Victor Leksell (born 4 April 1997) is a Swedish singer from Torslanda. Since his first releases in 2018, his most successful single was released in 2020, called "Svag". The song peaked at number one on the Swedish Singles Chart and it was also certified nonuple platinum in the country. On 17 June 2020, Leksell released his debut studio album, Fånga mig när jag faller. It peaked at number 1 in Sweden and made it to number 3 in Norway.

Early life He was born on 4 April 1997 in Torslanda, Sweden.

Career Leksell participated in Idol 2017 where he made it to the Top 21 and qualifying week before being voted off. In 2018, he released the song "Tappat" which received over 5 million streams on Spotify. As of February 2020, the song has amassed over 25 million streams. His fifth single "Svag" peaked at number one on the Swedish singles chart, thus becoming Leksell's first single to reach that position. He released the song a few weeks after performing it at Musikhjälpen in 2019. The song held the number one spot for seven consecutive weeks, from week four to week eleven, being replaced by the Weeknds "Blinding Lights" in the latter week. However, "Svag" returned to number one on the chart in week 12 and stayed there for one week. On 3 May 2020, the song also placed at number one on Sveriges Radios chart Svensktoppen.

The song was subsequently certified nonuple platinum in Sweden. It also peaked at number one on the Norwegian chart. He released his sixth single in March 2020, "Fantasi", which peaked at number seven on the Swedish singles chart.

On 10 April 2020, Leksell, Molly Sandén and Joakim Berg released a cover of Kents song "Sverige", with all of its revenue going to Radiohjälpen's fundraising for the COVID-19 risk groups in Sweden. The song peaked at number 11 on the Swedish singles chart.

Leksell subsequently performed at the SVT live-show En kväll tillsammans on 11 April 2020, in support of the fundraising. In May 2020, Leksell performed the song "Svag" together with Norwegian singer Astrid S at the border between Norway and Sweden.

On 17 June 2020, Leksell released his debut studio album, titled Fånga mig när jag faller. The album contains the previously released singles "Vart du sover", "Tappat", "Allt för mig", "Klär av dig", "Svag" and "Fantasi". The album debuted at number one on the Swedish albums chart.

In 2023, he collaborated with Basshunter on "Ingen kan slå (Boten Anna)". It charted at number four on the Swedish singles chart. On 19 January 2024, Leksell released his second studio album, Tid & tro. This album also topped the charts in Sweden.

In 2025, Leksell started releasing singles ahead of his third studio album, including "" in January and "" in April.

Awards and nominations In the summer of 2019, Leksell was nominated in three categories at the Swedish magazine Aftonbladets competition "Rockbjörnen". Subsequently, he won his first "Rockbjörn" on 13 August 2019 in the category "Årets genombrott". Leksell was also nominated for "Årets nykomling" at the Swedish "Grammisgalan" in 2020.

Personal life As of April 2024, Leksell lives in Stockholm with his girlfriend, Lisa Magnusson; they also own an apartment in Gothenburg. The two met at a mutual friend's graduation party.

Discography

Studio albums Title Details Peak chart positions Certification SWE NOR Fånga mig när jag faller Released: 17 June 2020 Label: Sony Music Formats: Digital download, streaming, LP 1 3 IFPI Danmark: Gold IFPI Norge: Platinum Tid & tro Released: 19 January 2024 Label: Sony Music Formats: Digital download, streaming, LP 1 — IFPI Sverige: Platinum

Singles Title Year Peak chart positions Certification Album SWE DEN<br/ > NOR "Vart du sover" 2018 49 — — IFPI Sverige: Platinum Fånga mig när jag faller "Tappat" 6 — — IFPI Sverige: 3× Platinum "Allt för mig" 2019 4 — — IFPI Sverige: Platinum "Klär av dig" 8 — — IFPI Sverige: Platinum "Bra för dig" 2 — — IFPI Sverige: 3× Platinum Mellan hägg och syrén "Svag"2020 1 18 1 IFPI Sverige: 9× Platinum IFPI Danmark: Platinum IFPI Norge: 9× Platinum Fånga mig när jag faller "Fantasi" 7 — — IFPI Sverige: Platinum "Gav allt" 4 — — IFPI Sverige: Platinum Sex känslor "Sverige"( 11 — — IFPI Sverige: Platinum "Tystnar i luren"2021 1 — — IFPI Sverige: 5× Platinum PS jag hatar dig "Snälla bli min" 2 — — Satan i gatan 10 år "Eld & lågor" 4 — — IFPI Sverige: 3× Platinum Vinterviken "Hela världen är min" 2022 6 — — IFPI Sverige: 2× Platinum Tid & tro "Leilo brenner" 51 — 17 "Din låt" 1 — — IFPI Sverige: 5× Platinum IFPI Norge: Gold Tid & tro "Rymden och tillbaks" 9 — — Så mycket bättre 2022 – Tolkningarna "Nätterna i Göteborg" 2023 1 — — Tid & tro "Fånga mig när jag faller" 3 — — "Ingen kan slå (Boten Anna)" 4 — — "Natten blir till dag" 4 — — Tid & tro "Ramla" 8 — — "Låt mig va" 1 — — "Tid & tro" 2024 5 — — Tid & tro "En del av dig" — — — "Lost and Found" 1 — — IFPI Sverige: Platinum Blåögd "Skriker mitt namn" 2025 2 — — rowspan="9" "" 5 — — "" 8 — — "" 4 — — "Väntat" 2026 8 — — "Fiji" 15 — — "Atom" 2 — — "Tänk om" 1 — — "Azalea" 3 — — "—" denotes a release that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Featured singles Title Year Peak chart positions Certification Album SWE DEN<br/ > "Flightmode" 2020 36 —rowspan="2" "Stor man" 2023 15 19 GLF: Gold

Other charting songs Title Year Peak positions Album SWE "Bedövning" 2020 3 Fånga mig när jag faller "Ha dig igen" 5 "Om igen" 10 "Va min" 15 "Alla dessa gånger" 32 "Zenith" 2024 — Vinterviken and Tid & tro "Fotografi" 36 Tid & tro "Om jag somnar" 47 "Natthimlen" 74 "Dårar" 90 "Bättre än mig" — "031." —

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