Linnéa Mary Hansdotter Deb (née Sporre; born 23 July 1977), known professionally as Linnea Deb, is a Swedish singer, songwriter, and record producer. She has worked with artists such as Fifth Harmony, JoJo, MiC Lowry and Akon.
Linnea Deb | |
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 Deb during Melodifestivalen 2019 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Linnéa Mary Hansdotter Sporre |
| Born | 23 July 1977 |
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Deb is signed to Northbound Music Publishing in Stockholm, where she is a member of the production team The Family together with Joy Deb and Anton Hård af Segerstad. Earlier (2013-2016) the group was signed to BMG Publishing.
Early career
editIn her early career Linnea sang in several choirs and she toured with Ace of Base and Carola. Also, she has been choiring for several different albums and songs, one of them being "Cara Mia" with Swedish artist Måns Zelmerlöw.
In 2012, Linnea co-wrote Ulrik Munther’s album with the same name, Ulrik Munther, which immediately reached position 1 on Swedish album chart and the single "Boy’s Don't Cry", which features on the album, was sold gold.[1]
Eurovision Song Contest
editLinnea Deb, alongside Joy Deb, is notable for her work in the Eurovision Song Contest, both in the contest and in national selections. They are most present in Sweden's annual Eurovision selection Melodifestivalen, in which they have three wins. The first winning song in 2013, "You" by Robin Stjernberg,[2] broke a Swedish record for most played song in one day and it got nominated for a Swedish Grammis as Song of the Year 2014. The second winning song, "Heroes" performed by Måns Zelmerlöw in 2015, won the Eurovision Song Contest 2015[3] and sold 5× Platinum in Sweden[4] and Gold in Spain,[5] Norway[6] and Austria.[7] 2021 they won Melodifestivalen with Voices by Tusse. They won Melodifestivalen once again in 2024 with "Unforgettable", performed by Marcus & Martinus. 2014, 2021 and 2023 they came second in Melodifestivalen.
| Year | Country | Song | Artist | Co-written with | Final | Points | Semi | Points |
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| 2013 |  Sweden
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"You" | Robin Stjernberg | Joy Deb, Robin Stjernberg, Joakim Harestad Haukaas | 21 | 15 | Host Country | |
| 2015 | Sweden
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"Heroes" | Måns Zelmerlöw | Joy Deb, Anton Malmberg Hård af Segerstad | 1 | 365 | 1 | 217 |
| 2018 |  Finland
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"Monsters" | Saara Aalto | Joy Deb, Saara Aalto, Ki Fitzgerald | 25 | 46 | 10 | 108 |
| 2020 |  Denmark
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"Yes" | Ben and Tan | Jimmy Jansson, Emil Rosendal Lei | Contest cancelled | |||
| 2021 |  San Marino
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"Adrenalina" | Senhit | Joy Deb, Chanel Tukia, Tramar Dillard, Jimmy "Joker" Thörnfeldt, Kenny Silverdique, Malou Linn, Eloise Ruotsalainen, Suzi Pancenkov, Senhit Zadik Zadik, Thomas Stengaard | 22 | 50 | 9 | 118 |
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"Voices" | Tusse | Joy Deb, Jimmy "Joker" Thörnfeldt, Anderz Wrethov | 14 | 109 | 7 | 142 | |
| 2024 |  Malta
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"Loop" | Sarah Bonnici | Joy Deb, John Emil Johansson, Kevin Lee, Sebastian Pritchard-James, Liere Gotxi Angel, Matthew James Borg, Michael Joe Cini, Sarah Bonnici | Failed to qualify | 16 | 13 | |
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"Unforgettable" | Marcus & Martinus | Joy Deb, Jimmy "Joker" Thörnfeldt, Marcus Gunnarsen, Martinus Gunnarsen | 9 | 174 | Host Country | ||
International releases
editLinnea has also written and produced several international hits. She co-wrote the first record "Top Down" on Fifth Harmony's Reflection album. Also, Linnea and her production team wrote and produced JoJo's comeback single "Save My Soul". Linnea has also co-written the Polish artists Margaret's single "Cool Me Down" which was sold double platinum in Poland and gold in Sweden.
