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: 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.

Discography

Singles

Year Title Peak chart positions Certifications Album
SWE
[4]		 NOR
[5]
2014 "Success" 3 — Non-album single
2015 "Groupie" 3 —
  • SWE: 2× Platinum[7]
 Melodifestivalen 2015
"Saxofuckingfon" 2 10
  • SWE: 2× Platinum[8]
 Non-album single
2016 "Bada nakna" 3 — 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. ↑ Hung, Steffen. "Discography Samir & Viktor". Swedish Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
  5. ↑ Hung, Steffen. "Discography Samir & Viktor". Norwegian Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
  6. ↑ "SAMIR & VIKTOR - SUCCESS". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
  7. ↑ "SAMIR & VIKTOR - GROUPIE". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
  8. ↑ "SAMIR & VIKTOR - SAXOFUCKINGFON". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
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