Peer Åström
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Peer ÅströmPeer Åström (born in Ljusdal
, Sweden
is a Swedish composer, lyricist, musician and record producer and partner with Anders Bagge
. The two songwriters / producers are known as Bagge & Peer
. They have together written and produced songs for Lara Fabian
, Celine Dion
, Madonna
, Ace of Base
, Ashley Tisdale
, Enrique Iglesias
, Jennifer Lopez
and several others. Åström is an accomplished musician playing bass guitar, keyboards and drums.
He was interested in music at a very young age. After high school, he studied music studies and moved to Stockholm
and became a session musician for several artists. After Anders Bagge
, already a renowned producer and songwriter heard a couple of Peer’s songs he invited Peer to collaborate with him on some writing/recording projects. Later in 2001, Bag & Peer began to write and produce on a regular basis as a partnering couple. Åström eventually signed to Bagge's record company Murlyn Music Group
(Murlyn Songs).
Peer alongside Anders Bagge, and others co-wrote Celine Dion
's "Have You Ever Been in Love
" and "Sorry for Love". As a result, he was invited to Miami, Florida
by Celine Dion and her producer Vito Luprano to work on the rest of the album A New Day Has Come
. The album went on to sell 9 million copies worldwide. Celine Dion's cover hit single "I Drove All Night
" was co-produced by Peer Åström.
Peer Åström co-wrote and co-produced two songs with Cyndi Lauper
and Johan Bobäck
for Lauper's 2008 album Bring Ya to the Brink
.
In 2008, he mixed the song Un Garcon for the French singer Lorie
. He is co-producer of many featured songs in the TV series Glee
.
Ljusdal
Ljusdal is a locality and the seat of Ljusdal Municipality, Gävleborg County, Sweden with 6,100 inhabitants in 2005.Ljusdal is located beside the river Ljusnan which goes from Bruksvallarna to Ljusne....
, Sweden
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....
is a Swedish composer, lyricist, musician and record producer and partner with Anders Bagge
Anders Bagge
Sven Anders Bagge is a Swedish composer, lyricist, musician and record producer and partner with Peer Åström. The two songwriters / producers are known as Bagge & Peer...
. The two songwriters / producers are known as Bagge & Peer
Bagge & Peer
Bagge & Peer is a songwriter-producer partnership made up of two Swedish music producers Anders Bagge and Peer Åström. They are also majour contributors for the Stockholm-based Murlyn Music Group as Bagge is co-founder and co-owner of the music enterprose.Bagge & Peer have together written and...
. They have together written and produced songs for Lara Fabian
Lara Fabian
Lara Fabian is a Belgian-Italian international singer who also holds Canadian citizenship. Multilingual, she sings in French, Italian and English....
, Celine Dion
Celine Dion
Céline Marie Claudette Dion, , , is a Canadian singer. Born to a large family from Charlemagne, Quebec, Dion emerged as a teen star in the French-speaking world after her manager and future husband René Angélil mortgaged his home to finance her first record...
, Madonna
Madonna (entertainer)
Madonna is an American singer-songwriter, actress and entrepreneur. Born in Bay City, Michigan, she moved to New York City in 1977 to pursue a career in modern dance. After performing in the music groups Breakfast Club and Emmy, she released her debut album in 1983...
, Ace of Base
Ace of Base
Ace of Base is a pop band based in Gothenburg, Sweden. Its original lineup consisted of Ulf "Buddha" Ekberg, and three siblings, Jonas "Joker" Berggren, Malin "Linn" Berggren and Jenny Berggren...
, Ashley Tisdale
Ashley Tisdale
Ashley Michelle Tisdale is an American actress and singer who rose to prominence portraying the candy-counter girl Maddie Fitzpatrick in Disney Channel's The Suite Life of Zack & Cody and the female antagonist Sharpay Evans in the High School Musical film series...
, Enrique Iglesias
Enrique Iglesias
Enrique Iglesias is a Spanish pop music singer, a son of singer Julio Iglesias.Enrique started his musical career on Mexican label Fonovisa...
