Victor Leksell

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Victor Leksell
Born (1997-04-04) 4 April 1997 (age 24)
Torslanda, Sweden
GenresPop[1]
Occupation(s)Singer
InstrumentsVocals
Years active2017–present
LabelsSony Music
Associated actsEstraden

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 nonuple platinum in the country. On 17 June 2020, Leksell released his debut studio album, Fånga mig när jag faller. It peaked at number 1 in Sweden and made it to number 3 in Norway.

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 nonuple 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]

Personal life[]

Leksell grew up in Torslanda; as of March 2021, he lives in an apartment in Gothenburg with his girlfriend, Lisa.[23]

Discography[]

Studio albums[]

Title Details Peak chart positions
SWE
[24] 		NOR
[25]
Fånga mig när jag faller 1 3

Singles[]

Title Year Peak chart positions Certification Album
SWE
[24] 		DEN
[28] 		NOR
[25]
"Vart du sover" 2018 49 — — Fånga mig när jag faller
"Tappat" 6 — —
  • GLF: 2× Platinum[30]
"Allt för mig" 2019 4 — —
"Klär av dig" 8 — —
"Bra för dig"
(with Estraden) 		2 — —
  • GLF: 3× Platinum[33]
 Mellan hägg och syrén
"Svag" 2020 1 18 1 Fånga mig när jag faller
"Fantasi"[14] 7 — —
"Gav allt"[35]
(with Jireel and Reyn) 		4
[12]		 — — Sex känslor
"Sverige"[15]
(with Molly Sandén and Joakim Berg) 		11
[16]		 — — non-album single
"Tystnar i luren"
(with Miriam Bryant) 		2021 1 — —
  • GLF: 5× Platinum[37]
 PS jag hatar dig
"Snälla bli min"[38] 2 — — Satan i gatan 10 år
"Eld & lågor"[39] 4
[40]		 — — Vinterviken
"—" denotes a release that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Featured singles[]

Title Year Peak chart positions Album
SWE
[41]
"Flightmode"
(Rymdpojken featuring Victor Leksell) 		2020 36 non-album single

Other charting songs[]

Title Year Peak positions Album
SWE
[24]
"Bedövning" 2020 3 Fånga mig när jag faller
"Ha dig igen" 5
"Om igen" 10
"Va min"
(featuring Jireel and Newkid) 		15
[29]
"Alla dessa gånger" 32

References[]

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  2. ^ "Victor Leksell (21 år) Torslanda - Ratsit". 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.
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  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.
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  11. ^ "Svensktoppen 2020-05-03". Sveriges Radio. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
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  15. ^ a b "Molly Sandén, Victor Leksell & Joakim Berg släpper låt ihop - stöttar Radiohjälpens insamling i coronakrisen". Mynewsdesk (in Swedish). Retrieved 15 April 2020.
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  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. ^ Wijk, Fanny (28 March 2021). "Victor Leksell: "I Göteborg vet ingen vem jag är"" [Victor Leksell: "In Gothenburg, no one knows who I am"]. Göteborgs-Posten (in Swedish). Retrieved 1 May 2021.
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  33. ^ "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 3" (Scroll down to number 58 on the chart). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
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  35. ^ "Gav Allt by Jireel, Victor Leksell, Reyn". Spotify. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  36. ^ "Årslista Singlar, 2020" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  37. ^ "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 48" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
  38. ^ "Victor Leksell släpper tolkning av Veronica Maggios "Snälla bli min" tillsammans med Spotify Studio It's Hits" (Press release) (in Swedish). Sony Music. Mynewsdesk. 14 May 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  39. ^ "Victor Leksell släpper singeln "Eld & lågor" – ledmotivet till Netflix-filmen Vinterviken" (Press release) (in Swedish). Sony Music. Mynewsdesk. 27 August 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  40. ^ "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 35". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  41. ^ "Discography Rymdpojken feat. Victor Leksell". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
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