John Martin (singer)

John Martin
John Martin at Sommarkrysset
Background information
Born (1980-08-22) 22 August 1980[1]
Stockholm, Sweden
Origin Stockholm, Sweden
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
  • piano
Years active 2010–present
Associated acts
Website JohnMartinOfficial.com

John Martin Lindström (born 22 August 1980) is a Swedish singer and songwriter. He is best known for his collaborations with the Swedish House Mafia. Since 2010, he has collaborated with Tinie Tempah and released his debut single "Anywhere For You", written alongside music partner Michel Zitron. On 3 April 2014 Lindstron appeared on the BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge covering Haim's "If I Could Change Your Mind". John Martin is now working on his debut album which was planned to be released in August 2014, however it has been delayed awaiting a new collaboration before the release.

Early life

Raised in the southern suburbs of Stockholm, with his mother, father, and older brother, his father encouraged him and his brother to pursue motorsport, but Martin and his brother turned to music instead. At 13, Martin bought a guitar, formed a band, and began playing Nirvana covers. Martin began singing at 15 when the band's singer quit right before a show, and he decided that he liked it. He performed in various musical venues in his hometown.[2]

Music career

2010–12: Breakthrough with Swedish House Mafia

In 2010, John Martin was discovered by Swedish House Mafia member Axwell. He recorded the vocals for and co-wrote the group's 2011 song, "Save the World".[3] The song reached No. 10 in the UK singles chart and peaked at No. 1 on the Hot Dance Club Songs in the United States.[4] In 2012, Martin went on to collaborate with Avicii and co-wrote the song, "Fade Into Darkness", alongside Michel Zitron.[5] Later in the year he recorded another song with the Swedish House Mafia, which he, and Zitron, also co-wrote called "Don't You Worry Child". The track scored Martin's first UK No. 1 single,[6] and also earned Martin and the trio a top 10 spot on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number 6.[7]

2013: Collaborations

In 2013, Martin and Swedish House Mafia were nominated for a Grammy for Best Dance Recording with "Don't You Worry Child" for the 2013 Grammy Awards. He was nominated alongside Calvin Harris and Ne-Yo, Skrillex, Avicii and Al Walser with the award going to Skrillex.[8] 2013 also saw John Martin record vocals for Sebastian Ingrosso and Tommy Trash's single "Reload", in addition to providing guest vocal for Tinie Tempah's single "Children of the Sun" which again was co-written by Martin. Trevor Guthrie had also been asked to feature on the song however John's vocals were deemed stronger.

2014–2015: Debut lead singles

Martin released his debut lead single, "Anywhere For You", on 30 March 2014.[9] The song became a UK top 10 hit,[10] and certified platinum in Sweden.[11] Martin's second single, "Love Louder", was premiered in the summer of that year. The song, originally thought to be a David Guetta track which missed out on his album Listen, saw release on 1 September under the credits "Love Louder (Style of Eye remix)".[12]

2015 saw a very quiet release program for John Martin. His first track came from providing uncredited vocals to the song "In My Blood" from the album Forever by Swedish DJ and producer Alesso.[13] Martin's second and final 2015 release saw him co-write "Together" with vocalist Ella Eyre. The single, released 17 May, featured on Eyre's 2015 album Feline.

2017: Reflections

On 5 May 2017, John Martin released a collection of piano music in an album entitled Reflections, with all songs from the album originally composed by Mark John McEncroe.[14]

2018: VCATION

On 27 July 2018, John Martin along with Michel Zitron launch a new music project called "VCATION". This was followed by the duo's debut single under this name entitled "Lay Low".[15][16] Their second single, "When We Went Gold", was released on 21 September 2018.[17]

Discography

Piano Albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications
SWE
Reflections
(with Mark John McEncroe)[14]		 2017 —
Fandango Returns!
(with Diana Weston)[18]		 2018 —

