Ben Mitkus

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Ben Mitkus
Born (1994-12-23) 23 December 1994 (age 29)
Mažeikiai, Lithuania
Genres Pop
Occupation(s)Singer, YouTuber
Years active2014–present
LabelsUniversal Music

Ben Mitkus (born 23 December 1994) is a Swedish television personality and singer. He also maintains a YouTube channel with over 530,000 subscribers.

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He came to Sweden from Lithuania with his family at the age of four and resides in Örebro. [1] He auditioned for Idol 2014, and also participated in the series Ung och bortskämd , broadcast on TV3, where he placed second in the final. [1] Mitkus has a YouTube account, which in 2016 had 36 million views, where he posts videos of himself singing. [1] Mitkus is signed to Universal Music. [1]

In 2018, he participated in Farmen VIP along with several Swedish celebrities. [2] He was the first celebrity to be eliminated from the Farm. [3] In 2016, Mitkus released the single "Kills Me", which peaked at number 56 on the Sverigetopplistan singles chart. [4]

Singles

TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum
SWE
[5]
"Kills Me"201656Non-album singles
"Ridin"34
"Please Be Mine for Christmas"
"Heartbreak Love Song"
"U Know"2017
"Do U Love Me"80
"Heartbreak Love Song" (acoustic)The Acoustic Sessions EP
"Christmas Love"
"Ridin" (acoustic)
"So This Is Christmas (War Is Over)"
"Kills Me" (acoustic)
"When You Wish Upon a Star"
"Faster Than Lightning" (With Chris Willis)2018Non-album singles
"Saturday" [A]
"Trofé" [B]
"Samma gamla du"2019
"Blundar du så blundar jag"
"On/Off"2020
"Efternamn"
"Över Hela Stan"
"Stannat"
"Dirt on My Name"
"Moves"
"Tavla från Pari" (with Niklas Jeng)2021
"Dem är inte bra"
"Relations"2022
"I'm on the Go"
"No time"
"Trippin' on a Lately"
"She Classy"
"I'll Be Lovin, I'll Be Trappin'"
"Emotion"
"Promises"
"Regna över oss"2023
"Conversations"2024
"Caroline"55
[8]

Notes

  1. "Saturday" did not enter the Swedish Singellista Chart, but peaked at number nine on the Swedish Heatseeker Chart. [6]
  2. "Trofé" did not enter the Swedish Singellista Chart, but peaked at number three on the Swedish Heatseeker Chart. [7]

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