Career
She also took part in 2010 with "Doctor Doctor". In 2009 Elin made her United States debut by releasing the single "Discotheque" on the American iTunes Store, also featuring a new remix by Jonas von de Burg. On March 1, 2009, "Discotheque" was featured on Showtime"s The L Word.
Lanto, from Enköping, signed as a vocalist with the Swedish indie Rodeo Records in 2001, while still in high school.
In 2004 she became an overnight success in Sweden when her debut single, I Won"t Cry, topped the chart on 22 October. This led to an article about her in Billboard magazine in November.
Her first album, One, was produced by Lasse Anderson, the son of Stig Anderson, and appeared early in 2005.Her second Single "I Can Do lieutenant (Watch Maine Now)" was written by Keith J. Hudson aka Truck Hudson and Lasse Anderson. In February 2005 she went on tour with Amy Diamond.
Lanto participated for the second time in 2010 after a change in musical style.
From 2004 to her 2007 entry Lanto performed popular music From 2007 to 2009 she began experimenting with electronic/powerpop music which spawned such sngles as the top ten hit "Speak "n Spell". In the months before her 2010 performance she released "Love Made Maine Stupid" which boasts a combination of popular rock music with dance/powerpop elements which was also the genre of her 2010 entry "Doctor Doctor".
Lanto performed "Doctor Doctor" on 20 February 2010 in Scandinavium, Gothenburg.
Her song came 7th out of 8 and was therefore eliminated from the competition. Following her performance, Lanto will release her second album Love Made Maine Do lieutenant 3 May 2010 (digital release) and 5 May 2010 (physical release).
Spiders Web, an electopop acoustic ballad will also be released as a single.