Klas Åhlund
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Klas Frans Åhlund is a Swedish
songwriter
, record producer, and guitarist
. He is the founding member of the Swedish rock band Teddybears
. As a songwriter and producer he has worked with artist such as Britney Spears
, Kylie Minogue
, Robyn
, Sugababes
, Jordin Sparks
, Eagle-Eye Cherry
, Bo Kaspers Orkester
and Melody Club
.
He is the brother of musician
Joakim Åhlund
who is a member of the Swedish alternative rock
band Caesars. Åhlund has been married to Swedish singer Paola Bruna
.
Source
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
songwriter
Songwriter
A songwriter is an individual who writes both the lyrics and music to a song. Someone who solely writes lyrics may be called a lyricist, and someone who only writes music may be called a composer...
, record producer, and guitarist
Guitarist
A guitarist is a musician who plays the guitar. Guitarists may play a variety of instruments such as classical guitars, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, and bass guitars. Some guitarists accompany themselves on the guitar while singing.- Versatility :The guitarist controls an extremely...
. He is the founding member of the Swedish rock band Teddybears
Teddybears
Teddybears is a Swedish band formed in 1991, known for mixing pop, rock, hip-hop, electronica, reggae, punk and many other genres.-History:...
. As a songwriter and producer he has worked with artist such as Britney Spears
Britney Spears
Britney Jean Spears is an American recording artist and entertainer. Born in McComb, Mississippi, and raised in Kentwood, Louisiana, Spears began performing as a child, landing acting roles in stage productions and television shows. She signed with Jive Records in 1997 and released her debut album...
, Kylie Minogue
Kylie Minogue
Kylie Ann Minogue, OBE - often known simply as Kylie - is an Australian singer, recording artist, songwriter, and actress. After beginning her career as a child actress on Australian television, she achieved recognition through her role in the television soap opera Neighbours, before commencing...
, Robyn
Robyn
Robin Miriam Carlsson , better known by her stage name Robyn, is a Swedish recording artist, singer, and songwriter. Robyn became known in the late nineties for her worldwide dance-pop hit "Do You Know " from her debut album Robyn Is Here . She co-wrote the song "Du gör mig hel igen" for...
, Sugababes
Sugababes
The Sugababes are an English pop girl group based in London, consisting of members Heidi Range, Amelle Berrabah and Jade Ewen. The Sugababes were formed in 1998 with founding members Siobhán Donaghy, Mutya Buena and Keisha Buchanan. Their debut album, One Touch, was released in 2000 under London...
, Jordin Sparks
Jordin Sparks
Jordin Brianna Sparks is an American pop / R&B singer-songwriter and actress. She hails from Glendale, Arizona who rose to fame as the winner of the sixth season of American Idol. Sparks won when she was 17 years old, making her the youngest winner in Idol history...
, Eagle-Eye Cherry
Eagle-Eye Cherry
Eagle-Eye Lanoo Cherry is a Swedish musician of African-American descent.-Life and career:Cherry was born in Stockholm, Sweden, the son of African American jazz artist Don Cherry and Swedish painter/textile artist Monika "Moki" Cherry . He is half-brother of singer Neneh Cherry, his mother's...
, Bo Kaspers Orkester
Bo Kaspers Orkester
Bo Kaspers Orkester is a Swedish jazz-pop band consisting of Bo Sundström, Fredrik Dahl, Michael Malmgren and Mats Schubert. Bo Sundström calls himself Bo Kasper while playing with the band, but uses his normal name for his solo project....
and Melody Club
Melody Club
Melody Club is a Swedish pop/synth rock band from Växjö formed in January 2000. Their break-through came in 2002 with the song Palace Station, which was also a big success in Germany. The band has frequent radio airplay in Sweden, Germany, Japan, Norway and Denmark.Melody Club's style can be...
.
He is the brother of musician
Musician
A musician is an artist who plays a musical instrument. It may or may not be the person's profession. Musicians can be classified by their roles in performing music and writing music.Also....* A person who makes music a profession....