In 2016, "Oh Lord" was released with the British vocal harmony boy band Mic Lowry, which was their debut single and it was written by Joy, Linnea Deb, Anton Hård af Segerstad, Augustine Grant and Phil Collins, as the song contains lyrics and music from Phil Collins' song "In the Air Tonight".[8]
Personal life
editDeb is of partial Finnish descent through her parents.[9]
List of written songs
edit| Title | Year | Artist | Album | Co-written with |
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| "Olympia" | 2006 | Ch!pz | Past:Present:Future | Joy Deb |
| "Studio 54" | ||||
| "Sticks and Stones" | 2011 | Ulrik Munther | Ulrik Munther | Ulrik Munther, David Jackson, Johan Åberg, Joy Deb |
| "Boys Don't Cry" | ||||
| "King of Our Days" | ||||
| "Moments Ago" | ||||
| "Kill for Lies" | ||||
| "Fake It" | ||||
| "Alburn Road" | ||||
| "The Box" | ||||
| "Heroes in Defeat (Change Your Mind)" | ||||
| "Life" | ||||
| "Fool" | ||||
| "#Fail" | 2014 | Oscar Zia | I Don't Know How to Dance | Charlie Mason, Joy Deb, Joakim Harestad |
| "Ballare con me" | ||||
| "Keep the Love" | Amanda Fondell | Because I Am | Amanda Fondell | |
| "Engine" | Isac Elliot | Follow Me | Victor Thell, Maria Jane Smith, Kevin Högdahl, Anton Hård af Segerstad | |
| "Top Down" | 2015 | Fifth Harmony | Reflection | Joy Deb, Anton Hård af Segerstad, Maurice Simmonds |
| "Save My Soul" | JoJo | III | Joanna Levesque, Nikki Flores, Joy Deb, Anton Hård af Segerstad | |
| "Still That Girl" | Ann Sophie | Silver into Gold | Joy Deb, Charlie Mason | |
| "Oh Lord" | 2016 | MiC LOWRY | — | Joy Deb, Anton Hård af Segerstad, Ray "Augustine Grant" Jacobs |
| "Free Somebody" | Luna | Free Somebody | Anton Hård af Segerstad, Joy Deb, Joanna Levesque, Kim Min-ji, Seo Ji-eum, JQ | |
| "Keep On Doin'" | Sara Forsberg, Anton Hård af Segerstad, Joy Deb, Le`mon, JQ, Bae Seong-hyeon | |||
| "Therapy" | Kim Cesarion | — | Kim Cesarion, Anton Hård af Segerstad, Joy Deb, Trey Campbell | |
| "Paradise" | 2017 | The Rasmus | Dark Matters | Lauri Ylönen, Pauli Rantasalmi, Joy Deb, Anton Hård af Segerstad |
| "Something in the Dark" | ||||
| "Wonderman" | ||||
| "Nothing" | ||||
| "Empire" | ||||
| "Crystalline" | ||||
| "Black Days" | ||||
| "Silver Night" | ||||
| "Delirium" | ||||
| "Dragons into Dreams" | ||||
| "Love Like This" | FO&O | FO&O | Joy Deb, Anton Hård af Segerstad, Nate Cyphert | |
| "My Everything" | Anastacia | Evolution | Anastacia, Anders Bagge, Can "Stress" Canatan, Ninos Hanna, Victor Thell | |
| "One Flight Away" | Marcus & Martinus | Moments | Elias Näslin, Marcus Gunnarsen | |
| "Happyland" | 2018 | Måns Zelmerlöw | Chameleon | Joy Deb, Anton Hård af Segerstad, Ola Svensson |
| "Hän" | 2018 | Saara Aalto | Wild Wild Wonderland | Saara Aalto, Joy Deb |
| "Dance" | Saara Aalto, Matias Keskiruokanen | |||
| "All On You" | LIAMOO | Journey | Anton Hård af Segerstad, Austin Mahone, Sean Garrett, Robert Villanueva, Joy Deb | |
| "Lollipop" | Margaret | — | Alex P, Arash, Claydee, Victory | |
| "One Night in Dubai" (featuring Helena Josefsson) |
2019 | Arash | — | Nicolae Stan, Alex P, Victory, Hamidreza Yousefi, Robert Hicks, Radu Baisan, Thomas G:son, Robert Uhlmann, Arash |
| "Off Limits" | Allysandra | — | Melanie Wehbe, David Björk | |
| "Loving You" | John Lundvik | My Turn | John Lundvik, Anderz Wrethov, Elize Ryd, Henric Pierroff | |
| "Home" | Basshunter | — | Thomas G:son, Robert Uhlmann, Jonas Altberg, Yei Gonzalez, Cedric Lorrain | |
| "All The Things (I'm Not)" | Drew Sycamore | Brutal | Joy Deb, Drew Sycamore | |
