Felix Sandman facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Felix Sandman
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Sandman in 2020
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| Birth name | Karl Felix Wilhelm Sandman |
| Born | 25 October 1998 Värmdö, Stockholm County, Sweden |
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| Labels | TEN |
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Karl Felix Wilhelm Sandman (born 25 October 1998) is a Swedish singer and actor. 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). He plays Sebastian Fagerman in the first Swedish Netflix original series Quicksand, which premiered on 5 April 2019.
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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. 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. Sandman won the duel qualifying to the Melodifestivalen 2018 final at Friends Arena. 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. The series premiered on 5 April 2019.
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.
Discography
Albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
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| Emotions |
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Singles
As lead artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |
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| "Every Single Day" | 2018 | 1 | — |
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Emotions |
| "Tror du att han bryr sig" (with Benjamin Ingrosso) |
7 | — |
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Identification | |
| "Imprint" | 52 | — | Emotions | ||
| "Part of Me" | — | — | |||
| "Lovisa" | 34 | — | |||
| "Miss You Like Crazy" | 2019 | — | — | ||
| "Something Right" | 85 | — | rowspan="7" TBA | ||
| "Happy Thoughts" (with Benjamin Ingrosso) |
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| "Middle of Nowhere" | — | — | |||
| "Mood for You" | — | — | |||
| "Boys with Emotions" | 2020 | 16 | — | ||
| "Don't Look Back in Anger" | — | — | |||
| "Relations" (featuring Astrid S) |
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As featuring artist
| Title | Year |
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| "Starfish" (Rhys featuring Felix Sandman) |
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Tours
Headlining
- Klubbturné (2019)
| Date | City | Country | Venue |
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| 4 October 2019 | Falun | Sweden | Falu Bowling & Krog |
| 5 October 2019 | Partille | Partille Arena | |
| 11 October 2019 | Helsingborg | The Tivoli | |
| 2 October 2019 | Skövde | Bogrens | |
| 18 October 2019 | Enköping | Cinema | |
| 19 October 2019 | Norrköping | Arbis | |
| 25 October 2019 | Örebro | Ritz | |
| 26 October 2019 | Malmö | KB | |
| 8 November 2019 | Umeå | REX | |
| 9 November 2019 | Skellefteå | Verandan |
Co-headlining
- Turné 2018 (with Benjamin Ingrosso) (2018–2019)
| Date | City | Country | Venue |
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| 6 October 2018 | Norrköping | Sweden | Louis de Geer konsert & kongress |
| 7 October 2018 | Karlstad | Karlstad CCC | |
| 12 October 2018 | Örebro | Conventum | |
| 13 October 2018 | Gothenburg | Gothenburg Concert Hall | |
| 14 October 2018 | Halmstad | Halmstad Teater | |
| 19 October 2018 | Luleå | Kulturens Hus | |
| 20 October 2018 | Gävle | Konserthus | |
| 21 October 2018 | Västeras | Konserthus | |
| 26 October 2018 | Eskilstuna | Lokomotivet | |
| 28 October 2018 | Linköping | Konsert & Kongress | |
| 2 November 2018 | Karlskrona | Konserthus | |
| 3 November 2018 | Jönköping | Concert Hall | |
| 10 November 2018 | Uppsala | Konsert och Kongress | |
| 11 November 2018 | Sundsvall | Tonhallen | |
| 23 November 2018 | Vara | Konserthus | |
| 24 November 2018 | Helsingborg | Helsingborg Arena | |
| 4 December 2018 | Malmö | Malmö Live | |
| 12 December 2018 | Stockholm | Cirkus | |
| 16 May 2019 | Gröna Lund |
Canceled concerts
| Date | City | Country | Venue |
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| 18 November 2018 | Kalmar | Sweden | Kalmarsalen |
Filmography
- Vi är bäst! (2013)
- Quicksand (Netflix series) (2019)
- Home for Christmas (Hjem til jul) (Netflix series) (2019–2020)
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.
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | Ref. |
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| 2018 | Himself | Best Swedish Act | Nominated |
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.
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | Ref. |
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| 2018 | Himself | Male Live Artist of the Year | Nominated | |
| Breakthrough Artist of the Year | Won | |||
| "Every Single Day" | Swedish Song of the Year | Nominated | ||
| Felix Sandman Fans | Best Fans | Nominated | ||
| 2019 | Himself | Male Live Artist of the Year | Nominated | |
| Concert of the Year | Nominated | |||
| Felix Sandman Fans | Best Fans | Nominated |
See also
In Spanish: Felix Sandman para niños
