Axel Schylström

Axel Schylström
Schylström during Melodifestivalen 2017
Background information
Born (1993-02-24) 24 February 1993 (age 31)
Norrköping, Sweden
Genres
Occupation
Instrument
  • Vocals
Years active2015–present

Axel Schylström (born 24 February 1993) is a Swedish singer. He first came to prominence in 2015 while competing on season eleven of Swedish Idol, where he placed fourth. In 2017, he competed in Melodifestivalen 2017, with the song "När ingen ser".

Life and career

Early life

Schylström was born in 1993 in Norrköping. In 2012, he was involved in a serious accident after climbing to the top of a train and coming into contact with power lines. He received a 16,000 volt[failed verification] electric shock which resulted in burns on 70% of his body.[1]

Music career

Schylström began his music career in 2015, after being selected to compete in season eleven of Swedish Idol. He progressed through the competition, until getting eliminated ninth in the live shows, placing 4th.[2]

Melodifestivalen 2017

In 2016, he was confirmed to be taking part in Melodifestivalen 2017 with the song "När ingen ser".[3] He competed in the fourth semi-final, held on 25 February 2017, where he qualified to andra chansen.[4] In andra chansen, held on 4 March, he competed against Lisa Ajax and her song "I Don't Give A" for a spot in the final, but lost the duel.[5]

Melodifestivalen 2023

In November 2022, Axel along with other 27 singers was confirmed to take part in Melodifestivalen 2023.[6] On 25 February 2023, he performed his song "Gorgeous" in the fourth semi-final. Schylström came up 4th in the second round of voting, only one point away from qualifying to the second chance.[7]

Discography

Singles

Title Year Peak chart positions Album
SWE
"The Champion" 2015 — Non-album singles
"Förändra mig" 2016 —
"Mer Jul" —
"När ingen ser" 2017 31
[8]
"Gorgeous" 2023 89
[9]
"Genom livet" 2024 —[A]
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released.

Notes

  1. ^ "Genom livet" did not enter the Swedish Singellista Chart, but peaked at number 11 on the Swedish Heatseeker Chart.[10]

References

  1. ^ Quinn, Angus (24 February 2017). "Axel Schylström on Melfest 2017: "It's a chance for me to reach out to all of Sweden"". wiwibloggs.com. Wiwibloggs. Archived from the original on 25 February 2017. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
  2. ^ "Se allt från Idols nionde fredagsfinal" (in Swedish). TV4. 20 November 2015. Archived from the original on 21 November 2015. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
  3. ^ "Artisterna i Melodifestivalen 2017: Hela listan – så blir deltävlingarna". Melodifestivalen. SVT. Archived from the original on 1 December 2016. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
  4. ^ The NPBC (3 March 2017). "Loreen, the Favourite to Win Melodifestivalen 2017, Heads to Andra Chansen". eurovoix.com. Eurovoix. Archived from the original on 26 February 2017. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
  5. ^ The NPBC (25 February 2017). "Melodifestivalen Second Chance Round Duels Revealed". eurovoix.com. Eurovoix. Archived from the original on 26 February 2017. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
  6. ^ "Sweden: The artists for Melodifestivalen 2023 revealed". EurovisionWorld.com. Christian Petersen. 2022-11-29. Archived from the original on 2023-03-05. Retrieved 2023-03-05.
  7. ^ "Sweden: Loreen and Smash Into Pieces to the final of Melodifestivalen 2023". EurovisionWorld.com. Claire Schulte-Wieschen. 2023-02-25. Archived from the original on 2023-03-04. Retrieved 2023-03-05.
  8. ^ "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 11, 2017". Sverigetopplistan. Archived from the original on 2020-06-13. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  9. ^ "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 10". Sverigetopplistan. Archived from the original on 4 March 2023. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  10. ^ "Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 21". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 24 May 2024.