Felix Sandman

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Felix Sandman
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Sandman in 2020
Background information
Birth nameKarl Felix Wilhelm Sandman
Born (1998-10-25) 25 October 1998 (age 25)
Värmdö, Stockholm County, Sweden
Genres
Occupations
Labels TEN
Website Official Twitter

Karl Felix Wilhelm Sandman (born 25 October 1998) is a Swedish singer and actor. [1] He is best known as a member of the boy band FO&O with two studio albums Off the Grid (2014) and FO&O (2017). [2] He plays Sebastian Fagerman in the first Swedish Netflix original series Quicksand , which premiered on 5 April 2019.

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Career

In 2017, FO&O split, and Sandman launched a solo career. His first solo single "Every Single Day" peaked at number one on the Swedish singles chart. [3] Sandman took part in Melodifestivalen 2018 with the song making it to the Second Chance round where Sandman and Mimi Werner duelled for a place in the final. [4] [2] Sandman won the duel qualifying to the Melodifestivalen 2018 final at Friends Arena. [5] He finished in second place in the final. Sandman was the spokesperson for Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest 2018. [2] Later that year, he released his debut album Emotions and went on his first tour as a solo artist alongside friend and colleague Benjamin Ingrosso.

Sandman performing in 2018 Felix Sandman.Melodifestivalen2018.18d874.1430542.jpg
Sandman performing in 2018

In 2018, Sandman was cast in the main role of Sebastian Fagerman on the Netflix crime drama Quicksand . The series is inspired by the novel of the same name written by Malin Persson Giolito and is the first Swedish produced original series for Netflix. [6] The series premiered on 5 April 2019. [7]

Also in 2019, Sandman was cast as Jonas in a Netflix comedy drama series Home for Christmas released in December 2019 this series was also Netflix's first Norwegian original series. It was renewed for a second series in 2020 also released in December.

In 2020, Sandman competed in Melodifestivalen 2020 with the song "Boys with Emotions", reaching the finale through the Second Chance round. He finished in seventh place, scoring a total of 67 points. [8]

Discography

Albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions
SWE
[3]
Emotions 3

Singles

As lead artist

TitleYearPeak chart positionsCertificationsAlbum
SWE
[3] 		NOR
[9]
"Every Single Day"20181—
  • GLF: Platinum
Emotions
"Tror du att han bryr sig"
(with Benjamin Ingrosso)		7—
  • GLF: 2× Platinum [10]
Identification
"Imprint"52—Emotions
"Part of Me" [11] [12] ——
"Lovisa"34—
"Miss You Like Crazy"2019——
"Something Right"85—TBA
"Happy Thoughts"
(with Benjamin Ingrosso)		15—
"Middle of Nowhere" [14] — [upper-alpha 1] —
"Mood for You" [16] ——
"Boys with Emotions"202016—
"Don't Look Back in Anger"——
"Relations"
(featuring Astrid S)		— [upper-alpha 2] 7
  • IFPI Norway: Gold [18]
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

As featuring artist

TitleYear
"Starfish" [19]
(Rhys featuring Felix Sandman)		2018

Tours

Headlining

DateCityCountryVenue
4 October 2019 Falun Sweden Falu Bowling & Krog
5 October 2019 Partille Partille Arena
11 October 2019 Helsingborg The Tivoli
2 October 2019 Skövde Bogrens
18 October 2019 Enköping Cinema
19 October 2019 Norrköping Arbis
25 October 2019 Örebro Ritz
26 October 2019 Malmö KB
8 November 2019 Umeå REX
9 November 2019 Skellefteå Verandan

