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Felix Sandman
Sandman in 2020
Background information
Birth name	Karl Felix Wilhelm Sandman
Born	(1998-10-25) 25 October 1998 (age 26) Värmdö, Stockholm County, Sweden
Genres	Pop soul R&B
Occupations	singer songwriter actor
Labels	TEN
Website	Official Twitter

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.

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

Singles

As lead artist

As featuring artist

Tours

Headlining

• Klubbturné (2019)

Co-headlining

• Turné 2018 (with Benjamin Ingrosso) (2018–2019)

Canceled concerts

Filmography

• Vi är bäst! (2013)
• Quicksand (Netflix series) (2019)
• Home for Christmas (Hjem til jul) (Netflix series) (2019–2020)
• Sommartider – Filmen om Gyllene Tider [ru] (2024)

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.

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.

Notes

1. "Middle of Nowhere" did not enter the Swedish Singellista Chart, but peaked at number seven on the Swedish Heatseeker Chart.
2. "Relations" did not enter the Swedish Singellista Chart, but peaked at number two on the Swedish Heatseeker Chart.

References

1. "Felix Sandman: "Jag ventilerar mina känslor på scenen" – DN.SE". Dagens Nyheter. 3 March 2018. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
2. ^ "Felix Sandmans lättnad – tävlar utan exet". Aftonbladet. March 2018. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
3. ^ "Discography Felix Sandman". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
4. "Felix Sandman trivs som soloartist". nt.se. 2 March 2018. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
5. "Felix Sandman sjöng sig till final i Kristianstad – Ystads Allehanda" (in Swedish). Ystads Allehanda. 3 March 2018. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
6. "Netflix Original Series QUICKSAND Confirms Casting". Broadway World. 2 July 2018. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
7. "Quicksand: first trailer for Netflix's new Scandi-noir show". Den of Geek. 27 March 2019. Archived from the original on 16 April 2019. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
8. Thornéus, Ebba; Demirian, Natalie; Ek, Torbjörn (7 March 2020). "The Mamas vinner Melodifestivalen 2020". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 8 March 2020.
9. "VG-lista – Topp 20 Single uke 2, 2021". VG-lista. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
10. "BenjyIngrosso& FelixSandman's single "Tror du att han bryr sig" is certified 2× Platinum in Sweden". Twitter. 5 February 2020. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
11. "Felix Sandman releases music video for "Part of Me"". ESCXTRA.com. 25 September 2018. Archived from the original on 9 February 2023. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
12. "VIDEO: Felix Sandman – 'Part Of Me' » Scandipop.co.uk". Scandipop.co.uk. 25 September 2018. Archived from the original on 24 December 2019. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
13. "FelixSandman & BenjyIngrosso's single "Happy Thoughts" is certified Gold in Sweden! Congratulations to them". Twitter. 27 August 2019. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
14. @FelixSandman (29 June 2019). "'Middle of Nowhere' New music dropping July 5" (Tweet). Retrieved 30 June 2019 – via Twitter.
15. "Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 28". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
16. Mood for You – Single av FELIX SANDMAN (in Swedish), retrieved 14 February 2020
17. "Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 1". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
18. "FelixSandman's latest single "Relations" featuring astridsofficial is certified Gold in Norway. Big congratulations!". Twitter. 19 February 2021. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
19. "Starfish (feat. Felix Sandman) – Single by Rhys on Apple Music". iTunes Store. 21 September 2018. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
20. "Benjamin Ingrosso and Zibbz among Eurovision nominees for 2018 MTV EMAs". wiwibloggs. 5 October 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
21. "Rockbjörnen 2018: Här är alla vinnare från musikfesten". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). 15 August 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
22. "Rockbjörnen 2019 – här är alla nominerade". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). 9 July 2019. Retrieved 31 August 2019.

External links

Media related to Felix Sandman at Wikimedia Commons

• Official Twitter

• Living people
• 1998 births
• Swedish pop singers
• Singers from Stockholm
• Swedish male songwriters
• English-language singers from Sweden
• Swedish male singer-songwriters
• Swedish singer-songwriters
• 21st-century Swedish singers
• 21st-century Swedish male singers
• Male actors from Stockholm County
• Melodifestivalen contestants of 2020
• Melodifestivalen contestants of 2018
• Melodifestivalen contestants of 2017
• People from Värmdö Municipality