Jhun Alexander Ferrer, also known by his stage name Newkid (born 2 December 1990), is a Swedish–Filipino singer and rapper signed to Sony Music Entertainment.
Career Jhun Alexander Ferrer was born in Uddevalla, Sweden in 1990 to a Swedish mother and a Spanish–Filipino father.
Adopting the stage name Newkid, he released his debut studio album on 15 April 2011, named Alexander JR Ferrer and his debut single in Sweden was "Jag gråter bara i regnet". He is also featured on Lorentz & Sakarias songs "Lever min dröm" and "Swischa förbi", as well as Ison & Fille's song "Lever såhär". Ferrer released the EP SS18 in the summer of 2018, which peaked at number 21 on the Swedish Albums Chart. He released his second studio album, SS/AW18, later that year. He also featured on Tjuvjakts single "Apelsinskal", which peaked at number eleven on the Swedish Singles Chart. On 24 April 2020, he released the single "Kanske var vi rätt bra ändå". It peaked at number six on the Swedish Singles Chart. A music video for the song was released on Newkids YouTube channel on 29 April 2020. Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet stated that Newkid will participate in the upcoming eleventh season of TV4s TV-show Så mycket bättre, which will be recorded in June 2020.
Newkid announced he would his third studio album in 2020. He released the single "Chambea" on 22 May 2020. On 29 May, Newkid released his previously announced third studio album, titled Mount Jhun. It peaked at number three on the Swedish Albums Chart, making it Newkid's first album to make the top 10 on the chart. The album contains the previously released singles "Kanske var vi rätt bra ändå", "Mi Amor", "Chambea" and "Över dig".
Discography
Albums Title Details Peak chart positions SWE Alexander JR Ferrer Released: 15 April 2011 Label: Family Tree Music Formats: Digital download, streaming — SS/AW18 Released: 28 December 2018 Label: Sony Music Formats: Digital download, streaming — Mount Jhun Released: 29 May 2020 Label: Sony Music Formats: Digital download, streaming 3 Vi Released: 21 January 2022 Label: Sony Music Formats: Digital download, streaming 1
Singles (The singles are mostly adapted from Spotify.)
Title Year Peak chart positions Album SWE "Gör det för" 2010 — "Jag gråter bara i regnet" 2011 51 Alexander JR Ferrer "Kate Moss" 2017 —rowspan="3" "Drama" — "Ny lur" 2018 — "Lakan" 55 SS/AW18 "Går under med dig" — "Tyst för länge" — "Mona Lisa" — "Mi amor" 2019 75rowspan="2" "Över dig" 2020 96 "Svag" — "F.A.M.E (LeyLey)" — "En säng av rosor" — "Kanske var vi rätt bra ändå" 6 Mount Jhun "Chambea" 43 "Du måste finnas" 1 "Starkare" 2 "Mitt hjärta bara sviker mig" 19 "Vill vi samma sak" 26 "Aldrig haft något annat val" 2021 8 Vi "Chansa" 39Push3r "Ingen luft mellan oss" 17 Vi "Vänner" 2022 16 "Aska" 48 "Stå med mig i regnet" 32 rowspan="8" "Julibarn" 2023 37 "Underbart" 2024 86 "Nära" — "Istället" 2025 — "Hos dig är jag stark" 34 "Hurricane" 2026 41 "Tillbaka till dig" — —
Featured singles Title Year Peak chart positions Album SWE "Lever såhär" 2010 — För evigt "Mighty" 2013 — Början på allt "Utan dig" 2017 16 Större "Apelsinskal" 2020 11 Tomma fickor "Jag mår bra nu" 4 Dom ska veta "Tusen gånger om" 2022 13
Other charted songs Title Year Peak chart positions Album SWE "Dör för min" 2020 77 Mount Jhun "Våga" 2022 9 Vi "Laga det som rasat" — "Fångat en ängel" —
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