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 25)
Järfälla, Sweden
GenresPop
Years active2012–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.

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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— [upper-alpha 1] 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]

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