Alexander Michael Tidebrink Stomberg (born 3 May 1994), known by his stage name A7S, is a Swedish singer, disc jockey, producer and composer. His collaboration "Breaking Me" with German artist Topic was released on 19 December 2019. It reached top 10 positions in 24 countries including the United Kingdom, Germany, the Netherlands, Austria, Switzerland, Canada, Australia and Ireland. With "Breaking Me", A7S also reached the British single charts for the first time and garnered his first number-one in the Portuguese charts. Tidebrink has worked with artists such as Clean Bandit, Lil Baby, Nicky Romero,[2] Hardwell, Smith & Thell and Vigiland.[3]

A7S
Background information
Birth nameAlexander Michael Tidebrink Stomberg
Born (1994-05-03) 3 May 1994 (age 30)
Skellefteå, Sweden[1]
OriginUlricehamn, Sweden[1]
Occupations
  • singer
  • disc jockey
  • producer
  • composer
  • composer

A7S co-wrote the song "Only Thing We Know" by Alle Farben, which was certified gold in Germany[4] and Austria.[5]"Only Thing We Know" also went #1 on the German airplay charts which was the second number one on German airplay for Tidebrink. He also wrote and is featured artist on the track "Be Your Friend"[6] by Vigiland which peaked at number 7 on the Swedish chart[7] and was the fourth most streamed track in Sweden in 2018.[8]

His first 2020 single "Why Do You Lie to Me", together with Topic, features American rapper Lil Baby, and was released on 28 August 2020.[9]

In 2021, A7S teamed up again with Topic and remade ATB's number-one hit "9 PM (Till I Come)" collaborating with the German producer who had issued the song originally in the 1990s, André 'ATB' Tanneberger. Retitled "Your Love (9PM)", the record was released on Positiva Records and charted in a number of markets including Germany and on the UK Singles Chart (reaching number 23 on 12 February 2021).[10][11][12][13]

Discography

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Singles

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As lead artist

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List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name
Single Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
SWE
[14]
AUS
[15]
AUT
[16]
CAN
[17]
GER
[18]
IRE
[19]
NLD
[20]
SWI
[21]
UK
[22]
US
Dance/
Elec.

[23]
"Addicted"
(with Vigiland)
2015 51 Non-album singles
"Be Your Friend"
(with Vigiland & Ted Nights)
2018 6
  • GLF: 5× Platinum[25]
"Nice to Meet You"
(with Vigiland)
43
"We're the Same"
(with Vigiland)
2019 15
  • GLF: 2× Platinum[27]
"Breaking Me"
(with Topic)
11 4 2 9 3 3 2 4 3 3
"Why Do You Lie to Me"
(with Topic featuring Lil Baby)[33]
2020 98 86
"Your Love (9PM)"
(with Topic and ATB)[34]
2021 64 18 8 77 6 8
[35]
7 6 8 10
"Nirvana"[38]
"On and On"
(with S1mba)[39]
2022
"Kernkraft 400 (A Better Day)"
(with Topic)[40]
34 26 29 100
"Jumpstart"
"Dumb" 2023
"Lost in the Music" 2024
"Monster"
(with Alok)
"Out My Head"
(with Topic)
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released.
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List of singles as featured artist, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name
Single Year Peak chart positions Album
SMR
[41]
SVK
[42]
UK
[43]
US
Dance/
Elec.

[44]
"Everything but You"[45]
(Clean Bandit featuring A7S)
2022 38 53 55 20 TBA
"Location"
(Cheat Codes featuring A7S)
2023
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart, was not eligible to chart, or was not released in that territory.

