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John Lundvik

b. 1983

Swedish singer, songwriter, and former sprinter

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Born 1983. John Lundvik is a Swedish singer, songwriter, athletics competitor and sprint (running).

John Lundvik (; born 27 January 1983) is a Swedish singer and former sprinter. He was part of the athletic team for IFK Växjö. Lundvik also has a singing and songwriter career having composed songs for films and the Wedding of Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden, and Daniel Westling in 2010.

In 2018, he competed in Melodifestivalen with his song "My Turn", finishing in third place. He represented Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 with his song "Too Late for Love", finishing in fifth place. In the same contest, he represented the United Kingdom as one of the songwriters of "Bigger than Us" performed by Michael Rice, which finished in 26th place (last).

Early life Lundvik was born in London, and was adopted by Swedish expatriates in the UK when he was one week old. He lived in London until the age of six when his family returned to Sweden, settling in Växjö. He has never met his biological parents.

Personal bests 60 metres: 6.99 seconds (Växjö, 3 February 2002) 100 metres: 10.84 seconds (Karlskrona, 12 June 2006) Lundvik went on to compose music for musicians such as Anton Ewald, Isac Elliot, and Sanna Nielsen, in addition to composing music for the film Easy Money. He has also composed music for the American TV series Empire.

In 2016, Lundvik wrote and performed "All About the Games", the Swedish song for the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. In 2016, he also took part in Allsång på Skansen, performing a duet with Lill Lindfors. In 2018, Lundvik took part in Melodifestivalen with the song "My Turn", in a bid to represent Sweden in Eurovision Song Contest 2018. He qualified from the first semi-final directly to the finals, and finished third overall.

2019–present: Eurovision Song Contest

He participated in Melodifestivalen 2019 with the song "Too Late for Love", where he advanced directly to the final. The song reached number one on the Sverigetopplistan singles chart in March 2019. It eventually won Melodifestivalen, represented Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 in Tel Aviv, Israel in the second semi-final. The song qualified for the final and finished fifth overall with 334 points.

Concurrently, he composed "Bigger Than Us", the winning song in the UK selection, and the version sung by Michael Rice was selected to represent the United Kingdom in Eurovision 2019. It finished last in the final.

On 16 February 2020, it was announced that Lundvik was one of the songwriters that composed "Mon alliée (The Best in Me)", the French entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2020.

He participated in Melodifestivalen 2022 with the song "". He performed on 12 February 2022 in the first round and finished second, qualifying directly to the final. He performed at the final on 12 March 2022 and finished in eighth place with 60 points.

Lundvik participated in Melodifestivalen 2025 with the song "Voice of the Silent". He qualified directly to the final after competing in heat one on 1 February 2025. In the final on 8 March 2025 Lundvik placed sixth.

Other appearances In 2020, Lundvik participated as a celebrity dancer in the fifteenth season of the Swedish dancing show Let's Dance and won the competition, beating Sussie Eriksson in the final.

Discography

Extended plays Title Details Peak chart positions SWE My Turn Released: 10 May 2019 Label: Warner Music Sweden Format: Digital download 39 Välkommen jul Released: 29 October 2021 Label: Giant, Warner Music Sweden Format: Digital download — Dance Cry Laugh Smile Released: 6 June 2025 Label: Warner Music Sweden Format: Digital download — Psalm Released: 28 November 2025 Label: Warner Music Sweden Format: Digital download — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Singles As lead artist Title Year Peak chart positions Album SWE NLD NOR SCO SWI UKDown. "Friday Saturday Sunday" 2015 — — — — — — — "Love Your Body" 2016 — — — — — — — "All About the Games" — — — — — — — "With You" 2017 — — — — — — — "Christmas" — — — — — — — "My Turn" 2018 10 — — — — — — My Turn "Too Late for Love" 2019 1 29 49 27 40 20 38 "One Night in Bangkok" — — — — — — — "Smålandssången" 2021 — — — — — — — "" 2022 11 — — — — — — "Voice of the Silent" 2025 13 — — — — — — Dance Cry Laugh Smile "Memories" (with John de Sohn) — — — — — — — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

As featured artist Title Year Album "Open Your Eyes"(MARC featuring John Lundvik) 2015

Compositions Title Year Artist "When You Tell the World You're Mine" 2010 Agnes & Björn "Natural" 2014 Anton Ewald "Bigger Than Us"2019 Michael Rice "Too Late for Love" John Lundvik "Mon alliée (The Best in Me)" 2020 Tom Leeb

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John Hassim Lundvik

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Who is John Lundvik?

Swedish singer, songwriter, and former sprinter

When was John Lundvik born?

John Lundvik was born on 27 January 1983 in London.

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John Lundvik is a singer, songwriter, athletics competitor and sprint (running).

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John Lundvik is Swedish.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: John Lundvik

· Wikidata: Q18244130

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