Carin Elisa da Silva (born 16 November 1984) is a Swedish-Portuguese[1][2] singer, professional dancer and television presenter.

Carin da Silva
Carin da Silva (2013)
Born (1984-11-16) 16 November 1984 (age 40)
Occupation(s)Television presenter, Dancer
Known forLet's Dance

Biography

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Carin da Silva is a three-times Swedish junior champion in Latin American dance, standard dance, and ballroom dancing. She represented Sweden both in the European and World Championships in dancing.[3] She studied at Kongahällagymnasiet in Kungälv and Balettakademien in Gothenburg.[3]

Between 2005 and 2006, she was a member of the music group Cosmo4 and the group released the music singles Peek-A-Boo and Adios Amigos while she was still a member.[4]

She has participated in the TV4 celebrity dancing show Let's Dance three years in a row.[4] In 2006 she danced with celebrity Viktor Åkerblom Nilsson, where she finished in third place.[4] In the 2007 season she danced with Patrick Ekwall and placed ninth[5] In 2008 she participated with Mats Carlsson where she placed fifth.[6]

In July 2008, she worked as a program announcer for TV4 and also at TV4 Plus. She was chosen as "Sweden's sexiest woman" by the magazine QX in February of the same year.[7] In late 2009 she presented Förkväll at TV4.[8]

In September 2011 she was the sidekick of Adam Alsing in his talk show #AdamLive along with Daniel Breitholtz.[9] The show aired for two seasons on TV3.[9] In 2013, Carin da Silva and Adam Alsing presented Kändishoppet at TV3.[10] In 2020, da Silva participated in SVT's show Bäst i test.[11]

Musical and theater

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  • 2005 Häxjakten – Teater Thalia
  • 2005 Journey – Teater Thalia
  • 2006 Fifteen Minutes of Fame – Scen Österlen

TV and film

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Discography

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Music singles

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  • 2006 – Peek-A-Boo (with Cosmo4)
  • 2006 – Adios Amigos (with Cosmo4)

References

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  1. ^ "Om". JJ Da Silva. Archived from the original on 3 April 2023. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Carin da Silvas om saknaden: "Jag låg på golvet och grät"". Hänt. Archived from the original on 27 October 2021. Retrieved 15 October 2020. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
  3. ^ a b "Carin Da Silva - Svensk Damtidning". Archived from the original on 12 September 2015. Retrieved 19 September 2015. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
  4. ^ a b c "Valde dansen före schlagern". Expressen. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
  5. ^ "Carin Da Silva skadade foten". Expressen. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
  6. ^ "Carin da Silva gör allt för tittarna". Expressen. 7 February 2008. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
  7. ^ "Carin da Silva vald till Sveriges sexigaste av QX". QX.se. Archived from the original on 6 March 2008. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
  8. ^ "Carin da Silva: Elisabet Höglund hugger oss i ryggen". Expressen. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
  9. ^ a b "TV3 skrotar Adam Live". Dagens Media. Archived from the original on 30 December 2012. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
  10. ^ "Gravida da Silva igång med "Kändishoppet"". Expressen. 3 June 2013. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
  11. ^ "SVT". Facebook (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 22 April 2023. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
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