| "No Eyes on Me" | 2020 | Justin Caruso | — | Maia Wright, Justin Caruso, Andrej Kamnik, Albin Nordqvist |
| "Come to Me (64567)" | Wiktoria | — | Wiktoria Johansson, Joy Deb | |
| "Temperatur" (featuring Dotter) |
Anis Don Demina | Artist | Anis Don Demina, Loui Maleoko, Joy Deb, Anderz Wrethov, Johanna Jansson | |
| "Give Yourself to Me" | Max George | — | Max George, Anton Hård af Segerstad, Augustine Grant, Joy Deb | |
| "Adrenalina" | 2021 | Senhit | — | Chanel Tukia, Dillard Tramar, Jimmy Thörnfeldt, Joy Deb, Kenny Silverdique, Malou Linn Eloise Ruotsalainen, Senhit Zadik Zadik, Suzi Pancenkov, Thomas Stengaard |
| "Lucky Like That" | 2022 | Girls' Generation | Forever 1 | Sebastian Thott, David Strääf |
Melodifestivalen entries (Sweden)
edit| Year | Artist | Title | Co-written with | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Ulrik Munther | "Soldiers" | Ulrik Munther, Johan Åberg, Joy Deb, David Jackson | 3rd |
| 2013 | Robin Stjernberg | "You" | Robin Stjernberg, Joy Deb, Joakim Harestad Haukaas | 1st |
| 2014 | Ace Wilder | "Busy Doin' Nothin'" | Ace Wilder, Joy Deb | 2nd |
| EKO | "Red" | Joy Deb, Anna Lidman, Hannes Lundberg, Michael Ottosson | 8th (Semi-final) | |
| Manda | "Glow" | Joy Deb, Melanie Wehbe, Charlie Mason | 8th (Semi-final) | |
| Outtrigger | "Echo" | Joy Deb, Anton Hård af Segerstad, Outtrigger | Second Chance | |
| 2015 | Måns Zelmerlöw | "Heroes" | Anton Hård af Segerstad, Joy Deb | 1st |
| 2016 | Ace Wilder | "Don't Worry" | Joy Deb, Anton Hård af Segerstad, Ace Wilder, Behshad Ashnai, Martina Avacado | 3rd |
| Isa | "I Will Wait" | Anton Hård af Segerstad, Joy Deb, Pierre Yvess-Rossi, Nikki Flores | Second Chance | |
| Lisa Ajax | "My Heart Wants Me Dead" | Joy Deb, Anton Hård af Segerstad, Nikki Flores, Sara Forsberg | 7th | |
| Molly Pettersson Hammar | "Hunger" | Joy Deb, Lisa Desmond, Anton Hård af Segerstad, Molly Pettersson Hammar | Second Chance | |
| 2017 | Lisa Ajax | "I Don't Give A" | Ola Svensson, Joy Deb, Anton Hård af Segerstad | 9th |
| Loreen | "Statements" | Lorine Talhaoui, Anton Hård af Segerstad, Joy Deb | Second Chance | |
| 2018 | Dotter | "Cry" | Peter Boström, Thomas G:son, Johanna Jansson | 6th (Semi-final) |
| Margaret | "In My Cabana" | Anderz Wrethov, Arash Labaf, Robert Uhlmann | 7th | |
| 2019 | High15 | "No Drama" | Joy Deb, Kate Tizzard | 6th (Semi-final) |
| Mohombi | "Hello" | Alexandru Florin Cotoi, Thomas G:son, Mohombi Moupondo | 5th | |
| Nano | "Chasing Rivers" | Lise Cabble, Joy Deb, Thomas G:son, Nano Omar | 8th | |
| Wiktoria | "Not with Me" | Joy Deb, Wiktoria Johansson | 6th | |
| 2021 | Alvaro Estrella | "Bailá Bailá" | Anderz Wrethov, Jimmy "Joker" Thörnfeldt | 10th |
| Eric Saade | "Every Minute" | Eric Saade, Joy Deb, Jimmy "Joker" Thörnfeldt | 2nd | |
| Kadiatou | "One Touch" | Joy Deb, Jimmy "Joker" Thörnfeldt, Anderz Wrethov | 6th (Semi-final) | |
| Tusse | "Voices" | Joy Deb, Jimmy "Joker" Thörnfeldt, Anderz Wrethov | 1st | |
| 2022 | Alvaro Estrella | "Suave" | Jimmy "Joker" Thörnfeldt, Joy Deb, Alvaro Estrella | 5th Semi-final |
| Malou Prytz | "Bananas" | Alice Gernandt, Jimmy "Joker" Thörnfeldt, Joy Deb | 6th (Semi-final) | |
| 2023 | Ida-Lova | "Låt hela stan se på" | Andreas "Giri" Lindbergh, Ida-Lova Lind, Joy Deb | 4th (Heat) |
| Kiana | "Where Did You Go" | Jimmy "Joker" Thörnfeldt, Joy Deb | 6th | |
| Marcus & Martinus | "Air" | Jimmy "Joker" Thörnfeldt, Joy Deb, Marcus Gunnarsen, Martinus Gunnarsen | 2nd | |
| Smash Into Pieces | "Six Feet Under" | Andreas "Giri" Lindbergh, Benjamin Jennebo, Chris Adam Hedman Sörbye, Jimmy "Joker" Thörnfeldt, Joy Deb, Per Bergquist | 3rd | |
