Axel Algmark (born in 1990) is a Swedish pop singer.
Although he is from
Tranås
Tranås () is a Urban areas in Sweden, locality and the seat of Tranås Municipality, Jönköping County, Sweden with 14,197 inhabitants in 2010.
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It is close to the lake Sommen in the north of Småland. Its main commercial center is locat ...
, he is a resident of
Örnsköldsvik
Örnsköldsvik (; ), often shortened to just Ö-vik, is a Urban areas in Sweden, locality and the seat of Örnsköldsvik Municipality in Västernorrland County, Sweden, with 32,953 inhabitants in 2017.
Its natural harbour and archipelago is in th ...
. At 22, he took part in ''
Melodifestivalen 2012
Melodifestivalen 2012 is a Swedish song contest that was held between 4 February and 10 March 2012. It selected the fifty-second Swedish entry to be internationally represented in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 (ESC 2012).
As in the editions ...
'' in a bid to represent Sweden in finals to be held in
Baku
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, Azerbaijan. He presented the song "Kyss mig" (meaning Kiss me) co-written by Mattias Frändå, Jonathan Magnussen and Algmark himself in the fourth semi-final held on 25 February 2012 in
Malmö Arena
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,
Malmö
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. Although the song failed to qualify to the finals, it still proved popular with the public and upon release reached number 25 on the
Swedish Singles Chart
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.
Prior to Melodifestivalen, he had won "Sjöviks Schlagerfestival prize" and "Svensktoppen nästa" for new artists, the latter through his own composition "Lördag".
Sverige Radio website: Axel Algmark vann med "Lördag"
(in Swedish) Algmark's band is composed of Daniel Swarts, Benjamin Karlsson, Karl Horgby, Ludwig Gustavsson and Ludvig Eriksson.
Discography
Singles
References
External links
SVT website: Axel Algmark page
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1990 births
Living people
21st-century Swedish singers
21st-century Swedish male singers
People from Tranås Municipality