Little Jinder

Astrid Maria Josefine Jinder (née Stove; born 20 February 1988), better known by her stage name Little Jinder, is a Swedish singer, songwriter, and producer.[1]

Little Jinder
Little Jinder in 2016.
Background information
Birth name	Astrid Maria Josefine Stove
Born	(1988-02-20) 20 February 1988 Stockholm, Sweden
Genres	Pop synthpop indie pop
Occupation(s)	Singer songwriter producer
Instruments	Vocals
Years active	2008–present
Website	Warner Music Sweden

Biography

She is the daughter of Björn Stove and Åsa Jinder and granddaughter of Curt Einar Jinder.[2] She lived in England and studied at the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts.[3]

Career

Little Jinder made her debut with the Polyhedron E.P. in August 2008, followed in March 2009 with the Youth Blood 12" EP – both of which were released by the US record label Trouble & Bass Recordings.[4] She has also toured and played in both Europe and USA.[5] In 2010, she was a panel member of the Sveriges Radio program Best i test.[6] In 2011, she performed at the Winter Music Conference in Miami and Ultra Music Festival as well as Coachella.[7]

Her debut music album was released on 22 May 2013 for Goldenbest Records, the same year she changed from recording and performing in English to Swedish when the music single "Shh" was released in November 2013.[8] That music single was followed by the songs "Ful och tråkig tjej" and "Inga E som vi E".[3] In the end of August 2014, she released her biggest hit single called "Vita Bergens klockor", a duet with Rebecca & Fiona.[9][10] In November 2014 she released her first Swedish language music album called Little Jinder, and on 13 December 2014 she performed along with Julia Spada in Musikhjälpen with the song "Nåt e väldigt fel".[3][11]

On 25 February 2015, Little Jinder won a Grammis-award for "Pop Singer of the Year".[12] In the Summer of 2015 she released the single "Sommarnatt", and performed at several summer festivals. At Way Out West she was a guest star on stage during the performances from Rebecca & Fiona and as well as Zara Larsson.[13] On 20 November 2015 she released the music single "Hångellåten" along with singer Mauro Scocco, which reached number 91 at the Sverigetopplistan.[14]

On 14 January 2016, Little Jinder released her third album titled Allting suger which reached number 16 at the Sverigetopplistan.[15][16] On 16 January she won Pop of the Year at the P3 Guld-gala.[17] Jinder appeared on the cover of the music magazine Gaffa in its February issue of 2016.[18] In March 2016, Little Jinder announced that she would appear in the seventh season of the TV4 show Så mycket bättre along with other known names in Swedish music. The season aired from October to December 2016.[19] She participated in the show again in 2019, in a season where several past participants returned to the show.[20]

Discography

Albums

Year	Album	Peak positions
		SWE [21]
2013	Break Up	—
2014	Little Jinder	—
2016	Allting suger	16
2018	Hejdå	22 [22]

EPs

• 2008: Polyhedron E.P.
• 2009: Youth Blood (12" EP)
• 2011: Without You
• 2012: Keep on Dreaming

Singles

Year	Song	Peak positions	Album
		SWE [21]
2015	"Hångellåten" (feat. Mauro Scocco)	91
2016	"Du vill ha sex med mig"	40
	"Freak"	100
2017	"Kvicksand"	—
	"Amy"	—
2018	"Hålla handen" (featuring Lykke Li)	—[upper-alpha 1]
	"Goldwing" (featuring First Aid Kit)	—[upper-alpha 2]
2019	"Säg mig var du står"	70 [25]

Notes

1. "Hålla handen" did not enter the Sverigetopplistan singles chart, but peaked at number 10 on the Sverigetopplistan Heatseeker chart.[23]
2. "Goldwing" did not enter the Sverigetopplistan singles chart, but peaked at number nine on the Sverigetopplistan Heatseeker chart.[24]

