Emil Assergård Explained

Emil Assergård
Birth Name:Mats Emil Assergård
Birth Place:Undrom, Sollefteå, Sweden
Birth Date:23 May 1991
Origin:Undrom, Sweden
Instrument:Vocals
Label:Universal Music

Mats Emil Assergård (born 23 May 1991 in Undrom, Sweden)[1] [2] is a singer-songwriter and musician that creates music in Swedish. He has been signed to Universal Music since 2016.[3] Assergård currently resides in Stockholm.[4]

Career

Assergård has released three studio albums, with the first being Rakt från hjärtat, which was released in 2013.[5] His second album was released in 2015, called Den Ensamma Känslan.[6] His most recent album was released in 2019, which is called Leva Livet / En samling and it debuted and peaked at number five on the Swedish Album Chart and was subsequently certified Platinum in Sweden.[7] The record marked his first album release while being signed to Universal Music. He has since 2013 released a handful of singles, including "All In" and "Ego", which have accumulated combined streams of over 45 million on Spotify.[8] His song "Jag råkade sälja min bästa vän" was certified Gold in Sweden in late 2015.[9] Some of Assergård's most recent singles were released on 10 April 2020, called "Om Jag Vore DJ" and "Om Jag Vore DJ V2."[10] Assergård has also released three EPs during his career: Naket, which was released in 2013, Skön that was released in 2015 and Snö which also was released that year.[8] Assergård was nominated for the "Male live performer of the year" Rockbjörnen award in 2019, but Benjamin Ingrosso later received the award.[11] [12] On 28 August 2020, Assergård released the single "Livet Suger".

He participated in Melodifestivalen 2021, but was eliminated in the semi-final.[13]

Discography

Adapted from Spotify.[8]

Albums

TitleYearPeak chart positions
SWE
Rakt från hjärtat2013
Den ensamma känslan2015
Leva livet / En samling20195

Extended plays

TitleYear
Naket2013
Skön2015
Snö

Singles

TitleYearPeak chart positionsCertificationAlbum
SWE
"Nyår"2013rowspan="4"
"Milfen"2014
"Skit i vad dom säger"
"Länge kvar"2015
"All In"201653
[14]
Länge livet/En samling
"Klä av mig"201882
[16]
"Solglasögon i december"89
[17]
rowspan="10"
"Lova mig"
"Sönder"2019
"Dom vi inte tycker om"2020
"Om jag vore DJ"
"Om jag vore DJ V2"
"Livet suger"
"Om allting skiter sig"20217
[18]
"Dör för dig"[19]
"Vad gör du nu"
202491
[20]

References

  1. Web site: Emil Assergård släpper nytt. Landreus. Malkolm. 19 December 2013. allehanda. sv. live. 16 April 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20190722203142/https://www.allehanda.se/artikel/emil-assergard-slapper-nytt. 22 July 2019.
  2. Web site: Biografi. emilassergard. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20190918161148/http://emilassergard.com/biografi.html. 18 September 2019. 16 April 2020.
  3. Web site: Emil Assergård skriver kontrakt med storbolag: "Det känns helt galet". Ullerstam. Jerker. 11 April 2016. allehanda.se. sv. 16 April 2020.
  4. Web site: Doldisen om sin succékarriär: "Jag fattar ingenting". Isberg. Emma. 18 July 2019. NSD. sv. live. 17 April 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20190719154530/https://www.nsd.se/noje/doldisen-om-sin-succkarriar-jag-fattar-ingenting-nm5170593.aspx. 19 July 2019.
  5. Web site: Rakt från hjärtat by Emil Assergård on Apple Music. Apple Music. 16 April 2020.
  6. Web site: Den Ensamma Känslan by Emil Assergård on Apple Music. Apple Music. 16 April 2020.
  7. Web site: Veckolista Album, vecka 15, 2019. Sverigetopplistan. 16 April 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20191018071122/https://www.sverigetopplistan.se/chart/54?dspy=2019&dspp=15. 18 October 2019. live.
  8. Web site: Emil Assergård. Spotify. 16 April 2020.
  9. Web site: Assergård säljer guld och släpper EP. Carlsson. Peter. 5 December 2015. allehanda. sv. 16 April 2020.
  10. Web site: OM JAG VORE DJ by Emil Assergård. Spotify. 16 April 2020.
  11. News: Emil Assergård nominerad till rockbjörnen – uppträder i Örnsköldsvik. 17 July 2019. Sveriges Radio. sv. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20190718165745/https://sverigesradio.se/sida/artikel.aspx?programid=110&artikel=7265084. 18 July 2019. 25 April 2020 . Västernorrland . P4 .
  12. Web site: Hov1 kungar över Rockbjörnen. Hartelius. Alex. 13 August 2019. Aftonbladet. sv. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20190830211834/https://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/musik/rockbjornen/a/50O6RK/hov1-kungar-over-rockbjornen. 30 August 2019. 25 April 2020.
  13. Web site: LISTA: De tävlar i Melodifestivalen 2021. Aftonbladet. December 2020 . 4 December 2020.
  14. Web site: Veckolista Singlar, vecka 26, 2016. Sverigetopplistan. 17 April 2020.
  15. Web site: Veckolista Singlar, vecka 34, 2016. Sverigetopplistan. Scroll down to number 85 on the chart. 17 April 2020.
  16. Web site: Veckolista Singlar, vecka 5, 2018. Sverigetopplistan. 17 April 2020.
  17. Web site: Veckolista Singlar, vecka 52, 2018. Sverigetopplistan. 17 April 2020.
  18. Web site: Veckolista Singlar, vecka 9. Sverigetopplistan. sv. 5 March 2021.
  19. Emil Assergård släpper ny singel "Dör För Dig". Lyssna här.. 4 June 2021. sv. Helene. Wigren. Warner Music Sweden. Mynewsdesk. 4 June 2021.
  20. Web site: Veckolista Singlar, vecka 26, 2024. Sverigetopplistan. 28 June 2024.