, Jennifer Lopez
Jennifer Lopez
Jennifer Lynn Lopez is an American actress, singer, record producer, dancer, television personality, and fashion designer. Lopez began her career as a dancer on the television comedy program In Living Color. Subsequently venturing into acting, she gained recognition in the 1995 action-thriller...
and several others. Åström is an accomplished musician playing bass guitar, keyboards and drums.
He was interested in music at a very young age. After high school, he studied music studies and moved to Stockholm
Stockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
and became a session musician for several artists. After Anders Bagge
Anders Bagge
Sven Anders Bagge is a Swedish composer, lyricist, musician and record producer and partner with Peer Åström. The two songwriters / producers are known as Bagge & Peer...
, already a renowned producer and songwriter heard a couple of Peer’s songs he invited Peer to collaborate with him on some writing/recording projects. Later in 2001, Bag & Peer began to write and produce on a regular basis as a partnering couple. Åström eventually signed to Bagge's record company Murlyn Music Group
Murlyn Music Group
Murlyn Music Group AB or just Murlyn Music is Stockholm-based international music production company founded in 1998 by Anders Bagge and Christian Wåhlberg. Wåhlberg takes care of administration and Bagge of artstic production...
(Murlyn Songs).
Peer alongside Anders Bagge, and others co-wrote Celine Dion
Celine Dion
Céline Marie Claudette Dion, , , is a Canadian singer. Born to a large family from Charlemagne, Quebec, Dion emerged as a teen star in the French-speaking world after her manager and future husband René Angélil mortgaged his home to finance her first record...
's "Have You Ever Been in Love
Have You Ever Been in Love (song)
"Have You Ever Been in Love" is a song by Céline Dion, released on April 14, 2003 as the second single in the United States and Canada from the album One Heart. On November 3, 2003 it was released as the third, commercial single in selected European countries."Have You Ever Been in Love" appeared...
" and "Sorry for Love". As a result, he was invited to Miami, Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
by Celine Dion and her producer Vito Luprano to work on the rest of the album A New Day Has Come
A New Day Has Come
A New Day Has Come is Celine Dion's 18th studio album which marked her return after two-year hiatus to have a child. It was released on March 22, 2002. A New Day Has Come is Dion's 9th English album and 29th in total...
. The album went on to sell 9 million copies worldwide. Celine Dion's cover hit single "I Drove All Night
I Drove All Night
"I Drove All Night" is a song written by Billy Steinberg and Tom Kelly and made famous by Cyndi Lauper. The song was originally written for Roy Orbison, who recorded it in 1987, but his rendition was not released until 1992, after the song had become a top 10 hit on both sides of the Atlantic for...
" was co-produced by Peer Åström.
Peer Åström co-wrote and co-produced two songs with Cyndi Lauper
Cyndi Lauper
Cynthia Ann Stephanie "Cyndi" Lauper is an American singer, songwriter, actress and LGBT rights activist. She achieved success in the mid-1980s with the release of the album She's So Unusual and became the first female singer to have four top-five singles released from one album...
and Johan Bobäck
Johan Bobäck
Johan Bobäck also known as "Kermit" is a record producer and songwriter from Sweden. "Kermit" has written and produced songs for many artists like Garou, Chris Norman, Darin, Troy This, Jeanette Biedermann , Linda Sundblad, Play, Ola Svensson, Elin Lanto etc...
for Lauper's 2008 album Bring Ya to the Brink
Bring Ya to the Brink
Bring Ya to the Brink is Cyndi Lauper's tenth studio album and was released on May 27, 2008 in the United States. The song "Set Your Heart" was released as a promo-only single in Japan in early 2008 and "Same Ol' Story" was the first official single released worldwide on May 6, 2008...
.
In 2008, he mixed the song Un Garcon for the French singer Lorie
Lorie
Laure Pester, professionally known as Lorie, is a French singer. Her fame can be attributed to producer, songwriter and composer Johnny Williams and her father–manager Dominique Pester...
. He is co-producer of many featured songs in the TV series Glee
Glee (TV series)
Glee is an American musical comedy-drama television series that airs on Fox in the United States, and on GlobalTV in Canada. It focuses on the high school glee club New Directions competing on the show choir competition circuit, while its members deal with relationships, sexuality and social issues...
.