Lisa Ajax

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Lisa Ajax
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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
Labels Capitol Records

Lisa Kristina Ajax [1] (born 13 August 1998) is a Swedish 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.

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Career

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

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

EPs

TitleDetailsPeak chart positions
SWE
[18]
Unbelievable2
Collection
  • Released: 19 May 2017
  • Label: Capitol
  • Format: Digital download
—

Singles

TitleYearPeak chart positions Certifications Album
SWE
[18]
"Love Run Free"201455Unbelievable
"Unbelievable"14
"Blue Eyed Girl"2015—Non-album single
"My Heart Wants Me Dead"201610Collection
"Give Me That"—
"Love Me Wicked"—
"I Don't Give A"201725
"Number One"
(with Atle)		—
"Think About You"2018— [A] Non-album single
"Torn"20199
[21] 		Melodifestivalen 2019
"Jag måste" [22] 2020—Non-album single
"Tror du att jag bryr mig"
(with Niello)		20227
[23] 		Melodifestivalen 2022
"Awful Liar"202420
[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

  1. 1 2 "Your query : Creator's Name begins with AJAX LISA on any territories (Domestic works)". ISWC . Archived from the original on 23 January 2018. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  2. ↑ "Lisa Ajax". Posh24.se. Archived from the original on 5 December 2014. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
  3. ↑ Stockholm TT (28 November 2014). "Lisa och Mollie till "Idol"-final". Svenska Dagbladet . Archived from the original on 11 January 2015. 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. Archived from the original on 1 February 2016. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
  7. ↑ "16-åringen som spås vinna årets "Idol"". Dagens Nyheter . 18 September 2014. Archived from the original on 27 January 2016. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
  8. ↑ Escudero, Victor M. (12 March 2016). "Frans wins Melodifestivalen in Sweden". EBU. Archived from the original on 15 March 2016. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
  9. ↑ "Melodifestivalen 2017 Participants Revealed". Eurovoix.com. 30 November 2016. Archived from the original on 20 January 2017. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
  10. ↑ The NPBC (11 February 2017). "BENJAMIN INGROSSO AND MARIETTE TO MELODIFESTIVALEN FINAL". eurovoix.com. Eurovoix. Archived from the original on 22 October 2017. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
  11. ↑ "Sweden: SVT reveals the 28 artists competing in Melodifestivalen 2019". Eurovoix.com. 27 November 2018. Archived from the original on 27 April 2021. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
  12. ↑ "Lisa Ajax releases 'Jag måste', first single in Swedish". escxtra.com. 21 May 2020. Archived from the original on 2 July 2022. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
  13. ↑ "Melodifestivalen 2022 Semi-Final 2 results: Liamoo and John Lundvik qualify for final". Wiwibloggs. 12 February 2022. Archived from the original on 13 February 2022. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
  14. ↑ Lindqvist, Johan (27 February 2022). "Här är alla deltagarna i årets "Let's dance"". Göteborgs-Posten . Archived from the original on 13 August 2023. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  15. ↑ "The 30 artists competing in Sweden's Melodifestivalen 2024". Eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union (EBU). 1 December 2023. Archived from the original on 12 December 2023. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  16. ↑ Lindqvist, Johan (3 February 2024). "Förhandsfavoriterna triumferade i Melodifestivalen". Göteborgs-Posten (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 3 February 2024. 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). Archived from the original on 17 December 2023. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
  18. 1 2 "Lisa Ajax discography". swedishcharts.com. Archived from the original on 25 January 2015. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
  19. 1 2 3 4 5 "Sverigetopplistan – Lisa Ajax" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan . Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  20. ↑ "Veckolista Heatseeker – Vecka 19, 11 maj 2018". Sverigetopplistan. Archived from the original on 1 August 2018. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  21. ↑ "Sverigetopplistan – Sveriges Officiella Topplista". Sverigetopplistan. Archived from the original on 20 May 2017. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  22. ↑ "Jag Måste by Lisa Ajax". Spotify . Archived from the original on 27 April 2021. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  23. ↑ "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 8". Sverigetopplistan. Archived from the original on 8 November 2022. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
  24. ↑ "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 11". Sverigetopplistan. Archived from the original on 15 March 2024. Retrieved 16 March 2024.

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