Hov1

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Hov1
OriginSweden
Genres Hip hop, pop, hip-pop
Years active2015–2025
LabelsEMI Sweden / Universal Music Sweden
Past membersNoel Flike
Axel Liljefors Jansson
Ludwig Kronstrand
Dante Lindhe
Website hov1.se

Hov1 (pronounced Hovet) were a Swedish hip hop group formed in 2015. [1] [2] [3] The group released seven studio albums, all of which reached the summit of the Swedish Albums Chart. They also amassed a total of 42 top 10 hits on the Swedish Singles Chart, with 16 of them reaching the top spot. Across their career, Hov1 consistently ranked among the most streamed artists in Sweden. [4]

Contents

In 2025, Hov1 announced their disbandment after 10 years, following a farewell tour in July and August of that year. [5] [6]

History

2015–2018: First releases and projects

Made up of Ludwig Kronstrand, Noel Flike, Dante Lindhe and Axel Liljefors Jansson, [7] Hov1's debut hit single was "Hur kan du säga saker", which was released in 2015. They released their self-titled debut album Hov1 in April 2017, promoting it with the "Abbey Road Tour". The follow-up album was Gudarna på Västerbron, released in April 2018. Both albums have topped the Swedish Albums Chart.

2019–2025: Releases through disbandment

On 17 May 2019, the band released their third studio album, Vindar på Mars. [8] Furthermore, on 10 January 2020, Hov1 released their fourth studio album (also described as a mixtape), [9] called Montague. [10] Both of these releases debuted at number one the Swedish Albums Chart. [11] They also charted on the Finnish Albums Chart, peaking at number 25 and 40, respectively. [12]

Between 2021 and 2025, they released an additional four albums, all of which reached the top position on the Swedish Albums Chart. Barn av vår tid was released in 2021, followed by both Jag önskar jag brydde mig mer and ...Men det gör jag egentligen in 2024, and finally Förr nu & forever in 2025. [11] [13] Förr nu & forever is anticipated to be the final release of Hov1, following their disbandment. [5] [6]

Awards

Hov1 has received several awards during its career. The group received three Rockbjörnen awards in 2018, as well as in 2019. The awards were, for instance, "Live-group of the year", "Best fans of the year" and "Concert of the year". The group also received three awards in the "P3 Guld gala" in 2019; "Group of the year", "Guldmicken" and "Best song of the year", the latter with the song "Hon dansar vidare i livet". [14] [15] [16]

Members

Dante Lindhe

Dante Sebastian Lindhe was born on 10 January 1996 in Stockholm. He is a Swedish musician and model. Besides membership in Hov1, Lindhe collaborated with Yasin on the 2020 track "Canada Goose". Since 2019, Lindhe has modelled for Select Model Stockholm. [17]

Ludwig Kronstrand

He was born on 29 June 1997. He previously dated singer Zara Larsson, a high school friend. She wrote the song "Never Forget You" about him. The two parted when Larsson moved to the States in 2014.[ citation needed ]

Axel Liljefors Jansson

He was born on 29 August 1997. He uses the name "Jiggy" in the band. He is the band's producer.

Noel Flike

Rapper Noel Flike was born on 13 May 1997 in Stockholm. Besides his membership in Hov1, he has worked with singer Zara Larsson on her podcast in 2015 and 2016.[ citation needed ]


Discography

Albums

AlbumYearPeak positions Certifications
[18]
SWE
[11] 		NOR
[19] 		FIN
[12]
Hov1 20171——
  • GLF: 5× Platinum
Gudarna på Västerbron 20181——
  • GLF: 7× Platinum
Vindar på Mars 20191—25
  • GLF: 5× Platinum
Montague 20201—40
  • GLF: 2× Platinum
Barn av vår tid 2021117—
  • GLF: 4× Platinum
Jag önskar jag brydde mig mer 202414—
...Men det gör jag egentligen19—
Förr nu & forever20251
[13] 		9
[20] 		—

