Staffan Hellstrand

Staffan Hellstrand
Staffan Hellstrand appearing during Sommarkrysset at Gröna Lund in 2008
Background information
Birth nameMats Eric Staffan Hellstrand
Born (1956-05-13) 13 May 1956
Stockholm, Sweden
GenresSwedish pop, rock
Occupations
  • Singer
  • musician
Instrument(s)guitar, harmonica, keyboard
Years active1990 — Present

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

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

  • Hemlös (1989)
  • Den stora blå vägen (1991)
  • Eld (1992)
  • Regn (1993)
  • Sot (1994)
  • Pascha Jims dagbok (1996)
  • Underland (1998)
  • Underbarn (1999)
  • Starsång (2001)
  • Socker & synder (2002)
  • Elektriska gatan (2004)
  • Motljus (2006)
  • Spökskepp (2007)
  • Staffan Hellstrand (2012)
  • Blod & tårar (2015)

Compilation albums

  • Staffan Hellstrand & SH! samling 85–92 (1993)
  • Staffan Hellstrands bästa (2000)
  • Diamanter (2004)
  • Lilla fågel blå (2009)

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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