Erik Hassle
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Erik Hassle is a Swedish
pop
singer-songwriter
.
and originally aspired to be a professional footballer. He grew up listening to soul music
and realised his love of music early after listening to Wilson Pickett
. He attended Rytmus, a musical secondary school in Stockholm where famous Swedish singer Robyn
trained, and eventually met his manager Adis Adamsson. He signed a deal with the Swedish music company Artist Company TEN
. Through TEN Erik signed to Roxy Recordings
for Sweden, Island Records
for Europe and Universal Republic
for North America.
" in September 2008. It went to reach #11 in his native Sweden
and peaked at #2 in Denmark
. He later released his second single "Don't Bring Flowers
" which peaked at #25 in Sweden, and his album Hassle
which debuted at #2 and stayed in the Swedish charts for 10 weeks.
in the UK. It failed to chart in the UK Albums Chart.
He has been written up as a hot new act in The Guardian
and other major newspapers, and on 19 January 2010, he was awarded the prize for "Newcomer of the Year 2009" at the P3 Guld gala.
Hassle visited Lynn Grove High School
playing Don't Bring Flowers, Amelia and his own cover of In for the Kill
He toured with Mika
in the UK in early 2010 as the supporting act and was very well received by Mika's fans. He also supported Mika at the closing night of the iTunes Festival in June 2009.
In 19 May 2010 his single, "Hurtful" was picked as "Single of the Week" on iTunes Store
, in which people could download his song free.
Hassle released an extended play
(EP) entitled The Hassle Sessions: Volume One consisting of cover songs, on 12 August 2010 in the United Kingdom.
In 2010, Erik Hassle featured the English version of the single "Alors on danse
", from the album of the same name by Stromae
. The track was made available through Spotify
.
“Are You Leaving” was the first single from Erik Hassle’s mini-album Mariefred Sessions
. The album was the result of a collaboration between Erik Hassle and Jocke Berg & Martin Sköld from the Swedish band Kent. Mariefred Sessions was released in Sweden on March 23, 2011.
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
pop
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the...
.
Biography
Hassle was raised in a rural village two hours south of StockholmStockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
and originally aspired to be a professional footballer. He grew up listening to soul music
Soul music
Soul music is a music genre originating in the United States combining elements of gospel music and rhythm and blues. According to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, soul is "music that arose out of the black experience in America through the transmutation of gospel and rhythm & blues into a form of...
and realised his love of music early after listening to Wilson Pickett
Wilson Pickett
Wilson Pickett was an American R&B/Soul singer and songwriter.A major figure in the development of American soul music, Pickett recorded over 50 songs which made the US R&B charts, and frequently crossed over to the US Billboard Hot 100...
. He attended Rytmus, a musical secondary school in Stockholm where famous Swedish singer Robyn
Robyn
Robin Miriam Carlsson , better known by her stage name Robyn, is a Swedish recording artist, singer, and songwriter. Robyn became known in the late nineties for her worldwide dance-pop hit "Do You Know " from her debut album Robyn Is Here . She co-wrote the song "Du gör mig hel igen" for...
trained, and eventually met his manager Adis Adamsson. He signed a deal with the Swedish music company Artist Company TEN
Artist Company TEN
Artist Company TEN is an independent Swedish record label best known for signing Erik Hassle. It broke out in the scene with 2009's Hassle. Artist Company TEN is distributed by Island Records and Universal Republic....
. Through TEN Erik signed to Roxy Recordings
Roxy Recordings
King Island Roxystars Recordings AB, more known as Roxy Recordings, or Roxy was an independent record label based in Stockholm, Sweden. It was bought by Universal Music Group in August 2011. The label was formed in 2007 and is owned by Egmont through Nordisk Film and MBO...
for Sweden, Island Records
Island Records
Island Records is a record label that was founded by Chris Blackwell in Jamaica. It was based in the United Kingdom for many years and is now owned by Universal Music Group...
for Europe and Universal Republic
Universal Republic
Universal Republic Records is a record label, owned by Universal Music Group. It is based on the now-defunct Republic Records label founded by brothers Monte and Avery Lipman...
for North America.
Swedish career
Hassle released his first single, "HurtfulHurtful (song)
"Hurtful" is the debut single by Swedish singer/songwriter Erik Hassle, taken from his album Hassle. It made its debut in his home country of Sweden almost cracking the Top 10 on the Swedish singles chart. It continues to slowly see its release throughout the rest of the world in 2009 and 2010. It...
" in September 2008. It went to reach #11 in his native Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
and peaked at #2 in Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
. He later released his second single "Don't Bring Flowers
Don't Bring Flowers
"Don't Bring Flowers" is a song by Swedish singer-songwriter Erik Hassle. It was released in the United Kingdom on 23 August 2009 as the first single from his debut album, Pieces...
" which peaked at #25 in Sweden, and his album Hassle
Hassle (album)
Hassle is the debut album by the Swedish pop singer Erik Hassle. The album was released on August 19, 2009 in Sweden and features the top 30 singles "Hurtful" and "Don't Bring Flowers"...
which debuted at #2 and stayed in the Swedish charts for 10 weeks.
International career
On 23 August 2009 Hassle released "Don't Bring Flowers" his first international single. In late 2009 he embarked on touring outside of Sweden and released "Hurtful" in the UK on 2 February 2010. It debuted at #59 and fell off the charts the following week. He altered a few songs his Swedish debut album and re-released the album as PiecesPieces (Erik Hassle album)
-Release history:...
in the UK. It failed to chart in the UK Albums Chart.
