Samir & Viktor

Samir & Viktor

Samir & Viktor after Melodifestivalen 2016
Background information
Origin Sweden
Genres Pop
Years active 2014-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", the song finished 8th in the Final.

Career

2014: Debut single

Samir & Viktor at Sommarkrysset 2014

In May 2014 the duo released their first music single called "Success".[1] The song peaked at number one in its first week on the Swedish iTunes chart.[2] and reached number 3 on Sverigetopplistan, the official Swedish Singles Chart.

2015–present: Melodifestivalen

Main article: Melodifestivalen 2015

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.[3] They performed on 14 February 2014 in the second semi-final round finishing 3rd/4th 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 8th overall. "Groupie" proved very successful commercially reaching number 3 on Sverigetopplistan, the official Swedish Singles Chart. The duo's follow-up single was "Saxofuckingfon", the song has peaked to number 2 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.[4] They qualified to the final through andra chasen, but they ended up placing last.[5]

Discography

Singles

Year Title Peak chart positions Certifications Album Notes
SWE
[6]
NOR
[7]
2014 "Success" 3 Non-album single
2015 "Groupie" 3
  • SWE: 2× Platinum[9]
Melodifestivalen 2015
"Saxofuckingfon" 2 10
  • SWE: 2× Platinum[10]
2016 "Bada nakna" 1 Melodifestivalen 2016
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

References

  1. "Paradise Hotel Samir gör sommarplåga "Success" – Rockbjörnen – Musik – Nöjesbladet – Aftonbladet". Aftonbladet. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
  2. "Här spelar Samir och Viktor in musikvideon". Expressen. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
  3. "Här är artisterna i Melodifestivalen". DN.SE. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
  4. Escudero, Victor M. (6 February 2016). "Melodifestivalen gets underway in Sweden". eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
  5. Escudero, Victor M. (12 March 2016). "Frans wins Melodifestivalen in Sweden". EBU.
  6. Hung, Steffen. "Discography Samir & Viktor". Swedish Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
  7. Hung, Steffen. "Discography Samir & Viktor". Norwegian Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
  8. "SAMIR & VIKTOR - SUCCESS". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
  9. "SAMIR & VIKTOR - GROUPIE". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
  10. "SAMIR & VIKTOR - SAXOFUCKINGFON". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
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