Born on February 22, 1982, in Tyresö, Sweden, he appeared on the third season of Talang and competed well enough to reach the finals in June 2009. In the aftermath of his impressive showing on Talang, Linder was offered a recording deal with Sony Music and made his commercial recording debut in 2009 with the singles "Tro" and "Ingen Kan Älska Som Vi," both of which he had previously debuted on the show. He made his full-length album debut shortly afterward with Inifrån (2009), a Top Five hit on the Swedish albums chart. Produced by hitmaker Figge Boström, Inifrån includes songs written by industry professionals including Marie Fredriksson, Krister Linder, Lars Winnerbäck, Di Leva, Eva Dahlgren, and Ted Gärdestad. ~ Jason Birchmeier