Joakim Åhlund
Joakim Åhlund
Frans Joakim Åhlund is a Swedish musician, producer and music video director. He is a member of the bands Caesars, Teddybears, Smile and Les Big Byrd....
who is a member of the Swedish alternative rock
Alternative rock
Alternative rock is a genre of rock music and a term used to describe a diverse musical movement that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular by the 1990s...
band Caesars. Åhlund has been married to Swedish singer Paola Bruna
Paola Bruna
Paola Bruna , previously Paola Åhlund, is a Swedish artist and singer of Chilean descent and grew up in Dalarna.Bruna was trained as a painter at Konstfack. Her efforts have included singing for Moder Jords Massiva, performed as DJ and released a solo album Stockcity Girl. She also sang in the...
.
Discography
| Year | Artist | Album | Song | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Eagle-Eye Cherry Eagle-Eye Cherry Eagle-Eye Lanoo Cherry is a Swedish musician of African-American descent.-Life and career:Cherry was born in Stockholm, Sweden, the son of African American jazz artist Don Cherry and Swedish painter/textile artist Monika "Moki" Cherry . He is half-brother of singer Neneh Cherry, his mother's... |
Desireless Desireless (album) Desireless is the 1997 debut album by Swedish singer Eagle-Eye Cherry. The album was released in Sweden in 1997, by the small label Diesel. In 1998, Work Records picked it up for American distribution.... |
"Indecision" | Co-writer, producer |
| 2000 | Living in the Present Future Living In the Present Future Living in the Present Future is the second studio album by Swedish rock singer-songwriter Eagle-Eye Cherry. It was released in 2000. In the three-year gap between 1997's "Desireless" and this release, he left Epic subsidiary Work and came to MCA, wherein he worked with such producers as The Dust... |
"Been Here Once Before" | Co-writer, producer | |
| Thomas Rusiak Thomas Rusiak Erik Thomas Rusiak is a Swedish rapper, hip hop producer, musician and singer. Rusiak's father was the rather prominent Polish jazz saxophonist, Alfred Banasiak.... featuring Teddybears STHLM Teddybears Teddybears is a Swedish band formed in 1991, known for mixing pop, rock, hip-hop, electronica, reggae, punk and many other genres.-History:... |
Magic Villa Magic Villa Magic Villa is the debut solo album by Swedish hip hop artist Thomas Rusiak. The album peaked at #9 on the Swedish album chart on 10 August 2000-Track listing:All songs written and produced by Thomas Rusiak, except where noted.# "Featherweight" – 6:05... |
"Hiphopper" | Co-writer | |
| 2003 | Eagle-Eye Cherry | Sub Rosa Sub Rosa (album) - Track listing :# "This Paralysis"# "Skull Tattoo"# "The Strange"# "It's Up To You"# "Don't Give Up" # "How Come"# "Feels So Right"# "Crashing Down"# "Twisted Games"# "The Food Song"# "If It Can't Be Found"... |
"Skull Tattoo" | Co-writer, producer |
| 2005 | Robyn Robyn Robin Miriam Carlsson , better known by her stage name Robyn, is a Swedish recording artist, singer, and songwriter. Robyn became known in the late nineties for her worldwide dance-pop hit "Do You Know " from her debut album Robyn Is Here . She co-wrote the song "Du gör mig hel igen" for... |
Robyn Robyn (album) Robyn is the fourth studio album by Swedish recording artist Robyn. It was released by Konichiwa Records on 27 April 2005 in Sweden. The album represented a change in Robyn's musical style, and featured pop and electronic dance music; inspirations were electronic duo The Knife and rock band... |
"Be Mine! Be Mine! "Be Mine!" is a song by Swedish recording artist Robyn, written and composed by herself and producer Klas Åhlund for her self-titled fourth studio album... " |
Co-writer, producer |
| "Bum Like You" | Co-writer, producer | |||
| "Cobrastyle" | Co-writer | |||
| "Crash and Burn Girl Crash and Burn Girl "Crash and Burn Girl" was the fourth single to be released from Swedish pop singer-songwriter Robyn's 2005 self-titled album. It was released as a radio-only single in Sweden only.-Sweden single:CD promo#"Crash and Burn Girl" – 5:38... " |
