Felix Sandman Explained

Felix Sandman
Birth Name:Karl Felix Wilhelm Sandman
Birth Date:25 October 1998
Birth Place:Värmdö, Stockholm County, Sweden
Label:TEN
Website:Official Twitter

Karl Felix Wilhelm Sandman (born 25 October 1998) is a Swedish singer and actor.[1] He is best known as a member of the boy band FO&O with two studio albums Off the Grid (2014) and FO&O (2017).[2] He plays Sebastian Fagerman in the first Swedish Netflix original series Quicksand, which premiered on 5 April 2019.

Career

In 2017, FO&O split, and Sandman launched a solo career. His first solo single "Every Single Day" peaked at number one on the Swedish singles chart.[3] Sandman took part in Melodifestivalen 2018 with the song making it to the Second Chance round where Sandman and Mimi Werner duelled for a place in the final.[4] Sandman won the duel qualifying to the Melodifestivalen 2018 final at Friends Arena.[5] He finished in second place in the final. Sandman was the spokesperson for Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest 2018. Later that year, he released his debut album Emotions and went on his first tour as a solo artist alongside friend and colleague Benjamin Ingrosso.In 2018, Sandman was cast in the main role of Sebastian Fagerman on the Netflix crime drama Quicksand. The series is inspired by the novel of the same name written by Malin Persson Giolito and is the first Swedish produced original series for Netflix.[6] The series premiered on 5 April 2019.[7]

Also in 2019, Sandman was cast as Jonas in a Netflix comedy drama series Home for Christmas released in December 2019 this series was also Netflix's first Norwegian original series. It was renewed for a second series in 2020 also released in December.

In 2020, Sandman competed in Melodifestivalen 2020 with the song "Boys with Emotions", reaching the finale through the Second Chance round. He finished in seventh place, scoring a total of 67 points.[8]

Discography

Singles

As lead artist

TitleYearPeak chart positionsCertificationsAlbum
SWE
NOR
[9]
"Every Single Day"20181
  • GLF: Platinum
Emotions
"Tror du att han bryr sig"
7
  • GLF: 2× Platinum[10]
Identification
"Imprint"52 Emotions
"Part of Me"[11] [12]
"Lovisa"34
"Miss You Like Crazy"2019
"Something Right"85 rowspan="7"
"Happy Thoughts"
15
"Middle of Nowhere"[14]
"Mood for You"
"Boys with Emotions"202016
"Don't Look Back in Anger"
"Relations"
7
  • IFPI Norway: Gold[15]
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

As featuring artist

Tours

Headlining

DateCityCountryVenue
4 October 2019FalunSwedenFalu Bowling & Krog
5 October 2019PartillePartille Arena
11 October 2019HelsingborgThe Tivoli
2 October 2019SkövdeBogrens
18 October 2019EnköpingCinema
19 October 2019NorrköpingArbis
25 October 2019ÖrebroRitz
26 October 2019MalmöKB
8 November 2019UmeåREX
9 November 2019SkellefteåVerandan

Co-headlining

DateCityCountryVenue
6 October 2018NorrköpingSwedenLouis de Geer konsert & kongress
7 October 2018KarlstadKarlstad CCC
12 October 2018ÖrebroConventum
13 October 2018GothenburgGothenburg Concert Hall
14 October 2018HalmstadHalmstad Teater
19 October 2018LuleåKulturens Hus
20 October 2018GävleKonserthus
21 October 2018VästerasKonserthus
26 October 2018EskilstunaLokomotivet
28 October 2018LinköpingKonsert & Kongress
2 November 2018KarlskronaKonserthus
3 November 2018JönköpingConcert Hall
10 November 2018UppsalaKonsert och Kongress
11 November 2018SundsvallTonhallen
23 November 2018VaraKonserthus
24 November 2018HelsingborgHelsingborg Arena
4 December 2018MalmöMalmö Live
12 December 2018StockholmCirkus
16 May 2019Gröna Lund

Canceled concerts

Filmography

Awards and nominations

MTV Europe Music Awards

The MTV Europe Music Awards was established in 1994 by MTV Europe to award the music videos from European and International artists.!|-|2018| Himself|Best Swedish Act||style="text-align:center;"|[17] |}

