| Lukas Meijer | |
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 Meijer in 2018 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | 21 August 1988 Ulricehamn, Sweden [1] |
| Genres | Rock |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, singer, songwriter |
| Instrument | Guitar |
Lukas Meijer (born 21 August 1988) is a Swedish rock musician, guitarist, singer and songwriter, vocalist of band No Sleep For Lucy.
Together with Polish DJ Gromee, he represented Poland at the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 in Lisbon, Portugal, with the song "Light Me Up". [2]
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.
| Title | Year | Album |
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| "Lycka är vår tid" [5] | 2013 | Non-album single |
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Sales | Certifications | Album | |||
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| POL [6] | LIT [7] | SLO [8] | RUS [9] | |||||
| "Without You" (Gromee featuring Lukas Meijer) | 2017 | 9 | — | — | — |
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| Chapter One |
| "Light Me Up" (Gromee featuring Lukas Meijer) | 2018 | 1 | 17 | 27 | 99 |
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