Klingande
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Klingande in 2014
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| Birth name | Cédric Steinmyller |
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30 November 1991 Croix, Nord, France |
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| Years active | 2012–present |
| Labels | Klingande Music, Ultra Records |
| Website | http://www.klingandemusic.com/ |
| Members | Cédric Steinmyller |
| Past members | Edgar Catry |
Cédric Steinmyller (born 30 November 1991), best known by his stage name Klingande, is a French DJ and tropical house producer with a prominent use of the piano and the saxophone. The artist's name is pronounced "Kling-an-de", which is Swedish for "chiming".
The stage name, as well as some of his songs, are in Swedish because of Steinmyller's admiration of the language. According to him, it sounds like it's being sung when it's just being spoken. With this in mind, the name was founded after a search in a Swedish dictionary.Klingande is the present participle of the Swedish verb (att) , which means '(to) chime' or '(to) sound'. The artist name thus means 'chiming' or 'sounding'. Klingande is also inspired by Steinmyller's admiration for Swedish artists such as Avicii and Swedish House Mafia.
Steinmyller describes his music as "melodic house".
Formed in December 2012, Klingande was originally a duo consisting of Steinmyller, and fellow Frenchman, Edgar Catry (born 1991) When they were 10 years old, Catry and Steinmyller met at the Cross School, in Northern France. Steinmyller was more interested in the teaching of music theory before he distinguishing himself as a DJ whereas Catry was more interested in piano in which he studied for more than four years. Steinmyller had moved to London to study at Point Blank Music College for a year. After returning from London to his hometown, Steinmyller had spent time with Catry before discovering their same admiration for deep house producers such as Bakermat and Nico Push. Klingande was soon formed.
Klingande self-released their debut single, "Punga" which gained attention and eventually made it to the French Singles Chart, peaking at number 86, the song has also peaked at number 62 in Austria, number 59 in Germany and number 41 in Switzerland. They found international chart success with their follow-up single "Jubel" which was released on September 10, 2013. The song peaked at number 5 on the French Singles Chart and at number one in Austria, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Switzerland and Poland. The song was also a top five hit in Australia, France, Finland, Norway, Sweden and the United Kingdom and a top 10 hit in Denmark and the Netherlands.
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