Genres Pop Genre Pop music Record label Warner Music Group | Years active 2014-present Origin Sweden (2014) | |
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Labels Stockhouse /
Warner Music Sweden Members Samir Badran, Viktor Frisk Nominations Grammis Award for Song of the Year Similar Ace Wilder, Robin Bengtsson, SaRaha, Panetoz, Oscar Zia Profiles | ||
Samir & Viktor or Samir och Viktor is a Swedish music duo that consists of Paradise Hotel contestant Samir Badran and fashion blogger Viktor Frisk. Samir & Viktor participated in Melodifestivalen 2015 with the song "Groupie", which finished eighth in the final, and again in Melodifestivalen 2016 with Bada Nakna which placed 12th overall.
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2014: Debut single
In May 2014 the duo released their first music single called "Success". The song peaked at number one in its first week on the Swedish iTunes chart. and reached number three on Sverigetopplistan, the official Swedish Singles Chart.
2015–present: Melodifestivalen
Samir & Viktor participated in Melodifestivalen 2015 with the song "Groupie" in a bid to represent Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 in Vienna, Austria. They performed on 14 February 2015 in the second semi-final round finishing 3rd moving to the "Second Chance" round on 7 March 2015 where they confronted Behrang Miri feat. Victor Crone in "Det rår vi inte för". Winning the round with a big margin, they qualified to the finals in Stockholm held on 14 March finishing eighth overall. "Groupie" proved very successful commercially reaching number three on Sverigetopplistan, the official Swedish Singles Chart. The duo's follow-up single was "Saxofuckingfon", the song peaked at number two on the Swedish Singles Chart.
They took part in Melodifestivalen 2016 with the song "Bada nakna". They qualified to andra chansen through the first semi-final on 6 February 2016. They qualified to the final through andra chasen, but they ended up placing last. Their follow-up single "Fick Feeling" was digitally released on 25 May 2016.
Songs
Bada nakna2016
Groupie2015
Saxofuckingfon2015