Staffan Hellstrand

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Staffan Hellstrand
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Staffan Hellstrand appearing during Sommarkrysset at Gröna Lund in 2008
Background information
Born
Mats Eric Staffan Hellstrand

(1956-05-13) 13 May 1956 (age 69)
Stockholm, Sweden
Genres Swedish pop, rock
Occupations
  • Singer
  • musician
Instrumentsguitar, harmonica, keyboard
Years active 1990 — Present

Mats Eric Staffan Hellstrand (born 13 May 1956) is a Swedish singer, rock musician (guitar, harmonica, keyboard), songwriter and record producer.

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Biography

Hellstrand was born in Stockholm, Sweden. He has scored record successes at the Swedish charts during the 1990s. [1] [2]

Hellstrand also works as a prolific record producer. Among his best-known works, he produced Idde Schultz' 1995 self-titled debut album, for which he also composed the song "Högre mark", which was released as a single the same year and became a hit. Schultz' English-lyrics version of the song, "Higher Ground", was released as a single in 1996 and it was well received internationally, becoming a classic of 1990s pop music. [3] [4]

Hellstrand also wrote "Explodera", the official fight song for the Sweden men's national football team during the UEFA Euro 2000. It peaked at number eight on the Swedish Singles Chart. [5]

Discography

Studio albums

Compilation albums

References

  1. ↑ Swedish singles chart positions
  2. ↑ Swedish album chart positions
  3. ↑ "Idde Schultz – Higher Ground". Discogs. 1996. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
  4. ↑ "Idde Schultz – Idde Schultz" (in Swedish). Discogs. 1996. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
  5. ↑ Information på Svensk mediedatabas

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