Linda Andrews (born 19 October 1973) is a Faroese singer who won the second season of the Danish version of The X Factor,[1] and became the first Faroese winner of it.
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Linda Andreasen |
| Also known as | Linda |
| Born | 19 October 1973 Tórshavn, Faroe Islands |
| Occupation | Singer |
| Instrument | Vocals |
| Years active | 1994–present |
| Website | www |
Early life
editShe was born and raised in Tórshavn. She lived for many years with her father (a taxi driver) and mother in the western part of Torshavn called Vesturbýurin. She attended a Pentecostal church called Filadelfia until early adulthood. She was very active in youth work and in the choirs. During the early 1990s she became a known singer because of her appearance as one of the lead singers in Filadelfia. She also was in the Filadelfia Youth Choir and the Filadelfia Choir. She also sang with Vanja Carlsen (of the Carlsens) and was seen as a rival to the singer scene domination in the Filadelfia church. Later on in life she went Frydensberg and then after that she went to live abroad. She has a daughter, with whom she lives in Valby. Her daughter got her to join X Factor, and she eventually auditioned in Copenhagen. Andrews had recently divorced her husband of seven years, and she wanted to prove to her daughter that she could stand on her own feet. She comes from a large family in the Faroe Islands and has 4 older siblings. Prior to her rise to fame on X Factor, Andrews made her solo album debut in 2008 with Revelation, a gospel album, and prior to that, she released recordings such as "Hot Santa," a Christmas-themed novelty single from 2006.[2]
Performances during X Factor
edit| Episode | Theme | Song | Artist | Result |
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| Audition | Free Choice | "The Power of Love" | Jennifer Rush | Through to Bootcamp Day 1 |
| Bootcamp Day 1 | Through to Bootcamp Day 2 | |||
| Bootcamp Day 2 | "When You Believe" | Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey | Through to Live shows | |
| Live show 1 | Hits | "Because Of You" | Kelly Clarkson | Safe |
| Live show 2 | Made in Denmark | "Vårvise" | Sebastian & Sissel Kyrkjebø | Safe |
| Live show 3 | Motown | "You Can't Hurry Love" | The Supremes | Safe |
| Live show 4 | ABBA | "Money, Money, Money" | ABBA | Safe |
| Live show 5 | DR Big Band | "Mercy" | Duffy | Safe |
| Live show 6 – Semi-final | Sanne Salomonsen | "Hvis Du Forstod" | Sanne Salomonsen | Safe |
| Dedikation | "Unwritten" | Natasha Bedingfield | ||
| Live show 7 – Final | Free choice | "So What" | P!nk | Safe |
| Winner's single | "Det Bedste Til Sidst" | Linda Andrews | Winner |
The X Factor
editThroughout the series, she was mentored by Lina Rafn of Infernal. In the final, she sang "So What" by Pink and a new song written by Søren Rasted of Aqua and Hej Matematik.
Post X Factor
editAfter winning the X Factor, she was offered a major-label recording contract with Sony Music. Andrews made her major-label début with "Det Bedste Til Sidst" written by Søren Rasted of the Danish pop band Aqua. The song was released in April 2009, just after Andrews had debuted the song on the season finale of X Factor (along with "So What" by P!nk). A couple months after releasing "Det Bedste Til Sidst," Andrews made her full-length album début with Into the Light (2009), primarily in English. It peaked at number two on the Danish albums chart and had two singles "Into the Light" and "Mirror Mirror".[2] In 2013, she provided backing vocals for Hannah Mancini who represented Slovenia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 with the song, "Straight into Love". In 2017, she was one of the backing vocalists for Anja Nissen who represented Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 with the song, "Where I Am". In 2018, she made another return to the contest, this time as a member of the Danish jury.
Discography
editStudio albums
edit- 2008: Revelation
- 2009: Into the Light
- 2009: Husker du julen...
- 2009: Jólasangir
- 2011: Tænder et lys
- 2017: Linda Andrews
- 2019: Live at Studio 55
- 2020: Merry Christmas
Singles
edit- 2006: "Hot Santa"
- 2006: "Divalicious"
- 2009: "Det bedste til sidst"
- 2009: "Into the Light"
- 2009: "Mirror Mirror"
- 2009: '"Tænder et lys (Til du kommer hjem)"
- 2013: '"Tears"
- 2013: '"Never gonna let you down"
- 2013: '"Save Me" (TFX feat. Linda Andrews)
- 2013: '"Jeg gi'r dig tid"
- 2016: "Born again in your eyes"
- 2017 "Save your love for me"
- 2019 "Awake"
References
edit- ^ "Linda vinder X Factor 2009". Politiken (in Danish). 28 March 2009. Retrieved 28 March 2009.
- ^ a b Linda Andrews at AllMusic