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Chris Kläfford

Swedish singer, songwriter and guitarist sharing country and folk songs, acoustic Kitchen Sessions, and the voice fans first met on Idol and America’s Got Talent.

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Overview

From: Lindesberg, Sweden
Work: Singer, songwriter and guitarist
Breakout: Winner of Swedish Idol in 2017
International TV: America’s Got Talent semifinalist, 2019
Debut album: Maybe It’s Just Me, 2023

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How it started.

Chris built his craft over roughly a decade of gigs before his TV breakthrough. In a 2018 interview, he recalled a school friend hearing him sing Eric Clapton’s “Tears in Heaven” in fifth grade and encouraging him to keep singing.

The breakthrough.

After applying to Idol over several years, he won the Swedish competition in 2017. In 2019 he took his guitar and a version of John Lennon’s “Imagine” to America’s Got Talent, reaching the semifinals.

Songs close to home.

Fans also know him through Kitchen Sessions, his YouTube series of acoustic originals and covers. His debut album Maybe It’s Just Me arrived in March 2023. For 2025’s What I’m Running From, he recorded in Nashville, bringing folk and Americana into his sound.

Creditschronological, newest first

Music

2026Ain’t Built For LeavingSinger, songwriter and producer
2025What I’m Running FromRecording artist · Second album
2023Maybe It’s Just MeRecording artist · Debut album

Television and soundtracks

2025Older, from TystnadenRecording artist · Soundtrack single
2019America’s Got TalentSemifinalist
2017Swedish IdolWinner

Awards

Swedish Idol winnerWon the 2017 competition after applying over several years.

Quotes

Musiken för mig är ett verktyg till att må bra genom livet.Chris Kläfford, UNIK Lättläst, February 2018

Asked what music meant to him, he described it as a tool for feeling well throughout life.

Trivia

In his 2018 UNIK interview, he named Chris Stapleton and Matt Corby as musical role models.
He singled out Amos Lee’s “Violin” as a song he loved to sing in the same interview.
His 2026 single “Ain’t Built For Leaving” was recorded in Nashville and at Atlantis Studios in Stockholm.