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Background information
Birth name John Martin Lindström
Born (1980-08-22) 22 August 1980 (age 44)
Stockholm, Sweden
Origin Stockholm, Sweden
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
  • piano
Years active 2010–present
Associated acts

John Martin Lindström (born 22 August 1980) is a Swedish singer and songwriter. He is best known for his collaborations with the Swedish House Mafia. Since 2010, he has collaborated with Tinie Tempah and released his debut single "Anywhere For You", written alongside music partner Michel Zitron. On 3 April 2014 Lindström appeared on the BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge covering Haim's "If I Could Change Your Mind".

Early life

Raised in the southern suburbs of Stockholm, with his mother, father, and older brother, his father encouraged him and his brother to pursue motorsport, but Martin and his brother turned to music instead. At 13, Martin bought a guitar, formed a band, and began playing Nirvana covers. Martin began singing at 15 when the band's singer quit right before a show, and he decided that he liked it. He performed in various musical venues in his hometown.

Music career

2010–12: Breakthrough with Swedish House Mafia

In 2010, John Martin was discovered by Swedish House Mafia member Axwell. He recorded the vocals for and co-wrote the group's 2011 song, "Save the World". The song reached No. 10 in the UK singles chart and peaked at No. 1 on the Hot Dance Club Songs in the United States. In 2012, Martin went on to collaborate with Avicii and co-wrote the song, "Fade Into Darkness", alongside Michel Zitron. Later in the year he recorded another song with the Swedish House Mafia, which he and Zitron also co-wrote called "Don't You Worry Child". The track scored Martin's first UK No. 1 single, and also earned Martin and the trio a top 10 spot on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number 6.

2013: Collaborations

In 2013, Martin and Swedish House Mafia were nominated for a Grammy for Best Dance Recording with "Don't You Worry Child" for the 2013 Grammy Awards. He was nominated alongside Calvin Harris and Ne-Yo, Skrillex, Avicii and Al Walser with the award going to Skrillex. 2013 also saw John Martin record vocals for Sebastian Ingrosso and Tommy Trash's single "Reload", in addition to providing guest vocal for Tinie Tempah's single "Children of the Sun" which again was co-written by Martin. Trevor Guthrie had also been asked to feature on the song however John's vocals were deemed stronger.

2014–2015: Debut lead singles

Martin released his debut lead single, "Anywhere For You", on 30 March 2014. The song became a UK top 10 hit, and certified platinum in Sweden. Martin's second single, "Love Louder", was premiered in the summer of that year. The song, originally thought to be a David Guetta track which missed out on his album Listen, saw release on 1 September under the credits "Love Louder (Style of Eye remix)".

2015 saw a very quiet release program for John Martin. His first track came from providing uncredited vocals to the song "In My Blood" from the album Forever by Swedish DJ and producer Alesso. Martin's second and final 2015 release saw him co-write "Together" with vocalist Ella Eyre. The single, released 17 May, featured on Eyre's 2015 album Feline.

2018: Vcation

On 27 July 2018, John Martin along with Michel Zitron launch a new music project called "Vcation". This was followed by the duo's debut single under this name entitled "Lay Low". Their second single, "When We Went Gold", was released on 21 September 2018. Vcation's first song of 2019 was released on 18 January and was called "Whiskey and Cola".

Discography

Singles

As lead artist

Single Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
SWE
AUS
BEL
IRE
UK
"Anywhere for You" 2014 38 35 34 7
  • GLF: Platinum
Non-album singles
"Love Louder"
(Style of Eye remix)
"Cry"
(with Gryffin)
2020 0TBA
"Wherever You Go"
(with Alok)
2021 Non-album single
"—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released.

As featured artist

Single Year Peak chart positions Certification Album
SWE
AUS
AUT
BEL
DEN
GER
NL
SWI
NZ
UK
"Save the World"
(Swedish House Mafia featuring John Martin)
2011 4 31 5 15 37 6 26 33 10
  • GLF: 7× Platinum
  • ARIA: Gold
  • BPI: Gold
Until Now
"Don't You Worry Child"
(Swedish House Mafia featuring John Martin)
2012 1 1 5 4 2 9 5 7 2 1
  • GLF: 9× Platinum
  • ARIA: 11× Platinum
  • BEA: Gold
  • BPI: 4× Platinum
  • BVMI: 3× Gold
  • IFPI AUT: Gold
  • IFPI DEN: 3× Platinum
  • IFPI SWI: Platinum
  • RMNZ: 2× Platinum
"Reload"
(Sebastian Ingrosso and Tommy Trash featuring John Martin)
2013 5 20 56 89 66 70 3
  • GLF: 2× Platinum
  • BPI: Silver
Non-album single
"Children of the Sun"
(Tinie Tempah featuring John Martin)
47 6 Demonstration
"Now That I've Found You"
(Martin Garrix featuring John Martin and Michel Zitron)
2016 70 76 73 Non-album singles
"Higher Ground"
(Martin Garrix featuring John Martin)
2020 80 51 68
"Impossible"
(David Guetta and Morten featuring John Martin)
2021
"Won't Let You Go"
(Martin Garrix and Matisse & Sadko featuring John Martin)
"Coming Home"
(ARTBAT featuring John Martin)
2023
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released.

Other appearances

Title Year Credits Other artist(s) Album
"Fade into Darkness" 2011 Songwriter Avicii non-album single
"Together" 2015 Ella Eyre Feline
"In My Blood" Lead vocals Alesso Forever
"Happy That You Found Me" 2024 Songwriter Danny Saucedo non-album single

Releases under an alias

As VCATION (with Michel Zitron)

Title Year Album
"Lay Low" 2018 Non-album single
"When We Went Gold"
"Whiskey and Cola"
(featuring klei)
2019
"Stairway to the Sun" 2020 0TBA

Awards and nominations

Grammy Awards

Year Category Work Outcome Ref.
2012 Best Dance Recording "Save the World" Nominated
2013 Best Dance Recording "Don't You Worry Child" Nominated

Grammis Awards

Year Category Work Outcome Ref.
2012 Best Single "Save the World" Nominated
2013 Best Single "Don't You Worry Child" Nominated
Best Composer N/A Nominated
2014 Best Single "Reload" Nominated

See also

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  • Popular music in Sweden
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