Björnzone
Björnzone | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Sweden |
| Genres | Pop |
| Years active | 2024–present |
| Labels | Sony Music |
| Members | |
| Website | bjornzoneofficial |
Björnzone are a fictional Swedish parody boy band supergroup created in 2024 by comedian Björn Gustafsson.[1] They first debuted as an interval act for Melodifestivalen 2024, where they performed "Still the One", jokingly entering as a 13th entry for the competition's final in March. With Gustafsson as lead singer, Björnzone consists of ten members; the other nine are Adam Lundgren, Boris René, Casper Janebrink, Eric Saade, Filip Berg, Loa Falkman, Måns Zelmerlöw, Ulrik Munther and Victor Leksell.[2][3] All are established singers, with the exception of actors Lundgren and Berg.[2]
"Still the One" was written by Johan Carlsson, Rami Yacoub and Charlie Puth.[2] In an interview with Aftonbladet, Gustafsson said that he first reached out to Carlsson with the idea, who then got in touch with frequent collaborator Puth.[2] Following the Melodifestivalen final, the song was released onto digital music platforms as a solo recording as Gustafsson felt it was too complicated to deal with all the members' various record label agreements.[4] "Still the One" became one of the most-streamed songs on Spotify in Sweden, and peaked at number 15 on the Sverigetopplistan singles chart.[4][5] The performance of "Still the One" ended up as the most-watched YouTube video of 2024 in Sweden.[6]
On 29 November 2024, the group released "A Christmas Song", written by Johan Carlsson and Andreas Carlsson, through Sony Music, with proceeds going to Radiohjälpen.[7][8] Recording and filming was done in Los Angeles, United States, in September 2024, as a secret project with Sveriges Television (SVT).[9][10] The Christmas song was recorded at Henson Studios, the same studio where "We Are the World" was recorded.[7] "A Christmas Song" became the first Christmas song to debut atop the Svensktoppen chart and has peaked at number six on the Sverigetopplistan chart.[11][12] The song was the most-streamed 2024 Christmas song in Sweden, according to Spotify.[13] Björnzone 2.0, a documentary following the band as they record "A Christmas Song", was released by SVT on 25 December 2024.[14]
Discography
[edit]Singles
[edit]| Single | Year | Peak positions |
|---|---|---|
| SWE [5][12] | ||
| "Still the One" | 2024 | 15 |
| "A Christmas Song" | 6 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Nya jullåten från Björnzone samlar in pengar till Radiohjälpen". Sveriges Radio (in Swedish). Sveriges Radio. 29 November 2024. Retrieved 26 December 2024.
- ^ a b c d Wandrell, Malin; Demirian, Natalie (13 March 2024). "Björnzone har seglat upp på Spotifys topplista: "Varsågoda"". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 26 December 2024.
- ^ Åberg, Robin (29 November 2024). "Björnzone återförenas och släpper välgörande jullåt". Café (in Swedish). Retrieved 26 December 2024.
- ^ a b Ek, Tobbe (14 March 2024). ""Tjejer med Luciahår" fick vissa artister att tacka nej till Björnzone – och därför är det bara Björn Gustafsson som sjunger på Spotify". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 26 December 2024.
- ^ a b "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 12" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 26 December 2024.
- ^ "Björnzone populärast på Youtube 2024". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). 3 December 2024. Retrieved 26 December 2024.
- ^ a b "Efter Mellosuccén: Björnzone gör jullåt". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). TT News Agency. 29 November 2024. Retrieved 26 December 2024.
- ^ "Historisk julsuccé på Svensktoppens förstaplats" (in Swedish). Sveriges Radio. 15 December 2024. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
- ^ Demirian, Natalie (12 September 2024). "Björnzone återförenade – "topphemlig" inspelning i Los Angeles". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 26 December 2024.
- ^ Loberg, Therese; Andrée, Benjamin (12 September 2024). "Björnzone återförenas – efter succén i Melodifestivalen". Expressen (in Swedish). Retrieved 26 December 2024.
- ^ "Victor och Filip från Björnzone om historiska succén på Svensktoppen" (in Swedish). Sveriges Radio. 15 December 2024. Retrieved 26 December 2024.
- ^ a b "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 50" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 26 December 2024.
- ^ TT News Agency (20 December 2024). "Björnzone bakom årets största nya jullåt". Dagens Nyheter. Retrieved 26 December 2024.
- ^ Karlsson, Erik (1 January 2025). "Boris René efter succén med jullåten: "Surfar på en våg"" (in Swedish). Sveriges Television. Retrieved 2 January 2025.