Emil Assergård

Mats Emil Assergård (born 23 May 1991 in Undrom, Sweden)[1][2] is a singer-songwriter and musician that creates music in Swedish. He has been signed to Universal Music since 2016.[3] Assergård currently resides in Stockholm.[4]

Emil Assergård
Assergård in 2015.
Background information
Birth nameMats Emil Assergård
Born (1991-05-23) 23 May 1991
Undrom, Sollefteå, Sweden
OriginUndrom, Sweden
Occupation(s)
  • Singer-songwriter
  • Musician
InstrumentsVocals
LabelsUniversal Music
Websiteemilassergard.com

Career

Assergård has released three studio albums, with the first being Rakt från hjärtat, which was released in 2013.[1][5] His second album was released in 2015, called Den Ensamma Känslan.[6] His most recent album was released in 2019, which is called Leva Livet / En samling and it debuted and peaked at number five on the Swedish Album Chart and was subsequently certified Platinum in Sweden.[7][8] The record marked his first album release while being signed to Universal Music. He has since 2013 released a handful of singles, including "All In" and "Ego", which have accumulated combined streams of over 45 million on Spotify.[9] His song "Jag råkade sälja min bästa vän" was certified Gold in Sweden in late 2015.[10] Some of Assergård's most recent singles were released on 10 April 2020, called "Om Jag Vore DJ" and "Om Jag Vore DJ V2."[11] Assergård has also released three EPs during his career: Naket, which was released in 2013, Skön that was released in 2015 and Snö which also was released that year.[9] Assergård was nominated for the "Male live performer of the year" Rockbjörnen award in 2019, but Benjamin Ingrosso later received the award.[12][13] On 28 August 2020, Assergård released the single "Livet Suger".

He will participate in Melodifestivalen 2021.[14]

Discography

Adapted from Spotify.[9]

Albums
Title Year Peak chart positions
SWE
Rakt från hjärtat 2013 —
Den ensamma känslan 2015 —
Leva livet / En samling 2019 5
[7][upper-alpha 1]

Extended plays
Title Year Peak chart positions
SWE
Naket 2013 —
Skön 2015 —
Snö —

Singles
Title Year Peak chart positions Certification Album
SWE
"Nyår" 2013 — — Non-album singles
"Milfen" 2014 — —
"Skit i vad dom säger" — —
"Länge kvar" 2015 — —
"All In" 2016 53
[16]		 Länge livet/En samling
"Klä av mig" 2018 82
[17]		 —
"Solglasögon i december" 89
[18]		 — Non-album singles
"Lova mig" — —
"Sönder" 2019 — —
"Dom Vi Inte Tycker Om" 2020 — —
"Om Jag Vore DJ" — —
"Om Jag Vore DJ V2" — —
"Livet Suger" — —

Notes
  1. The album also placed at number 54 on the Swedish Year-end album chart in 2019.[15]

References
  1. Landreus, Malkolm (19 December 2013). "Emil Assergård släpper nytt". allehanda (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 22 July 2019. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  2. "Biografi". emilassergard. Archived from the original on 18 September 2019. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  3. Ullerstam, Jerker (11 April 2016). "Emil Assergård skriver kontrakt med storbolag: "Det känns helt galet"". allehanda.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  4. Isberg, Emma (18 July 2019). "Doldisen om sin succékarriär: "Jag fattar ingenting"". NSD (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 19 July 2019. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  5. "Rakt från hjärtat by Emil Assergård on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  6. "Den Ensamma Känslan by Emil Assergård on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  7. "Veckolista Album, vecka 15, 2019". Sverigetopplistan. Archived from the original on 18 October 2019. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  8. "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 34, 2016" (Scroll down to number 85 on the chart). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  9. "Emil Assergård". Spotify. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  10. Carlsson, Peter (5 December 2015). "Assergård säljer guld och släpper EP". allehanda (in Swedish). Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  11. "OM JAG VORE DJ by Emil Assergård". Spotify. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  12. "Emil Assergård nominerad till rockbjörnen – uppträder i Örnsköldsvik". Sveriges Radio (in Swedish). 17 July 2019. Archived from the original on 18 July 2019. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  13. Hartelius, Alex (13 August 2019). "Hov1 kungar över Rockbjörnen". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 30 August 2019. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  14. "LISTA: De tävlar i Melodifestivalen 2021". Aftonbladet. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  15. "Årslista Album, 2019". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  16. "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 26, 2016". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  17. "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 5, 2018". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  18. "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 52, 2018". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
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