Other singles

• 2009: "Young Blood"
• 2012: "Whatever 4Ever"
• 2013: "Shh"
• 2014: "Ful och tråkig tjej"
• 2014: "Vita Bergens klockor"
• 2014: "Inga E som vi E" (with Melo)
• 2015: "Random folk"
• 2015: "Sommarnatt"

References

1. "GARDEN PARTY – LITTLE JINDER". Valborg i Uppsala. 28 April 2016. Archived from the original on 4 May 2016. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
2. Malteson, Evelina (3 August 2015). "Åsa Jinder kom över sorgen med kärleken | Nöje". Expressen (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 29 June 2016. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
3. "Boka artisten hos Live Nation och Luger " Little Jinder" (in Swedish). Bokaartist.livenation.se. Archived from the original on 14 April 2016. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
4. "Trouble & Bass". SoundCloud. 25 February 2015. Archived from the original on 29 January 2010. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
5. "Mode och musikmakare – Ström" (in Swedish). Sveriges Radio. 27 April 2009. Archived from the original on 6 February 2016. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
6. "Josefine Jinder – Musikplats Stockholm" (in Swedish). Sveriges Radio. 4 February 2010. Archived from the original on 7 February 2016. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
7. "5 x Little Jinder-uppträdanden: från Coachella till Rebecca & Fiona" (in Swedish). SVT. 21 May 2015. Archived from the original on 10 June 2016. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
8. Lundberg, Vendela (13 November 2013). "Little Jinder säger "Shh" på svenska". Nöjesguiden (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 30 June 2016. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
9. "INTERVJU: Little Jinder om "Vita Bergens klockor", Popaganda och Rebecca & Fiona". Nöjesguiden (in Swedish). 28 August 2014. Archived from the original on 30 June 2016. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
10. "LYSSNA: Little Jinder feat. Rebecca & Fiona – "Vita Bergens Klockor" « PSL" (in Swedish). SVT. 27 August 2014. Archived from the original on 10 June 2016. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
11. "Little Jinder premiärspelar sin nya låt och sin senaste superhit – Musikhjälpen" (in Swedish). Sveriges Radio. 15 December 2015. Archived from the original on 5 August 2016. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
12. t. Spektra, T. (25 February 2015). "Alla Grammisvinnarna 2015". Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). TT Spektra. Archived from the original on 12 August 2016. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
13. Bergh, Linda (14 August 2015). "Här gästar stjärnorna Little Jinder på scen". Expressen (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
14. "Hångellåten (feat. Mauro Scocco) – Single av Little Jinder på iTunes" (in Swedish). iTunes Store. 20 November 2015. Archived from the original on 11 September 2016. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
15. "Little Jinder – Allting Suger (2016) | 15 recensioner" (in Swedish). Kritiker.se. 14 January 2016. Archived from the original on 1 March 2016. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
16. "Veckolista Album – Vecka 4, 29 januari 2016" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan.se. Archived from the original on 17 June 2016. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
17. "Vinnare P3 Guld 2016" (in Swedish). Sveriges Radio. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
18. "Little Jinder". Gaffa (in Danish). February 2016. Archived from the original on 18 April 2016. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
19. "Det här är Little Jinder i Så mycket bättre" (in Swedish). TV4. Archived from the original on 31 May 2016. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
20. "Speciell säsong väntar med 14 artister i Så mycket bättre – andra sommaren!". TV4 (Sweden) (in Swedish). 9 May 2019. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
21. "Little Jinder discography". swedishcharts.com. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
22. "Sverigetopplistan – Sveriges Officiella Topplista". Sverigetopplistan. Archived from the original on 26 December 2015. Retrieved 13 October 2018. Click on "Veckans albumlista".
23. "Veckolista Heatseeker – Vecka 4, 26 januar 2018". Sverigetopplistan. Archived from the original on 27 January 2018. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
24. "Veckolista Heatseeker – Vecka 41, 12 oktober 2018". Sverigetopplistan. Archived from the original on 12 October 2018. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
25. "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 49". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 7 December 2019.

External links

Media related to Little Jinder at Wikimedia Commons