Inger Fridolin

Inger Fridolin (stage name INGER); born 11 March 1999) is an Estonian singer, songwriter, and footballer.

Early life and education Fridolin was born on 11 March 1999. Their mother is the choral conductor Janne Fridolin. Fridolin's mother named them after Mats Traat’s novel Inger. Growing up, their mother kept chickens at home.

Fridolin first studied at Viimsi Secondary School (2007–2011). During the same period, they studied percussion at the Viimsi Music School. From 2011, they studied percussion at the Tallinn Music High School. From 2016, they studied in the multimedia stream at Tallinn 32nd Secondary School, graduating in 2019.

In 2020, they began studying recreation management at Tallinn University and graduated with a Bachelor's degree in 2023.

Career

Musical career Fridolin came to public attention as a musician in the autumn of 2017 when they participated in the Noortebänd 2017 competition, reaching the final. In 2017, they received the Radio 2 Demo of the Year award for the song "Again." Fridolin participated in the Eesti Laul 2019 competition, where they also reached the final, finishing 6th with the song "Coming Home". In the same year, they took 2nd place in the final of the German Songwriting Awards. In 2020, Fridolin participated in Eesti Laul 2020 and achieved 8th place with the song "Only Dream." They were also selected as the New Artist of the Week for the international A&R Worldwide newsletter.

In 2018, Fridolin performed at the Intsikurmu Festival. In 2019, they were invited to participate in the MUSEXPO music conference in Los Angeles, USA, where artists such as Katy Perry, LMFAO, and Jessie J had previously performed. In the same year, they performed at the Westernpop Festival in the Netherlands and the Chengdu International Sister Cities Youth Music Festival in China.

In 2020, Fridolin performed at Sofarsounds in Latvia and at the Intsikurmu and Valgeranna festivals in Estonia. In 2022, Fridolin performed at the Norden Festival in Germany. Between 2020 and 2022, also Fridolin was the host of the Koolitants Festival.

In 2022, Fridolin released their first EP, "Higher Self," featuring five tracks. On 22 April 2025, they released their full-length Estonian-language debut album, Armastatuna. Themes of social non-conformity are explored in their 2026 double single "Sa mind ei kuule" (You Don't Hear Me) and "Katki" (Broken).

In 2023, Fridolin appeared in the final of Eesti Laul, the national song contest to decide the country's Eurovision pick. They were the second to perform in the line-up and played their song "Awaiting You". They placed in 7th place in the national competition.

Sports career Fridolin began football training at the age of six. They have represented the Estonian girls' national youth teams 24 times, scoring two goals. Fridolin played in the Estonian women's leagues for Tallinna FC Flora II and the national youth team during 2015 and 2016. They have subsequently worked as a coach at the Viimsi Martin Reim football school and FC Flora.

Discography + Year Single Record label 2018 "Again" INGER 2018 "Notice you" INGER 2018 "Storm" ft. Avoid Dave INGER 2018 "I'm Alright" TuneBase 2018 "Coming home" TuneBase 2019 "Willie" Made in Baltics 2019 "Beautiful day" INGER 2019 "Only dream" INGER 2020 "Playing games" INGER 2021 "WTF" ft. manna INGER, manna 2022 "who i really am" INGER 2022 "Awaiting You" INGER 2023 "Nähtamatu" INGER 2023 "Põled kui suvi" INGER 2024 "Öösegadus" INGER 2024 "jah, sa oled see" INGER 2024 "head aega" INGER, EiK 2024 "Kuniks me ei muutu" INGER 2025 "kuues meel" INGER 2025 "Tantsin iseendaga" INGER 2025 "kollane maja" INGER 2026 "Sa mind ei kuule" / "Katki" INGER

+ Year Album Record label 2022 Higher Self (EP) INGER 2025 Armastatuna INGER

Television work They have participated in the series "MasterChef Eesti" and "Kalamaja Blues".

Personal life Fridolin is a guitar and ukulele teacher at Rahumäe Basic School.

Fridolin's partner is Karmen King.

Fridolin has identified as gender fluid and feels they embody aspects of both genders.

Inger has been open about their mental health.