A7S

Not to be confused with A75.

A7S
Background information
Born	Alexander Michael Tidebrink Stomberg (1994-05-03) 3 May 1994 (age 31) Ulricehamn, Sweden [1]
Occupations	Singer disc jockey producer songwriter

Alexander Michael Tidebrink Stomberg (born 3 May 1994), known by his stage name A7S, is a Swedish singer, disc jockey, producer and songwriter. His collaboration "Breaking Me" with German artist Topic was released on 19 December 2019. It reached top 10 positions in 24 countries including the United Kingdom, Germany, the Netherlands, Austria, Switzerland, Canada, Australia and Ireland. With "Breaking Me", A7S also reached the British single charts for the first time and garnered his first number-one in the Portuguese charts. It also received a nomination for Top Dance/Electronic Song at the 2021 Billboard Music Awards. ^[2]

Tidebrink has worked with artists such as Lil Baby, David Guetta, Wizkid, Clean Bandit, Bebe Rexha, J Balvin, Ellie Goulding, Hugel (DJ), Nicky Romero, ^[3] Hardwell, Smith & Thell, Becky G and Vigiland. ^[4]

His song "Breaking Me" peaked as #6 in the world on Spotify's global chart in 2020 and his song Your Love (9PM) was the 6th most played song on radio in the world in 2021. ^{[5] [6]}

A7S co-wrote the song "Only Thing We Know" by Alle Farben, which was certified gold in Germany ^[7] and Austria. ^[8] "Only Thing We Know" also went #1 on the German airplay charts which was the second number one on German airplay for Tidebrink. He also wrote and is featured artist on the track "Be Your Friend" ^[9] by Vigiland which peaked at number 7 on the Swedish chart ^[10] and was the fourth most streamed track in Sweden in 2018. ^[11]

His first 2020 single "Why Do You Lie to Me", together with Topic, features American rapper Lil Baby, and was released on 28 August 2020. ^[12]

In 2021, A7S teamed up again with Topic, this time alongside German producer ATB, on the single "Your Love (9PM)", a reinterpretation of ATB's 1998 hit "9 PM (Till I Come)". The song achieved widespread commercial success across Europe and internationally. It peaked at number eight on the UK Singles Chart ^[13] and reached the top 10 in several European countries, including Germany and Ireland. ^[14] The track also entered the top ten on the US Billboard Dance/Electronic Songs chart. ^[15] In 2022, the single was nominated for International Song of the Year at the Brit Awards 2022. ^{[16] [17] [18] [19] [20]}

"Collaboration on I Adore You"

In 2024, Tidebrink co-wrote and co-produced the single "I Adore You" by Hugel, Topic and Arash, featuring British vocalist Daecolm. The song was released on 19 July 2024 through Universal Music Group. ^[21]

The single achieved significant international commercial success. It reached number one on several national airplay charts, including Romania, ^[22] Moldova and the CIS region, ^[23] and topped multiple European dance radio charts. In Germany, the track peaked at number 8 on the Official German Singles Chart ^[24] and reached number one on the German Dance Chart. ^[25]

"I Adore You" also charted in the Netherlands (Dutch Top 40 and Single Top 100), ^[26] Belgium (Ultratop), ^[27] Switzerland, ^[28] Austria and the United Kingdom. ^[29] In the United States, the track reached the top 10 of the Billboard Dance/Electronic Songs chart. ^[30]

Discography

Singles

As lead artist

List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name

Single	Year	Peak chart positions										Certifications	Album
		SWE [31]	AUS [32]	AUT [33]	CAN [34]	GER [35]	IRE [36]	NLD [37]	SWI [38]	UK [39]	US Dance/ Elec. [40]
"Addicted" (with Vigiland)	2015	51	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	GLF: 2× Platinum [41]	Non-album singles
"Be Your Friend" (with Vigiland & Ted Nights)	2018	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	GLF: 5× Platinum [42]
"Nice to Meet You" (with Vigiland)		43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	GLF: Platinum [43]
"We're the Same" (with Vigiland)	2019	15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	GLF: 2× Platinum [44]
"Breaking Me" (with Topic)		11	4	2	9	3	3	2	4	3	3	ARIA: Gold [45] BPI: 2× Platinum [46] BVMI: 2× Platinum [7] IFPI AUT: 3× Platinum [47] MC: 4× Platinum [48] RIAA: Gold [49]
"Why Do You Lie to Me" (with Topic featuring Lil Baby) [50]	2020	—	94	—	—	98	—	—	86	—	—
"Your Love (9PM)" (with Topic and ATB) [51]	2021	64	18	8	77	6	8 [52]	7	6	8	10	ARIA: Platinum [53] BPI: Platinum [54] BVMI: 3× Gold [7]
"Nirvana" [55]		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"On and On" (with S1mba) [56]	2022	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Kernkraft 400 (A Better Day)" (with Topic) [57]		—	—	34	—	26	—	29	100	—	—	IFPI AUT: Gold [47]
"Jumpstart"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Dumb"	2023	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Lost in the Music"	2024	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Monster" (with Alok)		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Out My Head" (with Topic)		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Eyes On Me" [58]		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Lighter" (with David Guetta and WizKid) [59]	2025	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Dreaming" (vs Header)		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released.

As featured artist

List of singles as featured artist, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name

Single	Year	Peak chart positions				Album
		SMR [60]	SVK [61]	UK [62]	US Dance/ Elec. [63]
"Everything but You" [64] (Clean Bandit featuring A7S)	2022	38	53	55	20	TBA
"Location" (Cheat Codes featuring A7S)	2023	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart, was not eligible to chart, or was not released in that territory.

Songwriting discography

Artist	Single	Year	Peak positions				Certifications
			AUT	DEN	GER	SWI
Christopher	"Bad"	2018	—	10 [65]	—	—	IFPI DEN: Platinum [66]
Alle Farben	"Only Thing We Know" (with Kelvin Jones and Younotus)		24 [8]	—	20 [67]	41	BVMI: Gold [7] IFPI AUT: Gold [68]
Hugel (DJ) Topic (DJ) Arash (singer) Daecolm	"I adore you"	2024

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominee(s)	Result	Ref.
2018	P3 Guld	Song of the year	As a Writer and Artist "Vigiland ft. Alexander Tidebrink - Be your friend"	Nominated	[69]
2018	1Live Krone	Song of the year	As a Writer "Alle farben - Only thing we know"	Nominated	[70]
2020	Denniz Pop Awards	Rookie songwriter/producer	Alexander Tidebrink/A7S	Nominated	[71]
2020	1Live Krone	Song of the Year	A7S "Breaking Me"	Nominated	[72]
2021	2021 Billboard Music Awards	Song of the year	A7S "Breaking Me"	Nominated	[73]
2021	1Live krone Awards	Best single	A7S "Your Love (9PM)"	Nominated	[74]
2021	Brit Awards	International Song Of The Year	A7S "Your love(9pm)"	Nominated	[75]
2021	Musikförläggarnas pris	International Success Of The Year	A7S/Alexander Tidebrink	Nominated	[76]
2022	1Live krone Awards	Best dance single	A7S "Kernkraft 400 (A Better Day)"	Nominated	[77]

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