Lisa Ajax

Lisa Kristina Ajax^[1] (born 13 August 1998) is a Swedish singer. She began her career after winning Idol 2014,^{[2][3][4][5][6]} and is also known for her five Melodifestivalen participations, having qualified to the final on four occasions.

Lisa Ajax
Lisa Ajax in 2024
Background information
Birth name	Lisa Kristina Ajax[1]
Born	(1998-08-13) 13 August 1998 (age 26) Järfälla, Sweden
Genres	Pop
Years active	2012–present
Labels	Capitol Records

Career

After participating at Lilla Melodifestivalen 2012 with the song "Allt som jag har"^[7] and winning Idol 2014, Ajax participated in Melodifestivalen 2016 with the song "My Heart Wants Me Dead", qualifying to the final at Friends Arena. She placed seventh in the final.^[8]

On 30 November 2016, the Swedish broadcaster, SVT, revealed the participants of Melodifestivalen 2017. Ajax participated with the song "I Don't Give A".^[9] She qualified to andra chansen from the second semi-final. She went to the final on 11 March 2017 where she placed ninth.^[10]

On 27 November 2018, it was revealed that Ajax would participate in Melodifestivalen 2019 with the song "Torn", in the last semi-final. She again qualified to the Second Chance round from the fourth semi-final and went on to the final, where she finished in ninth place.^[11]

In 2021, Ajax released her first Swedish-language solo single, "Jag måste", co-written with and Anton Engdahl, Marcus Holmberg. For the single, she changed management and label.^[12]

She participated in Melodifestivalen 2022 with the song "Tror du att jag bryr mig" with Niello. They performed in Heat 2 on 12 February 2022, finishing in last place and failing to qualify.^[13]

She competed as a celebrity dancer in Let's Dance 2022, broadcast by TV4.^[14]

She participated for a fifth time in Melodifestivalen in 2024, with the song "Awful Liar".^[15] She performed in Heat 1 and won the second round of voting, qualifying to the final of 9 March 2024.^[16]

Personal life

Ajax is in a relationship with fellow musician Max "Klockrent" Huss, three years her senior. In December 2023, the couple announced they were expecting their first child.^[17]

Discography

EPs

Title	Details	Peak chart positions
		SWE [18]
Unbelievable	Released: 12 December 2014 Label: Universal Music AB Format: Digital download	2
Collection	Released: 19 May 2017 Label: Capitol Format: Digital download	—

Singles

Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Certifications	Album
		SWE [18]
"Love Run Free"	2014	55		Unbelievable
"Unbelievable"		14	GLF: Gold[19]
"Blue Eyed Girl"	2015	—		Non-album single
"My Heart Wants Me Dead"	2016	10	GLF: Platinum[19]	Collection
"Give Me That"		—
"Love Me Wicked"		—
"I Don't Give A"	2017	25	GLF: Gold[19]
"Number One" (with Atle)		—
"Think About You"	2018	—[A]		Non-album single
"Torn"	2019	9 [21]	GLF: Platinum[19]	Melodifestivalen 2019
"Jag måste"[22]	2020	—		Non-album single
"Tror du att jag bryr mig" (with Niello)	2022	7 [23]	GLF: Gold[19]	Melodifestivalen 2022
"Awful Liar"	2024	20 [24]		Non-album single
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Notes

1. "Think About You" did not enter the Swedish Singellista Chart, but peaked at number 18 on the Swedish Heatseeker Chart.^[20]