Victor Crone
Victor Fritz-Crone (born 31 January 1992), also known as Victor Crone, is a Swedish singer, guitarist and songwriter. He represented Estonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 in Tel Aviv with the song "Storm".[1]
Victor Crone | |
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Crone at Melodifestivalen 2020 in Malmö | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Victor Fritz-Crone |
| Also known as | Victor Crone |
| Born | 31 January 1992 Österåker, Sweden |
| Genres | Dance pop, pop-rock, electro dance, folktronica |
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| Years active | 2014–present |
| Labels | Roxy Recordings |
Biography Edit
Victor Crone was born and raised in Österåker, Sweden. He started playing guitar and writing songs at the age of 15. When he was 18 he moved to Los Angeles and Nashville to write songs with acclaimed artists such as Diane Warren, Desmond Child and Eric Bazilian. He performed in some international music conference centers of Los Angeles and he also released a song "Jimmy Dean" under his name Vic Heart.
In 2015, Victor released his debut single "Burning Man". He participated in Melodifestivalen 2015, featuring in the Behrang Miri song "Det rår vi inte för", which failed to qualify from the Andra Chansen round, losing to Samir & Viktor.[2] On 16 February 2019, Victor Crone won the Estonian national selection Eesti Laul with the song "Storm" and he received the right to represent Estonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019, held in Tel Aviv, Israel. On 15 May, he qualified to the final. In the final Victor Crone placed 20th.
In November 2019, it was revealed that Crone joined the 2020 lineup for Melodifestivalen 2020. With his song, "Troubled Waters", he qualified to the finale from the fourth semifinal. He finished in ninth place, scoring a total of 57 points.[3]
In November 2022, Crone was revealed to compete in Melodifestivalen 2023 with the song, "Diamonds".[4] During the second round of the first heat, Crone placed second with 80 points and advanced to the second chance semi final,[5] where he placed sixth overall with 28 points and was eliminated.[6]
Discography Edit
Studio albums Edit
| Title | Details |
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| Troubled Waters |
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Singles Edit
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SWE [7] | EST [8] | SCO [9] | SWI [10] | UK Down. [11] | |||
| "Jimmy Dean" (as Vic Heart) | 2014 | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "Burning Man" | 2015 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Det rår vi inte för" (with Behrang Miri) | 2015 | 69 | — | — | — | — | Melodifestivalen 2015 |
| "Feelgood Day" | 2016 | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "Cadillac" (with Maximani) | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "California" | 2017 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Sunshine and Rain" | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Coming Up" (with Tungevaag & Raaban) | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Made Of" | 2018 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Storm" | 2019 | 39 | 1 | 56 | 91 | 59 | Eurovision Song Contest: Tel Aviv 2019 |
| "Discovery"[12] (with Syn Cole) | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |
| "Take Me Away"[13] (with Tungevaag & Raaban) | —[A] | — | — | — | — | ||
| "This Can't Be Love" | — | — | — | — | — | Troubled Waters | |
| "Troubled Waters" | 2020 | 17 [15] | — | — | — | — | |
| "Yes, I Will Wait"[16] | — | — | — | — | — | TBA | |
| "These Days (Longing for Christmas)"[17] | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Rains"[18] | 2021 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Waiting on Your Love"[19] | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Love Someone Like Me"[20] | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Wind in My Sails"[21] | 2022 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Dynamite" | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Lonely World" (with K-391) | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Diamonds" | 2023 | 84 [22] | — | — | — | — | Melodifestivalen 2023 |
| "Twentyfourseven"[23] | — | — | — | — | — | TBA | |
| "All Time Love" | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "—" denotes a release that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||
References Edit
- Notes
- ^ "Take Me Away" did not enter the Swedish Singellista Chart, but peaked at number three on the Swedish Heatseeker Chart.[14]
- Sources
- ^ Victor Crone wins Eesti Laul 2019 wiwibloggs.com. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
- ^ "Här är artisterna i Melodifestivalen". Dagens Nyheter. 24 November 2014. from the original on 27 December 2014. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
- ^ Thornéus, Ebba; Demirian, Natalie; Ek, Torbjörn (7 March 2020). "The Mamas vinner Melodifestivalen 2020". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 8 March 2020.
- ^ Farren, Neil (2022-11-29). "Sweden: Melodifestivalen 2023 Heats 1 and 2 Participants Revealed". Eurovoix. Retrieved 2023-02-06.
- ^ "Resultat deltävling 1". media.melodifestivalen.se (in Swedish). 4 February 2023. Retrieved 2023-02-06.
- ^ "Resultat semifinal". media.melodifestivalen.se (in Swedish). 4 March 2023. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
- ^ "Discography Victor Crone". swedishcharts.com. from the original on 8 March 2017. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
- ^ Nestor, Siim (25 February 2019). "EESTI TIPP-40 MUUSIKAS: Ajalooline hetk – nublu on esikohalt kukutatud". Eesti Ekspress (in Estonian). from the original on 26 February 2019. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
- ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart: 24 May 2019 – 30 May 2019". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
- ^ "Discographie Victor Crone". hitparade.ch. from the original on 5 April 2017. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
- ^ "Official Singles Downloads Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
- ^ "Discovery - Single by Syn Cole & Victor Crone on Apple Music". iTunes Store. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
- ^ "Take Me Away - Single by Tungevaag & Raaban & Victor Crone on Apple Music". iTunes Store. from the original on 25 July 2019. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
- ^ "Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 30". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
- ^ "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 11". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
- ^ ""Yes, I Will Wait" - single". Apple Music. 26 June 2020. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
- ^ ""These Days (Longing for Christmas)" - single". Apple Music. 20 November 2020. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
- ^ ""Rains" - single". Apple Music. 19 February 2021. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
- ^ ""Waiting On Love" - single". Apple Music. 2 July 2021. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
- ^ ""Love Someone Like Me" out now!". Facebook. 10 December 2021. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
- ^ ""Wind in My Sails" - single". Apple Music. 21 January 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
- ^ "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 11". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
- ^ "New music this week (part 2): Songs from Marco Mengoni, Loïc Nottet, Eldar and more". Wiwibloggs. 28 May 2023. Retrieved 31 May 2023.