Victor Leksell

Victor Leksell (born 4 April 1997) is a Swedish singer from Torslanda.[2][3] Since his first releases in 2018, his most successful single was released in 2020, called "Svag". The song peaked at number one on the Swedish Singles Chart and it was also certified triple platinum in the country. On 17 June 2020, Leksell released his debut studio album, Fånga mig när jag faller. It debuted atop the Norsk Albums Chart.

Victor Leksell
Leksell in 2020.
Background information
Born (1997-04-04) 4 April 1997
Torslanda, Sweden
GenresPop[1]
Occupation(s)Singer
InstrumentsVocals
Years active2017–present
LabelsSony Music
Associated actsEstraden

Career

Leksell participated in Idol 2017 where he made it to the Top 21 and qualifying week before being voted off.[4] In 2018, he released the song "Tappat" which received over 5 million streams on Spotify.[5] As of February 2020, the song has amassed over 25 million streams.[6] His fifth single "Svag" peaked at number one on the Swedish Singles Chart, thus becoming Leksell's first single to reach that position.[7] He released the song a few weeks after performing it at Musikhjälpen in 2019.[8][9] The song held the number one spot for seven consecutive weeks, from week four to week eleven, being replaced by The Weeknd's "Blinding Lights" in the latter week. However, "Svag" returned to number one on the chart in week 12 and stayed there for one week.[10] On 3 May 2020, the song also placed at number one on Sveriges Radio's chart Svensktoppen.[11] The song was subsequently certified triple platinum in Sweden.[12] It also peaked at number one on the Norwegian chart.[13] He released his sixth single in March 2020, "Fantasi", which peaked at number seven on the Swedish Singles Chart.[10][14]

On 10 April 2020, Leksell, Molly Sandén and Joakim Berg released a cover of Kent's song "Sverige" and all of its revenue will go to Radiohjälpen's fundraising for the COVID-19 risk groups in Sweden.[15] The song peaked at number 11 on the Swedish Singles Chart.[16] Leksell subsequently performed at the SVT live-show En kväll tillsammans on 11 April 2020, in support of the fundraising.[17] In May 2020, Leksell performed the song "Svag" together with Norwegian singer Astrid S at the border between Norway and Sweden.[18]

On 17 June 2020, Leksell released his debut studio album, titled Fånga mig när jag faller.[19] The album contains the previously released singles "Vart du sover", "Tappat", "Allt för mig", "Klär av dig", "Svag" and "Fantasi".[20] The album debuted at number one on the Swedish Albums Chart.

Awards and nominations

In the summer of 2019, Leksell was nominated in three categories at the Swedish magazine Aftonbladet's competition "Rockbjörnen". Subsequently, he won his first "Rockbjörn" on 13 August 2019 in the category "Årets genombrott".[21] Leksell was also nominated for "Årets nykomling" at the Swedish "Grammisgalan" in 2020.[22]

Discography

Albums
Title Details Peak chart positions
SWE
[23]		 NOR
[24]
Fånga mig när jag faller 1 3

As lead artist
Title Year Peak chart positions Certification Album
SWE NOR
[26]		 DEN
"Vart du sover" 2018 49
[27]		—— Fånga mig när jag faller
"Tappat" 6
[28]		——
  • GLF: 2× Platinum[29]
"Allt för mig" 2019 4
[30]		——
"Klär av dig" 8
[32]		——
"Bra för dig"
(with Estraden)		 2
[34]		——
  • GLF: 2× Platinum[35]
 Non-album single
"Svag" 2020 1
[7]		118
[36]
  • GLF: 7× Platinum[12]
 Fånga mig när jag faller
"Fantasi"[14] 7
[10]		——
"—" denotes a release that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Title Year Peak positions Album
SWE
"Gav Allt"[37]
(Jireel with Victor Leksell, Reyn)		 2020 4
[12]		 Non-album singles
"Sverige"
(Molly Sandén with Victor Leksell, Joakim Berg)[15]		 11
[16]

