Oscar Stembridge
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| Origin | Sweden |
| Genres | Pop |
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| Years active | 2019–present |
| Website | oscarstembridge |
Oscar Stembridge is a Swedish singer-songwriter and guitarist.
Life and career
[edit]Oscar Stembridge is a self-taught Swedish singer and multi-instrumentalist. He plays guitar, piano, drums, and ukulele.[1] He began by recording himself playing cover songs by artists such as Queen, Guns N' Roses, Ed Sheeran, Avicii, and Shawn Mendes, which his parents posted on social media.[1] At the age of ten, he was the youngest person to ever get a recording contract with Universal Music Sweden.[2][3] In 2019, when he was eleven years old, he was invited to perform on the reality music program Allsång på Skansen—being the youngest musician to ever do so.[4] The same year, he released his first original single, titled "Losing You".[4]
In 2020, he played the Journey song "Don't Stop Believin'" for Crown Princess Victoria on her birthday, at an event that included performances by the Mamas, Linnea Henriksson, Petra Marklund, and Anne Sofie von Otter.[5]
Stembridge has also appeared on television. In 2020, he landed the lead male role on the SVT musical series Kär, which consists of 122 episodes. His co-star is the 12-year-old Eva Jumatate.[6][7]
In 2022, Stembridge independently released his debut EP, THIR13EN.[8]
In 2024, he appeared on the 19th season of America's Got Talent, only the second Swede to do so in the show's history.[9]
Discography
[edit]EPs
- THIR13EN (2022)
Singles
- "Hold My Hand" (2018)
- "Train" (2018)
- "Losing You" (2019)
- "Hold on Me" (2019)
- "We March" (2019)
- "Sleepless" (2019)
- "Too Much" (2020)
- "Where Are You Now?" (2020)
- "WOW" (2020)
- "These Days" (2021)
- "Don't Lie to Me" (2022)
- "Am I the Only One" (2022)
- "Young Ones" (2022)
- "Fake Front" (2022)
- "What If" (2024)
References
[edit]- ^ a b Fernstedt, Nora (3 May 2019). "Drömmen om skivkontrakt blev sann för Oscar, 11". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 23 April 2024.
- ^ Stivale, Shelby (26 February 2019). "Oscar Stembridge Becomes Youngest Artist Ever to Sign Record Deal with Universal Sweden". TigerBeat. TigerBeat Media. Retrieved 23 April 2024.[dead link]
- ^ "Stora drömmar ledde 11-åringen hela vägen till skivkontrakt" [Big dreams led the 11-year-old all the way to a record deal]. Sydsvenskan (in Swedish). 14 April 2019. Retrieved 23 April 2024.[better source needed]
- ^ a b Nylund, Daniel. "Sommarens yngsta artist som gästar Allsång på Skansen är 11 år gamla Oscar Stembridge: "Jag är superglad"". Svenska (in Swedish). Retrieved 23 April 2024.
- ^ Hartelius, Alex (14 July 2020). "Oscar Stembridge gjorde succé".
- ^ Kjellden, Jakab (18 August 2020). "Oscar är stjärnorna i SVT's nya maratonprojekt". Expressen.
- ^ Höggren, Saga (28 August 2020). "Kärlek är bra grejer". SVD.
- ^ Shapiro, Rebecca (25 March 2022). "Oscar Stembridge, Teen Rock Sensation from Sweden Releases Latest Single".
- ^ TT (26 June 2024). "Svenske Oscar tävlar i "America's got talent"". Dagens Nyheter.