Singles

As lead artist

Single Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
SWE
[19]		 AUS
[20]		 BEL
[21]		 IRE
[22]		 UK
[23]
"Anywhere for You" 2014 3835—[A]347 Non-album singles
"Love Louder"
{Style of Eye remix}		 —————
"—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released.
Single Year Peak chart positions Certification Album
SWE
[19]		 AUS
[20]		 AUT
[25]		 BEL
[21]		 DEN
[26]		 GER
[27]		 NL
[28]		 SWI
[29]		 NZ
[30]		 UK
[23]
"Save the World"
(Swedish House Mafia featuring John Martin)		 2011 4—31515376263310 Until Now
"Don't You Worry Child"
(Swedish House Mafia featuring John Martin)		 2012 1154295721
  • GLF: 9× Platinum[34]
  • ARIA: 7× Platinum[32]
  • BEA: Gold
  • BPI: 2x Platinum
  • BVMI: 3× Gold[35]
  • IFPI AUT: Gold[36]
  • IFPI DEN: 3× Platinum
  • IFPI SWI: Platinum[37]
  • RMNZ: 2× Platinum
"Reload"
(Sebastian Ingrosso and Tommy Trash featuring John Martin)		 2013 52056——896670—3
  • GLF: 2× Platinum
  • BPI: Silver[33]
 Non-album single
"Children of the Sun"
(Tinie Tempah featuring John Martin)		 ———————47—6 Demonstration
"Now That I've Found You"
(Martin Garrix featuring John Martin & Michel Zitron)		 2016 ——70———73——— TBA
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released.

Other appearances

Title Year Credits Other artist(s) Album
"Fade into Darkness" 2011 Songwriter Avicii Non-album single
"Together" 2015 Ella Eyre Feline
"In My Blood" Lead Vocals Alesso Forever

Releases under an alias

As VCATION (with Michel Zitron)

Title Year Album
"Lay Low"[38] 2018 Non-album single
"When We Went Gold"[39]

Awards and nominations

Grammy Awards

Year Category Work Outcome Ref.
2012 Best Dance Recording "Save the World" Nominated [40]
2013 Best Dance Recording "Don't You Worry Child" Nominated [41]

Grammis Awards

Year Category Work Outcome Ref.
2012 Best Single "Save the World" Nominated [42]
2013 Best Single "Don't You Worry Child" Nominated [43]
Best Composer N/A Nominated
2014 Best Single "Reload" Nominated [44]

See also

Notes

  • A ^ "Anywhere for You" did not chart on the Belgian Flanders Ultratop, but it did chart at number 20 on the Ultratip chart, the top 100 songs which have not made the Ultratop 50.

