Magnus Lidehäll | |
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Photo: Märta Thisner
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Background information | |
Also known as | MagnusTheMagnus |
Born | 10 June 1985 |
Origin | Uppsala, Sweden |
Genres | Pop, electro, hip hop |
Occupation(s) | Songwriter, producer |
Years active | 2002–present |
Associated acts | Madonna, Katy Perry, David Guetta, Sia, Avicii, Britney Spears, Wyclef Jean, Kylie Minogue, Seinabo Sey, Sebastian Ingrosso, Mapei, Galantis, Maskinen, Afasi & Filthy, Snook |
Magnus Lidehäll is a Swedish award winning producer, composer and songwriter. He works extremely close with songwriting duo Vincent Pontare and Salem Al Fakir – with whom he won the composer of the year award at the Swedish Grammy Awards in 2014. Together they have produced, written, and/or co-written songs for: Madonna, Wyclef Jean & Avicii ("Divine Sorrow"), Veronica Maggio and Petter to name a few.
Magnus Lidehäll started in a rap / hip hop duo alongside Herbert Munkhammar called Afasi & Filthy. "1990 Nånting", released with the band Snook in 2002, was their biggest hit. Between 2007-2008 he became a member of the successful formation Maskinen. He left Maskinen to focus on writing and producing music for other artists. Today he has a great resumé working with both international and local Swedish artists such as: Seinabo Sey, David Guetta, Katy Perry, Madonna, Britney Spears and many more. He has also worked with producers such as Bloodshy & Avant and Sebastian Ingrosso.
Together with Bloodshy and Henrik Jonback Magnus co-wrote and produced "How I Roll" & "Trip To Your Heart" from Britney Spears's album "Femme Fatale", which was released in March 2011.