Introduction
Isac Elliot Lundén (born 26 December 2000), professionally known as Isac Elliot, is a Finnish pop singer, songwriter, dancer and actor. He is best known for his song "New Way Home" and his debut album Wake Up World in 2013, both of which gained success in Finland and Norway. The follow-up album Follow Me was released in 2014 charting in Finland and Norway.
Music career
2012: Career beginnings
Elliot was a member of the boy choir Cantores Minores and appeared in the Svenska Teatern musicals Cabaret and Kristina från Duvemåla. His song "Pop Goes My Heart" was heard in the film Ella ja kaverit (2012).
2013–present: Wake Up World and Follow Me
Isac Elliot’s debut single “New Way Home” was released on 14 February 2013. The single peaked at number one on the Official Finnish Singles Chart and at number 14 in Norway. Elliot's debut album Wake Up World, produced by Joonas Angeria, was released 24 May 2013, and peaked at number one on the Finnish albums chart.
In March 2013 he was included in the future stars section of Billboard's "Next Big Sound" list in the 11th place. The documentary Dream Big – The Movie about Elliot's career was released in cinemas on 14 February 2014.
Elliot's second studio album Follow Me was released on 7 November 2014. The album was recorded in Helsinki, London, Stockholm and Los Angeles with producers Jonas W. Karlsson, Axel Ehnström, Victor Thell and Kevin Högdahl. Following the release of Follow Me, Elliot also embarked on a "Save a Girl" tour in the end of November 2014.
In May 2016, he was picked as Elvis Duran's Artist of the Month and was featured on NBC's Today show hosted by Kathie Lee Gifford and Hoda Kotb and broadcast nationally in the United States where he performed live his song "What About Me".
Personal life
Isac Elliot is Swedo-Finnish. He is the son of Fredrik "Fredi" Lundén, the lead singer for the band The Capital Beat.
Discography
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FIN |
NOR | |||
| Wake Up World |
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1 | 4 |
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| Follow Me |
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6 | 10 | |
| Faith |
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20 |
— | |
Extended plays
| Title | Extended play details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FIN |
NOR | |||
| A Little More |
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— | 20 |
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Singles
As lead artist
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FIN |
NOR | ||||||||||||||
| 2013 | "New Way Home" | 1 | 14 | Wake Up World | |||||||||||
| "First Kiss" | — | — | |||||||||||||
| "Dream Big" | — | — | Wake Up World (The Ellioteer Edition) | ||||||||||||
| "My Favorite Girl" |
— | — | |||||||||||||
| 2014 | "Baby I" | — | — | Follow Me | |||||||||||
| "Tired of Missing You" | — | — | |||||||||||||
| "Just Can't Let Her Go" | — | — | |||||||||||||
| 2015 | "Save a Girl" | — | — | Non-album single | |||||||||||
| "Lipstick" |
19 | — | Faith | ||||||||||||
| "No One Else" | — | — | |||||||||||||
| 2016 | "Worth Something" | — | — | ||||||||||||
| "What About Me" | — | — | |||||||||||||
| 2017 | "She" | — | — | ||||||||||||
| "Ayo" | — | — | |||||||||||||
| "Eyes Shut" | — | — | |||||||||||||
| "I Wrote a Song for You" | — | — | |||||||||||||
| "Mouth to Mouth" | — | — | |||||||||||||
| 2018 | "Rich & Famous" |
— | — | Non-album singles | |||||||||||
| 2019 | "Waiting Game" | 8 |
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| "—" denotes single that did not chart or was not released. | |||||||||||||||
As featured artist
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FIN |
NOR | |||
| 2016 | "Beast" (Tungevaag & Raaban featuring Isac Elliot) |
5 | 9 | Faith |
| 2018 | "Throw Popcorn" (Samuel Daayata featuring Isac Elliot) |
— | — | Non-album singles |
| 2019 | "Soldi" (Remix) (Mahmood featuring Isac Elliot) |
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