Albin Johnsén

Albin Johnsén better known by the mononym Albin (born 22 July 1989, in Boo, Stockholm county) is a Swedish artist, rapper and songwriter. He gained fame with his 2014 song "Din soldat" that also featured vocals from Kristin Amparo and was co-written by Albin and Mattias Andréasson known as DNA. The song reached number one on the Swedish Singles Chart. The follow-up "Vilken jävla smäll", featured by Amparo and co-written with Andréasson, was used in the soundtrack for the film Den perfekta stöten. Albin and Andréasson have further collaborated on the songs "Moment 22" and "Frank", the latter dedicated to Albin's son called Frank.

Albin Johnsén
Background information
Also known asAlbin
Born (1989-07-22) 22 July 1989
Boo, Sweden
Genres
Years active2013–present
LabelsCapitol Music Group Sweden
Associated actsMattias Andréasson

Albin was nominated for a number of awards including P3 Guld and the Swedish Grammies gala for best Swedish song for "Din soldat". Albin is a successful songwriter who has written for other artists, including "Losing Myself Without You" for Mollie Lindén during her time at Idol series and culminating as a single by her. He also wrote "Det rår vi inte för" for Behrang Miri that the latter performed during Melodifestivalen 2015 competition.

Albin and Andréasson took part in Melodifestivalen 2016 in a bid to represent Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Rik" as duo Albin & Mattias. After their performance on the first semi final of the competition on 6 February 2016, it moved to the "Andra Chansen" stage on 5 March 2016, where it lost to "Put Your Love On Me" by Boris René.

Discography

Albums

Title Details Peak chart positions Certifications
SWE
[1]
Dyra tårar 59
  • GLF: Gold

EPs

Title Details Peak chart positions Certifications
SWE
Din soldat
Frank

Singles

Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
SWE
[1]
"1000 gånger bättre" 2013 Non-album singles
"Även om"
"Din soldat"
(featuring Kristin Amparo)
2014 1
  • GLF: 6x Platinum
Din soldat EP and Dyra tårar
"Moment 22"
(with Mattias Andréasson)
"Vilken jävla smäll"
(featuring Kristin Amparo)
Frank EP
"Frank"
(with Mattias Andréasson)
2015 26
  • GLF: Platinum
Frank EP and Dyra tårar
"En sista gång" 67
  • GLF: Platinum
Dyra tårar
"Rik"
(with Mattias Andréasson)
2016 19
  • GLF: Platinum
Non-album single
"Vi gjorde vårt bästa"
(with Lovad)
2020 27
[2]
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Writing credits

References

  1. "Albin discography". swedishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
  2. "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 37". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
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