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Swedish singer
Chris Kläfford
Chris Kläfford in 2018
Birth name Mikael Christoffer Sjögren Born (1989-04-10 ) 10 April 1989 (age 35)
Ramsberg , SwedenOrigin Ramsberg, Sweden Genres Occupation(s) Singer Instrument(s) Vocals, guitar Years active 2010–present Labels
Universal Music
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Musical artist
Christoffer Kläfford (born 10 April 1989) is a Swedish singer, born in
Ramsberg , Sweden.
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Career
Kläfford began his music career performing for 10 years in small bars. In 2017, however, Kläfford won the
thirteenth season of the
Swedish Idol series .
[4] Kläfford has a total of three top five singles on national radio in a year and more than 35 million streams, platinum sales and sold-out concerts. He's the only winner having both the #1 and #7 most streaming singles at the same time. In the summer of 2018, he embarked on a tour consisting of 50 shows in Sweden.
[5] In 2019, Kläfford toured in Sweden together with the band
Gyllene Tider on their farewell tour.
[6]
Kläfford participated in the
14th series of
America's Got Talent , broadcast in 2019, where his first song choice was John Lennon' s "
Imagine ", which he also sang in the Idol finale.
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[8] His performance of "Imagine" is one of the most viewed videos on his YouTube channel. He was eliminated in the semifinals.
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Discography
Studio albums
Extended plays
Singles
^ "What Happened to Us" did not enter the
Swedish Singellista Chart , but peaked at number three on the Swedish Heatseeker Chart.
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^ "If Not with You, for You" did not enter the Swedish Singellista chart, but peaked at number 10 on the Swedish Heatseeker Chart.
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^ "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" did not enter the Swedish Singellista Chart, but peaked at number 17 on the Swedish Heatseeker Chart.
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Other charted songs
^ "Wicked Game" did not enter the Swedish Singellista chart, but peaked at number five on the Swedish Heatseeker chart.
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^ "Take Me to Church" did not enter the Swedish Singellista chart, but peaked at number 18 on the Swedish Heatseeker chart.
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References
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"Artister" .
Universal Music Group (in Swedish). Retrieved 13 April 2020 .
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"Chris Kläfford" . Universal Music . 9 September 2019. Retrieved 20 May 2020 .
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b Rosenberg, Filippa (9 October 2019).
"Chris Kläfford: "Jag var osäker som liten" " .
Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish).
ISSN
1101-2412 .
Archived from the original on 24 March 2020. Retrieved 24 March 2020 .
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Christoffer Kläfford vinnare av Idol 2017
Archived 3 September 2019 at the
Wayback Machine tv4.se Läst 9 december 2017
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"Chris Kläfford på stor sommarturné 2018" .
MyNewsDesk (in Swedish). 3 May 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2020 .
^ Isberg, Emma (25 July 2019).
" "Skönt att Gyllene Tider slutar" " . NSD (in Swedish).
Archived from the original on 1 September 2019. Retrieved 12 March 2020 .
^ Atad, Corey (10 July 2019).
"Swedish Singer Chris Kläfford Stuns On 'America's Got Talent' With Cover Of John Lennons 'Imagine' " . ET Canada . Archived from
the original on 11 July 2019. Retrieved 12 July 2019 .
^ America's Got Talent (11 July 2019),
Chris Kläfford Chats About His Dreams Coming True On AGT! - America's Got Talent 2019 ,
archived from the original on 12 July 2019, retrieved 12 July 2019
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"Veckolista Album, vecka 14" .
Sverigetopplistan . Retrieved 7 April 2023 .
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"Sverigetopplistan – Sveriges Officiella Topplista" .
Sverigetopplistan .
Archived from the original on 18 March 2020. Retrieved 23 December 2017 . Click on "Veckans albumlista".
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"Treading Water – EP av Chris Kläfford på Apple Music" .
iTunes Store (SE) . 15 December 2017. Sweden.
Archived from the original on 22 December 2017. Retrieved 23 December 2017 .
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"Something Like Me - EP by Chris Kläfford on Apple Music" .
Apple Music . Retrieved 2 June 2021 .
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"Legacy (Acoustic) - EP by Chris Kläfford on Apple Music" .
Apple Music . Retrieved 2 June 2021 .
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"Sverigetopplistan – Sveriges Officiella Topplista" . Sverigetopplistan.
Archived from the original on 18 March 2020. Retrieved 23 December 2017 .
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"Veckolista Heatseeker – Vecka 43, 26 oktober 2018" .
Sverigetopplistan .
Archived from the original on 26 October 2018. Retrieved 27 October 2018 .
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"Sober by Chris Kläfford" .
Spotify . Retrieved 1 April 2020 .
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"Sick by Chris Kläfford" . Spotify . Retrieved 1 April 2020 .
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"Cold At The Altar by Chris Kläfford" . Spotify . Retrieved 1 April 2020 .
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"Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 42" . Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 19 October 2019 .
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"Lost Someone by Chris Kläfford" . Spotify . Retrieved 20 May 2020 .
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"Remember When - Single by Chris Kläfford on Apple Music" .
Apple Music . Retrieved 2 June 2021 .
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"Chasing Heartaches - Single by Chris Kläfford on Apple Music" .
Apple Music . Retrieved 2 June 2021 .
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"Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 52" .
Sverigetopplistan . Retrieved 5 January 2023 .
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"Veckolista Heatseeker – Vecka 51, 22 dezember 2017" . Sverigetopplistan.
Archived from the original on 23 December 2017. Retrieved 23 December 2017 .
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