Singles

TitleYearPeak positions Certifications
[18] 		Album
SWE
[11] [18] 		NOR
[21]
"Hur kan du säga saker"201566—Non-album singles
"Kärleksbrev"201656—
  • GLF: 4× Platinum
"Ska vi?"88—
  • GLF: Platinum
"Hjärtslag"14—
  • GLF: 2× Platinum
Hov1
"Gråzon"201711—
  • GLF: 4× Platinum
"Gift"6—
  • GLF: 4× Platinum
"Pari"
(featuring Jireel)		1—
  • GLF: 5× Platinum
Gudarna på Västerbron
"Heartbreak"20186—
  • GLF: Platinum
"Gudarna på Västerbron"4—
  • GLF: 2× Platinum
"Hon dansar vidare i livet"1—
  • GLF: 10× Platinum
"Still"1—
  • GLF: 4× Platinum
Spotify Singles [22]
"Hon dansar vidare i livet Pt. 2"13—
  • GLF: Platinum
"Auf wiedersehen"1—
  • GLF: 3× Platinum
Gudarna på Västerbron
"Vindar på Mars"20191—
  • GLF: 4× Platinum
Vindar på Mars
"Dö ung"4—
  • GLF: 4× Platinum
"Ma chérie"5—
  • GLF: 2× Platinum
"Mitten av september"20201—
  • GLF: 3× Platinum
Montague
"När jag ser dig"2—
  • GLF: 4× Platinum
Non-album singles
"Långt bort härifrån"2—
  • GLF: 3× Platinum
"Barn av vår tid"20211—
  • GLF: 5× Platinum
Barn av vår tid
"Gamora"
(featuring Einár)		1—
  • GLF: 7× Platinum
"Tokken"
(featuring Dree Low)		1—
  • GLF: 3× Platinum
"Blå" [23] 2—
  • GLF: 3× Platinum
Non-album singles
"Flickorna i Båstad"1—
  • GLF: Platinum
"Hit the Club"3—
  • GLF: Platinum
Barn av vår tid
"Räkna dagar"1—
  • GLF: 2× Platinum
"30 personer"
(with Elias Hurtig)		20221—Non-album singles
"Två steg från helvetet"2—
  • GLF: Platinum
"Alla våra minnen"3—
  • GLF: Platinum
"Free Smoke"4—
  • GLF: Platinum
"Nåt i vattnet"3—
  • GLF: Platinum
"Lilla B"20231—
  • GLF: 2× Platinum
Jag önskar jag brydde mig mer
"Grät"1—
  • GLF: 2× Platinum
...Men det gör jag egentligen
"Vibe Check"2—
  • GLF: Gold
Non-album singles
"Saudade"
(with Håkan Hellström)		1—
  • GLF: Gold
"När lyktorna tänds"4—
"30 Under 30"20248—
"Jag önskar jag brydde mig mer"3—Jag önskar jag brydde mig mer
"Helluva Life"7—
"Försent"
(with Seinabo Sey)		4—...Men det gör jag egentligen
"Tårarnas spår"11—
"Räddare i nöden" [24] 2025286Förr nu & forever
"Suddiga tankar"9—
"2CB"14—

Other charted songs

SongYearPeak positions Certifications
[18] 		Album
SWE
[11] [25] [26]
"Mandy Moore"201712
  • GLF: 6× Platinum
Hov1
"Hov1"36
  • GLF: Platinum
"Damn"38
  • GLF: Platinum
"Sex"51
  • GLF: Platinum
"Channel Orange"53
  • GLF: Platinum
"Runaway Bride"60
  • GLF: Platinum
"Redo"201811
  • GLF: Platinum
Gudarna på Västerbron
"Förlåt"12
  • GLF: Platinum
"OMG"15
  • GLF: Platinum
"Vill inte ha dig"20
  • GLF: Platinum
"Stan e mörk"26
  • GLF: Platinum
"Född i juni"31
  • GLF: Gold
"Din mamma"32
  • GLF: Gold
"Hornstullsstrand"
(with Veronica Maggio)		20191
  • GLF: 6× Platinum
Vindar på Mars
"Neon"8
  • GLF: 3× Platinum
"Smokebreak"17
  • GLF: Platinum
"Ensammast i världen"19
  • GLF: Platinum
"Älskling"20
  • GLF: Platinum
"Fri"23
  • GLF: Platinum
"Svartsjuk"20207
  • GLF: Platinum
Montague
"Våra vackra dar"8
  • GLF: 2× Platinum
"Kära mamma"12
  • GLF: Platinum
"Två sekunder på loftet"13
  • GLF: Platinum
"Brev ifrån en storstad"19
  • GLF: Gold
"I Love U So Much"23
  • GLF: Gold
"Sex i taxin"26
"Tjuvheder"202122
  • GLF: Platinum
Barn av vår tid
"458"18
  • GLF: Gold
"Banksy"28
  • GLF: Gold
"Hur mycket? (Pengar vill du ha)"
(featuring Einár)		7
  • GLF: 2× Platinum
"365"36
  • GLF: Gold
"Raindance"58
"Frankfurt"47
  • GLF: Gold
"Certified"42
  • GLF: Gold
"Rigatoni"52
  • GLF: Gold
"Hej du"202431Jag önskar jag brydde mig mer
"Ica"49
"Sangenjaya 3am"53
"Dig (Ormingevisan)"42
"Väck mig när det är över"63
"Hundra lax kärlek"72
"En sån som mig"70
"Darkness & demoner"34...Men det gör jag egentligen
"Vem är jag utan dig"21
"Känslokall"47
"Senaste tiden"17
"En Stockholmshistoria"77
"En syndares horisont"94
"Kalorier & kokain"65
"Förr nu & forever"20252Förr nu & forever
"Glycerin (Merediths visa)"12
"Novemberregn"11
"Den bästa som du haft"19
"Ozempic"24

