Viktor Frisk

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Viktor Frisk
Melodifestivalen 2018, Samir & Viktor 06.jpg
Frisk in 2018
Background information
Birth nameCarl Viktor Andersson Frisk
Born (1995-03-02) 2 March 1995 (age 29)
Alberga, Sweden
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • fashion blogger
Instrument(s)
  • Vocals
Years active2014–present
Labels
Member of Samir & Viktor

Carl Viktor Andersson Frisk (born 2 March 1995[ citation needed ]) is a Swedish fashion blogger and singer. Along with Samir Badran, he is part of the musical duo Samir & Viktor.

Contents

Career

In May 2014, the duo released their first music single called "Success". The song peaked at number one during its first week on the Swedish iTunes chart. [1]

Samir & Viktor took part in Melodifestivalen 2015 with the song "Groupie" in a bid to represent Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 in Vienna, Austria. [2] They took part in Melodifestivalen 2016 as well with the song "Bada nakna". [3] They also took part in Melodifestivalen 2018 with the song "Shuffla". [4] He participated in Let's Dance 2018 broadcast on TV4 and finished in 5th place. [5]

In 2017, Frisk published his first book Min Superkraft (My Superpower), which deals with his personal experiences living with an ADHD diagnosis. [6] In 2018, Frisk published his second book Samir & Viktor, this time along with Badran. [7] The same year Frisk made an art print about ADHD with designer David Thornell. [8]

Personal life

On 28 August 2016, he came out as bisexual via his Instagram account. [9] In April 2022, he became engaged to his partner Andreas Gran. [10]

Discography

Singles

as Samir & Viktor
as Himself

Bibliography

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