Co-headlining

DateCityCountryVenue
6 October 2018 Norrköping Sweden Louis de Geer konsert & kongress
7 October 2018 Karlstad Karlstad CCC
12 October 2018 Örebro Conventum
13 October 2018 Gothenburg Gothenburg Concert Hall
14 October 2018 Halmstad Halmstad Teater
19 October 2018 Luleå Kulturens Hus
20 October 2018 Gävle Konserthus
21 October 2018 Västeras Konserthus
26 October 2018 Eskilstuna Lokomotivet
28 October 2018 Linköping Konsert & Kongress
2 November 2018 Karlskrona Konserthus
3 November 2018 Jönköping Concert Hall
10 November 2018 Uppsala Konsert och Kongress
11 November 2018 Sundsvall Tonhallen
23 November 2018 Vara Konserthus
24 November 2018 Helsingborg Helsingborg Arena
4 December 2018 Malmö Malmö Live
12 December 2018 Stockholm Cirkus
16 May 2019 Gröna Lund

Canceled concerts

DateCityCountryVenue
18 November 2018 Kalmar Sweden Kalmarsalen

Filmography

Awards and nominations

MTV Europe Music Awards

The MTV Europe Music Awards was established in 1994 by MTV Europe to award the music videos from European and International artists.

YearNominee / workAwardResultRef.
2018 Himself Best Swedish Act Nominated [20]

Rockbjörnen

Rockbjörnen is a music prize in Sweden, divided into several categories, which is awarded annually by the newspaper Aftonbladet. The prize was first awarded in 1979, and is mostly centered on pop and rock.

YearNominee / workAwardResultRef.
2018HimselfMale Live Artist of the YearNominated [21]
Breakthrough Artist of the YearWon
"Every Single Day"Swedish Song of the YearNominated
Felix Sandman FansBest FansNominated
2019HimselfMale Live Artist of the YearNominated [22]
Concert of the YearNominated
Felix Sandman FansBest FansNominated

Notes

  1. ↑ "Middle of Nowhere" did not enter the Swedish Singellista Chart, but peaked at number seven on the Swedish Heatseeker Chart. [15]
  2. ↑ "Relations" did not enter the Swedish Singellista Chart, but peaked at number two on the Swedish Heatseeker Chart. [17]

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References

  1. ↑ "Felix Sandman: "Jag ventilerar mina känslor på scenen" – DN.SE". Dagens Nyheter. 3 March 2018. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 "Felix Sandmans lättnad – tävlar utan exet". Aftonbladet. March 2018. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
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  10. ↑ "BenjyIngrosso& FelixSandman's single "Tror du att han bryr sig" is certified 2× Platinum in Sweden". Twitter. 5 February 2020. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  11. ↑ "Felix Sandman releases music video for "Part of Me"". ESCXTRA.com. 25 September 2018. Archived from the original on 9 February 2023. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  12. ↑ "VIDEO: Felix Sandman – 'Part Of Me' » Scandipop.co.uk". Scandipop.co.uk. 25 September 2018. Archived from the original on 24 December 2019. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  13. ↑ "FelixSandman & BenjyIngrosso's single "Happy Thoughts" is certified Gold in Sweden! Congratulations to them". Twitter. 27 August 2019. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  14. ↑ @FelixSandman (29 June 2019). "'Middle of Nowhere' New music dropping July 5" (Tweet). Retrieved 30 June 2019– via Twitter.
  15. ↑ "Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 28". Sverigetopplistan . Retrieved 13 July 2019.
  16. ↑ Mood for You – Single av FELIX SANDMAN (in Swedish), retrieved 14 February 2020
  17. ↑ "Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 1". Sverigetopplistan . Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  18. ↑ "FelixSandman's latest single "Relations" featuring astridsofficial is certified Gold in Norway. Big congratulations!". Twitter. 19 February 2021. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  19. ↑ "Starfish (feat. Felix Sandman) – Single by Rhys on Apple Music". iTunes Store . 21 September 2018. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
  20. ↑ "Benjamin Ingrosso and Zibbz among Eurovision nominees for 2018 MTV EMAs". wiwibloggs. 5 October 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
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  22. ↑ "Rockbjörnen 2019 – här är alla nominerade". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). 9 July 2019. Retrieved 31 August 2019.

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