Rockbjörnen

Rockbjörnen is a music prize in Sweden, divided into several categories, which is awarded annually by the newspaper Aftonbladet. The prize was first awarded in 1979, and is mostly centered on pop and rock.!|-| rowspan="4"| 2018| rowspan="2"| Himself| Male Live Artist of the Year| | style="text-align:center;" rowspan="4"| [18] |-| Breakthrough Artist of the Year| |-| "Every Single Day"| Swedish Song of the Year| |-| Felix Sandman Fans| Best Fans| |-| rowspan="3"| 2019| rowspan="2"| Himself| Male Live Artist of the Year| | style="text-align:center;" rowspan="3"| [19] |-| Concert of the Year| |-| Felix Sandman Fans| Best Fans| |}

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Felix Sandman: "Jag ventilerar mina känslor på scenen" – DN.SE. 3 March 2018. Dagens Nyheter. 3 March 2018.
  2. Web site: Felix Sandmans lättnad – tävlar utan exet. March 2018 . Aftonbladet. 3 March 2018.
  3. Web site: Discography Felix Sandman. swedishcharts.com. 30 June 2019.
  4. Web site: Felix Sandman trivs som soloartist. 2 March 2018. nt.se. 3 March 2018.
  5. Web site: Felix Sandman sjöng sig till final i Kristianstad – Ystads Allehanda. 3 March 2018. Ystads Allehanda. sv. 5 March 2018.
  6. Web site: Netflix Original Series QUICKSAND Confirms Casting. Broadway World. 2 July 2018. 18 April 2019.
  7. Web site: Quicksand: first trailer for Netflix's new Scandi-noir show. Den of Geek. 27 March 2019. 18 April 2019. 16 April 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190416090838/https://www.denofgeek.com/uk/tv/quicksand/64298/quicksand-netflix-series-trailer-release-date. dead.
  8. Web site: The Mamas vinner Melodifestivalen 2020. Thornéus. Ebba. Demirian. Natalie. 7 March 2020. Aftonbladet. Swedish. 8 March 2020. Ek. Torbjörn.
  9. Web site: VG-lista – Topp 20 Single uke 2, 2021. VG-lista. 16 January 2021.
  10. Web site: BenjyIngrosso& FelixSandman's single "Tror du att han bryr sig" is certified 2× Platinum in Sweden . Twitter. 5 February 2020. 15 June 2020.
  11. Web site: Felix Sandman releases music video for "Part of Me". 25 September 2018. ESCXTRA.com. en-US. 14 February 2020. 9 February 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230209024344/https://escxtra.com/2018/09/25/felix-sandman-part-of-me/. dead.
  12. Web site: VIDEO: Felix Sandman – 'Part Of Me' » Scandipop.co.uk. 25 September 2018. Scandipop.co.uk. en-US. 14 February 2020. 24 December 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191224125234/https://www.scandipop.co.uk/video-felix-sandman-part-of-me/. dead.
  13. Web site: FelixSandman & BenjyIngrosso's single "Happy Thoughts" is certified Gold in Sweden! Congratulations to them. Twitter. 27 August 2019. 15 June 2020.
  14. FelixSandman. 1145023577202315264. 'Middle of Nowhere' New music dropping July 5. 29 June 2019. 30 June 2019.
  15. Web site: FelixSandman's latest single "Relations" featuring astridsofficial is certified Gold in Norway. Big congratulations!. Twitter. 19 February 2021. 20 February 2021.
  16. Web site: Starfish (feat. Felix Sandman) – Single by Rhys on Apple Music . . 21 September 2018 . 18 December 2018.
  17. Web site: Benjamin Ingrosso and Zibbz among Eurovision nominees for 2018 MTV EMAs. wiwibloggs. 5 October 2018 . 31 August 2019.
  18. Web site: Rockbjörnen 2018: Här är alla vinnare från musikfesten. Aftonbladet. 15 August 2018 . 31 August 2019. Swedish.
  19. Web site: Rockbjörnen 2019 – här är alla nominerade. Aftonbladet. 9 July 2019 . 31 August 2019. Swedish.