Sarah Dawn Finer

Sarah Dawn Finer (born 14 September 1981) is a Swedish singer, songwriter and actress. Her father is of English heritage from the United Kingdom, her Jewish mother is from the United States, and she was born and raised in Sweden. As a student she attended the Adolf Fredrik's Music School, a high-profile song-and-chorus school in Stockholm, where she was also President of the students' union. She is also known for playing Lynda Woodruff, the "official" spokesperson of the EBU in Melodifestivalen and the Eurovision Song Contest, a character created by Edward af Sillén.[1]

Sarah Dawn Finer
Sarah Dawn Finer (2012)
Background information
Born (1981-09-14) 14 September 1981
OriginStockholm, Sweden
GenresSoul, pop
Occupation(s)Singer
InstrumentsVocals, guitar
LabelsRoxy
WebsiteOfficial website

Background

Finer was born and grew up in Sweden with British and American roots through her parents David Finer and Francine Lee Mirro-Finer. Her sister Zoie Finer and half-brother Rennie Mirro are also singers. Her paternal grandmother Dorothy Irving was a music coach and professor in Stockholm.

In 1989, she appeared on Swedish television as a child actor, and as a result she toured Sweden with her sister Zoie and other children. In 1994, she had a principal part in the Bert TV series and was also in a soul gospel choir for seven years. While working as a backing vocalist behind several famous singers, she also attended the Adolf Fredrik's Music School.

Solo music career

Finer's first EP "Sarah Dawn Finer" with 6 songs, was released in 2006. Her first full-length debut album A Finer Dawn, released 30 May 2007, debuted at number two on the Swedish album charts. The singles from the album were "I Remember Love", "Stockholm by Morning" and "A way back to love".

Her next album Moving On was released on 26 August 2009. The album included the title single "Moving On" and "Does She Know You?" and "Standing Strong". The album Moving On debuted at Number 1 on iTunes in its digital release on 17 August 2009. The CD version was released on 26 August 2009, debuting at Number 1 in the Swedish Charts.

Both the singles "I Remember Love" and "Moving On" were the most played songs on Swedish radio in 2007 and 2009. Her 3rd album "Winterland" also sold gold and debuted at Number 2 on the Swedish charts. She made a holiday special live from Hamburger Börs 2010 for SVT, and went on a critically acclaimed tour with "Winterland" in 2011. Her fourth album was "Sanningen Kommer Om Natten" 2011, which received 5/5 in DI Weekend by Jan Gradvall, after which she went on a critically acclaimed live tour with 2012. She received a songwriting award/scholarship from SKAP in 2012. She has recorded duets with Moneybrother, Peter Jöback, Mauro Scocco, Tommy Körberg, Fatboy, Samuel Ljungbladh and Patrik Isaksson.

Musicals

She was nominated for "Best Actress in a leading role" for her part as "Lucy" in Jekyll & Hyde at Chinateatern 2008. She also starred as Joanne in "Rent" – the rock musical in 2001, 2002 and 2003 at Göta Lejon, a tour with Riksteatern and at Göteborgs Operan. She starred in "Godspell" the musical at Parkteatern/Stockholms Stadsteater 2002.

Shows

Finer was featured in "Ugglas Revy" with Magnus Uggla at Chinateatern 2010; "Livet" with Jonas Gardell 2002 and 2003; "Happy Holidays" at The Grand Hotel (Stockholm) with brother Rennie Mirro and Karl Dyall in 2012; and "Humorator" there 2006 with Mikael Tornving, Henrik Hjelt and Ulf Kvensler.

She was Swedish television's Christmas Host for 2012 on SVT. Finer was one of three hosts of the radio/television music aid show Musikhjälpen in December 2013.

She is the current host of the Swedish musical game show, Så ska det låta.[2]

Melodifestivalen participation
Finer as Lynda Woodruff in 2016

Discography

Albums
Year Album Chart
peak
(SWE)
[6]		 Certification
2007 A Finer Dawn 2
2009 Moving On 1
2010 Winterland 2
2012 Sanningen kommer om natten 3
2014 Vinterland 10

EPs
Year Album Chart
peak
(SWE)
[6]		 Certification
2005 Sarah Dawn Finer  –

Singles
Year Single Chart
peak
(SWE)
[6]		 Certification Album
2007 "I Remember Love" 4
"Du som tog mitt hjärta"
(with Patrik Isaksson)		 45
2009 "Moving On" 3
"Standing Strong" 36
2010 "Kärleksvisan" 7
Other non-charting
  • 2007: "A Way Back to Love"
  • 2007: "Stockholm by Morning"
  • 2008: "Does She Know You"
  • 2010: "I'll Be Your Wish Tonight"
  • 2011: "Is Anybody There"

Filmography

References
  1. Åsa Görnerup Faith-Ell (13 February 2012). "Debutant utan nerver". Mitt i Stockholm (Local Stockholm newspaper). Archived from the original on 15 June 2015. Retrieved 2014-10-12.
  2. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0277700/?ref_=ttfc_fc_cl_t11
  3. "hitparad.se – Svenska hitlistan". Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 18 August 2007.
  4. "Lynda Woodruff part of Eurovision in May". European Broadcasting Union. 22 March 2013. Archived from the original on 26 March 2013. Retrieved 22 March 2013.
  5. "Här är programledarna i Melodifestivalen 2019". SVT. Archived from the original on 26 October 2018. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
  6. "SwedishCharts.com Sarah Dawn Finer discography page". Swedishcharts.com. Archived from the original on 16 October 2012. Retrieved 19 October 2012.
Preceded by
Emin Agalarov		 Eurovision Song Contest
Final interval act
2013		 Succeeded by
Emmelie de Forest
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