N/A

Singles

Personal life Lindström was in a relationship with future Eurovision winner Loreen between 2004 and 2006. The couple shared an apartment in Södermalm. He dedicated his first album after winning Idol to Loreen.