Samir & Viktor

Samir & Viktor
Samir & Viktor after Melodifestivalen 2018
Background information
Origin	Sweden
Genres	Pop, dance, electropop
Years active	2014–2020; 2023–present
Labels	Stockhouse/Warner Music Sweden
Members	Samir Badran Viktor Frisk

Samir & Viktor or Samir och Viktor is a Swedish music duo that consists of Paradise Hotel contestant Samir Badran and fashion blogger Viktor Frisk. Samir & Viktor participated in Melodifestivalen 2015 with the song "Groupie", which finished eighth in the final, and again in Melodifestivalen 2016 with "Bada Nakna" which placed 12th overall. They competed a third time in Melodifestivalen 2018 with "Shuffla", finishing in 4th place in the grand final. They competed a fourth time in Melodifestivalen 2024 with "Hela världen väntar [sv]", but were eliminated during the early heats.[1]

Career

2014: Debut single

Samir & Viktor at Sommarkrysset 2014

In May 2014 the duo released their first music single called "Success".[2] The song peaked at number one in its first week on the Swedish iTunes chart.[3] It also reached number three on the Swedish Singles Chart.

2015–2020: Melodifestivalen and Hiatus

Samir & Viktor participated in Melodifestivalen 2015 with the song "Groupie" in a bid to represent Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 in Vienna, Austria.[4] They performed on 14 February 2015 in the second semi-final round finishing 3rd moving to the "Second Chance" round on 7 March 2015 where they confronted Behrang Miri feat. Victor Crone in "Det rår vi inte för". Winning the round with a big margin, they qualified to the finals in Stockholm held on 14 March finishing eighth overall. "Groupie" proved very successful commercially reaching number three on Sverigetopplistan, the official Swedish Singles Chart. The duo's follow-up single was "Saxofuckingfon", the song peaked at number two on the Swedish Singles Chart.

They took part in Melodifestivalen 2016 with the song "Bada nakna". They qualified to andra chansen through the first semi-final on 6 February 2016.[5] They qualified to the final through andra chasen, but they ended up placing last.[6] Their follow-up single "Fick Feeling" was digitally released on 25 May 2016. After that, the group announced they would be taking a hiatus to pursue solo endeavours. They released their comeback single "Kung" on 12 May 2017.

They participated in Melodifestivalen 2018 with "Shuffla", finishing in 4th place in the grand final, their best placing in Melodifestivalen yet.

On 16 October 2020, Samir and Viktor announced they will be going on another hiatus to pursue their own interests. They released one final single “Arbetslös”[7]

2023–present: Second Comeback

On 4 June 2023, Viktor revealed on the TV program Nyhetsmorgon that he and Samir will be making another comeback, and will release a new single.[8] They released their second comeback single "SKÅL" on 16 June 2023.[9]

They participated in Melodifestivalen 2024 with the song "Hela världen väntar",[1] being eliminated during their heat on 3 February 2024.

Discography

Singles

Title	Year	Peak chart positions		Certifications	Album
		SWE [10]	NOR [11]
"Success"	2014	3	—	GLF: 3× Platinum[12]	Non-album singles
"Groupie"	2015	3	—	GLF: 3× Platinum[13]
"Saxofuckingfon"		2	10	GLF: 3× Platinum[14] IFPI NOR: 2× Platinum[15]
"Bada nakna"	2016	1	—	GLF: 3× Platinum[16]
"Fick Feeling"		11	—	GLF: Platinum
"Kung"	2017	30	—
"Vi gör det ändå"		26	—
"Rakt in i kaklet"		44	—
"Shuffla"	2018	2	—	GLF: Gold
"Put Your Hands Up för Sverige" (featuring Anis Don Demina)		4 [17]	—
"Odödlig"	2019	20	—
"Kemi"		55	—
"Va som mig" (featuring 1.Cuz)		48 [18]	—
"Karantän"[19] (with Tix)	2020	56	—
"Vad sa du att du hette"[20]		—	—
"Arbetslös"[21]		—	—
"Skål"[22]	2023	—[A]	—
"Hela världen väntar"	2024	25 [24]	—
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Notes

1. "Skål" did not enter the Swedish Singellista Chart, but peaked at number 16 on the Swedish Heatseeker Chart.[23]

References

1. "The 30 artists competing in Sweden's Melodifestivalen 2024". Eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union (EBU). 1 December 2023. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
2. "Paradise Hotel Samir gör sommarplåga "Success" – Rockbjörnen – Musik – Nöjesbladet – Aftonbladet". Aftonbladet. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
3. "Här spelar Samir och Viktor in musikvideon". Expressen. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
4. "Här är artisterna i Melodifestivalen". DN.SE. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
5. Escudero, Victor M. (6 February 2016). "Melodifestivalen gets underway in Sweden". eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
6. Escudero, Victor M. (12 March 2016). "Frans wins Melodifestivalen in Sweden". EBU.
7. "Samir & Viktor lägger ner – igen". svt nyheter. 16 October 2020. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
8. "Viktor Frisk bryter ihop i Nyhetsmorgon: "Trodde inte att jag skulle bli 27"". nyheter24.se. 4 June 2023. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
9. "Samir Badran och Viktor Frisk återförenas". aftonbladet4.se. 17 June 2023. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
10. "Discography Samir & Viktor". Swedish Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
11. "Discography Samir & Viktor". Norwegian Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
12. "SAMIR & VIKTOR - SUCCESS". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
13. "SAMIR & VIKTOR - GROUPIE". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
14. "SAMIR & VIKTOR - SAXOFUCKINGFON". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
15. "IFPI Norge - Samir & Viktor" (in Norwegian). IFPI Norway. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
16. "Årslista Singlar, 2016" (Scroll down to number 39 on the chart) (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
17. "Sverigetopplistan – Sveriges Officiella Topplista". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
18. "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 46". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
19. "Karantän by Samir & Viktor, TIX". Spotify. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
20. "Vad sa du att du hette - Single by Samir & Viktor on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
21. "Arbetslös - Single by Samir & Viktor on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
22. "SKÅL - Single - Single by Samir & Viktor on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
23. "Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 25". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
24. "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 7, 2024". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 17 February 2024.

External links

• Media related to Samir & Viktor at Wikimedia Commons