References

  1. ↑ Norbottens Kuriren: Luleåspelningen gav HOV1 en succéstart Archived 2017-04-24 at the Wayback Machine (in Swedish)
  2. ↑ Aftonbladet: Hov1: ”Vi är riktigt jävla taggade för Rockbjörnen” Archived 2017-05-05 at the Wayback Machine (in Swedish)
  3. ↑ "Labels". Universal Music Sweden (in Swedish). Retrieved 2021-01-05.
  4. ↑ "Hov1 is quitting: "The time has come" | Sweden Herald". swedenherald.com. 25 February 2025. Retrieved 2025-08-22.
  5. 1 2 Blomdahl, Victor; Andersson, Jan (2025-02-25). "Hov1 lägger ner". Göteborgs-Posten (in Swedish). Retrieved 2025-03-03.
  6. 1 2 Hektor, Rebecca (26 February 2025). "Hov1 avslutar karriären med avskedsturné". Gaffa (in Swedish). Retrieved 4 March 2025.
  7. ↑ Gaffa.se: Intervju - Hov1 om hängivna fans och ett framtida stjärnsamarbete Archived 2017-04-28 at the Wayback Machine (in Swedish)
  8. ↑ "HOV1 AKTUELLA MED NYA ALBUMET "VINDAR PÅ MARS"". KingSize Magazine (in Swedish). 20 May 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  9. ↑ "Hov1 släpper sitt mixtape "Montague"". Dopest (in Swedish). 10 January 2020. Archived from the original on 3 March 2020. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  10. ↑ Dahlström, Mattias (15 January 2020). "Hov1 blir lite som en algoritm från en strömningstjänst". Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 3 March 2020. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  11. 1 2 3 4 5 "Hov1 discography". swedishcharts.com. Archived from the original on 16 February 2018. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
  12. 1 2 "Discography Hov1". finnishcharts.com. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
  13. 1 2 "Veckolista Album, vecka 36, 2025". Sverigetopplistan . Retrieved 6 September 2025.
  14. ↑ Pettersson, Leo; Albinsson, Mathilde (15 August 2018). "Rockbjörnen 2018: Här är alla vinnare från musikfesten". Aftonbladet. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  15. ↑ Hartelius, Alex (19 January 2019). "Hov1 stora vinnare i "P3 guld"". Aftonbladet. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  16. ↑ Hartelius, Alex (13 August 2019). "Hov1 kungar över Rockbjörnen". Aftonbladet. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  17. ↑ "Dante Lindhe | Select Stockholm". Select Model Management. Retrieved 2021-01-28.
  18. 1 2 3 4 "Träffar hittades för sökkriterie:Hov1". Sverigetopplistan (in Swedish). Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  19. ↑ "Discography Hov1". norwegiancharts.com. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  20. ↑ "Album 2025 uke 36". IFPI Norge . Retrieved 6 September 2025.
  21. ↑ "Hov1" (in Norwegian). IFPI Norge . Retrieved 10 April 2025.
  22. ↑ "Spotify Singles". Spotify . Retrieved 7 March 2021.
  23. ↑ TT News Agency (4 June 2021). "Hov1 släpper inofficiell EM-låt". Göteborgs-Posten (in Swedish). Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  24. ↑ https://www.facebook.com/hov1official/posts/pfbid02pTxVyEuujonX49CgABPqc4gkacsKFEEhU1HKPfrMoJgUQRCJAG45f7nktkMtyvNAl [ bare URL ]
  25. ↑ "Discography Hov1 & Veronica Maggio". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
  26. ↑ "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 36, 2025". Sverigetopplistan . Retrieved 6 September 2025.
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