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

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

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

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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

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Singles

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Title Year Album
"Lycka är vår tid"[5] 2013 Non-album single
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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

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  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.