Malin Sofia Katarina Berggren (born October 31, 1970 in Gothenburg, Sweden) is a former member of the band Ace of Base. Having been interested and involved in music since her childhood, she formed the band in 1990, along with her sister Jenny, her brother Jonas and their friend Ulf Ekberg. Before forming Ace of Base, Malin sang in her church's choir. Linn speaks many languages: her native tongue is Swedish, but she speaks fluent English and Germa...
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Malin Sofia Katarina Berggren (born October 31, 1970 in Gothenburg, Sweden) is a former member of the band Ace of Base. Having been interested and involved in music since her childhood, she formed the band in 1990, along with her sister Jenny, her brother Jonas and their friend Ulf Ekberg. Before forming Ace of Base, Malin sang in her church's choir. Linn speaks many languages: her native tongue is Swedish, but she speaks fluent English and German; she also speaks Spanish, Russian and French.
When Ace of Base was signed to Danish label Mega Records in 1990, Malin, or Linn as she became known, chose to put her teaching career on hold. But while her sister Jenny has stated she would like to be a singer forever, Linn has never said anything similar. On the contrary, in 1997 Linn said: "I wanted to sing; I never wanted to be a singer".
Since 1997 Linn has appeared at her band's concerts only to perform in the dark or from behind objects such as curtains or pillars. In the band's music...
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