Lukas Meijer

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Lukas Meijer
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Meijer in 2018
Background information
Born (1988-08-21) 21 August 1988 (age 34)
Ulricehamn, Sweden [1]
Genres Rock
Occupation(s)Musician, singer, songwriter
Instrument(s) Guitar

Lukas Meijer (born 21 August 1988) is a Swedish rock musician, guitarist, singer and songwriter, vocalist of band No Sleep For Lucy.

Contents

Together with Polish DJ Gromee, he represented Poland at the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 in Lisbon, Portugal, with the song "Light Me Up". [2]

Biography

He spent his childhood in Ulricehamn. He graduated from high school in Tingsholm and studied at the Uppsala University. [3] In his youth he practiced ice hockey. [4] His brother, Sebastian Meijer, is a professional ice hockey player. Lukas was very close to signing a hockey contract but decide to become a musician instead.

Discography

Singles

TitleYearAlbum
"Lycka är vår tid" [5] 2013Non-album single
TitleYearPeak chart positionsSales Certifications Album
POL
[6]
LIT
[7]
SLO
[8]
RUS
[9]
"Without You"
(Gromee featuring Lukas Meijer)
20179Chapter One
"Light Me Up"
(Gromee featuring Lukas Meijer)
20181172799
  • POL: 2× Platinum [12]

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References

  1. Sveriges befolkning 1990: Meijer, Lukas Dan Emil
  2. Knoops, Roy (3 March 2018). "Poland: Gromee & Lukas Meijer win Krajowe Eliminacje 2018 and will go to Lisbon!". esctoday.com. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
  3. "Kim jest Lukas Meijer, szwedzki reprezentant Polski na Eurowizji 2018?" (in Polish). plejada.pl. 4 March 2018. Archived from the original on 8 March 2018. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  4. ""Me from Poland and Margaret from Sweden? That would be something!" Interview with Lukas Meijer- Krajowe Eliminacje 2018 participant". infepoland.eu. 18 February 2018. Archived from the original on 19 July 2018. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  5. Lukas Meijer, Lycka är vår tid , retrieved 2018-04-03
  6. Peak chart positions for singles in Poland:
  7. "M-1 Topai". www.m-1.fm. Archived from the original on 2017-08-14. Retrieved 2018-05-09.
  8. http://www.ifpicr.cz/hitparadask/index.php?hitp=R.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. "Gromee feat. Lukas Meijer – Light Me Up (послушать музыку, посмотреть видео клип)". tophit.ru. Retrieved 2018-05-09.
  10. 1 2 "Certification criteria" (in Polish). ZPAV . Retrieved 9 April 2018.
  11. "Albums and singles certified Platinum in 2019" (in Polish). ZPAV . Retrieved 18 September 2019.
  12. "Albums and singles certified Platinum in 2021" (in Polish). ZPAV . Retrieved 14 July 2021.