Ansiktet (band)

Ansiktet
Origin Sweden
Genres Contemporary R&B
Years active 2011–present
Members Herbert Munkhammar
Erik Nordström

Ansiktet (lit. "The Face") is a Swedish singing R&B duo. They are most known for their singles "X" in 2011 and "Äckligt" ("Disgusting") in 2012.

Members

The band is made up of:

  • Erik Nordström (born in Uppsala) is also part of the duo Lilla Sällskapet, a contemporary club act with 1980s New Wave influences signed with Sony and made up of him on vocals and Mats Norman as producer. Well-known Lilla Sällskapet songs include "Genova" and "Morgonen efter"
  • Herbert Munkhammar (born in Uppsala in 1985) is also known as rapper Afasi. As such, between 2002 and 2008, he was part of the Swedish rap duo Afasi & Filthy with him as rapper and Magnus Lidehäll (known as Filthy) as producer. They had a string of albums and singles with "1990 Nånting" featuring Snook being the most famous. Munkhammar later on became a member of the formation Maskinen. The group released their debut album Boys II Men in 2009 and are about to release their second album called Framgång & Efterfrågan in 2012.

Music career

Ansiktet released their debut single "X" on 20 April, 2011. "Äckligt" was released as the duo's second single on 20 December, 2011. The single has topped the Swedish Singles Chart.

In September 2012, Ansiktet released their third single, "För Stor" ("Too Big").

In February 2013, they released their fourth single, titled "Låtsas Som Inget Hänt" ("Pretend Like Nothing Has Happened").

Discography

Albums

Year Title Peak chart positions Certification
SWE
[1]
2013 #DENNYARNBMANNEN 31

Singles

Year Title Peak chart positions Certification Album
SWE
[1]
2011 "X" — TBA
2011 "Äckligt" 1 4x platinum
2012 "För stor" —
2013 "Låtsas som inget hänt" 53

References

  1. 1 2 "Ansiktet - Swedish Charts". swedishcharts.com/ Hung Medien.
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