Jubël (duo)
Jubël | |
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| Origin | Halmstad, Sweden |
| Genres | Pop, electropop |
| Years active | 2017–present |
| Labels | Warner Music |
| Members | Sebastian Atas Victor Sjöström |
Jubël is a Swedish duo originating from Halmstad, Sweden and made up of Sebastian Atas and Victor Sjöström. They are signed to Warner Music. They had worked separately for many years. But a collaboration in "Illusion" resulted in some fame with it being chosen for the theme of a global advertisement for the retailer and fashion line H&M. They rose to global fame in 2020 with their remix of the song "Dancing in the Moonlight", originally recorded in 1970 by Kelly Sherman's band Boffalongo and made a huge hit by King Harvest in 1972 and then again by Toploader in 2000. Jubël's version was released 2018 and featuring vocals by Neimy initially charted in Sweden, Norway and Belgium. A re-release in 2020 gave it a bigger international boost with charting in the UK Singles Chart, where it peaked at number 11. It also charted on ARIA, the Australian Official Singles Chart also in 2020. The song was used in series 6 of the reality show Love Island in 2020 and spread to TikTok. and reached the top of the British radio list.
Meanwhile Jubël released its debut album Strawtown in 2019 and Strawtown EP in 2020 and follow up hits "On the Beach", a remix of a Chris Rea song charting in Finland and topping the Finnish Airplay chart for one week and "Someone" charting in Sverigetopplistan in Sweden in 2020. "Teenage Minds" and "Running Out of Love" have been radio hits. Jubël also performed at Stockholm's Lollapalooza.