Adam Woods might not be a name you’ve heard too much of yet — but it soon will be. The Stockholm-based singer, songwriter and producer has been quietly building one of the most compelling independent careers in Scandinavian pop, and 2026 is shaping up to be the year the rest of the world catches up. You might already know his work without realising it — he co-wrote ‘Lighter’ for Norwegian artist Kyle Alessandro, which won Melodi Grand Prix and went on to represent Norway at the Eurovision Song Contest 2025. But his real focus right now is his debut album, Little Things, which is out now and every bit as good as the build-up suggested.
Born Adam Christopher Allskog on 14 March 2001 in Resarö, a small island community just outside Stockholm, Woods trained at Musikmakarna — Sweden’s legendary Songwriter Academy, which Forbes once called the foremost songwriting school in Europe. It’s the kind of place that takes the craft seriously, and it shows in everything he makes. He writes, produces and performs his own music entirely independently, which gives his catalogue — singles like ‘Hot Air Balloon’, ‘Cold As Ice’, ‘Okay’ and the title track ‘Little Things’ — a cohesion and confidence that artists twice his age would be happy with.
He’s no stranger to big stages either. He appeared on Melodifestivalen — Sweden’s beloved national Eurovision selection — in both 2023 and 2024, first alongside Jon Henrik Fjällgren and Arc North, then as a solo act. So he knows how to hold a room. Which makes it all the more charming that this summer he’ll be playing town squares and a church across Sweden — Fiskaretorget in Västervik, St Nikolai Kyrka in Örebro, Gamla Torget in Tidaholm.
Go stream Little Things, then go book a flight to Sweden. You’ll thank yourself later.
Adam Woods’ debut album ‘Little Things’ is out now. Catch him live across Sweden this spring and summer — full dates at adamwoods.se.
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