Karl Felix Wilhelm Sandman (born 25 October 1998) is a Swedish singer and actor. He is best known as a member of the boy band

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with two studio albums ''

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'' (2014) and ''

'' (2017). He plays Sebastian Fagerman in the first Swedish

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original series ''

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'', which premiered on 5 April 2019.

Career

In 2017, FO&O split, and Sandman launched a solo career. His first solo single " Every Single Day" peaked at number one on the Swedish singles chart. Sandman took part in

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with the song making it to the Second Chance round where Sandman and

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duelled for a place in the final. Sandman won the duel qualifying to the Melodifestivalen 2018 final at

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. He finished in second place in the final. Sandman was the spokesperson for Sweden at the

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. Later that year, he released his debut album ''

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'' and went on his first tour as a solo artist alongside friend and colleague

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In 2018, Sandman was cast in the main role of Sebastian Fagerman on the

crime drama ''

''. The series is inspired by the novel of the same name written by

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and is the first Swedish produced original series for Netflix. The series premiered on 5 April 2019. Also in 2019, Sandman was cast as Jonas in a Netflix comedy drama series '' Home for Christmas'' released in December 2019 this series was also Netflix's first Norwegian original series. It was renewed for a second series in 2020 also released in December. In 2020, Sandman competed in

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with the song " Boys with Emotions", reaching the finale through the Second Chance round. He finished in seventh place, scoring a total of 67 points. In January 2025, Sandman released ''Yue''.

Discography

Albums

Singles

As lead artist

As featuring artist

Tours

Headlining

*''Klubbturné'' (2019)

Co-headlining

*''Turné 2018'' (with

) (2018–2019)

Canceled concerts

Filmography

*'' Vi är bäst!'' (2013) *''

'' (2019) *'' Home for Christmas (Hjem til jul)'' (2019–2020) *' (2024)

Awards and nominations

MTV Europe Music Awards

The

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s was established in 1994 by

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to award the music videos from European and International artists. ! , - ,

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Rockbjörnen

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is a music prize in Sweden, divided into several categories, which is awarded annually by the newspaper

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Notes

References

External links

Official Twitter
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