Axel Schylström (born 24 February 1993) is a Swedish singer. He first came to prominence in 2015 while competing on season eleven of '' Swedish Idol'', where he placed fourth. In 2017, he competed in

Melodifestivalen 2017 Melodifestivalen 2017 was the 57th edition of the Swedish music competition Melodifestivalen, which selected Sweden's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2017. The competition was organised by Sveriges Television (SVT) and took place over a six ...

, with the song "

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Life and career

Early life

Schylström was born in 1993 in

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. In 2012, he was involved in a serious accident after climbing to the top of a train and coming into contact with power lines. He received a 16,000 volt electric shock which resulted in burns on 70% of his body.

Music career

Schylström began his music career in 2015, after being selected to compete in season eleven of '' Swedish Idol''. He progressed through the competition, until getting eliminated ninth in the live shows, placing 4th.

Melodifestivalen 2017

In 2016, he was confirmed to be taking part in

with the song "

". He competed in the fourth semi-final, held on 25 February 2017, where he qualified to andra chansen. In andra chansen, held on 4 March, he competed against

Lisa Ajax Lisa Kristina Ajax (born 13 August 1998), is a Swedish singer, and winner of '' Idol 2014''. She also participated at Lilla Melodifestivalen 2012 with the song "Allt som jag har". Ajax participated in Melodifestivalen 2016 with the song " My H ...

and her song "

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" for a spot in the final, but lost the duel.

Melodifestivalen 2023

In November 2022, Axel along with other 27 singers was confirmed to take part in

Melodifestivalen 2023 Melodifestivalen 2023 was the 63rd edition of the Swedish music competition Melodifestivalen, which was organised by Sveriges Television (SVT) and took place over a six-week period between 4 February and 11 March 2023. The winner of the competit ...

. On 25 February 2023, he performed his song "Gorgeous" in the fourth semi-final. Schylström came up 4th in the second round of voting, only one point away from qualifying to the second chance.

Discography

Singles

References

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