Other charting songs
Title Year Peak positions Album
SWE
"Bedövning" 2020 3
[38]		 Fånga mig när jag faller
"Ha dig igen" 5
[27]
"Om igen" 10
[27]
"Va min"
(featuring Jireel, Newkid)		 15
[27]
"Alla dessa gånger" 32
[27]

References
  1. "Sveriges nya poplöfte Victor Leksell släpper singeln "Tappat"". Mynewsdesk (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 29 February 2020. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
  2. "Victor Leksell (21 år) Torslanda - Ratsit". www.ratsit.se. Archived from the original on 7 December 2018. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
  3. Cato, Julia Löfquist, Lejla (25 August 2018). "Viktor Leksell framkallade stort jubel: "Så härlig som människa"". JP (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 7 December 2018. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
  4. "De gick vidare i kvalfinalen i "Idol 2017"". Expressen (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 7 December 2018. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
  5. "Victor Leksell spelar superhiten: "Tappat" - Nyhetsmorgon - tv4.se". TV4.se. Archived from the original on 7 December 2018. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
  6. "Victor Leksell". Spotify. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
  7. "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 8". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
  8. Nylin, Lars (26 January 2020). "Victor Leksell allt annat än Svag". Musikindustrin (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 28 January 2020. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
  9. "Musikhjälpen - Victor Leksell - Svag". SVT. Archived from the original on 2 March 2020. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
  10. "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 12". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  11. "Svensktoppen 2020-05-03". Sveriges Radio. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  12. "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 15". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
  13. "VG-lista – Topp 20 Single uke 17, 2020". VG-lista. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  14. "Victor Leksell släpper singeln "Fantasi" - lanserar Spotifys nya koncept 'Studio It's Hits'". Mynewsdesk (in Swedish). 13 March 2020. Archived from the original on 20 March 2020. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
  15. "Molly Sandén, Victor Leksell & Joakim Berg släpper låt ihop - stöttar Radiohjälpens insamling i coronakrisen". Mynewsdesk (in Swedish). Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  16. "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 16". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  17. da Silva, Tali (9 April 2020). "The Ark och Seinabo Sey uppträder på SVT:s stödgala i coronakrisen". SVT Nyheter (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 11 April 2020. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  18. "ASTRID S OCH VICTOR LEKSELL MÖTS PÅ GRÄNSEN FRAMFÖR LÅTEN SVAG TILLSAMMANS". Tjock (in Swedish). 29 May 2020. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  19. "Victor Leksell släpper idag efterlängtat debutalbum - 'Fånga mig när jag faller'". MyNewsDesk (in Swedish). 17 June 2020. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
  20. "Fånga mig när jag faller by Victor Leksell". Spotify. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
  21. Hartelius, Alex; Zelaya, Maria-Elena (13 August 2019). "Victor Leksell är Årets genombrott". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 17 December 2019. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
  22. Kirudd, Sara (28 February 2020). "Victor Leksell klar för sommarens Amaze". Bohusläningen (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 29 February 2020. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
  23. "Discography Victor Leksell". swedishcharts.com.
  24. "Discography Victor Leksell". norwegiancharts.com.
  25. "Fånga mig när jag faller by Victor Leksell". Apple Music. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
  26. "VG-lista – Topp 20 Single uke 9, 2020". VG-lista. Archived from the original on 28 February 2020. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
  27. "Veckolista Album, vecka 26". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
  28. "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 43, 2018". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
  29. "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 41" (Scroll down to number 87 on the chart). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
  30. "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 5, 2019". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
  31. "Årslista Singlar, 2019" (Scroll down to number 92 on the chart). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
  32. "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 26". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  33. "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 40, 2019" (Scroll down to number 29 on the chart). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
  34. "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 36". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
  35. "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 3" (Scroll down to number 58 on the chart). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
  36. "Track Top-40 Uge 43, 2020". Hitlisten. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  37. "Gav Allt by Jireel, Victor Leksell, Reyn". Spotify. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  38. "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 27". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
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