Songwriting discography

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Artist Single Year Peak positions Certifications
AUT DEN GER SWI
Christopher "Bad" 2018 10
[46]
  • IFPI DEN: Platinum[47]
Alle Farben "Only Thing We Know"
(with Kelvin Jones and Younotus)
24
[5]
20
[48]
41

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Nominee(s) Result Ref.
2018 P3 Guld Song of the year As a Writer and Artist "Vigiland ft. Alexander Tidebrink - Be your friend" Nominated [50]
2018 1Live Krone Song of the year As a Writer "Alle farben - Only thing we know" Nominated [51]
2020 Denniz Pop Awards Rookie songwriter/producer Alexander Tidebrink/A7S Nominated [52]
2020 1Live Krone Song of the year A7S "Breaking me" Nominated [53]
2021 2021 Billboard Music Awards Song of the year A7S "Breaking me" Nominated [54]
2021 1Live krone Awards Best single A7S "Your love(9pm)" Nominated [55]
2021 Brit Awards International Song Of The Year A7S "Your love(9pm)" Nominated [56]
2021 Musikförläggarnas pris International Success Of The Year A7S/Alexander Tidebrink Nominated [57]
2022 1Live krone Awards Best dance single A7S "Kernkraft 400 (A Better Day)" Nominated [58]

References

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  5. ^ a b "Das österreichische Hitparaden- und Musik-Portal". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  6. ^ blog, Eargasm music (6 March 2018). "Vigiland - Be Your Friend (ft. Alexander Tidebrink)". Eargasm music blog. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  7. ^ "Sweden Top 20 (2018-04-21)". acharts.co. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  8. ^ "Mest streamade och köpta låtar i Sverige 2018 med svenska upphovsmän". ASTERIXIA (in Swedish). 30 March 2019. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  9. ^ "Topic brings more dance floor melancholy with Why Do You Lie To Me: Preview". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  10. ^ Varvaro, Chris (2021-01-15). "ATB, Topic, & A7S Recreate Dance Classic With "Your Love (9PM)"". The Nocturnal Times. Retrieved 2021-05-19.
  11. ^ "ATB collaborates with Topic to reimagine "Your Love (9pm)". Data Transmission. 2021-01-15. Retrieved 2021-05-19.
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  23. ^ "A7S Chart History: Dance/Electronic Songs". Billboard. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  24. ^ "Platinum IFPI Addicted". Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  25. ^ "Platinum IFPI Be your friend". Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  26. ^ "Platinum IFPI Nice to meet you". Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  27. ^ "Platinum IFPI We're the Same". Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  28. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2020 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  29. ^ "British certifications – A7S". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 10 July 2022. Type A7S in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
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  32. ^ "Gold & Platinum Search "A7S"". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
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  34. ^ "Your Love (9PM) - single". Apple Music. 15 January 2021. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  35. ^ "Top 100 Singles, Week Ending 5 March 2021". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
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  37. ^ "British certifications – Your Love (9PM)". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  38. ^ "Nirvana - Single by A7S on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  39. ^ "On and On - Single by A7S and S1mba on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  40. ^ "Kernkraft 400 (A Better Day) by Topic & A7S on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
  41. ^ Peak chart positions for singles in San Marino:
  42. ^ "SK – Radio – Top 100 – Everything But You: Clean Bandit & A7S" (in Czech). ČNS IFPI. April 1, 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
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  44. ^ "Clean Bandit Chart History: Dance/Electronic Songs". Billboard. Retrieved August 4, 2024.
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  47. ^ "Auszeichnungen Archiv". IFPI Denmark E. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  48. ^ "Offizielle Deutsche Charts - Offizielle Deutsche Charts". www.offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  49. ^ "Auszeichnungen Archiv". IFPI Austria - Verband der österreichischen Musikwirtschaft (in German). Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  50. ^ "Nominated P3 Guld 2019". Sveriges Radio (in Swedish). 28 November 2018.
  51. ^ "Nominated 1LIVEKRONE" (in German).
  52. ^ "Nominees Denniz Pop Awards 2020".
  53. ^ "Nominees 1live krone 2020".
  54. ^ "Finalists Billboard Music Awards 2021". Billboard.
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  56. ^ "Nominees Brit Awards 2021". Archived from the original on 2020-01-11. Retrieved 2022-01-04.
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