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XOV is a Stockholm-based artist known for his iconic songwriting and dark pop sound. Since his debut in 2015, he has been featured in i-D Magazine, Billboard, and Rolling Stone, and performed around the world—in cities like LA, New York, London, Oslo, and Berlin. He first rose to international attention when Lorde invited him to collaborate on The Hunger Games: Mockingjay soundtrack, followed by his hit single Lucifer and a peak performance at Berlin’s Brandenburg Gate on New Year’s Eve 2016, playing to millions. His music has since surpassed 100 million streams and earned Gold and Platinum certifications.
Critics have compared XOV to artists like Frank Ocean and The Weeknd while highlighting his distinctive voice. He also creates poetry—his piece Stardust was performed at the first fashion show held in the European Parliament in 2023, supporting the movement to end modern slavery.
XOV is the founder of I AM YOU, a humanitarian organization launched during the refugee crisis, and has long served as an advisor to Human Rights Watch, co-founding Creators Society, their global artist network.
He is also the founder and creative director of SURREALIUM, a boutique fashion house based in a 1600s sea fortress in Vaxholm, the capital of Stockholm's archipelago. Surrealium creates artifacts that blur the line between dream and reality. XOV resides nearby and is recording his most ambitious album to date, with first releases expected in fall 2025.
xovofficial.com / surrealium.world
Critics have compared XOV to artists like Frank Ocean and The Weeknd while highlighting his distinctive voice. He also creates poetry—his piece Stardust was performed at the first fashion show held in the European Parliament in 2023, supporting the movement to end modern slavery.
XOV is the founder of I AM YOU, a humanitarian organization launched during the refugee crisis, and has long served as an advisor to Human Rights Watch, co-founding Creators Society, their global artist network.
He is also the founder and creative director of SURREALIUM, a boutique fashion house based in a 1600s sea fortress in Vaxholm, the capital of Stockholm's archipelago. Surrealium creates artifacts that blur the line between dream and reality. XOV resides nearby and is recording his most ambitious album to date, with first releases expected in fall 2025.
xovofficial.com / surrealium.world
Genres
: swedish soul
Monthly listeners
90,228
Followers
20,964
Most popular tracks
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14,421,611 | 2:47 | 2020-06-05 | |
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10,504,398 | 3:24 | 2014-04-28 | |
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5,737,675 | 3:54 | 2014-10-16 | |
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4,265,769 | 3:49 | 2015-09-11 | |
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3,531,024 | 4:49 | 2015-06-26 | |
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3,091,677 | 3:19 | 2014-11-17 | |
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2,852,153 | 3:41 | 2015-01-14 | |
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2,320,174 | 3:53 | 2015-01-14 | |
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2,211,445 | 3:13 | 2023-06-01 |
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