Hov1 Bids Farewell with Final Concert After a Decade of Hits

After ten successful years, it's time for Hov1 to quit. The very last breath will be a huge concert tonight at Gärdet in Stockholm. Here is a timeline of the Swedish hip-hop group's decade in the spotlight.

» Published: August 29 2025 at 07:19

Hov1 Bids Farewell with Final Concert After a Decade of Hits
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2015:

Hov1 is formed in Stockholm by Ludwig Kronstrand, Dante Lindhe, Noel Flike and producer Axel Liljefors Jansson. The first single "Hur kan du säga saker", is released in the fall of the same year.

2016:

The singles "Kärleksbrev", "Ska vi?" and "Hjärtslag" contribute to the group's breakthrough. "Hjärtslag" takes a spot on Spotify's top list in Sweden and the group plays during the summer at a number of large festivals.

2017:

The debut album "Hov1" is released. The album becomes an immediate success and stays eight weeks in a row on the Swedish top list. The group goes on their first Sweden tour, "Abbey Road tour".

A Rockbjörn in the category of the year's breakthrough becomes theirs. The single "Pari" with Jireel reaches the first place on Spotify's Swedish top list.

2018:

The second album "Gudarna på Västerbron" is released. Hov1 is appointed the year's group and receives the Guldmicken at the P3 Guld gala.

2019:

Releases the third album "Vindar på Mars", which includes the Veronica Maggio collaboration "Hornstullsstrand". They win all three categories they are nominated in at P3 Guld, including the Guldmicken for the second time. At Rockbjörnen they become, among other things, the year's group.

2020:

The album "Montague" is released and Hov1 invites the audience to free concerts in a number of Swedish cities.

2021:

Becomes the year's group again at P3 Guld, releases the fifth album in order: "Barn av vår tid", whose video becomes Hov1's first. The album also includes "Gamora", a collaboration with the now deceased rapper Einár.

2022:

Releases five singles, including "Två steg från helvetet" and "30 personer" together with the artist Elias Hurtig.

Reaches over a billion streams of their music on Spotify. Previously, only Veronica Maggio has reached that figure with music in Swedish.

2023:

The concert film "Hov1 forever" crashes Filmstaden's website when the tickets are released. The film is also shown on Netflix.

2024:

The fifth album is released in two parts: "Jag önskar jag brydde mig mer" and "...men det gör jag egentligen".

2025:

Hov1 announces that they are disbanding after ten years.

"We want to thank you for everything. You who have always stood up for us in rain and shine. There are no prizes, awards or diplomas that have anything on the love you have given us", they write on social media.

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