Introduction
Jhun Alexander Ferrer, also known by his stage name Newkid (born December 2, 1990), is a Swedish–Filipino rapper, signed to Sony Music Entertainment. His mother is Swedish and his father is Spanish–Filpino.
Career
Newkid released his debut studio album on April 15, 2011, named Alexander JR Ferrer and his debut single in Sweden was "Jag gråter bara i regnet". He is also featured on Lorentz & Sakarias' songs "Lever min dröm" and "Swischa förbi", as well as Ison & Fille's song "Lever såhär". Ferrer released the EP SS18 in the summer of 2018, which peaked at number 21 on the Swedish Albums Chart. He released his second studio album, SS/AW18, later that year. He also featured on Tjuvjakt's single "Apelsinskal", which peaked at number eleven on the Swedish Singles Chart. On April 24, 2020, he released the single "Kanske var vi rätt bra ändå". It peaked at number six on the Swedish Singles Chart. A music video for the song was released on Newkid's YouTube channel on April 29, 2020. Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet stated that Newkid will participate in the upcoming eleventh season of TV4's TV-show Så mycket bättre, which will be recorded in June 2020.
Reportedly, Newkid will release his third studio album in 2020. He released the single "Chambea" on May 22, 2020.
Discography
Albums
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| SWE | ||
| Alexander JR Ferrer |
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| SS/AW18 |
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Singles
Singles are adapted from Spotify.
As lead artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| SWE | |||
| "Gör det för" | 2010 | — | Non-album single |
| "Jag gråter bara i regnet" | 2011 | 51 | Alexander JR Ferrer |
| "Kate Moss" | 2017 | — | Non-album singles |
| "Drama" | — | ||
| "Ny lur" | 2018 | — | |
| "Lakan" | 55 | SS/AW18 | |
| "Mi Amor" | 2019 | 75 | Non-album singles |
| "Över dig" | 2020 | 96 | |
| "Svag" | — | ||
| "F.A.M.E (LeyLey)" | — | ||
| "En säng av rosor" | — | ||
| "Kanske var vi rätt bra ändå" | 6 | ||
| "Chambea" | — |
As featured artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| SWE | |||
| "Lever såhär" (Ison & Fille featuring Newkid) |
2010 | — | För evigt |
| "Mighty" (Petter featuring Newkid) |
2013 | — | Början på allt |
| "Utan dig" (Molly Sandén featuring Newkid) |
2017 | 16 | Större |
| "Apelsinskal" (Tjuvjakt featuring Newkid) |
2020 | 11 |
Non-album single |