Victor Leksell

Victor Leksell, 2020

Victor Lars Andreas Leksell (born April 4, 1997 in Gothenburg ) is a Swedish pop singer. With his 2020 number one hit Svag , he set the record for the most streamed Swedish-language song.

biography

Victor Leksell grew up in Torslanda near Gothenburg and learned to play the guitar at the age of 10. He took part in the 13th season of Idol in 2017 , but missed the finale of the top 12. A year later, he released his first single Vart du sover and hit the Swedish charts straight away . With Tappat he had his first major hit that same year, which made it into the top 10 and stayed in the charts for months. This was followed by two more top 10 singles Allt för mig and Klär av dig , another long-lasting hit that earned him the nomination for Newcomer of the Year at Grammis and P3 Gull . As a guest singer he reached number 2 in the charts with the band Estraden and the song Bra för dig .

On December 10th, 2019 he performed live with the song Svag (translated "weak") at the Weihnachtsbenefiz Musikhjälpen . The slow, thoughtful guitar pop song is about feeling weak at the end of a relationship. After constant inquiries, he recorded a studio version and published it in January 2020. It immediately rose to number 1 on the charts and stayed there for 7 weeks. In the months that followed, the song never fell below number 3 and returned to the top several times. It was released in Norway in February and rose to number 1 there a few weeks later . In both countries it was in the top position for a total of 13 weeks. In July, it set a new record as the most streamed Swedish-language song.

In June 2020 Leksell released his debut album Fånga mig när jag faller , which includes Svag and his previous top 10 hits. It also rose to number 1 in the charts and reached number 3 in Norway.

Discography

year	title	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)		Remarks
		NO	SE
2020	Fånga mig när jag faller	NO3 (... weeks) NO	SE1 (... week) SE

Songs

year	Title album	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes)		Remarks
		NO	SE
2018	Vart du sover Fånga mig när jag faller	-	SE49 platinum (5 weeks)SE
	Tappat Fånga mig när jag faller	-	SE6th × 2 Double platinum (40 weeks)SE
2019	All for mig Fånga mig när jag faller	-	SE4th platinum (11 weeks)SE
	Clear av dig fånga mig när hag faller	-	SE8th platinum (54 weeks)SE
	Bra för dig	-	SE2 × 2 Double platinum (… Where.)SE	Estraden & Victor Leksell
2020	Svag Fånga mig när jag faller	NO1 (... week) NO	SE1 × 3 Triple platinum (… Where.)SE	Authors: Kevin Högdahl, Carl Silvergran, Felix Flygare Floderer, Niklas Carson-Mattson, Victor Leksell
	Fantasi Fånga mig när jag faller	-	SE7 (... weeks) SE
	Gav allt	-	SE4 (12 weeks) SE	with Jireel & Reyn
	Sverige	-	SE11 (... weeks) SE	with Molly Sandén & Joakim Berg
	Bedövning Fånga mig när jag faller	-	SE3 (... weeks) SE
	Ha dig igen Fånga mig när jag faller	-	SE5 (... weeks) SE
	Om igen Fånga mig när jag faller	-	SE10 (... wk.) SE
	Va min Fånga mig när jag faller	-	SE15 (... weeks) SE	with Newkid & Jireel
	Alla dessa gånger Fånga mig när jag faller	-	SE32 (2 weeks) SE

swell

1. ↑ Sveriges nya poplöfte Victor Leksell släpper singeln ”Tappat” , press release from Sony Music, October 12, 2018, in: Mynewsdesk, accessed on August 15, 2020
2. ↑ Här är alla som Tivlar i fredagsfinalerna i Idol , Expressen, September 22, 2017
3. ↑ Lyssna: Vicotr Leksell - Svag , Kulturbloggen , January 17, 2020
4. ↑ Victor Leksell: "Min hjärna hänger inte med" , Aftonbladet, July 24, 2020
5. ↑ ^{a b} Chart sources: Sweden - Norway
6. ↑ SONG: Victor Leksell - 'Svag' , Scandipop, January 19, 2020

Web links

• Victor Leksell on Open Spotify