Håkan Georg Hellström (; born 2 April 1974) is a Swedish musician. He made his breakthrough in Sweden in 2000 with the song "Känn ingen sorg för mig Göteborg" and the album by the same name. He has released eleven studio albums to date with eight reaching number one on the Swedish Albums Chart, while Ett kolikbarns bekännelser reached number two.
Hellström played drums in the Swedish indie pop band Broder Daniel between 1988 and 1994, then briefly for Swedish alternative rock band Honey Is Cool with Karin Dreijer from The Knife and Fever Ray. In 1997, he rejoined Broder Daniel to play the bass, until 2003 when he left the band again to focus completely on his solo career.
In 2006, following the birth of his son, he announced that he would take a break from touring and recording. Despite this, he still performed occasional gigs and continues to release very successful albums.
On 5 June 2016, he performed a concert at Ullevi Stadium in Gothenburg that set a new attendance record of 70,144 people. In the summer of 2020, he was supposed to celebrate 20 years since his first album release, by having four concerts at Ullevi Stadium. All of the concerts were cancelled due to Covid-19 but were instead held in August 2022. On 15 May 2020, Hellström released the album Rampljus Vol.1. The album peaked at number one on the Swedish Albums Chart, marking Hellström's ninth album to do so. Shortly after the release of Rampljus Vol.1, Hellström released the album Rampljus. The album contains the songs from the previous release and seven new songs.
Hellström is also known for the many complaints about his singing off key. Some music critics have defended him, calling his voice sensitive and strained, as well as unique and gripping.
Discography
Albums
Studio albums
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+List of studio albums, with chart positions and certifications
! scope="col" rowspan="2"|Album
! scope="col" rowspan="2"|Year
! scope="col" colspan="2"|Peak positions
! scope="col" rowspan="2"|Certifications
|-
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | SWE<br>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | NOR<br>
|-
! scope="row"| Känn ingen sorg för mig Göteborg
| 2000
| 1 || 21
|
- SWE: Platinum
|-
! scope="row"| Det är så jag säger det
| 2002
| 1 || 3
|
- SWE: Platinum
|-
! scope="row"| Ett kolikbarns bekännelser
| 2005
| 2 || 9
|
- SWE: Gold || —
|
|}
Live albums
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|-
! scope="col" rowspan="2"|Album
! scope="col" rowspan="2"|Year
! scope="col" colspan="1"|Peak positions
|-
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | SWE<br>
Singles
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|-
! scope="col" rowspan="2" width="300"|Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2"|Year
! scope="col" colspan="1"|Peak positions
! scope="col" rowspan="2"|Certifications
! scope="col" rowspan="2"|Album
|-
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | SWE<br>
| rowspan=10| Det kommer aldrig va över för mig
|-
! scope="row"| "Valborg"
| 11
|
|-
! scope="row"| "Pistol"
| 18
|
|-
! scope="row"| "Du kan gå din egen väg"
| 22
|
|-
! scope="row"| "När lyktorna tänds"
| 26
|
|-
! scope="row"| "Fri till slut"
| 31
|
|-
! scope="row"| "Livets teater"
| 34
|
|-
! scope="row"| "Tänd strålkastarna"
| 36
|
|-
! scope="row"| "Det tog så lång tid att bli ung"
| 41
|
|-
! scope="row"| "Street Hustle"
| 43
|
|-
! scope="row"| "Hela huset" <br><small>(with Veronica Maggio)</small>
| 8
|
| Handen i fickan fast jag bryr mig
|-
! scope="row"| "Din tid kommer"
| rowspan="4"| 2016
| 5
|
| rowspan="3"| Du gamla du fria
|-
