Linda Therese Karlsson (born 21 July 1982), known professionally as Miss Li, is a Swedish singer-songwriter. Since beginning her career in the early-2000s, she has released a total of eight studio albums, and several of her songs have been featured in Swedish commercials as well as numerous American television series.
Biography
Linda Karlsson was born on 21 July 1982 in Borlänge, Sweden. In her adulthood, she relocated to Stockholm.
Using the stage name Miss Li, she released her debut album, Late Night Heartbroken Blues, in 2006. Her single "Don't Try to Fool Me" has been featured on the Showtime original series Weeds, as well as Grey's Anatomy, both in 2007.
Her song "Bourgeois Shangri-La" from her fourth studio album, Dancing the Whole Way Home (2009), was used by Apple in the iPod Nano 5G television commercial, and her song "Oh Boy" was used in a 2010 Volvo C70 commercial. Her track "True Love Stalker" was used in the television promo of an episode of Desperate Housewives. The track "Forever Drunk" was featured in the opening scene of Grey's Anatomy. Her song "My Heart Goes Boom" was featured on multiple adverts for the popular UK furniture store DFS in late 2012, shortly after her appearance on Så mycket bättre that same year. In 2013 "My Heart Goes Boom" was used in American television advertisements of women's clothes by White House Black Market. After an extensive tour promoting her seventh album, Wolves concluded in 2014, Miss Li stated she sank into a depression, and went into seclusion. She subsequently attended a songwriters' camp in Los Angeles, California, where she collaborated in the studio with Rihanna, writing a track for the artist's album Anti (2016). However, The unnamed track did not appear on the album, though Li stated that Rihanna had purchased the rights to it.
Miss Li released her eighth studio album, A Woman's Guide to Survival, in 2017. The song "Aqualung" from the album was featured in the debut video for the 2019 Volvo XC40. Her song, "I Can't Get You Off My Mind", is used for movie promos on the cable and satellite station Starz.
Discography
Studio albums
TitleDetailsPeak chart positionsSWELate Night Heartbroken BluesReleased: 22 November 2006 Label: National Format: CD, LP, digital download60God Put a Rainbow in the SkyReleased: 2 May 2007 Label: National Format: CD, LP, digital download29Songs of a Rag DollReleased: 17 October 2007 Label: National Format: CD, LP, digital download23Dancing the Whole Way HomeReleased: 31 March 2009 Label: National Format: CD, LP, digital download8Beats & BruisesReleased: 16 March 2011 Label: National Format: CD, LP, digital download13Tangerine DreamReleased: 10 October 2012 Label: National Format: CD, LP, digital download11WolvesReleased: 10 April 2013 Label: National Format: CD, LP, digital download2A Woman's Guide to SurvivalReleased: 24 November 2017 Label: Sony Music Format: CD, LP, digital download27Underbart i all misärReleased: 24 September 2021 Label: Pistol Packin' Music Format: CD, LP, digital download1Wonderful MiseryReleased: 12 November 2021 Label: Pistol Packin' Music Format: Digital download—Livet, döden, skiten däremellanReleased: 11 October 2024 Label: Pistol Packin' Music Format: CD, LP, digital download 5
Compilation albums
TitleDetailsPeak chart positionsSWEBest of 061122‒071122Released: 25 December 2007 Label: National Format: CD, LP, digital download11Singles and SelectedReleased: 7 November 2012 Label: National Format: CD, LP, digital download15
EPs
Så mycket bättre 2012 – Tolkningar (2012) Så mycket bättre – Tolkningarna (2019)
Singles As lead artist +List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications AlbumSWEGER "Oh Boy" 2006 8 —Late Night Heartbroken Blues "High on You" 2007 — — "I'm Sorry, He's Mine" 46 —God Put a Rainbow in the Sky "Good Morning" — —"Om du lämnade mig nu" (with Lars Winnerbäck) 1 — GLF: 2× PlatinumDaugava "Let Her Go" — —God Put a Rainbow in the Sky "Gotta Leave My Troubles Behind" — —Songs of a Rag Doll "Ba Ba Ba"2008 42 — "I Heard of a Girl"2009 39 —Dancing the Whole Way Home "Dancing the Whole Way Home" — — "Stupid Girl" — — "Bourgeois Shangri-La" (featuring Amanda Jenssen)2010 — — "I Can't Get You Off My Mind"2011 — —Beats & Bruises "You Could Have It (So Much Better Without Me)" — — "Hit It" — — "My Heart Goes Boom"2012 — —Tangerine Dream "Plastic Faces" — 57 "Här kommer natten" 16 — GLF: Gold Så mycket bättre 2012 – Tolkningar "Nåt för dom som väntar" 40 — "1:a gången" 19 — GLF: Gold "Lovekiller"2013 47 — "I Finally Found It"2014 — — "Bonfire"2016 — —A Woman's Guide to Survival "Aqualung" 2017 — — "Love Hurts" — — "The Day I Die (I Want You to Celebrate)" — — "Den vintertid nu kommer"2018 23 — GLF: Goldrowspan="2" "Blommorna" 2019 — — "Lev nu dö sen" 1 — GLF: 5× PlatinumSå mycket bättre "Until It All Ends" 69 — "Everything's Alright" 61 — "Då börjar fåglar sjunga" 19 — "Kaffe och en cigarett" 46 — "Second Life Replay" — — "Komplicerad"2020 2 — GLF: 3× Platinum IFPI Norge: Platinum Underbart i all misär "Starkare" 26 — GLF: Platinum "Terapi" 39 — "Förlåt" 2021 27 — GLF: Gold "Instruktionsboken" 18 — GLF: Platinum "Utan dig" 26 — "Tidsmaskin" 36 — "X" 2022 2 — IFPI Norge: Gold Livet, döden, skiten däremellan "Hälsa Gud" 4 — "Ålderdomshemmet"2023 16 — "Våran sång" (Sveriges Officiella VM-låt 2023) 4 — "Misstag" 2024 12 — GLF: Platinum Livet, döden, skiten däremellan "Maraton" 8 — GLF: Platinum "Verktygslådan" 24 — "Småstadsdrömmar" 20 — "På måndag" 27 — "Dansa med mig själv" 2026 38 — rowspan="2" "Jack & Coke" 58 — "—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released.
As featured artist YearSinglePeak chart positionsAlbumSWEAUTGER2019"Close Your Eyes"632321 Breathe
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External links
Interview by Frontface