He has been written up as a hot new act in The Guardian
The Guardian
The Guardian, formerly known as The Manchester Guardian , is a British national daily newspaper in the Berliner format...
and other major newspapers, and on 19 January 2010, he was awarded the prize for "Newcomer of the Year 2009" at the P3 Guld gala.
Hassle visited Lynn Grove High School
Lynn Grove High School
Lynn Grove VA High School is a Voluntary Aided comprehensive school with approximately 1100 children on roll of between 11 and 16. It is located in the town of Gorleston near Great Yarmouth in Norfolk...
playing Don't Bring Flowers, Amelia and his own cover of In for the Kill
He toured with Mika
Mika (singer)
Mika is a British singer-songwriter.After recording his first extended play, Dodgy Holiday EP, Mika released his first full-length studio album, Life in Cartoon Motion, on Island Records in 2007. Life in Cartoon Motion sold more than 5.6 million copies worldwide and helped Mika win a Brit...
in the UK in early 2010 as the supporting act and was very well received by Mika's fans. He also supported Mika at the closing night of the iTunes Festival in June 2009.
In 19 May 2010 his single, "Hurtful" was picked as "Single of the Week" on iTunes Store
ITunes Store
The iTunes Store is a software-based online digital media store operated by Apple. Opening as the iTunes Music Store on April 28, 2003, with over 200,000 items to purchase, it is, as of April 2008, the number-one music vendor in the United States...
, in which people could download his song free.
Hassle released an extended play
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
(EP) entitled The Hassle Sessions: Volume One consisting of cover songs, on 12 August 2010 in the United Kingdom.
In 2010, Erik Hassle featured the English version of the single "Alors on danse
Alors on danse
"Alors on danse" is a 2009 song by Belgian singer Stromae, released in September 2009 in Belgium and in February 2010 in the rest of Europe. The song reached number one in Belgium, Austria, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands,...
", from the album of the same name by Stromae
Stromae
Paul Van Haver, better known as Stromae [stromaj] is a singer-songwriter of Belgian-Rwandan origin. He has distinguished himself in both hip hop and electronic music...
. The track was made available through Spotify
Spotify
Spotify is a Swedish-founded, UK-headquartered DRM-based music streaming service offering streaming of selected music from a range of major and independent record labels, including Sony, EMI, Warner Music Group, and Universal. Launched in October 2008 by Swedish startup Spotify AB, the service had...
.
“Are You Leaving” was the first single from Erik Hassle’s mini-album Mariefred Sessions
Mariefred Sessions
Mariefred Sessions is an EP, or 'mini-album', by Swedish singer/songwriter Erik Hassle, which was released in Sweden on 23 March 2011. The EP resulted from a collaboration between Hassle and two members of Swedish rock band Kent, Jocke Berg and Martin Sköld...
. The album was the result of a collaboration between Erik Hassle and Jocke Berg & Martin Sköld from the Swedish band Kent. Mariefred Sessions was released in Sweden on March 23, 2011.
Albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |||||
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| SWE Sverigetopplistan Sverigetopplistan, earlier known as Topplistan and Hitlistan and other names, is since October 2007 the Swedish national record chart, based on sales data from Swedish Recording Industry Association .... |
DEN |
UK UK Albums Chart The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart... |
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| Hassle Hassle (album) Hassle is the debut album by the Swedish pop singer Erik Hassle. The album was released on August 19, 2009 in Sweden and features the top 30 singles "Hurtful" and "Don't Bring Flowers"... |
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| Pieces Pieces (Erik Hassle album) -Release history:... |
Island Records Island Records is a record label that was founded by Chris Blackwell in Jamaica. It was based in the United Kingdom for many years and is now owned by Universal Music Group... |
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| Mariefred Sessions Mariefred Sessions Mariefred Sessions is an EP, or 'mini-album', by Swedish singer/songwriter Erik Hassle, which was released in Sweden on 23 March 2011. The EP resulted from a collaboration between Hassle and two members of Swedish rock band Kent, Jocke Berg and Martin Sköld... |
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11 | — | — | |||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | |||||||
Singles
| Year | Title | Peak positions |
Album | ||||||||||||
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| SWE Sweden Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund.... |
UK UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ... |
DEN Denmark Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark... |
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| 2008 | "Hurtful Hurtful (song) "Hurtful" is the debut single by Swedish singer/songwriter Erik Hassle, taken from his album Hassle. It made its debut in his home country of Sweden almost cracking the Top 10 on the Swedish singles chart. It continues to slowly see its release throughout the rest of the world in 2009 and 2010. It... " |
11 | 59 | 2 | Hassle / Pieces |
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| 2009 | "Love Me to Pieces" | — | — | — | |||||||||||
| "Don't Bring Flowers Don't Bring Flowers "Don't Bring Flowers" is a song by Swedish singer-songwriter Erik Hassle. It was released in the United Kingdom on 23 August 2009 as the first single from his debut album, Pieces... " |
25 | — | 11 | ||||||||||||
| 2010 | "Standing Where You Left Me" | 32 | — | — | |||||||||||
| "Taken (Still in My Blood)" | 55 | — | — | ||||||||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | |||||||||||||||
- Year indicates the year the single was first released.
Awards
- 2010 Danish GAFFA-priset – International Newcomer of the Year
- 2009 Swedish GrammisGrammisThe Grammis Awards are the Swedish equivalent of the Grammy Awards. The awards ceremony is generally held each year in February in Stockholm.The awards were established in 1969 and awarded until 1972 when they were cancelled....
– Newcomer of the Year - 2009 Swedish P3 Guld – Newcomer of the Year
External links
- Official website The official website
- Erik Hassle fan Street Team Erik Hassle fan Street Team