Counting Sam Cooke and Van Morrison among his idols, Albin Lee Meldau is a Swedish singer/songwriter with a throaty delivery rooted in classic soul. He made his major-label debut with the Bloodshot EP in 2017 before going all the way to number two on Sweden's album chart with his full-length debut, About You, in 2018. Following a string of short-form releases, including 2019's Top 20-charting Merry Little Christmas, over the next five years, he offered up the pining "When You're Here," the lead single to his second album, in 2023.
Meldau was born and raised in Gothenburg; his...