John Lundvik

John Lundvik
Birth name John Hassim Lundvik
Born (1983-01-27) 27 January 1983
London, England
Origin Växjö, Sweden
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • sprinter
Instruments
  • Vocals
Years active 2010–present
John Lundvik
Personal information
Nationality Swedish
Born (1983-01-27) 27 January 1983
London, England
Residence Sweden
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event(s) Sprint
Medal record
Representing  Sweden
Swedish Championship
20054 × 100 metres

John Hassim Lundvik (born 27 January 1983) is a Swedish singer, songwriter, and former sprinter. He was part of the athletic team for IFK Växjö. Engaging later in a musical career, he competed in Melodifestivalen 2018 with the song "My Turn", finishing third in the final.

Career

Lundvik first began his career as an athlete, and was a member of IFK Växjö. He later began pursuing a music career in 2010, composing the song "When You Tell the World You're Mine" for the wedding of Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden, and Daniel Westling.[1] Lundvik went on to compose music for musicians such as Anton Ewald, Isac Elliot, and Sanna Nielsen, in addition to composing music for the film Easy Money.[2][3]

In 2016, Lundvik took part in Allsång på Skansen, performing a duet with Lill Lindfors.[4] He took part in Melodifestivalen 2018 with the song "My Turn", in a bid to represent Sweden in Eurovision Song Contest 2018. He qualified from the first semi-final directly to the finals,[5] and finished third overall.

Athletics

In 2005, Lundvik was a member of the 4 × 100 metres relay team for IFK Växjö, which earned a bronze medal at the 2005 Swedish Championships.

Personal bests

Discography

Singles

Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
SWE
[8]
"My Turn" 2018 10
[9]		 Non-album single

References

  1. ↑ Fransson, Marie (21 February 2014). ""Galet om vi tar oss till final"" (in Swedish). Smålandsposten.
  2. ↑ Fransson, Marie (8 February 2013). "Så låter John på söndag" (in Swedish). Smålandsposten.
  3. ↑ Gallagher, Robyn (28 November 2017). "Sweden: Meet the 28 acts competing in Melodifestivalen 2018". Wiwibloggs.
  4. ↑ Albinsson, Mathilde (15 August 2016). "John Lundvik om allsångsmötet med Lill Lindfors: "För mig är Lill facit"". SVT.se (in Swedish).
  5. ↑ Herbert, Emily (3 February 2018). "Sweden: John Lundvik and Benjamin Ingrosso Qualify To Melodifestivalen 2018 Final". Eurovoix.
  6. 1 2 3 "Personsida på AllAthletics". all-athletics.com. Retrieved 12 December 2016.
  7. ↑ "Alla P19 under 7.00 på 60m inomhus" (in Swedish). friidrott.se. 26 January 2009.
  8. ↑ Steffen Hung. "Discography John Lundvik". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  9. ↑ "Sverigetopplistan – Sveriges Officiella Topplista". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
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