[1] The album itself was quite successful and earned him gold certification awards in numerous markets including Germany (for sales of over 250,000 units), Austria (25,000), and Switzerland (25,000).

The album included European hit singles such as "It's My Life" (which was used as background music for a Tampax advert) and "Sing Hallelujah".

The single "It's My Life" reached No.1 in Israel, Austria, the Netherlands, Sweden, and Germany, and No.2 in Norway, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom.

[9][10][11] The song "It's My Life" went platinum in Germany (for sales of over 500,000 units), in the Netherlands (75,000), and it sold over two million copies overall in Europe.

[7][16][17] Alban's third album Look Who's Talking!, released in 1994, hit the top 10 in numerous markets including Germany, Switzerland, and Austria.

[15][18] The album was the first to earn Alban a gold certification award in his home country of Sweden for sales of over 50,000 units.

[21] In late 1998, Dr. Alban released a single with German-based artist Sash!, entitled "Colour the World", which experienced moderate chart success in Europe.

In May 2020, Alban released the song "Hello Sverige" (in Swedish) to encourage the population of Sweden to respect social distancing measures put in place to counteract the COVID-19 pandemic.

Alban met his future wife, Swedish teacher Katrine Hermansson, in 2004, through footballer Tomas Brolin.