Linda Andrews (singer)

Linda Andrews
Linda Andrews
Background information
Birth name	Linda Andreasen
Also known as	Linda
Born	19 October 1973 (age 51); Tórshavn, Faroe Islands
Occupation	Singer
Instrument	Vocals
Years active	1994–present
Website	www.lindaandrews.dk

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.

Early life

She 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

Episode	Theme	Song	Artist	Result
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
Live show 6 – Semi-final	Dedikation	"Unwritten"	Natasha Bedingfield	Safe
Live show 7 – Final	Free choice	"So What"	P!nk	Safe
Live show 7 – Final	Winner's single	"Det Bedste Til Sidst"	Linda Andrews	Winner

The X Factor

Throughout 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

After 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

Studio albums

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

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

^ "Linda vinder X Factor 2009". Politiken (in Danish). 28 March 2009. Retrieved 28 March 2009.
^ ^a ^b Linda Andrews at AllMusic

Preceded by Martin Hoberg Hedegaard	X Factor Winner 2009	Succeeded by Thomas Ring Petersen

[1] "Linda vinder X Factor 2009". Politiken (in Danish). 28 March 2009. Retrieved 28 March 2009.

[allmusic.com-2] Linda Andrews at AllMusic

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v t e X Factor (Denmark)
Seasons	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
Winners	Martin Hoberg Hedegaard Linda Andrews Thomas Ring Petersen Sarah Skaalum Jørgensen Ida Østergaard Madsen Chresten Falck Damborg Anthony Jasmin Emilie Esther Embrace Morten Nørgaard Place on Earth Kristian Kjærlund Alma Agger Solveig Lindelof Mads Moldt Rosél Helene Frank
Other notable contestants	Basim VocaLoca Alien Beat Club Mohamed Ali Tine Midtgaard Madsen Jesper Nohrstedt The Fireflies In-Joy Babou Line Dissing Karree Larsen Kristel Lisberg Citybois VKation Jamie Talbot Benjamin Rosenbohm Rasmus Therkildsen Mathilde Caffey
Winner's singles	"The 1" "Det Bedste til Sidst" "My Dream" "Min Øjesten" "I Can Be" "Let Go" "Do Ya" "Undiscovered" "Commitment Issues" "The Underdog" "Young" "Lost and Profound" "The Last Dance" "Cranes in the Sky" "Clingy" "Jeg er Almindelig" "Verden Findes"