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Lisa Ajax
Lisa Ajax in 2024
Background information
Birth nameLisa Kristina Ajax[1]
Born (1998-08-13) 13 August 1998 (age 26)
Järfälla, Sweden
GenresPop
Years active2012–present
LabelsCapitol Records

Lisa Kristina Ajax[1] (born 13 August 1998) is a Swedish-Finnish singer. She began her career after winning Idol 2014,[2][3][4][5][6] and is also known for her five Melodifestivalen participations, having qualified to the final on four occasions.

Career

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After participating at Lilla Melodifestivalen 2012 with the song "Allt som jag har"[7] and winning Idol 2014, Ajax participated in Melodifestivalen 2016 with the song "My Heart Wants Me Dead", qualifying to the final at Friends Arena. She placed seventh in the final.[8]

On 30 November 2016, the Swedish broadcaster, SVT, revealed the participants of Melodifestivalen 2017. Ajax participated with the song "I Don't Give A".[9] She qualified to andra chansen from the second semi-final. She went to the final on 11 March 2017 where she placed ninth.[10]

On 27 November 2018, it was revealed that Ajax would participate in Melodifestivalen 2019 with the song "Torn", in the last semi-final. She again qualified to the Second Chance round from the fourth semi-final and went on to the final, where she finished in ninth place.[11]

In 2021, Ajax released her first Swedish-language solo single, "Jag måste", co-written with and Anton Engdahl, Marcus Holmberg. For the single, she changed management and label.[12]

She participated in Melodifestivalen 2022 with the song "Tror du att jag bryr mig" with Niello. They performed in Heat 2 on 12 February 2022, finishing in last place and failing to qualify.[13]

She competed as a celebrity dancer in Let's Dance 2022, broadcast by TV4.[14]

She participated for a fifth time in Melodifestivalen in 2024, with the song "Awful Liar".[15] She performed in Heat 1 and won the second round of voting, qualifying to the final of 9 March 2024.[16]

Personal life

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Ajax is in a relationship with fellow musician Max "Klockrent" Huss, three years her senior. In December 2023, the couple announced they were expecting their first child.[17]

Discography

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EPs

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Title Details Peak chart positions
SWE
[18]
Unbelievable 2
Collection
  • Released: 19 May 2017
  • Label: Capitol
  • Format: Digital download
 —

Singles

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Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
SWE
[18]
"Love Run Free" 2014 55 Unbelievable
"Unbelievable" 14
"Blue Eyed Girl" 2015 — Non-album single
"My Heart Wants Me Dead" 2016 10 Collection
"Give Me That" —
"Love Me Wicked" —
"I Don't Give A" 2017 25
"Number One"
(with Atle) 		—
"Think About You" 2018 —[A] Non-album single
"Torn" 2019 9
[21] 		Melodifestivalen 2019
"Jag måste"[22] 2020 — Non-album single
"Tror du att jag bryr mig"
(with Niello) 		2022 7
[23] 		Melodifestivalen 2022
"Awful Liar" 2024 20
[24] 		Non-album single
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Notes

  1. ^ "Think About You" did not enter the Swedish Singellista Chart, but peaked at number 18 on the Swedish Heatseeker Chart.[20]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Your query : Creator's Name begins with AJAX LISA on any territories (Domestic works)". ISWC. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  2. ^ "Lisa Ajax". Posh24.se. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
  3. ^ Stockholm TT (28 November 2014). "Lisa och Mollie till "Idol"-final". Svenska Dagbladet. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
  4. ^ Lisa Ajax och Mollie Linden till Idol final Archived 2 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine Göteborgs Posten
  5. ^ "iTunes topplista Sverige – Top 50". Archived from the original on 28 February 2014. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
  6. ^ Lisa Ajax vann Idol 2014. Sveriges Radio (in Swedish). 5 December 2014. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
  7. ^ "16-åringen som spås vinna årets "Idol"". Dagens Nyheter. 18 September 2014. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
  8. ^ Escudero, Victor M. (12 March 2016). "Frans wins Melodifestivalen in Sweden". EBU.
  9. ^ "Melodifestivalen 2017 Participants Revealed". Eurovoix.com. 30 November 2016. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
  10. ^ The NPBC (11 February 2017). "BENJAMIN INGROSSO AND MARIETTE TO MELODIFESTIVALEN FINAL". eurovoix.com. Eurovoix.
  11. ^ "Sweden: SVT reveals the 28 artists competing in Melodifestivalen 2019". Eurovoix.com. 27 November 2018. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
  12. ^ "Lisa Ajax releases 'Jag måste', first single in Swedish". escxtra.com. 21 May 2020.
  13. ^ "Melodifestivalen 2022 Semi-Final 2 results: Liamoo and John Lundvik qualify for final". Wiwibloggs. 12 February 2022. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
  14. ^ Lindqvist, Johan (27 February 2022). "Här är alla deltagarna i årets "Let's dance"". Göteborgs-Posten. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  15. ^ "The 30 artists competing in Sweden's Melodifestivalen 2024". Eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union (EBU). 1 December 2023. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  16. ^ Lindqvist, Johan (3 February 2024). "Förhandsfavoriterna triumferade i Melodifestivalen". Göteborgs-Posten (in Swedish). Retrieved 16 April 2024.
  17. ^ Shimoda, Anna; Shimoda, Hans (14 December 2023). "Lisa Ajax om gravidlyckan: 'Jag har alltid velat bli mamma'". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 9 March 2024.
  18. ^ a b "Lisa Ajax discography". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
  19. ^ a b c d e "Sverigetopplistan – Lisa Ajax" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  20. ^ "Veckolista Heatseeker – Vecka 19, 11 maj 2018". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  21. ^ "Sverigetopplistan – Sveriges Officiella Topplista". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  22. ^ "Jag Måste by Lisa Ajax". Spotify. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  23. ^ "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 8". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
  24. ^ "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 11". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
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