Co-writer, producer | |||
| "Curriculum Vitae" | Co-writer, producer | |||
| "Eclipse" | Writer, producer | |||
| "Handle Me Handle Me "Handle Me" is a song by Swedish recording artist Robyn, taken from her self-titled fourth studio album. It was written and produced by Klas Åhlund. The song was initially released as a promotional single in Sweden in 2005. It received a proper single release on 22 October 2007, as the album's... " |
Writer, producer | |||
| "Konichiwa Bitches Konichiwa Bitches "Konichiwa Bitches" is a song by Swedish recording artist Robyn, taken from her self-titled fourth studio album. It was released in the United Kingdom on 26 March 2007 as the first international single from the album. The term "Konichiwa Bitches" originates from a sketch with American comedian Dave... " |
Co-writer, producer | |||
| "Robotboy" | Co-writer, producer | |||
| 2006 | Blog 27 Blog 27 Blog 27 is a Polish pop group currently consisting of the singer Tola Szlagowska, four musicians and two dancers. The band rose to fame in Poland with 2005 debut album , including hits "Uh La La La", "Hey Boy" and "Wid Out Ya". In 2006 Blog 27 achieved considerable international success, charting... |
LOL LOL (album) is the debut studio album from Polish pop group Blog 27, released in Poland in 2005 and internationally in 2006.-Release:The album was initially released in Poland on November 27, 2005, including only 10 tracks and 2 music videos. In 2006 a 12-track version of came out in Poland as well as... |
"Hey Boy (Get Your Ass Up) Hey Boy (Get Your Ass Up) "Hey Boy " is the second single by pop music Polish group Blog 27, from their 2006 album, LOL.-Information:In the end of 2006 song "Hey Boy " singled out by Billboard senior editor Charles Eddy in his charts "Top 10 singles and albums of 2006."... " |
Co-writer |
| Bo Kaspers Orkester Bo Kaspers Orkester Bo Kaspers Orkester is a Swedish jazz-pop band consisting of Bo Sundström, Fredrik Dahl, Michael Malmgren and Mats Schubert. Bo Sundström calls himself Bo Kasper while playing with the band, but uses his normal name for his solo project.... |
Hund | "I samma bil" | Producer | |
| Linda Sundblad Linda Sundblad Linda Caroline Sundblad is a Swedish female singer, actress and model.- Lambretta :Dropping out of school at the age of 15 to join the pop-rock music band Lambretta, she experienced much success at a young age... |
Oh My God! | "Lose You" | Co-writer | |
| Melody Club Melody Club Melody Club is a Swedish pop/synth rock band from Växjö formed in January 2000. Their break-through came in 2002 with the song Palace Station, which was also a big success in Germany. The band has frequent radio airplay in Sweden, Germany, Japan, Norway and Denmark.Melody Club's style can be... |
Scream Scream (Melody Club album) -Track listing:#Feed On Me#Last Girl On My Mind#Crash#Scream#Destiny Calling#Fever Fever#Sweet Thing#Walk of Love#Don't Fake the Real Thing#You Are Not Alone#Evil Thing... |
"Feed on Me" | Co-writer, producer | |
| "Fever Fever" | Co-writer, producer | |||
| "Last Girl on My Mind" | Co-writer, producer | |||
| "Scream" | Producer | |||
| 2007 | Britney Spears Britney Spears Britney Jean Spears is an American recording artist and entertainer. Born in McComb, Mississippi, and raised in Kentwood, Louisiana, Spears began performing as a child, landing acting roles in stage productions and television shows. She signed with Jive Records in 1997 and released her debut album... |
Blackout | "Piece of Me Piece of Me "Piece of Me" is a song by American recording artist Britney Spears from her fifth studio album, Blackout. It was released on November 27, 2007 by Jive Records as the second single from the album... " |
Co-writer |
| Kylie Minogue Kylie Minogue Kylie Ann Minogue, OBE - often known simply as Kylie - is an Australian singer, recording artist, songwriter, and actress. After beginning her career as a child actress on Australian television, she achieved recognition through her role in the television soap opera Neighbours, before commencing... |
