Nadia Bjorlin

Nadia Alexandra Björlin (credited as Bjorlin; born August 2, 1980) is an American actress and singer.

Biography

Early life

Björlin was born in Newport, Rhode Island but lived in Sweden until the age of 7. Her father was the Swedish composer and conductor Ulf Björlin (1933–1993)..Her mother, Fary, is an Iranian Azeri interior decorator from Iran.

Nadia speaks English, Swedish, Persian, and Azerbaijani. She is also renowned for her soprano voice. When her family moved to West Palm Beach, Florida, she attended the Palm Beach County School of the Arts (now Dreyfoos School of the Arts) along with her brothers Ulf and Jean Paul, where she excelled in music and theater. All three siblings have found success in show business since graduation.

Björlin once competed in pageants. In 1998, she placed third in Miss Florida Teen USA.

Career

Nadia Björlin's major exposure has been on the soap opera Days of our Lives, where she first appeared as the character Chloe Lane in December 1999. At first, Chloe was portrayed as a nerdy and geeky kind of girl with big glasses. Eventually, her character developed into a quiet beauty who could also sing and she fell in love with rich, popular Philip Kiriakis, portrayed by actor Jay Kenneth Johnson. Soon, their romance turned rocky, and she developed a...
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