| 2024 | Albin Tingwall | "Done Getting Over You" | Jimmy "Joker" Thörnfeldt, Joy Deb | 7th (Final qualification) |
| Marcus & Martinus | "Unforgettable" | Jimmy "Joker" Thörnfeldt, Joy Deb, Marcus Gunnarsen, Martinus Gunnarsen | 1st | |
| Smash Into Pieces | "Heroes Are Calling" | Andreas "Giri" Lindbergh, Benjamin Jennebo, Chris Adam Hedman Sörbye, Jimmy "Joker" Thörnfeldt, Joy Deb, Per Bergquist | 3rd | |
| 2025 | Angelino | "Teardrops" | Jimmy "Joker" Thörnfeldt, Joy Deb, Tusse Chiza | TBA |
| Maja Ivarsson | "Kamikaze Life" | Andreas "Giri" Lindbergh, Jimmy "Joker" Thörnfeldt, Joy Deb, Maja Ivarsson | TBA |
| Year | Artist | Title | Co-written with | Result |
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| 2015 | Kati Wolf | "Ne engedj el" | Martin Ankelius, Sebastian Zelle, Péter Krajczár, Eszter Major | 5th |
Melodi Grand Prix entries (Norway)
edit| Year | Artist | Title | Co-written with | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Erlend Bratland | "Thunderstruck" | Joy Deb, Erlend Bratland | 2nd |
Krajowe Eliminacje entries (Poland)
edit| Year | Artist | Title | Co-written with | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Margaret | "Cool Me Down" | Robert Uhlmann, Arash Labaf, Alex Papaconstantinou, Anderz Wrethov, Viktor Svensson | 2nd |
Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu entries (Finland)
edit| Year | Artist | Title | Co-written with | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Saara Aalto | "Monsters" | Saara Aalto, Joy Deb, Ki Fitzgerald | 1st |
Dansk Melodi Grand Prix entries (Denmark)
edit| Year | Artist | Title | Co-written with | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Ben & Tan | "Yes" | Emil Lei, Jimmy Jansson | 1st |
Dora entries (Croatia)
edit| Year | Artist | Title | Co-written with | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Mia Negovetić | "When It Comes to You" | Anderz Wrethov, Denniz Jamm, Mia Negovetić | 2nd |
| 2021 | Mia Negovetić | "She's Like a Dream" | Mia Negovetić, Denniz Jamm, Denise Kertes | 3rd |
Eesti Laul entries (Estonia)
edit| Year | Artist | Title | Co-written with | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Elysa | "Fire" | Ellen Benediktson, Andreas Stone, Elisa Kolk, Indrek Rahumaa | 3rd |
Una Voce per San Marino entries (San Marino)
edit| Year | Artist | Title | Co-written with | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Daniel Schuhmacher | "Skin I'm In" | Denniz Jamm, Doron Medalie, Daniel Schuhmacher | Eliminated (Semi-final) |
Malta Eurovision Song Contest entries (Malta)
edit| Year | Artist | Title | Co-written with | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Ryan Hili | "Karma" | Andreas "Giri" Lindbergh, Joy Deb | 3rd |
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- ^ "Måns Zelmerlöw – Heroes". Måns Zelmerlöw – Heroes – Elportaldemusica.es: Novedades y Listas Oficiales de Ventas de Música en España. Archived from the original on 2015-06-03. Retrieved 2017-06-19.
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- ^ "IFPI Austria – Verband der österreichischen Musikwirtschaft". www.ifpi.at. Retrieved 2017-06-19.
- ^ "Oh Lord - MiC LOWRY | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 2017-06-19.
- ^ Holm, Noora (11 May 2018). "Ruotsi ja Suomi kohtaavat Euroviisufinaalissa – Suomen kappaleen takana ruotsinsuomalaiset Joy ja Linnea Deb" (in Finnish). Sveriges Radio. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
... suomalaistaustainen sekä äitinsä että isänsä puolelta.