Basshunter
Basshunter, also stylised as BassHunter[1] (real name: Jonas Erik Altberg; born 22 December 1984 in Halmstad) is a Swedish singer, record producer and DJ.
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Birth name | Jonas Erik Altberg |
Born | Halmstad | 22 December 1984
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Years active | 1998–present |
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Website | basshunter.se |
He recorded six studio albums: The Bassmachine (2004), LOL <(^^,)> (2006), The Old Shit (2006), Now You're Gone – The Album (2008), Bass Generation (2009) and Calling Time (2013). In addition to his own music, he has written and produced for other artists. He also competed in the seventh edition of British Celebrity Big Brother, the Swedish Fångarna på fortet and the British Weakest Link in 2010.
He won awards such as the European Border Breakers Award, the Grammi award for Best Ringtone of the Year in 2006, and the World Music Award. He was also nominated for the BT Digital Music Awards, MTV Europe Music Awards, and Rockbjörnen.
He has Tourette's syndrome.[2]
Discography
changeStudio albums
- The Bassmachine (2004)
- LOL (2006)
- Now You're Gone – The Album (2008)
- Bass Generation (2009)
- Calling Time (2013)
Awards and nominations
changeAward | Year | Nominee/work | Category | Result | Ref. |
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BT Digital Music Award | 2008 | Basshunter | Best Electronic Artist or DJ | Nominated | [3] |
Breakthrough Artist of the Year | Nominated | ||||
Emma | 2006 | LOL <(^^,)> | e-Emma of the Year | Nominated | [4] |
Basshunter | Foreign Artist of the Year | Nominated | |||
Eska Music Award | 2008 | "Now You're Gone" | Radioactive Hit of the Year Era | Won | [5] |
Eurodanceweb Award | 2006 | "Boten Anna" | Won | [6] | |
European Border Breakers Award | 2008 | LOL <(^^,)> | Won | [7] | |
Grammis | 2007 | Club/Dance Album of the Year | Nominated | [8] | |
Newcomer of the Year | Nominated | [9] | |||
International Dance Music Award | 2010 | "Every Morning" | Best HiNRG/Euro Track | Nominated | [10] |
MTV Europe Music Award | 2008 | Basshunter | Best New Act | Nominated | [11] |
"Now You're Gone" | Most Addictive Track | Nominated | |||
Musikförläggarnas pris | 2006 | Basshunter | Newcomer of the Year | Won | [12] |
2008 | International Success of the Year | Nominated | [13] | ||
NRJ Radio Award | 2007 | Best Dance Artist of the Year | Won | [14] | |
P3 Guld | 2007 | "Boten Anna" | Song of the Year | Nominated | [15] |
The Record of the Year | 2008 | "Now You're Gone" | 9th place | [16] | |
Regeringens Musikexportpris | 2008 | Basshunter | Nominated | [17] | |
Rockbjörnen | 2006 | "Boten Anna" | Swedish Song of the Year | Nominated | [18] |
Basshunter | Swedish Newcomer of the Year | Nominated | |||
Russ.no | 2006 | "Boten Anna" | Russ Song of the Year | Won | [19] |
Scandipop Award | 2009 | Basshunter | Best Male | Won | [20] |
2011 | "Saturday" | Best Male Single | Nominated | [21] | |
Telia | 2007 | "Boten Anna" | Best Ringtone of the Year | Won | [22] |
World Music Award | 2008 | Basshunter | World's Best Selling Swedish Artist | Won | [23] |
References
change- ↑ "BassHunter". Twitter. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
- ↑ Mendoza, Nadia (2008-07-15). "Basshunter lothario Jonas Altberg was bullied". The Sun. Archived from the original on 2011-05-25. Retrieved 2017-10-09.
- ↑ "The Winners!". BT Digital Music Awards. Archived from the original on 2 October 2008. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
- ↑ "Emma-nomineringarna offentliggjordes" (in Swedish). Svenska Yle. 3 January 2007. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
- ↑ Łukasz Szewczyk (25 April 2008). "Eska Music Awards 2008 rozdane – Feel hitem roku" (in Polish). media2. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
- ↑ "AWARD 2006". Eurodanceweb. Archived from the original on 2 April 2014. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
- ↑ "European Border Breakers Awards – recognition for those artists who succeeded in reaching audiences outside their own country". Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. 16 January 2008. Archived from the original on 13 May 2012. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
- ↑ "2007 – Årets Klubb/Dans 2007" (in Swedish). Grammis. Archived from the original on 20 April 2019. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
- ↑ "2007 – Årets Nykomling 2007" (in Swedish). Grammis. Archived from the original on 20 April 2019. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
- ↑ Ron Slomowicz "DJ Ron Slomowicz". "2010 International Dance Music Awards at WMC – Winners Announced". About.com. Archived from the original on 5 March 2012. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
- ↑ "MTV Europe Music Awards 2008" (in Polish). MTV EMA. Archived from the original on 29 August 2008. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
- ↑ Carina Bergfeldt (28 October 2006). "Basshunter kan bli schlagerjoker" (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
- ↑ "Kleerup fyrfaldigt nominerad till Musikförläggarnas Pris" (in Swedish). Musikindustrin. 17 September 2008. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
- ↑ "Sunrise Avenue kahmi palkintoja NRJ Awardseissa" (in Finnish). Iltalehti. 19 January 2007. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
- ↑ "P3 Guld hyllar veteraner och nykomlingar" (in Swedish). Sundsvalls Tidning. 6 December 2006. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
- ↑ "In 2008 I think the best is". roty.tv. Archived from the original on 17 February 2009. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
- ↑ Håkan Durmér (17 December 2008). "Nomineringarna till Regeringens Musikexportpris 2008 klara" (in Swedish). Musikindustrin. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
- ↑ Zendry Svärdkrona (4 January 2007). "Här är finalisterna till årets Rockbjörn" (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
- ↑ Stian Fjelldal (16 May 2006). "Årets landeplage" (in Norwegian). NRK. Archived from the original on 8 November 2006. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
- ↑ "The 2009 scandipop Awards!". Scandipop. 24 December 2018. Archived from the original on 28 August 2018. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
- ↑ "The scandipop awards 2011: THE NOMINATIONS!". Scandipop. 14 December 2010. Archived from the original on 27 August 2018. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
- ↑ "Vinnare övriga priser" (in Swedish). Grammis. Archived from the original on 1 June 2017. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
- ↑ "BASSHUNTER". Awards & Winners. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
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