X X (Kylie Minogue album) X is the tenth studio album by Australian recording artist Kylie Minogue. It is her first release since the greatest hits compilation Ultimate Kylie , and her first studio album since Body Language . X was preceded by lead single "2 Hearts" and released worldwide in November 2007... |
"Speakerphone" | Co-writer | |
| 2008 | Sugababes Sugababes The Sugababes are an English pop girl group based in London, consisting of members Heidi Range, Amelle Berrabah and Jade Ewen. The Sugababes were formed in 1998 with founding members Siobhán Donaghy, Mutya Buena and Keisha Buchanan. Their debut album, One Touch, was released in 2000 under London... |
Catfights and Spotlights Catfights and Spotlights Catfights and Spotlights is the sixth studio album by British pop band Sugababes, released by Island Records in the Netherlands and Ireland on 17 October 2008 and in the United Kingdom on 20 October 2008. It was primarily produced by Klas Åhlund, Steve Booker and Orson, with additional contribution... |
"Beware" | Co-writer, producer |
| "Can We Call a Truce" | Co-writer, producer | |||
| "Every Heart Broken" | Writer, producer | |||
| "Side Chick" | Co-writer, producer | |||
| "Unbreakable Heart" | Co-writer, producer | |||
| "You on a Good Day" | Co-writer, producer | |||
| Jordin Sparks Jordin Sparks Jordin Brianna Sparks is an American pop / R&B singer-songwriter and actress. She hails from Glendale, Arizona who rose to fame as the winner of the sixth season of American Idol. Sparks won when she was 17 years old, making her the youngest winner in Idol history... |
Jordin Sparks Jordin Sparks (album) Jordin Sparks is the debut studio album by American pop and R&B singer Jordin Sparks. It was released on November 20, 2007 in the United States and November 27, 2007 in Canada and Christian music stores. In United States it debuted at #10 on the Billboard 200 with sales of 119,000 copies in the... |
"See My Side" | Co-writer, co-producer | |
| "Shy Boy" | Co-writer | |||
| 2009 | Vanessa Hudgens | Identified Identified Identified is the second studio album by Vanessa Hudgens, released on July 1, 2008 in the U.S., June 24, 2008 in Japan, February 13, 2009 in most European countries and February 16, 2009 in the United Kingdom. The album received generally positive reviews from music critics.One... |
"Set It Off" | Co-writer |
| 2010 | Robyn | Body Talk Pt. 1 Body Talk Pt. 1 Body Talk, Pt. 1 received an aggregate score of 76 out of 100 from Metacritic, indicating generally favourable reviews from music critics. Heather Phares of Allmusic stated: "Capturing the freedom and loneliness of independence, Body Talk, Pt... |
"Cry When You Get Older" | Co-writer, producer |
| "Dancehall Queen Dancehall Queen (song) "Dancehall Queen" is a song by Swedish recording artist Robyn, taken from her fifth studio album, Body Talk Pt. 1 . The song was written by Klas Åhlund, who produced it with disc jockey Diplo. The initial writing and production of the song arose from a discussion by Robyn, Diplo and Åhlund about... " |
Writer, co-producer | |||
| "Don't Fucking Tell Me What to Do" | Co-writer, producer | |||
| "Fembot Fembot (song) "Fembot" is a song by Swedish recording artist Robyn, taken from her fifth studio album, Body Talk Pt. 1 . The song was written by Robyn and Klas Åhlund, and produced by the latter. It was inspired by Robyn's personal experience of entering her thirties and contemplating children... " |
Co-writer, producer | |||
| "Hang with Me Hang with Me "Hang with Me" is a song by Swedish recording artist Robyn, taken from her sixth studio album, Body Talk Pt. 2 . It was released as the album's lead single via digital download on 16 August 2010, in Sweden, and one day later in the United States. An acoustic version of the song had previously been... " (Acoustic) |
Writer, producer | |||
| "Jag vet en dejlig Rosa" | Producer | |||
| Body Talk Pt. 2 Body Talk Pt. 2 Body Talk Pt. 2 is the sixth studio album by Swedish recording artist Robyn, released on 6 September 2010, by Konichiwa Records. The album is the second part of the Body Talk trilogy, which consists of three mini-albums, all released during 2010. Robyn started working on songs for the album when... |
