Kleerup

Kleerup

Kleerup

Swedish electropop musician


Andreas Kleerup (born 1979), professionally known as Kleerup, is a Swedish electropop musician.

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Career

Kleerup's career as a producer, composer, songwriter and artist began in music as a songwriter, going on to tour with Teddybears and Robyn as a musician. In 2007, Kleerup released "With Every Heartbeat" featuring Robyn, which reached No. 1 in the UK. The song appeared on top 10 lists in several countries in Europe and became a top 30 single on the Billboard Hot 100 in the USA.[citation needed]

Kleerup's debut album, Kleerup, was released in 2008. The album and Kleerup received six Grammy nominations and won in three categories: "Best Newcomer", "Best Producer", and "Best Composer". Among the collaborating artists on the album are Lykke Li, Robyn, and Neneh Cherry. The mini-album, As If We Never Won, followed in 2014.

The 2010s also saw Kleerup expand his career as a composer. In 2010, he and Carl Bagge composed the music for Stockholm City Theatre's 50th-anniversary performance, a musical adaptation of Nobel Prize laureate Harry Martinson's Aniara, performed by a double string quartet.

In 2010, NME name Kleerup one of the 20 hottest producers in music.[1]

In September 2014, Kleerup announced the first of two mini-LPs, As If We Never Won,[2] 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.

In addition to his work as a composer and songwriter, Kleerup has worked with and remixed such iconic artists as Lady Gaga, Moby, The Cardigans, and Nonono.

In March 2020, Kleerup released his latest album, 2.[3]

Personal life

Kleerup is married. He has one child from an earlier relationship.[4]

Kleerup was diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and Tourette syndrome in 2007.[4] He has also struggled with depression for long periods of his life and made a suicide attempt in 2009.[4]

Discography

Albums

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Singles

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1Not officially released as a single, but charted due to extensive downloading.


References

  1. "Pictures of 20 hottest producers in music right now - Photos - NME.COM". NME. October 7, 2010. Archived from the original on 2010-10-07.
  2. "Kleerup : 2". AllMusic. Retrieved 2020-03-06.
  3. Assarsson, Anton; Selåker, Johannes (2013-12-03). "Jag trodde att jag var efterbliven". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 2019-04-08.
  4. "Sverigetopplistan". Sverigetopplistan.se. Retrieved 2020-03-06.

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