Mats Emil Assergård (born 23 May 1991 in Undrom, Sweden)
is a Swedish singer-songwriter and musician. He has been signed to
Universal Music
Universal Music Group N.V. (often abbreviated as UMG and referred to as Universal Music Group or Universal Music) is a Dutch– American multinational music corporation under Dutch law. UMG's corporate headquarters are located in Hilversum ...
since 2016. Assergård currently resides in
Stockholm
Stockholm (; ) is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in Sweden by population, most populous city of Sweden, as well as the List of urban areas in the Nordic countries, largest urban area in the Nordic countries. Approximately ...
.
Career
Assergård has released three studio albums, with the first being ''Rakt från hjärtat'', which was released in 2013.
His second album was released in 2015, called ''Den Ensamma Känslan''. His most recent album was released in 2019, which is called ''Leva Livet / En samling'' and it debuted and peaked at number five on the
Swedish Album Chart and was subsequently certified Platinum in Sweden.
The record marked his first album release while being signed to Universal Music. He has since 2013 released a handful of singles, including "All In" and "Ego", which have accumulated combined streams of over 45 million on
Spotify
Spotify (; ) is a List of companies of Sweden, Swedish Music streaming service, audio streaming and media service provider founded on 23 April 2006 by Daniel Ek and Martin Lorentzon. , it is one of the largest providers of music streaming services ...
.
His song "Jag råkade sälja min bästa vän" was certified Gold in Sweden in late 2015. Some of Assergård's most recent singles were released on 10 April 2020, called "Om Jag Vore DJ" and "Om Jag Vore DJ V2." Assergård has also released three
EPs
An extended play (EP) is a Sound recording and reproduction, musical recording that contains more tracks than a Single (music), single but fewer than an album. Contemporary EPs generally contain up to eight tracks and have a playing time of 1 ...
during his career: ''Naket'', which was released in 2013, ''Skön'' that was released in 2015 and ''Snö'' which also was released that year.
Assergård was nominated for the "Male live performer of the year"
Rockbjörnen
Rockbjörnen (Swedish: ''the Rock Bear'') is a music prize in Sweden, divided into several categories, which is awarded annually by the newspaper ''Aftonbladet''. The prize was first awarded in 1979, and is mostly centered on pop and rock.
In ...
award in 2019, but
Benjamin Ingrosso
Benjamin Daniele Wahlgren Ingrosso (born 14 September 1997) is a Swedish singer, songwriter and record producer. As a child, he appeared in the leading role in several musicals, and in 2006 he won Lilla Melodifestivalen with the song "Hej Sofia" ...
later received the award. On 28 August 2020, Assergård released the single "Livet Suger".
He participated in
Melodifestivalen 2021
Melodifestivalen 2021 was the 61st edition of the Swedish music competition Melodifestivalen. The competition was organised by (SVT) and took place over a six-week period between 6 February and 13 March 2021. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, all s ...
, but was eliminated in the semi-final.
Discography
Adapted from Spotify.
Albums
Extended plays
Singles
Notes
References
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Swedish male singer-songwriters
Living people
1991 births
Swedish-language singers
21st-century Swedish singer-songwriters
21st-century Swedish male singers
People from Sollefteå Municipality
Musicians from Västernorrland County