Daniel Lindström

Daniel Lindström 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 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
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

Year	Information	Sweden	Sales and Certifications
2004	Daniel Lindström First studio album Released: 9 December 2004 Label: Sony BMG Format: CD	1	Swedish sales: 53,000 IFPI: Platinum
2006	Nån slags verklighet Second studio album Released: 16 August 2006 Label: Sony BMG Format: CD	3	Swedish sales: 22,000 IFPI: Gold
2009	D-Day Third studio album Released: 29 January 2009 Label: LaLuff Records Format: CD	25	Swedish sales: 3,000 IFPI: N/A

Singles

Songwriting in Asia

Lindstrom is a co-writer of “Let It Go” by Jacky Cheung on Cheung’s “Private Corner” album. His single release “Caught In That Feeling” was covered by Jason Dy, winner of The Voice of The Philippines, on Dy’s self-titled album “Jason Dy”.

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.