Carin da Silva
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Carin da Silva | |
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 Carin da Silva (2013) | |
| Born | 16 November 1984 |
| Occupations | Television presenter, Dancer |
| Known for | Let's Dance |
Carin Elisa da Silva (born 16 November 1984) is a Swedish-Portuguese[1][2] singer, professional dancer and television presenter.
Carin da Silva is a three-times Swedish junior champion in Latin American dance, standard dance, and ballroom dancing. She represented Sweden both in the European and World Championships in dancing.[3] She studied at Kongahällagymnasiet in Kungälv and Balettakademien in Gothenburg.[3]
Between 2005 and 2006, she was a member of the music group Cosmo4 and the group released the music singles Peek-A-Boo and Adios Amigos while she was still a member.[4]
She has participated in the TV4 celebrity dancing show Let's Dance three years in a row.[4] In 2006 she danced with celebrity Viktor Åkerblom Nilsson, where she finished in third place.[4] In the 2007 season she danced with Patrick Ekwall and placed ninth[5] In 2008 she participated with Mats Carlsson where she placed fifth.[6]
In July 2008, she worked as a program announcer for TV4 and also at TV4 Plus. She was chosen as "Sweden's sexiest woman" by the magazine QX in February of the same year.[7] In late 2009 she presented Förkväll at TV4.[8]
In September 2011 she was the sidekick of Adam Alsing in his talk show #AdamLive along with Daniel Breitholtz.[9] The show aired for two seasons on TV3.[9] In 2013, Carin da Silva and Adam Alsing presented Kändishoppet at TV3.[10] In 2020, da Silva participated in SVT's show Bäst i test.[11]
Musical and theater
- 2005 Häxjakten – Teater Thalia
- 2005 Journey – Teater Thalia
- 2006 Fifteen Minutes of Fame – Scen Österlen
TV and film
- 2004 Orka! Orka!
- 2005 Sandor slash Ida
- 2006 Let's Dance
- 2007 Let's Dance
- 2008 Let's Dance
- 2009 Förkväll
- 2011 #AdamLive
- 2013 Kändishoppet
- 2020 Bäst i test
