Swedish House Mafia
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| Origin | , Sweden |
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| Years active | 2008-2013 |
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| Website | swedishhousemafia |
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Swedish House Mafia was a Swedish electronic music supergroup consisting of Axwell, Steve Angello and Sebastian Ingrosso. The group officially formed in late 2008. The supergroup placed at number ten on the DJ Magazine Top 100 DJ Poll 2011 and have been called "the faces of mainstream progressive house music." In the DJ Magazine Top 100 Poll 2012 they were ranked at number twelve. On June 24, 2012, the group announced via their website that they would split up after embarking on "One Last Tour", which ended at Ultra Miami 2013 on March 24, 2013.
Axwell and Sebastian Ingrosso continued working together under the name Axwell Λ Ingrosso and have since released seven singles, "Something New", "On My Way", "Can't Hold Us Down", "Sun Is Shining", "This Time", "Dream Bigger" and "Thinking About You".
Before the official formation in late 2008, the trio would often play shows together with fellow Swedish DJ Eric Prydz joining them for some shows. The name Swedish House Mafia came about after friends and fans began labelling the four as they played more shows together. Eventually the group adopted the name. Prydz decided not to join the group, describing himself as a 'control freak' in the studio who can't abide collaboration, even with close friends.
The first production that was released by Axwell, Angello and Ingrosso was "Get Dumb". It was produced with Laidback Luke and released in 2007. In 2009, they released "Leave the World Behind" with Laidback Luke and vocals by Deborah Cox.
In 2010, Swedish House Mafia signed a record deal with UMG's Polydor Records (formerly Polygram) after a falling-out with previous record label EMI, due to differing ideas. They released "One", their first official single under the name Swedish House Mafia, on Beatport on May 2, 2010, where it achieved international success, charting at number 7 in the UK Singles Chart. The group followed this with an equally well received vocal version featuring Pharrell, retitled "One (Your Name)". The next single, "Miami 2 Ibiza", with Tinie Tempah, charted at number 4 in the UK Chart in September 2010. Both tracks were taken from the album Until One; a collection of productions and remixes from both Swedish House Mafia as a group and as individuals. It has achieved a BPI Gold Sales award in the United Kingdom.
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