Albin Johnsén better known by the mononym Albin (born 22 July 1989, in Boo, Stockholm county) is a Swedish singer, rapper and songwriter. He gained fame with his 2014 song "Din soldat" that also featured vocals from Kristin Amparo and was co-written by Albin and Mattias Andréasson. The song reached number one on the Swedish Singles Chart. The follow-up "Vilken jävla smäll", featured by Amparo and co-written with Andréasson, was used in the soundtrack for the film Den perfekta stöten. Albin and Andréasson have further collaborated on the songs "Moment 22" and "Frank", the latter dedicated to Albin's son called Frank.
Albin was nominated for a number of awards including P3 Guld and the Swedish Grammies gala for best Swedish song for "Din soldat". Albin is a successful songwriter who has written for other artists, including "Losing Myself Without You" for Mollie Lindén during her time at Idol series and culminating as a single by her. He also wrote "Det rår vi inte för" for Behrang Miri that the latter performed during Melodifestivalen 2015 competition.
Albin and Andréasson took part in Melodifestivalen 2016 in a bid to represent Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Rik" as duo Albin & Mattias. After their performance on the first semi final of the competition on 6 February 2016, it moved to the "Andra Chansen" stage on 5 March 2016, where it lost to "Put Your Love On Me" by Boris René.
He participated in Melodifestivalen 2025 with the song ”Upp i luften” along with Pa Moudou Badjie.
Discography
Albums Title Details Peak chart positions Certifications SWE Dyra tårar Released: 22 May 2015 Label: Universal Format: Digital download 59 GLF: Gold Du & jag för aldrig Released: 13 April 2018 Label: Universal Format: Digital download 25 Kärnobyl Released: 30 August 2019 Label: Universal Format: Digital download — "—" denotes an album that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
EPs Title Details Din soldat Released: 6 August 2014 Label: Universal Format: Digital download Frank Released: 17 January 2015 Label: Universal Format: Digital download
Singles Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album SWE "1000 gånger bättre" 2013 — rowspan="2" "Även om" — "Din soldat" (featuring Kristin Amparo) 2014 1 GLF: 8× Platinum Din soldat EP and Dyra tårar "Moment 22" (with Mattias Andréasson) — "Vilken jävla smäll" (featuring Kristin Amparo) — GLF: Platinum Frank EP "Frank" (with Mattias Andréasson) 2015 26 GLF: Platinum Frank EP and Dyra tårar "En sista gång" 67 GLF: Platinum Dyra tårar "Rik" (with Mattias Andréasson) 2016 19 GLF: Platinum rowspan="12" "Hjärtan av guld" 2018 — "Jag håller av dig" 2019 — "Trasig & vaken" 2020 — "Aldrig ge upp" — "Vi gjorde vårt bästa" (with Lovad) 27 GLF: Platinum "Kom närmre" — "Fyrverkeri" 2021 — "Hur det känns att sakna" — "T-shirt" — "Kunde va vi" — "Hel" — — "Upp i luften" 2025 26 "—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Writing credits 2014: "Losing Myself Without You" for Mollie Lindén 2015: "Det rår vi inte för" for Behrang Miri 2024: "Take My Breath Away" for Kim Cesarion
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