Lisa Ajax | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | Lisa Kristina Ajax [1] |
Born | Järfälla, Sweden | 13 August 1998
Genres | Pop |
Years active | 2012–present |
Labels | Capitol 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.
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]
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]
Title | Details | Peak chart positions |
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SWE [18] | ||
Unbelievable |
| 2 |
Collection |
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Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||
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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 |
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"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. |
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