Oscar Stembridge

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Oscar Stembridge
Oscar Stembridge 2025.jpg
Stembridge performing in 2025
Background information
Born (2007-12-29) 29 December 2007 (age 17)
London, United Kingdom
Origin Malmö, Sweden
Genres
Occupations
  • Musician
  • songwriter
  • actor
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
  • piano
  • drums
  • bass
Years active2019–present
AwardsRookie of the Year, 2022 DennizPop Awards
Website oscarstembridge.com

Oscar Stembridge (born 29 December 2007 [1] ) is a Swedish singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and actor.

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Life and career

Oscar Stembridge is a self-taught Swedish singer and multi-instrumentalist. He plays guitar, piano, drums, and bass. [2] He began by recording himself playing cover songs by artists such as Queen, Guns N' Roses, Ed Sheeran, Avicii, and Shawn Mendes, which he posted on social media. [2] At the age of ten, he was the youngest person to ever sign a recording contract with Universal Music Sweden. [3] [4] In 2019, when he was 11 years old, he was invited to perform on the live televised music program Allsång på Skansen —being the youngest musician to ever do so. [5] The same year, he released his first original single, titled "Losing You". [5]

In 2020, he was invited to perform for the Crown Princess Victoria on her birthday, and he played the Journey song "Don't Stop Believin'" at an event that included performances by the Mamas, Linnea Henriksson, Petra Marklund, and Anne Sofie von Otter. [6]

Stembridge has also taken on acting roles on television. In 2020, he landed the lead male role on the SVT musical series Kär, alongside Eva Jumatate. [7] [8] In 2022, he appeared in the SVT series Up4Noise 3.

In 2022, Stembridge independently released his debut EP, THIR13EN. [9] Later that year, he won the Rookie Artist of the Year at the DennizPop Awards in Stockholm, from a jury that included Max Martin. [10]

In 2024, he appeared on the 19th season of America's Got Talent , only the second Swede to do so in the show's history. [11] Stembridge reached the quarter-finals, performing his own original songs. [12]

In 2025, Stembridge independently released his sophomore EP, How Did We End Up Here? [13]

Discography

EPs

Singles

References

  1. ↑ @oscarstembridge; (29 December 2024). "17 TODAY 🎉!" – via Instagram.
  2. 1 2 Fernstedt, Nora (3 May 2019). "Drömmen om skivkontrakt blev sann för Oscar, 11". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 23 April 2024.
  3. ↑ Stivale, Shelby (26 February 2019). "Oscar Stembridge Becomes Youngest Artist Ever to Sign Record Deal with Universal Sweden". TigerBeat. TigerBeat Media. Archived from the original on 1 March 2019. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
  4. ↑ "Stora drömmar ledde 11-åringen hela vägen till skivkontrakt" [Big dreams led the 11-year-old all the way to a record deal]. Sydsvenskan (in Swedish). 14 April 2019. Retrieved 23 April 2024.[ better source needed ]
  5. 1 2 Nylund, Daniel. "Sommarens yngsta artist som gästar Allsång på Skansen är 11 år gamla Oscar Stembridge: "Jag är superglad"" [This summer's youngest artist to visit Allsång at Skansen is 11-year-old Oscar Stembridge: "I'm super happy"]. Svenska (in Swedish). Retrieved 23 April 2024.
  6. ↑ Hartelius, Alex (14 July 2020). "Oscar Stembridge gjorde succé" [Oscar Stembridge was a success] (in Swedish).
  7. ↑ Kjellden, Jakab (18 August 2020). "Oscar är stjärnorna i SVT's nya maratonprojekt". Expressen.
  8. ↑ Höggren, Saga (28 August 2020). "Kärlek är bra grejer". SVD.
  9. ↑ Shapiro, Rebecca (25 March 2022). "Oscar Stembridge, Teen Rock Sensation from Sweden Releases Latest Single".
  10. ↑ "Winner 2022 Oscar Stembridge | Denniz Pop Awards". dennizpopawards.com (in Swedish). Retrieved 11 November 2025.
  11. ↑ TT (26 June 2024). "Svenske Oscar tävlar i "America's got talent"" . Dagens Nyheter.
  12. ↑ "Svenske Oscar Stembridge, 16, fick lämna "Americas got talent" – men hyllades av Simon Cowell" [Swedish Oscar Stembridge, 16, had to leave "America's Got Talent" – but was praised by Simon Cowell]. www.aftonbladet.se (in Swedish). 5 September 2024. Retrieved 11 November 2025.
  13. ↑ Alexed, Johan (13 June 2025). "Oscar Stembridge – How did we end up here". Popmuzik (in Swedish). Retrieved 11 November 2025.
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