"Criminal Intent" | Co-writer, co-producer | ||
| "Hang with Me" | Writer, producer | |||
| "In My Eyes" | Co-writer | |||
| "Include Me Out" | Co-writer, producer | |||
| "Indestructible Indestructible (Robyn song) "Indestructible" is a song by Swedish recording artist Robyn, taken from her seventh studio album Body Talk . The song was written by Robyn and Klas Åhlund, and produced by Åhlund. It was released as the lead single from Body Talk on 1 November 2010 in Sweden and one day later in the United States... " (Acoustic) |
Co-writer, producer | |||
| "Love Kills" | Co-writer, co-producer | |||
| "U Should Know Better" | Co-writer, co-producer | |||
| "We Dance to the Beat" | Co-writer, producer | |||
| I Blame Coco | The Constant The Constant (I Blame Coco album) The Constant is the debut album by the English band I Blame Coco. It was initially released in most of mainland Europe in October 2010, and subsequently in the United Kingdom on 8 November 2010. It was preceded by three singles: "Caesar" , "Selfmachine", "Quicker" and "In Spirit Golden"... |
"Caesar Caesar (song) "Caesar" is a song by the English band I Blame Coco from their debut album, The Constant. Produced by Klas Åhlund, the track features Swedish singer Robyn and was released as the album's lead single on 31 January 2010... " |
Co-writer, producer | |
| "It's About to Get Worse" | Co-writer, producer | |||
| "Please Rewind" | Co-writer, producer | |||
| "Self Machine Self Machine "Selfmachine" is a song by English band I Blame Coco from their debut album, The Constant. Produced by Klas Åhlund, it was released as the album's second single in digital format on 11 July 2010, with a 12" vinyl released the following day. The single was remixed by both Sub Focus and La Roux, and... " |
Co-writer, producer | |||
| Kesha Kesha Kesha village is a small village nestled in the mountains of Yongshun County, northwestern Hunan province, China, located at latitude 29 05' 50", longitude 109 57' 9". The name is pronounced in Standard Chinese. The official language is Manderin Chinese.... |
Cannibal Cannibal (EP) Cannibal is the first extended play by American recording artist Kesha, released on November 19, 2010. The EP is a followup companion to her previous record, Animal. Originally the record was believed to only be released as a deluxe edition of Animal, but was instead sold and released as both an... |
"Blow Blow (song) "Blow" is a song by American recording artist and songwriter Kesha, from her first extended play , Cannibal. The song was released as the EP's second single on February 8, 2011. It was written by Kesha, along with Klas Åhlund, Lukasz Gottwald, Allan Grigg, Benjamin Levin and Max Martin, with... " |
Co-writer | |
| "Sleazy Sleazy (Kesha song) "Sleazy" is a song by American recording artist and songwriter Kesha, from her first extended play , Cannibal . The song was written by Kesha alongside Lukasz "Dr. Luke" Gottwald, Benjamin Levin, Shondrae "Bangladesh" Crawford and Klas Åhlund, with production done by Bangladesh, Dr. Luke and Levin... |
Co-writer | |||
| Robyn | Body Talk Body Talk (Robyn album) Body Talk is the seventh studio album by Swedish recording artist Robyn. The album was released on 22 November 2010 by Konichiwa Records. Robyn first announced plans in early 2010 that she would was planning on releasing three mini-albums throughout the course of 2010. The first two mini-albums, of... / Body Talk Pt. 3 |
"Call Your Girlfriend Call Your Girlfriend "Call Your Girlfriend" is a song by Swedish recording artist Robyn, taken from her seventh studio album, Body Talk . It was released as the album's second single on 1 April 2011. The song was written by Robyn, Klas Åhlund and Alexander Kronlund. Åhlund handled production, with assistance by Billboard... " |
Co-writer, producer | |
| "Get Myself Together" | Co-writer, producer | |||
| "Indestructible" | Co-writer, producer | |||
| "Stars 4-ever" | Co-writer, co-producer | |||
| "Time Machine" | Co-writer |
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