Ulrik Munther
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Jens Ulrik Munther (born 18 February 1994) is a Swedish singer-songwriter, actor and multi-instrumentalist signed to
Early life
Munther started very young playing in different youth rock bands around
Career
2009: Lilla Melodifestivalen / MGP Nordic
At age 15, he took part in Lilla Melodifestivalen, a national Swedish competition for young singers to qualify to the MGP Nordic (Melody Grand Prix Nordic) competition with his own song "En vanlig dag" ("An Ordinary Day").[3] After winning the Swedish contest, he went on to win the title at the MGP Nordic competition[4] in which participants from Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Finland competed.
2010–12: Ulrik Munther
After 1 year from winning the MGP Nordic title, Munther took part in Metro Music Challenge again with his own composition "Life" coming second. Producer
Melodifestivalen 2012
In 2012, Munther participated in the second semi-final of Melodifestivalen 2012 with the song "Soldiers". He was among the two winners of the night, managing to get to the contest's final, that took place on 10 March 2012 at the Globe Arena in Stockholm. Loreen with her song "Euphoria" won not only the Melodifestivalen but the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 as well.[5] Munther and "Soldiers" finished 3rd overall in the Melodifestivalen behind Loreen and runner-up Danny Saucedo.
2012–13: Rooftop
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On 21 December 2012, the music video for his single "San Francisco Says Hello" came out on YouTube which was filmed in San Francisco earlier that month. It also received more attention when Perez Hilton posted it on his Twitter page three weeks later.
Melodifestivalen 2013
In 2013, Munther participated in the 4th semi-final Melodifestivalen 2013 on 23 February 2013 in Malmö, Sweden singing the song "Tell the World I'm Here" co-written by Munther with songwriters Thomas G:son and Peter Boström. Munther again finished 3rd overall in the Melodifestivalen behind Robin Stjernberg and Yohio. Shortly after, Munther released his second album Rooftop, which reached No. 4 on the Swedish Album Charts. The album was preceded by third-place 2013 Melodifestivalen entry "Tell the World I'm Here", with "Requiem" being released as the third single afterwards.
Personal life
Ulrik continues to be private about his personal life, however when pressed by a journalist at Melodifestivalen 2013, Ulrik stated he was single. Despite him being so private, he told Perfect Day Media in their podcast Sommartankar, that he is now living with his girlfriend Beata Wallgren in Stockholm.
Discography
Albums
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |
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SWE
[6] |
JPN [7] | |||
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1 | — |
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| Rooftop |
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4 | 207 | |
| Allt jag ville säga |
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3 | — | |
| Put Your Self Out There |
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— | — | |
Extended plays
| Title | Extended play details |
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| Shine a Light - a Gift for You |
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| Are You Alright? |
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Singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||||||||
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| SWE [6] |
FRA
[9] |
JPN
[10] | |||||||||||||||||
| "Boys Don't Cry" | 2010 | 31 | — | — | — |
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| "Born This Way" | 2011 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||
| "Moments Ago" | 20 | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
| "Je t'ai menti (Kill for Lies)" (with Caroline Costa) |
— | 6 | 107 | — | J'irai | ||||||||||||||
| "Soldiers" | 2012 | 6 | — | — | — |
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| "Sticks and Stones" | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
| "San Francisco Says Hello" | 2013 | — | — | — | — | Rooftop | |||||||||||||
| "Tell the World I'm Here" | 11 | — | — | 40 |
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| "Requiem" | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
| "Jag vet inte hur man gör" | 2014 | — | — | — | — | Allt jag ville säga | |||||||||||||
| "Nån gång" | 2015 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||
| "Alltid leva, aldrig dö" | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
| "Närmare himlen" | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
| "Coffee in Shanghai" | 2017 | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |||||||||||||
| "Before" | 2018 | —[A] | — | — | — | Are You Alright? | |||||||||||||
| "Say Goodbye" | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
| "I Don't Wanna Talk Right Now" | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
| "Frank Ocean" | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
| "Daughter" | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
| "Are You Alright?" | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
| "Gloom." | 2020 | — | — | — | — | Put Your Self Out There | |||||||||||||
| "Man in Need"[12] | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
| "C'est la vie" | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
| "Don't Worry" | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
| "Jag älskar dig" (featuring Maia Hirasawa) |
2021 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||
| "Come Find Me" | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
| "—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released. | |||||||||||||||||||
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | The Here After | John |
- Documentaries
- 2012: Big in Japan
Notes
- Swedish Singles Chart, but peaked at number six on the Swedish Heatseekers chart.[11]
References
- ^ "MyNewsDesk: Ulrik Munther – ny artist med över en miljon views på YouTube". Archived from the original on 25 February 2011. Retrieved 29 October 2011.
- ^ DN.se: Ulrik Munther vill pricka rätt (in Swedish)
- ^ GP.se: Ulrik vann MGP Nordic Archived 2 December 2009 at the Wayback Machine (in Swedish)
- ^ YLE: Sverige knep segern i Melodi Grand Prix Nordic (in Swedish)
- ^ Sweden: Two more acts direkt till Globen Archived 13 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b Hung, Steffen. "Discography Ulrik Munther". Swedish Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
- ^ "Discography Ulrik Munther". ウルリック・マンターの作品.
- ^ Hung, Steffen. "Discographie Ulrik Munther". Belgium (Wallonia) Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
- ^ Hung, Steffen. "Discographie Ulrik Munther". French Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
- ^ "Billboard Japan Hot 100". Billboard Japan.
- ^ "Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 7, 2018" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
- ^ "Man in Need- Single by Ulrik Munther". Apple Music. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
External links
- Official website
- Ulrik Munther on Facebook
- Ulrik Munther on Twitter
- Ulrik Munther on Instagram
- Ulrik Munther at IMDb
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