Felix Sandman

Karl Felix Wilhelm Sandman (born 25 October 1998) is a Swedish singer and actor.^[1] He is best known as a member of the boy band FO&O with two studio albums Off the Grid (2014) and FO&O (2017).^[2] He plays Sebastian Fagerman in the first Swedish Netflix original series Quicksand, which premiered on 5 April 2019.

Felix Sandman
Sandman in 2020
Background information
Birth name	Karl Felix Wilhelm Sandman
Born	(1998-10-25) 25 October 1998 (age 26) Värmdö, Stockholm County, Sweden
Genres	Pop soul R&B
Occupations	singer songwriter actor
Labels	TEN
Website	Official Twitter

Career

In 2017, FO&O split, and Sandman launched a solo career. His first solo single "Every Single Day" peaked at number one on the Swedish singles chart.^[3] Sandman took part in Melodifestivalen 2018 with the song making it to the Second Chance round where Sandman and Mimi Werner duelled for a place in the final.^[4][2] Sandman won the duel qualifying to the Melodifestivalen 2018 final at Friends Arena.^[5] He finished in second place in the final. Sandman was the spokesperson for Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest 2018.^[2] Later that year, he released his debut album Emotions and went on his first tour as a solo artist alongside friend and colleague Benjamin Ingrosso.

Sandman performing in 2018

In 2018, Sandman was cast in the main role of Sebastian Fagerman on the Netflix crime drama Quicksand. The series is inspired by the novel of the same name written by Malin Persson Giolito and is the first Swedish produced original series for Netflix.^[6] The series premiered on 5 April 2019.^[7]

Also in 2019, Sandman was cast as Jonas in a Netflix comedy drama series Home for Christmas released in December 2019 this series was also Netflix's first Norwegian original series. It was renewed for a second series in 2020 also released in December.

In 2020, Sandman competed in Melodifestivalen 2020 with the song "Boys with Emotions", reaching the finale through the Second Chance round. He finished in seventh place, scoring a total of 67 points.^[8]

In January 2025, Sandman released Yue.^[9]

Discography

See also: FO&O

Albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
		SWE [3]
Emotions	Released: 14 September 2018 Label: TEN Format: Digital download	3
Yue	Released: 31 January 2025[9] Label: Sandy Karlo, Sony Music Sweden Format: Digital download	TBA

Singles

As lead artist

Title	Year	Peak chart positions		Certifications	Album
		SWE [3]	NOR [10]
"Every Single Day"	2018	1	—	GLF: Platinum	Emotions
"Tror du att han bryr sig" (with Benjamin Ingrosso)		7	—	GLF: 2× Platinum[11]	Identification
"Imprint"		52	—		Emotions
"Part of Me"[12][13]		—	—
"Lovisa"		34	—
"Miss You Like Crazy"	2019	—	—
"Something Right"		85	—		TBA
"Happy Thoughts" (with Benjamin Ingrosso)		15	—	GLF: Gold[14]
"Middle of Nowhere"[15]		—[A]	—
"Mood for You"[17]		—	—
"Boys with Emotions"	2020	16	—
"Don't Look Back in Anger"		—	—
"Relations" (featuring Astrid S)		—[B]	7	IFPI Norway: Gold[19]
Nylon"[9]	2025	—	—		Yue
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

As featuring artist

Title	Year
"Starfish"[20] (Rhys featuring Felix Sandman)	2018

Tours

Headlining

• Klubbturné (2019)

Date	City	Country	Venue
4 October 2019	Falun	Sweden	Falu Bowling & Krog
5 October 2019	Partille		Partille Arena
11 October 2019	Helsingborg		The Tivoli
2 October 2019	Skövde		Bogrens
18 October 2019	Enköping		Cinema
19 October 2019	Norrköping		Arbis
25 October 2019	Örebro		Ritz
26 October 2019	Malmö		KB
8 November 2019	Umeå		REX
9 November 2019	Skellefteå		Verandan

Co-headlining

• Turné 2018 (with Benjamin Ingrosso) (2018–2019)

Date	City	Country	Venue
6 October 2018	Norrköping	Sweden	Louis de Geer konsert & kongress
7 October 2018	Karlstad		Karlstad CCC
12 October 2018	Örebro		Conventum
13 October 2018	Gothenburg		Gothenburg Concert Hall
14 October 2018	Halmstad		Halmstad Teater
19 October 2018	Luleå		Kulturens Hus
20 October 2018	Gävle		Konserthus
21 October 2018	Västeras		Konserthus
26 October 2018	Eskilstuna		Lokomotivet
28 October 2018	Linköping		Konsert & Kongress
2 November 2018	Karlskrona		Konserthus
3 November 2018	Jönköping		Concert Hall
10 November 2018	Uppsala		Konsert och Kongress
11 November 2018	Sundsvall		Tonhallen
23 November 2018	Vara		Konserthus
24 November 2018	Helsingborg		Helsingborg Arena
4 December 2018	Malmö		Malmö Live
12 December 2018	Stockholm		Cirkus
16 May 2019			Gröna Lund

Canceled concerts

Date	City	Country	Venue
18 November 2018	Kalmar	Sweden	Kalmarsalen

Filmography

• Vi är bäst! (2013)
• Quicksand (Netflix series) (2019)
• Home for Christmas (Hjem til jul) (Netflix series) (2019–2020)
• Sommartider – Filmen om Gyllene Tider [ru] (2024)

Awards and nominations

MTV Europe Music Awards

The MTV Europe Music Awards was established in 1994 by MTV Europe to award the music videos from European and International artists.

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result	Ref.
2018	Himself	Best Swedish Act	Nominated	[21]

Rockbjörnen

Rockbjörnen is a music prize in Sweden, divided into several categories, which is awarded annually by the newspaper Aftonbladet. The prize was first awarded in 1979, and is mostly centered on pop and rock.

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result	Ref.
2018	Himself	Male Live Artist of the Year	Nominated	[22]
		Breakthrough Artist of the Year	Won
	"Every Single Day"	Swedish Song of the Year	Nominated
	Felix Sandman Fans	Best Fans	Nominated
2019	Himself	Male Live Artist of the Year	Nominated	[23]
		Concert of the Year	Nominated
	Felix Sandman Fans	Best Fans	Nominated

Notes

1. "Middle of Nowhere" did not enter the Swedish Singellista Chart, but peaked at number seven on the Swedish Heatseeker Chart.^[16]
2. "Relations" did not enter the Swedish Singellista Chart, but peaked at number two on the Swedish Heatseeker Chart.^[18]