! scope="row"| "Hon är en runaway"
| 19
|
|-
! scope="row"| "I sprickorna kommer ljuset in"
| 31
|
|-
! scope="row"| "Du fria" (Nisj Remix)<br><small>(with Silvana Imam)</small>
| style="text-align:center;"|86<br />
|
| rowspan="2"
|-
! scope="row"| "Vänta tills våren"
| 2018
| 17
|
|-
! scope="row"| "Tillsammans i mörker"
| rowspan="3"| 2020
| 7
|
| rowspan="3"| Rampljus
|-
! scope="row"| "Studentfylleflaken"
| 42
|
|-
! scope="row"| "Kaos är min lady"
| 68
|
|-
! scope="row"| "Känn ingen sorg för mig Göteborg"<br />
| 2021
| 14<br />
|
| rowspan="2"
|-
! scope="row"| "Jag vill bara va med dej"<br />
| 2022
| 10<br />
|
|-
! scope="row"| "Den här gången är det på riktigt"
| rowspan="3" | 2023
| 21
|
| rowspan="2"| Poetiska försök
|-
! scope="row"| "Jag är en wild story"
| 53
|
|-
! scope="row"| "Saudade"<br />
| 1<br />
|
| rowspan="3"
|-
! scope="row"| "Som sommaren"
| rowspan="2"| 2024
| 65<br />
|
|-
! scope="row"| "Zoey"<br />
| —
|
|-
! scope="row"| "Gå för glory"
| rowspan="4"| 2025
| 47<br />
|
| Gå för glory
|-
! scope="row"| "Sweethearts"
| 81<br />
|
| rowspan="3"| Svensk rost
|-
! scope="row"| "Svindlande höjder"
| 46<br />
|
|-
! scope="row"| "Evergreen min vän evergreen"
| 95<br />
|
|-
! scope="row"| "Eld fire fogo"<br />
| rowspan="2"| 2026
| 84<br />
|
| rowspan="2"
|-
! scope="row"| "Tequila"<br />
| 82<br />
|
|}
Other charted songs
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; width:10px;"|Year
! rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; width:180px;"|Single
! style="text-align:center; width:20px;"|Peak positions
! rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; width:120px;"|Album
|-
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | SWE<br>
|-
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="12"|2016
| "Brinner in the Shit"
| style="text-align:center;"|42
| rowspan="2"| 1974 EP
|-
| "Lämna mig inte i det här skicket"
| style="text-align:center;"|51
|-
| "Parlor"
| style="text-align:center;"|39
| rowspan="10"| Du gamla du fria
|-
| "Jag utan dig"
| style="text-align:center;"|43
|-
| "Oppen genom hela natten"
| style="text-align:center;"|47
|-
| "Runaway (Fri som en Byrd)"
| style="text-align:center;"|51
|-
| "Ingen oro, tjabo!"
| style="text-align:center;"|56
|-
| "Hoppas att det ska gå bra för de yngre också"
| style="text-align:center;"|58
|-
| "Elefanten & sparven"
| style="text-align:center;"|60
|-
| "Du gamla (That's Alright Since My Soul Got a Seat up in the Kingdom)"
| style="text-align:center;"|61
|-
| "Du fria"
| style="text-align:center;"|62
|-
| "#10 Dream"
| style="text-align:center;"|67
|-
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="9"|2018
| "I dina armar"
| style="text-align:center;"|38
| rowspan="9"| Illusioner
|-
| "Tro på livet"
| style="text-align:center;"|42
|-
| "Båda sidor nu"
| style="text-align:center;"|57
|-
| "Nordhemsgatan leder rakt in i himlen"
| style="text-align:center;"|58
|-
| "Mitt hjärta är ett jordskried"
| style="text-align:center;"|65
|-
| "Gott nytt"
| style="text-align:center;"|74
|-
| "Interlude: I dina armar"
| style="text-align:center;"|87
|-
| "I Love U Stupid"
| style="text-align:center;"|92
|-
| "Sjung Högre"
| style="text-align:center;"|97
|-
| rowspan="5"| 2020
| "Alla drömmar är uppfyllda"
| style="text-align:center;"|9<br />
| rowspan="5"| Rampljus Vol.1
|-
|"Vägen med regnbågen över"
| style="text-align:center;"|45<br />
| rowspan="4"| Poetiska försök
|-
|"Små bäckar, stora floder"
| style="text-align:center;"|—
| För sent för Edelweiss
|-
| "Jag är 30 år efter min tid"
| style="text-align:center;"|75<br />
|-
| "Mötte en majorna blomma"
| style="text-align:center;"|—