• Comment: Thell is not notable outside Smith & Thell. As said by the previous commenter, you'll need more information of him outside the duo. TheNuggeteer (talk) 05:14, 11 June 2024 (UTC)
  • Comment: The issue brought up by the previous commentor did not get addressed. Tutwakhamoe (talk) 14:55, 5 July 2023 (UTC)
  • Comment: They might be notable, but right now the sourcing only shows the duo as being notable. You'll need more in-depth coverage of him outside the duo. Onel5969 TT me 18:15, 24 March 2023 (UTC)

Victor Thell
Background information
Born (1991-03-16) March 16, 1991 (age 33)
GenresPop
Rock
Occupation(s)Producer
Songwriter
Artist
Years active2012-present
Member ofSmith & Thell

Victor Thell (born March 16 1991 in Allerum, Helsingborg) is a Swedish music producer, songwriter and singer. He is part of the duo Smith & Thell alongside Maria Jane Smith. Since 2022, Victor Thell also runs the music publishing company Amare Publishing together with Sony Music Publishing.[1]

Biography

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Thell grew up in Helsingborg and in 2012 he started Smith & Thell together with Maria Jane Smith.[2] In 2014, Thell initiated a collaboration with Molly Sandén and they wrote Freak together.[3]

In 2015, Smith & Thell was awarded rookie artist/band of the year at the Denniz Pop Awards with Max Martin among others in the jury.[4] Smith & Thell was also voted New Emerging International Artist at Musexpo in Los Angeles 2016.[5]

In 2016, Victor Thell started working internationally with artists like Sunrise Avenue. In 2017, Thell produced six songs on Darin's album Tvillingen which became Sweden's most played radio song in 2018.[6]

In 2018, Smith & Thell had its first placement as number one in Sweden with Forgive Me Friend,[7] a song that also entered the Billboard Alternative Radio list in the USA in 2019.[8] Since then, the band has toured the US with shows in San Francisco,[9] Sacramento,[10] Minneapolis,[11] Los Angeles[12] and New York.[13] In New York, the band played at the Forest Hills Stadium together with The Head and the Heart, Fitz and the Tantrums, Young the Giant and Dashboard Confessional.[14]

In 2020, together with Maria Jane Smith, Thell won a Grammis as composers of the year.[15] In 2021, Thell was nominated for another Grammis,[16] and that year Smith & Thell won the Grand Prize at the International Songwriting Competition.[17]

References

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  1. ^ Valsinger, Christel (2022-03-29). "SONY MUSIC PUBLISHING STARTAR FÖRLAGSSAMARBETE MED VICTOR THELL". Musikindustrin (in Swedish). Retrieved 2023-03-06.
  2. ^ "Smith & Thell har återvänt till rötterna" (in Swedish). 15 May 2017.
  3. ^ "Freak". 11 August 2021.
  4. ^ "SMITH & THELL - Rookie Artist/Band 2015" (in Swedish).
  5. ^ "Smith & Thell" (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 2023-03-05. Retrieved 2023-03-06.
  6. ^ "SONG: Sunrise Avenue - 'I Help You Hate Me'" (in Swedish). 2017-08-23.
  7. ^ "Svensktoppen: Smith & Thells succé fortsätter". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 2019-02-10.
  8. ^ "YEAR-END CHARTS Hot Rock & Alternative Songs". Billboard. Retrieved 2023-03-06.
  9. ^ "Smith & Thell".
  10. ^ "Concerts in the Park: Smith and Thell | Music".
  11. ^ "Smith & Thell ★ 7th St Entry".
  12. ^ "Smith & Thell – the Moroccan Lounge".
  13. ^ "Smith & Thell". doNYC. Retrieved 2023-03-06.
  14. ^ "92.3 Summer Open Young the Giant / Fitz & The Tantrums / The Head and the Heart / Dashboard Confessional". Concert Archives. Retrieved 2023-03-06.
  15. ^ "Grammis till Helsingborgsduon Smith and Thell: "Vi tackar alla som har lyssnat"". Helsingborgs Dagblad (in Swedish). 2020-02-07.
  16. ^ "Guleed nomineras till ytterligare en Grammis". Norra Skåne (in Swedish). 2021-04-14.
  17. ^ "Previous Winners". International Songwriting Competition. Retrieved 2023-03-06.
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