References

  1. ↑ Sveriges befolkning 1990, CD-ROM, Version 1.00, Riksarkivet (2011).
  2. ↑ Exclusive Interview with the voice behind Swedish House Mafia and Avicii: John Martin | Elektro Archived 2012-11-11 at the Wayback Machine.
  3. ↑ Bericht auf "mn2s" Archived 2012-06-23 at the Wayback Machine.
  4. ↑ "Save The World by Swedish House Mafia - Music Charts".
  5. ↑ Interview mit John Martin auf "blog.discoverd.com"
  6. ↑ "Swedish House Mafia score UK No.1 single". 14 October 2012.
  7. ↑ "Music: Top 100 Songs - Billboard Hot 100 Chart".
  8. ↑ "59th Annual GRAMMY Awards Winners & Nominees".
  9. ↑ "iTunes – Music – Anywhere For You – Single by John Newman". iTunes UK.
  10. ↑ "JOHN MARTIN - full Official Chart History - Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com.
  11. ↑ "Sverigetopplistan - Sveriges Officiella Topplista". www.sverigetopplistan.se.
  12. ↑ ""Love Louder (Style Of Eye Remix)" from Love Louder (Style of Eye Remix) - Single by John Martin on iTunes". 1 September 2014.
  13. ↑ Sebbedb (27 April 2015). "Alesso ft. John Martin - In My Blood (Live) (also knows as Palladium/Collioure)" – via YouTube.
  14. 1 2 "Reflections" – via Amazon.
  15. ↑ https://edm.com/music-releases/vcation-debut-new-single-lay-low-swedish-house-mafia-songwriters
  16. ↑ https://www.youredm.com/2018/07/25/dont-you-worry-child-singer-john-martin-launches-new-project-alongside-shm-hype/amp/
  17. ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/Bn1L2Q5DbF5/
  18. ↑ https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/fandango-returns/1434112638
  19. 1 2 Peak positions in Sweden:
    • For all except noted: Hung, Steffen. "Discography John Martin". Swedish Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
    • For "Save the World": "swedishcharts.com – Swedish House Mafia – Save The World". Hung Medien.
    • For "Fade into Darkness": "swedishcharts.com – Avicii – Fade Into Darkness". Hung Medien.
  20. 1 2 Hung, Steffen. "Discography John Martin". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung). Archived from the original on 2012-11-19.
  21. 1 2 Peak positions in Belgium:
    • For all except noted: Hung, Steffen. "Discografie John Martin". Belgium (Flanders) Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
    • For "Save the World": "ultratop.be – Swedish House Mafia – Save The World". Hung Medien.
  22. ↑ Chart Track GFK Ireland
  23. 1 2 Peak positions in the United Kingdom:
    • For all except noted: "John Martin > UK Charts". Official Charts Company.
    • For "Save the World": "Chart Archive > June 4, 2011". Official Charts Company.
  24. ↑ http://www.sverigetopplistan.se (Click "search all records" and view 21st February 2014. Then click "visa" on "Anywhere For You")
  25. ↑ Peak positions in Austria:
    • For all except noted: Hung, Steffen. "Discographie John Martin". Austrian Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
    • For "Save the World": "Swedish House Mafia – Save The World – austriancharts.at". Hung Medien.
  26. ↑ Peak positions in Denmark:
    • For all except noted: Hung, Steffen. "Discography John Martin". Danish Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
    • For "Save the World": "danishcharts.com Swedish House Mafia – Save The World". Hung Medien.
  27. ↑ Peak positions in Germany:
    • For all except noted: Hung, Steffen. "Discographie John Martin". German Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
    • For "Save the World": "charts.de – Swedish House Mafia – Save The World". Hung Medien.
  28. ↑ Peak positions in the Netherlands:
    • For all except noted: Hung, Steffen. "Discografie John Martin". Dutch Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
    • For "Save the World": "dutchcharts.nl – Swedish House Mafia – Save The World". Hung Medien.
  29. ↑ Peak positions in Switzerland:
    • For all except noted: Hung, Steffen. "Discographie John Martin". Swiss Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
    • For "Save the World": "Swedish House Mafia – Save The World – hitparade.ch". Hung Medien.
  30. ↑ Peak positions in New Zealand:
    • For all except noted: Hung, Steffen. "Discography John Martin". New Zealand Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
    • For "Save the World": "charts.org.nz – Swedish House Mafia – Save The World". Hung Medien.
  31. ↑ "Swedish House Mafia – Greyhound" (in Swedish). Grammofon Leverantörernas Förening. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
  32. 1 2 "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2013 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
  33. 1 2 "Certified Awards" (enter "Swedish House Mafia" into the "Keywords" box and then select "Search"). British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
  34. ↑ "Swedish House Mafia Feat. John Martin – Don't You Worry Child" (in Swedish). Grammofon Leverantörernas Förening. Retrieved 22 February 2013.
  35. ↑ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank: Swedish House Mafia" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
  36. ↑ "Austrian certifications – Swedish House Mafia" (in German). IFPI Austria. Retrieved 17 February 2013. Enter Swedish House Mafia in the field Interpret. Click Suchen. 
  37. ↑ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Swedish House Mafia)". swisscharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved April 20, 2013.
  38. ↑ https://edm.com/music-releases/vcation-debut-new-single-lay-low-swedish-house-mafia-songwriters https://www.youredm.com/2018/07/25/dont-you-worry-child-singer-john-martin-launches-new-project-alongside-shm-hype/amp/
  39. ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/Bn1L2Q5DbF5/
  40. ↑ http://www.grammy.com/nominees?year=2011&genre=49
  41. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20120201120225/http://www.grammy.com/nominees
  42. ↑ https://grammis.se/nominated_year/2012/
  43. ↑ https://grammis.se/nominated_year/2013/
  44. ↑ https://grammis.se/nominated_year/2014/
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