Lina Rafn

Lina Rafn Sørensen (born 12 August 1976), known professionally as Lina Rafn is a Danish female singer, songwriter and producer active in the band Infernal.[1] Additionally, she is a former VJ on the Danish music video channel The Voice TV Danmark, presenting various charts.

Lina Rafn
Lina Rafn at Danish DJ Awards in 2007
Background information
Born (1976-08-12) 12 August 1976
Copenhagen, Denmark
OriginCopenhagen, Denmark
GenresDance, trance, house, pop
Occupation(s)Singer, songwriter, VJ, Model Reality television judge
InstrumentsVocals, keyboard
Years active1997–present
LabelsEuropa Recordings
Associated actsInfernal, Paw & Lina, Paw Lagermann

Lina Rafn was born in Copenhagen, and was a professional dancer from a very early age. She made her professional singing debut in 1997 with the founding of Infernal with Paw Lagermann and Søren Haahr. Infernal's debut single, "Sorti de L'enfer" was an instrumental dance-track.

From there on, she gained worldwide fame and recognition for her work. She is noted for her strong vocals and, along with Paw, created the hit "From Paris to Berlin". With the name of the band Infernal, she has released four albums and has sold millions of copies to date.

Her vocal trademark is a growl before hitting a high note.

Lina has also recordings under the name Paw & Lina with fellow Infernal member Paw Lagermann. Lina also recorded a track with Green Court called "Silent Heart".

Lina was a judge in the first and second season of the Danish X Factor alongside Thomas Blachman and Remee. She did not appear in the third season of the show in 2010 and was replaced by Pernille Rosendahl. She returned for the seventh season in 2014 as Ida Corr's replacement, joining Thomas Blachman and Remee (who replaced Anne Linnet).

Since 2014, Lina has been one of the owners of the night club Klosteret in Copenhagen.[2]

Personal life

Lina had her first daughter, Karmen, in the beginning of 2010 with her long-time boyfriend Kasper Pertho.

Discography

Singles
Solo
Year Single Peak position Certification
DAN
[3]
2011 "Forårsdag" 16
"Marie Marie" 24
"Sød musik" 29
Featured in
Year Single Peak position Certification
DAN
[4]
2009 "Silent Heart"
(Green Court feat. Lina Rafn)		 –
As part of Infernal

Refer to detailed Infernal discography

As duo Paw & Lina
Year Single Peak position Certification
DAN
[5]
2011 "Stolt af mig selv?"
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References
  1. Nickson, Chris. "Biography: Infernal". AllMusic. Retrieved 23 May 2010.
  2. Fogt, Lars (28 August 2014). "Infernal åbner Danmarks største natklub". MX. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
  3. "danishcharts.dk – Discography Paw & Lina". Hitlisten. Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 July 2012.
  4. "danishcharts.dk – Discography Paw & Lina". Hitlisten. Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 July 2012.
  5. "danishcharts.dk – Discography Paw & Lina". Hitlisten. Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 July 2012.

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