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
FO&O is a Swedish pop boy band made up of Oscar Enestad, Omar Rudberg and Felix Sandman. Originally established in October 2013 under the name the Fooo, the group changed its name to the Fooo Conspiracy in September 2014. Founding member Oscar ...
with two studio albums ''
Off the Grid'' (2014) and ''
FO&O
FO&O is a Swedish pop boy band made up of Oscar Enestad, Omar Rudberg and Felix Sandman. Originally established in October 2013 under the name the Fooo, the group changed its name to the Fooo Conspiracy in September 2014. Founding member Oscar ...
'' (2017).
He plays Sebastian Fagerman in the first Swedish
Netflix
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original series ''
Quicksand
Quicksand is a colloid
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'', 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
Melodifestivalen 2018 was the 58th edition of the Swedish music competition Melodifestivalen, which selected Sweden's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2018. The competition was organised by Sveriges Television (SVT) and took place over a six ...
with the song making it to the Second Chance round where Sandman and
Mimi Werner
Mimmi Michaela Sarah Werner (born 17 December 1990), better known as Mimi Werner, is a Swedish singer and songwriter. Werner began her professional music career in 2015, after signing to BMG Scandinavia. She traveled to Nashville to begin writin ...
duelled for a place in the final.
Sandman won the duel qualifying to the Melodifestivalen 2018 final at
Friends Arena
Nationalarenan, currently known as Friends Arena for sponsorship reasons, is a retractable roof multi-purpose stadium in Stockholm, Sweden. Located next to the lake Råstasjön in Solna, just north of the City Centre, it is the biggest stadium in ...
. He finished in second place in the final. Sandman was the spokesperson for Sweden at the
Eurovision Song Contest 2018
The Eurovision Song Contest 2018 was the 63rd edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Lisbon, Portugal, following the country's victory at the with the song " Amar pelos dois" by Salvador Sobral. Organised by the European Broa ...
.
Later that year, he released his debut album ''
Emotions
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'' and went on his first tour as a solo artist alongside friend and colleague
Benjamin Ingrosso
Benjamin Daniele Wahlgren Ingrosso (born 14 September 1997) is a Swedish singer, songwriter and record producer. As a child, he appeared in the leading role in several musicals, and in 2006 he won Lilla Melodifestivalen with the song "Hej Sofia" ...
.
In 2018, Sandman was cast in the main role of Sebastian Fagerman on the
Netflix
Netflix, Inc. is an American subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming service and production company based in Los Gatos, California. Founded in 1997 by Reed Hastings and Marc Randolph in Scotts Valley, California, it offers a fil ...
crime drama ''
Quicksand
Quicksand is a colloid
A colloid is a mixture in which one substance consisting of microscopically dispersed insoluble particles is suspended throughout another substance. Some definitions specify that the particles must be dispersed in a ...
''. The series is inspired by the
novel of the same name written by
Malin Persson Giolito
Anna Malin Ulrika Persson Giolito (born 25 September 1969 in Stockholm) is a Swedish author and lawyer. She is the daughter of novelist and criminologist, Leif G. W. Persson. Persson Giolito wrote the award-winning book '' Störst av allt'' ('' ...
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
Melodifestivalen 2020 was the 60th edition of the Swedish music competition Melodifestivalen. The competition was organised by Sveriges Television (SVT) and took place over a six-week period between 1 February and 7 March 2020. Retrieved 3 Septem ...
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
Benjamin Daniele Wahlgren Ingrosso (born 14 September 1997) is a Swedish singer, songwriter and record producer. As a child, he appeared in the leading role in several musicals, and in 2006 he won Lilla Melodifestivalen with the song "Hej Sofia" ...
) (2018–2019)
Canceled concerts
Filmography
*''
Vi är bäst!'' (2013)
*''
Quicksand
Quicksand is a colloid
A colloid is a mixture in which one substance consisting of microscopically dispersed insoluble particles is suspended throughout another substance. Some definitions specify that the particles must be dispersed in a ...
'' (2019)
*''
Home for Christmas (Hjem til jul)'' (2019–2020)
Awards and nominations
MTV Europe Music Awards
The
MTV Europe Music Award
The MTV Europe Music Awards (originally named MTV European Music Awards, commonly abbreviated as MTV EMA) are awards presented by Paramount International Networks to honour artists and music in pop culture. It was originally conceived as an al ...
s was established in 1994 by
MTV Europe
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Initially, MTV serve ...
to award the music videos from European and International artists.
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Rockbjörnen
Rockbjörnen
Rockbjörnen (Swedish: ''the Rock Bear'') 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.
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is a music prize in Sweden, divided into several categories, which is awarded annually by the newspaper
Aftonbladet
''Aftonbladet'' (, lit. "The evening paper") is a Swedish daily newspaper published in Stockholm, Sweden. It is one of the largest daily newspapers in the Nordic countries.
History and profile
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Every Single Day"
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Notes
References
External links
Official Twitter
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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
Melodifestivalen contestants of 2020
Melodifestivalen contestants of 2018
Melodifestivalen contestants of 2017