Malin Sofia Katarina Berggren, born October 31, 1970, is a Swedish singer-songwriter, best known as a former member of the pop music band Ace of Base. She was born in Gothenburg, Sweden, and has been involved in music since her childhood.
Malin formed Ace of Base in 1987 with her sister Jenny, brother Jonas, and friend Ulf Ekberg. Before the band, she sang in her church's choir. When Ace of Base was signed to Danish label Mega Records in 1990, Malin put her teaching career on hold.
Malin was the principal lead vocalist for the majority of the singles and was generally the focus in the videos. She had a minor role in the composition of Happy Nation and The Sign, only having co-writing credits on one track on a re-release of the former. Malin was influential in the development of "All That She Wants", demanding that the track be changed from major key to minor.
In 1994, a German girl invaded the Berggren family home, targeting Linn. Although Linn was not present, the girl attacked Jenny and her mother with a knife. This incident had a large impact on Linn.
During the release of the group's second album, The Bridge, the focus in both vocals and media became more equal with her younger sister, Jenny. Malin had a larger role in the composition of The Bridge and wrote and produced several songs for the album. Following the completion of the album, it was reported that Malin developed unspecified recurrent vocal problems.
Linn began to express discomfort in how successful the band had become, explaining in an interview "this business, I don't want to be in it for too long." She later remarked in a 1996 interview: "All this wasn't my plan. For me, this is too big, especially with the success in America. It doesn't look like it, but it costs a lot of energy to push yourself to success on this level. We have to push forward, but I just can't, I want to push backwards."
