Robin Juhkental
| Robin Juhkental | |
|---|---|
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| Background information | |
| Born |
May 20, 1988 Tallinn, Estonia[1] |
| Genres | Electropop |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Labels | Universal Music, Mortimer Snerd (previously) |
| Associated acts | Malcolm Lincoln |
| Website | myspace.com/malcolmlincoln |
Robin Juhkental (born 20 May 1988 in Tallinn, Estonia) is an Estonian singer.[1][2] He is the frontman of Malcolm Lincoln.
Juhkental has studied in Kivimäe põhikool, Tallinna Nõmme Gümnaasium and is currently studying road engineering in Tallinn University of Applied Sciences.[2][3]
Juhkental has never taken any singing lessons.[3] He has participated in the Kaks takti ette (2007) and Eesti otsib superstaari (2009) television shows as a contestant.[2] Malcolm Lincoln, together with a group of backing vocalists called Manpower 4, won the competition Eesti Laul 2010 with the song "Siren" and represented Estonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010.[4][5] He also participated in Eesti Laul 2015 with the song Troubles, which went to the finals.
Juhkental uses a surrealist way of writing song lyrics: first he just babbles, records the nonsense and then starts thinking what words these sounds resemble.[6] His lyrics are mostly in English. He believes that he is not a good enough poet to write lyrics in Estonian, but considers English to be so messy that lyrics written in it will seem less bad than they would in Estonian.[7]
References
- 1 2 Saame kokku Tomi juures (Adobe Flash video) (Television production) (in Estonian). Tallinn, Estonia: Eesti Televisioon. 11 May 2010. Event occurs at 3:00. Retrieved 9 June 2010.
- 1 2 3 Niineste, Mart (13 February 2010). "Tassike teed Robin Juhkentaliga". Eesti Päevaleht (in Estonian). Retrieved 13 March 2010.
- 1 2 Allkivi, Kais (23 January 2010). ""Eesti laulu" finalist Robin Juhkental: laulmist pole ma kunagi õppinud". Õhtuleht (in Estonian). Retrieved 15 March 2010.
- ↑ Grillhofer, Florian (2010-03-12). "Estonia sends Malcolm Lincoln to the Eurovision Song Contest". ESCToday. Retrieved 12 March 2010.
- ↑ Webb, Glen (2010-03-12). "Malcolm Lincoln & Manpower 4 to Oslo for Estonia". European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 12 March 2010.
- ↑ Juur, Maria (12 March 2010). "Entering the Malcolm Lincoln Centre". DiveDiveDive.org.
- ↑ Saame kokku Tomi juures (Adobe Flash video) (Television production) (in Estonian). Tallinn, Estonia: Eesti Televisioon. 11 May 2010. Event occurs at 9:30. Retrieved 9 June 2010.
External links
Media related to Malcolm Lincoln at Wikimedia Commons- "Robin Juhkental Eurovisioni ei karda ja võistlust üle ei hinda" – interview with Eesti Päevaleht, 30 April 2010
- Robin Juhkental at the Internet Movie Database