Albin Johnsén

Albin Johnsén better known by the mononym Albin (born 22 July 1989, in Boo, Stockholm county) is a Swedish artist, rapper and songwriter. He gained fame with his 2014 song "Din soldat" that also featured vocals from Kristin Amparo and was co-written by Albin and Mattias Andréasson known as DNA. The song reached number one on the Swedish Singles Chart. The follow-up "Vilken jävla smäll", featured by Amparo and co-written with Andréasson, was used in the soundtrack for the film Den perfekta stöten. Albin and Andréasson have further collaborated on the songs "Moment 22" and "Frank", the latter dedicated to Albin's son called Frank.

This article is about Swedish rapper known as Albin. For Swedish singer, see Albin Sandqvist.
Albin Johnsén
Background information
Also known asAlbin
Born (1989-07-22) 22 July 1989
Boo, Sweden
Genres
Years active2013–present
LabelsCapitol Music Group Sweden

Albin was nominated for a number of awards including P3 Guld and the Swedish Grammies gala for best Swedish song for "Din soldat". Albin is a successful songwriter who has written for other artists, including "Losing Myself Without You" for Mollie Lindén during her time at Idol series and culminating as a single by her. He also wrote "Det rår vi inte för" for Behrang Miri that the latter performed during Melodifestivalen 2015 competition.

Albin and Andréasson took part in Melodifestivalen 2016 in a bid to represent Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Rik" as duo Albin & Mattias. After their performance on the first semi final of the competition on 6 February 2016, it moved to the "Andra Chansen" stage on 5 March 2016, where it lost to "Put Your Love On Me" by Boris René.

Discography

Albums
Title Details Peak chart positions Certifications
SWE
[1][2]
Dyra tårar 59
Du & jag för aldrig
  • Released: 13 April 2018
  • Label: Universal
  • Format: Digital download
 25
Kärnobyl
  • Released: 30 August 2019[3]
  • Label: Universal
  • Format: Digital download
 —

EPs
Title Details Peak chart positions Certifications
SWE
Din soldat —
Frank —

Singles
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
SWE
[1]
"1000 gånger bättre" 2013 — Non-album singles
"Även om" —
"Din soldat"
(featuring Kristin Amparo)		 2014 1
  • GLF: 6× Platinum
 Din soldat EP and Dyra tårar
"Moment 22"
(with Mattias Andréasson)		 —
"Vilken jävla smäll"
(featuring Kristin Amparo)		 —[upper-alpha 1] Frank EP
"Frank"
(with Mattias Andréasson)		 2015 26
  • GLF: Platinum
 Frank EP and Dyra tårar
"En sista gång" 67
  • GLF: Platinum
 Dyra tårar
"Rik"
(with Mattias Andréasson)		 2016 19
  • GLF: Platinum
 Non-album single
"Hjärtan av guld"[5]
(featuring Joanné Nugas)		 2018 —
"Jag håller av dig"[6]
(featuring Finess)		 2019 —
"Trasig & vaken"[7]
(with Joanné Nugas)		 2020 —
"Aldrig ge upp"[8]
(featuring Malin Christin)		 —
"Vi gjorde vårt bästa"
(with Lovad)		 27
[9]
"Kom närmre"[10]
(with Ellen Bergelin)		 —
"Fyrverkeri"[11]
(featuring Kristin Amparo)		 2021 —
"Hur det känns att sakna"[12] —
"T-shirt"[13]
(with Niklas Jeng)		 —
"Kunde va vi"[14] —
"Hel"[15] —
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Writing credits

Notes
  1. "Vilken jävla smäll" did not enter the Swedish Singles Chart, but peaked at number 12 on the Swedish Heatseeker chart.[4]

References
  1. "Albin discography". swedishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
  2. "Albin Johnsén discography". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  3. "kärnobyl by Albin Johnsén on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  4. "Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 5, 2015" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  5. "Hjärtan Av Guld (feat. Joanné Nugas) - Single by Albin Johnsén on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  6. "Jag håller av dig (feat. Finess) - Single by Albin Johnsén on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  7. "trasig & vaken - Single by Albin Johnsén & Joanné Nugas on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  8. "Aldrig ge upp (feat. Malin Christin) - Single by Albin Johnsén on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  9. "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 37". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
  10. "Kom närmre - Single by Albin Johnsén on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  11. "Fyrverkeri (feat. Kristin Amparo) - Single by Albin Johnsén on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  12. "Hur det känns att sakna - Single by Albin Johnsén on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  13. "T-Shirt - Single by Niklas Jeng & Albin Johnsén on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  14. "Kunde va vi - Single by Albin Johnsén on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  15. "Hel - Single by Albin Johnsén on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
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