Linni Meister
Linni Meister | |
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| Birth name | Linn Irene Meister |
| Also known as | Linni |
| Born | 4 December 1985 |
| Origin | Bærum, Norway |
| Genres | Pop |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, glamour model |
| Years active | 2007–present |
| Labels | C+C Records, Second Hand Records |
| Website | linni.blogg.no/ |
Linni Irene Meister (born 4 December 1985) is a Norwegian glamour model, pop singer and sex columnist for FHM magazine who lives in Oslo. Meister has a German-Norwegian father and a mother from Sri Lanka.[1] Meister grew up in Slependen in Bærum.[1] Meister first claimed fame in the now defunct Team Aylar, which was a group of glamour models including Elita Löfblad and Aylar Lie.[2] Meister became a household name when she was a Joker contestant on the Norwegian reality television program Robinsonekspedisjonen 2007, where she placed fourth and was much mentioned in the media.[1][3] Meister is most known abroad for her music single "My Ass", which was released as promotion for the horror-comedy film Dead Snow.[4][5] In the music video Meister appears nude in some parts, which created a stir in media.[4][5]
TV
[edit]Between 2008 and 2009 Meister had her own segment on the TV2 youth program Waschera, in which she tried out a number of jobs with varying levels of success.[6] In one episode Meister is taught how to be a stripper, which was highly publicised in Norway.[6] Since 2010 she has had her own television show on TV2 Bliss, called Linni, which follows her life as a glamour model.[3]
Music career
[edit]Meister began singing at an early age and began choir practice at age seven.[7] Her professional music career began in summer 2007 after her participation in Robinsonekspedisjonen 2007, when she recorded a cover version of the Destiny's Child song "Survivor", which was released by C+C Records.[8] It was panned by critics, amongst them the main Norwegian newspaper VG.[8] The next year she recorded "Where My Limo At", an ironic song about the life in the spotlight,[9] and in May 2009 she released the music single "My Ass", which entered the iTunes Stores list of the 100 best selling singles in Norway.[5] "My Ass" was released in connection with the Norwegian horror-comedy film Dead Snow and the music video, where Linni appears nude, received extra attention both for Meister and the film itself.[4][5]
Other ventures
[edit]In 2006 Meister was robbed of her private films containing pornographic material with her then-boyfriend, Big Brother contestant Kristian Hilberg. The film contains images from their trip abroad in 2006.[10] The video was uploaded to various pornographic websites within hours of being stolen.[11] Meister tried to make a deal with pornography producer Thomas Rocco Hansen so she could earn money for the film, but the deal never materialized and the situation led to Meister being sacked from Team Aylar.[2] During Christmas 2008 Meister attracted attention when she appeared in FHM magazine, as readers could scrape the bikini off an image of her in the manner of a scratchcard. Meister has also regularly worked since 2007 in FHM, as a sex-columnist in her "Ask Linni" section.[12]
Personal life
[edit]Meister and Bernhard Berntzen married in a wedding chapel in Las Vegas, Nevada, on 21 July 2010.[13] She gave birth to a son, Dennis Michael Bernhard, on 9 September 2009.[14]
Discography
[edit]- ”Survivor” (single, C+C Records 2007)
- ”Where my limo at” (single, C+C Records 2008)
- ”My Ass” (single, Second Hand Records 2009)
- ”Cheezy” (single, 2010)
- ”Trophy” (Theme for the show Linni, 2011)
- ”#nofilter” (single, 2015)
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Linni Meister". Dagbladet. Archived from the original on October 14, 2012. Retrieved March 19, 2011.
- ^ a b "Fikk sparken etter sexvideo" [Was fired after sex tape]. TV2 nettavisen. Archived from the original on March 28, 2008. Retrieved March 19, 2011.
- ^ a b "Robinson exit". Se og Her. Archived from the original on September 30, 2011. Retrieved March 19, 2011.
- ^ a b c "Rumpe selger "Død snø" Død snø skal sikre utenlandssuksess med Linni Meister" [Ass Selling "Dead Snow": Dead Snow Should Ensure Overseas Success with Linni Meister]. Oslopuls. Archived from the original on May 31, 2009. Retrieved March 19, 2011.
- ^ a b c d "Slaktet og sensurert" [Slaughtered and censored]. Onlinemagasinet.no. Archived from the original on April 4, 2012. Retrieved March 19, 2011.
- ^ a b "Linni Meister om stripping" [Linni Meister about stripping]. Dagbladet. Archived from the original on December 31, 2010. Retrieved March 19, 2011.
- ^ "Linni Meister music". Budstikka.no. Archived from the original on February 26, 2015. Retrieved March 19, 2011.
- ^ a b "Pottesurvivor". VG. Archived from the original on October 16, 2012. Retrieved March 19, 2011.
- ^ "Linni med ny singel" [Linni with new single]. Budstikka.no. Archived from the original on February 16, 2008. Retrieved March 19, 2011.
- ^ "Hylgråt da sexvideoen kom ut" [Howling cry when the sex tape came out]. TV2 nettavisen. Archived from the original on November 4, 2012. Retrieved March 19, 2011.
- ^ "BB-Kristian og Linni gir ut hjemmeporno" [BB-Kristian and Linni put out a home porno]. Kjendis.no. Archived from the original on September 2, 2008. Retrieved March 19, 2011.
- ^ "Se puppene til Linni" [See Linni’s boobs]. TV2 Underholdning. Archived from the original on April 29, 2009. Retrieved March 19, 2011.
- ^ "Seher.no - Giftet seg i all hemmelighet". Archived from the original on 2011-09-30. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
- ^ "Dagbladet.no - Her er Linnis hjerteknuser". Archived from the original on 2010-04-10. Retrieved 2011-04-23.