Kleerup
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| Origin | Stockholm, Sweden |
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| Years active | 2004–present |
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Andreas Per Kleerup, known professionally by his last name, is a Swedish record producer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, drummer,[1] and member of the Swedish group The Meat Boys, from Stockholm, Sweden.[2] His first mainstream collaboration was as the producer of fellow Swedish singer Robyn's number one UK single, "With Every Heartbeat", also included on Kleerup's self-titled debut album.[3] He has also collaborated with Cyndi Lauper, Neneh Cherry, Lykke Li and Loreen. In 2009, he won the Swedish Grammis for "Newcomer of the Year", "Composer of the Year" and "Producer of the Year".[4]
In 2010, NME name Kleerup one of the 20 hottest producers in music.[5]
His band Me and My Army released their debut album Thank God for Sending Demons in 2011.[6]
Kleerup composed and recorded the music for the interval act at the first semifinal on 14 May of the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 in Malmö, titled "Northern Light".
In September 2014, Kleerup announced the first of two mini-LPs, As If We Never Won,[7] and shared credit of the song "Let Me In" with Susanne Sundfør. H&M used the track for their Fall Fashion 2014 advertising campaign in cinema, TV and online.[8]
Discography
Albums
| Year | Album Title | Chart Positions | ||
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| SWE | UK | |||
| 2008 | Kleerup | 7 | — | |
| 2012 | Aniara | 47 | — | |
EPs
| Year | Title | Chart Positions | ||
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| SWE | UK | |||
| 2009 | Hello Holla EP | — | — | |
| Lead Singer Syndrome (with Markus Krunegård) |
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| 2014 | As If We Never Won | 52 | — | |
| 2016 | Det var den sommaren | — | — | |
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart Positions | ||
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| SWE | DK | UK | ||
| 2005 | "Medication" | — | — | — |
| 2007 | "With Every Heartbeat" (with Robyn) | 18 | 7 | 1 |
| 2008 | "Longing for Lullabies" (with Titiyo) | 7 | 10 | — |
| "3AM" (with Marit Bergman) | 35 | — | — | |
| "Forever" (with Neneh Cherry) | 56 1 | — | — | |
| 2013 | "Requiem Solution" (with Loreen) | |||
| 2014 | "I Got You" (with Ola Salo) | |||
| "Let Me In" (with Susanne Sundfør) | — | — | — | |
| 2015 | "Imorgon är en annan dag" | 43 | — | — |
| "Så länge skutan kan gå" | 54 | — | — | |
| "Beautiful Life" | 60[9] | — | — | |
1Not officially released as a single, but charted due to extensive downloading.
References
- ↑ Teddybears* - Soft Machine
- ↑ MySpace.com - KLEERUP - STHLM, SE - Pop / Club / Disco House - www.myspace.com/kleerup
- ↑ Pitchfork: Robyn Releases "With Every Heartbeat" Single
- ↑ Swedish Grammy winners 2009
- ↑ NME 20 Hottest Producers
- ↑ Me and My Army Thank God for Sending Demons
- ↑ Pitchfork - Kleerup announces new album
- ↑ H&M Fall Fashion 2014
- ↑ "sverigetopplistan".
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