Albin Lee Meldau

Albin Lee Meldau (born February 8, 1988) is a Swedish singer, songwriter and musician. He self-released his debut EP, Lovers, in 2016 with help from producer Björn Yttling (of Peter Bjorn and John).

Albin Lee Meldau
Background information
Born(1988-02-08)8 February 1988
OriginGothenburg, Sweden
Genres
Years active2015–present
Labels
Websitewww.albinleemeldau.com

Later that year, Albin signed to Astralwerks, who re-released his Lovers EP, and in 2017 released the follow-up Bloodshot EP.

In 2017, Albin was named by NPR Music as one of their must-see artists at that year's SXSW,[1] and featured as part of their Tiny Desk Concert series. NPR Music described his voice as "breathtaking, soulful, thunderous and impossible to ignore".[2]

He was previously part of a band called the Magnolia.

His debut album, About You, was released on 1 June 2018.[3] In 2018, he appeared on Så mycket bättre, which is broadcast on TV4.[4] On 8 May 2020, Meldau released the first EP out of two, called På svenska (Sida A).[5]

Discography

Albums
Title Details Peak chart positions
SWE
[6]
About You
  • Released: 1 June 2018
  • Label: Astralwerks
  • Format: CD, digital download
 2
[7]

Extended plays
Title Details Peak chart positions
SWE
[8]
Lovers
  • Release: 1 December 2016
  • Label: Astralwerks
 —
Bloodshot
  • Release: 21 July 2017
  • Label: Astralwerks
 —
Merry Little Christmas
  • Release: 15 November 2019
  • Label: Mayfly Records
 12
[9]
På svenska (Sida A)
  • Release: 8 May 2020[10]
  • Label: Mayfly Records
 35
[11]

Singles
Year Title Peak chart positions Album
SWE
[12]
2016 "Lou Lou" 77
[13]		 Lovers
2017 "Persistence" — Bloodshot
"Bloodshot" —
"Same Boat" — About You
2018 "The Weight Is Gone" —[upper-alpha 1]
"Before & After" —
"I Need Your Love" —[upper-alpha 2]
"Bara himlen ser på" —[upper-alpha 3] Så mycket bättre
"Spela min favoritvals" 44
"I Know Something You Don't Know" 81
"Kan man älska nån på avstånd" 86
[17]
2019 "Vita fen (feat. Stor)"[18] — TBA
"Kom för mig"[19] — TBA
"Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" 73
[20]		 Merry Little Christmas
2020 "På riktigt"[21] — TBA

Notes

  1. "The Weight Is Gone" did not enter the Swedish Singellista Chart, but peaked at number one on the Swedish Heatseeker Chart.[14]
  2. "I Need Your Love" did not enter the Swedish Singellista Chart, but peaked at number 11 on the Swedish Heatseeker Chart.[15]
  3. "Bara himlen ser på" did not enter the Swedish Singellista Chart, but peaked at number 12 on the Swedish Heatseeker Chart.[16]

References
  1. "The All Songs Considered SXSW Preview, 2017". NPR.org. Retrieved 2018-03-27.
  2. "Albin Lee Meldau: Tiny Desk Concert". NPR.org. Retrieved 2018-03-27.
  3. "ALBIN LEE MELDAU ANNOUNCES JUNE 1 RELEASE OF HIS DEBUT ALBUM "ABOUT YOU"". astralwerks. Retrieved 2018-04-16.
  4. "Här är artisterna i 'Så mycket bättre' 2018". Expressen. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
  5. "Albin Lee Meldau släpper första delen av albumet "På svenska"". MyNewsDesk. 8 May 2020. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  6. "Sverigetopplistan – Sveriges Officiella Topplista". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 8 December 2018. Click on "Veckans albumlista".
  7. "Veckolista Album, vecka 51, 2018". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  8. "Veckolista Album, vecka 51". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
  9. "Veckolista Album, vecka 52". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
  10. "På svenska (Sida A) by Albin Lee Meldau". Spotify. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
  11. "Veckolista Album, vecka 26". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
  12. "Sverigetopplistan – Sveriges Officiella Topplista". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
  13. "Sverigetopplistan – Sveriges Officiella Topplista". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 8 December 2018.
  14. "Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 46". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  15. "Veckolista Heatseeker – Vecka 49, 7 december 2018". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 8 December 2018.
  16. "Veckolista Heatseeker – Vecka 44, 2 november 2018". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
  17. "Sverigetopplistan – Sveriges Officiella Topplista". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  18. "Vita fen (feat. STOR) by Albin Lee Meldau". Spotify. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  19. "Kom för mig by Albin Lee Meldau". Spotify. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  20. "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 52". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
  21. "På riktigt by Albin Lee Meldau". Spotify. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
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