Lukas Meijer

Lukas Meijer
Meijer in 2018
Meijer in 2018
Background information
Born (1988-08-21) 21 August 1988 (age 36)
Ulricehamn, Sweden[1]
GenresRock
Occupation(s)Musician, singer, songwriter
InstrumentGuitar

Lukas Meijer (born 21 August 1988) is a Swedish rock musician, guitarist, singer and songwriter, vocalist of band No Sleep For Lucy.

Together with Polish DJ Gromee, he represented Poland at the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 in Lisbon, Portugal, with the song "Light Me Up".[2]

Biography

He spent his childhood in Ulricehamn. He graduated from high school in Tingsholm and studied at the Uppsala University.[3] In his youth he practiced ice hockey.[4] His brother, Sebastian Meijer, is a professional ice hockey player. Lukas was very close to signing a hockey contract but decide to become a musician instead.

Discography

Singles

Title Year Album
"Lycka är vår tid"[5] 2013 Non-album single
Title Year Peak chart positions Sales Certifications Album
POL
[6] 		LIT
[7] 		SLO
[8] 		RUS
[9]
"Without You"
(Gromee featuring Lukas Meijer) 		2017 9 — — — Chapter One
"Light Me Up"
(Gromee featuring Lukas Meijer) 		2018 1 17 27 99
  • POL: 2× Platinum[12]

References

  1. ^ Sveriges befolkning 1990: Meijer, Lukas Dan Emil
  2. ^ Knoops, Roy (3 March 2018). "Poland: Gromee & Lukas Meijer win Krajowe Eliminacje 2018 and will go to Lisbon!". esctoday.com. Archived from the original on 20 February 2019. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
  3. ^ "Kim jest Lukas Meijer, szwedzki reprezentant Polski na Eurowizji 2018?" (in Polish). plejada.pl. 4 March 2018. Archived from the original on 8 March 2018. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  4. ^ ""Me from Poland and Margaret from Sweden? That would be something!" Interview with Lukas Meijer- Krajowe Eliminacje 2018 participant". infepoland.eu. 18 February 2018. Archived from the original on 19 July 2018. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  5. ^ Lukas Meijer, Lycka är vår tid, archived from the original on 3 April 2018, retrieved 3 April 2018
  6. ^ Peak chart positions for singles in Poland:
  7. ^ "M-1 Topai". www.m-1.fm. Archived from the original on 14 August 2017. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
  8. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 16 January 2016. Retrieved 9 May 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  9. ^ "Gromee feat. Lukas Meijer – Light Me Up (послушать музыку, посмотреть видео клип)". tophit.ru. Archived from the original on 6 December 2018. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
  10. ^ a b "Certification criteria" (in Polish). ZPAV. Archived from the original on 4 March 2017. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
  11. ^ "Albums and singles certified Platinum in 2019" (in Polish). ZPAV. Archived from the original on 10 January 2019. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
  12. ^ "Albums and singles certified Platinum in 2021" (in Polish). ZPAV. Archived from the original on 22 September 2021. Retrieved 14 July 2021.