Emil Assergård

Emil Assergård
Assergård in 2015.
Background information
Birth name	Mats Emil Assergård
Born	(1991-05-23) 23 May 1991 (age 33) Undrom, Sollefteå, Sweden
Origin	Undrom, Sweden
Occupations	Singer-songwriter Musician
Instrument	Vocals
Labels	Universal Music
Website	emilassergard.com

Mats Emil Assergård (born 23 May 1991 in Undrom, Sweden)^[1][2] is a Swedish singer-songwriter and musician. He has been signed to Universal Music since 2016.^[3] Assergård currently resides in Stockholm.^[4]

Career

Assergård has released three studio albums, with the first being Rakt från hjärtat, which was released in 2013.^[1][5] His second album was released in 2015, called Den Ensamma Känslan.^[6] His most recent album was released in 2019, which is called Leva Livet / En samling and it debuted and peaked at number five on the Swedish Album Chart and was subsequently certified Platinum in Sweden.^[7][8] The record marked his first album release while being signed to Universal Music. He has since 2013 released a handful of singles, including "All In" and "Ego", which have accumulated combined streams of over 45 million on Spotify.^[9] His song "Jag råkade sälja min bästa vän" was certified Gold in Sweden in late 2015.^[10] Some of Assergård's most recent singles were released on 10 April 2020, called "Om Jag Vore DJ" and "Om Jag Vore DJ V2."^[11] Assergård has also released three EPs during his career: Naket, which was released in 2013, Skön that was released in 2015 and Snö which also was released that year.^[9] Assergård was nominated for the "Male live performer of the year" Rockbjörnen award in 2019, but Benjamin Ingrosso later received the award.^[12][13] On 28 August 2020, Assergård released the single "Livet Suger".

He participated in Melodifestivalen 2021, but was eliminated in the semi-final.^[14]

Discography

Adapted from Spotify.^[9]

Albums

Title	Year	Peak chart positions
		SWE
Rakt från hjärtat	2013	—
Den ensamma känslan	2015	—
Leva livet / En samling	2019	5 [7][A]

Extended plays

Title	Year
Naket	2013
Skön	2015
Snö

Singles

Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Certification	Album
		SWE
"Nyår"	2013	—	—	Non-album singles
"Milfen"	2014	—	—
"Skit i vad dom säger"		—	—
"Länge kvar"	2015	—	—
"All In"	2016	53 [16]	GLF: Platinum[8]	Länge livet/En samling
"Klä av mig"	2018	82 [17]	—
"Solglasögon i december"		89 [18]	—	Non-album singles
"Lova mig"		—	—
"Sönder"	2019	—	—
"Dom vi inte tycker om"	2020	—	—
"Om jag vore DJ"		—	—
"Om jag vore DJ V2"		—	—
"Livet suger"		—	—
"Om allting skiter sig"	2021	7 [19]	—
"Dör för dig"[20]		—[B]	—
"Vad gör du nu" (with Rasmus Gozzi and Froken Snusk)	2024	91 [22]	—

Notes

1. The album also placed at number 54 on the Swedish Year-end album chart in 2019.^[15]
2. "Dör för dig" did not enter the Swedish Singellista Chart, but peaked at number six on the Swedish Heatseeker Chart.^[21]

References

1. Landreus, Malkolm (19 December 2013). "Emil Assergård släpper nytt". allehanda (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 22 July 2019. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
2. "Biografi". emilassergard. Archived from the original on 18 September 2019. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
3. Ullerstam, Jerker (11 April 2016). "Emil Assergård skriver kontrakt med storbolag: "Det känns helt galet"". allehanda.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 16 April 2020.
4. Isberg, Emma (18 July 2019). "Doldisen om sin succékarriär: "Jag fattar ingenting"". NSD (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 19 July 2019. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
5. "Rakt från hjärtat by Emil Assergård on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
6. "Den Ensamma Känslan by Emil Assergård on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
7. "Veckolista Album, vecka 15, 2019". Sverigetopplistan. Archived from the original on 18 October 2019. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
8. "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 34, 2016" (Scroll down to number 85 on the chart). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
9. "Emil Assergård". Spotify. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
10. Carlsson, Peter (5 December 2015). "Assergård säljer guld och släpper EP". allehanda (in Swedish). Retrieved 16 April 2020.
11. "OM JAG VORE DJ by Emil Assergård". Spotify. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
12. Västernorrland, P4 (17 July 2019). "Emil Assergård nominerad till rockbjörnen – uppträder i Örnsköldsvik". Sveriges Radio (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 18 July 2019. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
13. Hartelius, Alex (13 August 2019). "Hov1 kungar över Rockbjörnen". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 30 August 2019. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
14. "LISTA: De tävlar i Melodifestivalen 2021". Aftonbladet. December 2020. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
15. "Årslista Album, 2019". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
16. "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 26, 2016". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
17. "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 5, 2018". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
18. "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 52, 2018". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
19. "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 9" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
20. Wigren, Helene (4 June 2021). "Emil Assergård släpper ny singel "Dör För Dig". Lyssna här" (Press release) (in Swedish). Warner Music Sweden. Mynewsdesk. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
21. "Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 23". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
22. "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 26, 2024". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 28 June 2024.