# Newkid

Jhun Alexander Ferrer, also known by his stage name Newkid (born 2 December 1990), is a Swedish–Filipino singer and rapper signed to Sony Music Entertainment.

## Career

Jhun Alexander Ferrer was born in Uddevalla, Sweden in 1990 to a Swedish mother and a Spanish–Filipino father.
Adopting the stage name Newkid, he released his debut studio album on 15 April 2011, named Alexander JR Ferrer and his debut single in Sweden was "Jag gråter bara i regnet". He is also featured on Lorentz & Sakarias' songs "Lever min dröm" and "Swischa förbi", as well as Ison & Fille's song "Lever såhär". Ferrer released the EP SS18 in the summer of 2018, which peaked at number 21 on the Swedish Albums Chart. He released his second studio album, SS/AW18, later that year. He also featured on Tjuvjakt's single "Apelsinskal", which peaked at number eleven on the Swedish Singles Chart. On 24 April 2020, he released the single "Kanske var vi rätt bra ändå". It peaked at number six on the Swedish Singles Chart. A music video for the song was released on Newkid's YouTube channel on 29 April 2020. Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet stated that Newkid will participate in the upcoming eleventh season of TV4's TV-show Så mycket bättre, which will be recorded in June 2020.
Newkid announced he would his third studio album in 2020. He released the single "Chambea" on 22 May 2020. On 29 May, Newkid released his previously announced third studio album, titled Mount Jhun. It peaked at number three on the Swedish Albums Chart, making it Newkid's first album to make the top 10 on the chart. The album contains the previously released singles "Kanske var vi rätt bra ändå", "Mi Amor", "Chambea" and "Över dig".

## Discography
### Albums

| Title | Details | Peak chart positions |
| Title | Details | SWE |
| Alexander JR Ferrer | Released: 15 April 2011 Label: Family Tree Music Formats: Digital download, streaming | — |
| SS/AW18 | Released: 28 December 2018 Label: Sony Music Formats: Digital download, streaming | — |
| Mount Jhun | Released: 29 May 2020 Label: Sony Music Formats: Digital download, streaming | 3 |
| Vi | Released: 21 January 2022 Label: Sony Music Formats: Digital download, streaming | 1 |

### Singles

(The singles are mostly adapted from Spotify.)
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
| Title | Year | SWE | Album |
| "Gör det för" | 2010 | — | Non-album single |
| "Jag gråter bara i regnet" | 2011 | 51 | Alexander JR Ferrer |
| "Kate Moss" | 2017 | — | Non-album singles |
| "Drama" | 2017 | — | Non-album singles |
| "Ny lur" | 2018 | — | Non-album singles |
| "Lakan" | 2018 | 55 | SS/AW18 |
| "Går under med dig" | 2018 | — | SS/AW18 |
| "Tyst för länge" | 2018 | — | SS/AW18 |
| "Mona Lisa" | 2018 | — | SS/AW18 |
| "Mi amor" | 2019 | 75 | Non-album singles |
| "Över dig" | 2020 | 96 | Non-album singles |
| "Svag" | 2020 | — | Karantän vibbar |
| "F.A.M.E (LeyLey)" | 2020 | — | Karantän vibbar |
| "En säng av rosor" | 2020 | — | Karantän vibbar |
| "Kanske var vi rätt bra ändå" | 2020 | 6 | Mount Jhun |
| "Chambea" | 2020 | 43 | Mount Jhun |
| "Du måste finnas" | 2020 | 1 | Så mycket bättre 2020 – Tolkningarna |
| "Starkare" | 2020 | 2 | Så mycket bättre 2020 – Tolkningarna |
| "Mitt hjärta bara sviker mig" | 2020 | 19 | Så mycket bättre 2020 – Tolkningarna |
| "Vill vi samma sak" | 2020 | 26 | Så mycket bättre 2020 – Tolkningarna |
| "Aldrig haft något annat val" | 2021 | 8 | Vi |
| "Chansa" (with Dani M and Jireel featuring Simon Superti) | 2021 | 39 | Push3r |
| "Ingen luft mellan oss" | 2021 | 17 | Vi |
| "Vänner" (with Myra Granberg) | 2022 | 16 | Vi |
| "Aska" | 2022 | 48 | Vi |
| "Stå med mig i regnet" (Spotify Studio It's Hits recording) | 2022 | 32 | Non-album singles |
| "Julibarn" (with Naod) | 2023 | 37 | Non-album singles |
| "Underbart" | 2024 | 86 | Non-album singles |
| "Nära" | 2024 | — | Non-album singles |

### Featured singles

| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
| Title | Year | SWE | Album |
| "Lever såhär" (Ison & Fille featuring Newkid) | 2010 | — | För evigt |
| "Mighty" (Petter featuring Newkid) | 2013 | — | Början på allt |
| "Utan dig" (Molly Sandén featuring Newkid) | 2017 | 16 | Större |
| "Apelsinskal" (Tjuvjakt featuring Newkid) | 2020 | 11 | Tomma fickor |
| "Jag mår bra nu" (Molly Sandén featuring Newkid) | 2020 | 4 | Dom ska veta |
| "Tusen gånger om" (Estraden featuring Newkid) | 2022 | 13 | TBA |

### Other charted songs

| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
| Title | Year | SWE | Album |
| "Dör för min" (featuring Jireel) | 2020 | 77 | Mount Jhun |
| "Våga" | 2022 | 9 | Vi |
| "Laga det som rasat" | 2022 | — | Vi |
| "Fångat en ängel" | 2022 | — | Vi |