Andreas Kleerup (born 1979), professionally known as Kleerup, is a Swedish

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musician.

Career

Kleerup's career as a producer, composer, songwriter and artist began in music as a songwriter, going on to tour with Teddybears and

Robyn Robin Miriam Carlsson (born 12 June 1979), known as Robyn (), is a Swedish pop singer, songwriter, record producer, and DJ. She arrived on the music scene with her 1995 debut album, ''Robyn Is Here'', which produced two Billboard Hot 100, ''Bil ...

as a musician. In 2007, Kleerup released "

With Every Heartbeat "With Every Heartbeat" is a song by Swedish record producer Kleerup and Swedish singer-songwriter Robyn. It was first released on 10 January 2007 in Sweden and later on 30 July 2007 in the United Kingdom. It was released as the second single f ...

" featuring Robyn, which reached No. 1 in the UK. The song appeared on top 10 lists in several countries in Europe and became a top 30 single on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in the USA. Kleerup's debut album, ''Kleerup'', was released in 2008. The album and Kleerup received six

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nominations and won in three categories: "Best Newcomer", "Best Producer", and "Best Composer". Among the collaborating artists on the album are Lykke Li, Robyn, and Neneh Cherry. The mini-album, ''As If We Never Won'', followed in 2014. The 2010s also saw Kleerup expand his career as a composer. In 2010, he and Carl Bagge composed the music for Stockholm City Theatre's 50th-anniversary performance, a musical adaptation of

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laureate Harry Martinson's '' Aniara'', performed by a double string quartet. In 2010, ''

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'' name Kleerup one of the 20 hottest producers in music. In September 2014, Kleerup announced the first of two mini-LPs, ''As If We Never Won'', and shared credit of the song "Let Me In" with

Susanne Sundfør Susanne Aartun Sundfør ( (local Haugesund dialect; ʉˈsɑ̀nːə ˈɔ̀ʈːʉːn ˈsʉ̀nføːrin Urban East ("standard") Norwegian); born 19 March 1986) is a Norwegian singer-songwriter and record producer. Born and raised in Haugesund, Su ...

. H&M used the track for their Fall Fashion 2014 advertising campaign in cinema, TV, and Online. In addition to his work as a composer and songwriter, Kleerup has worked with and remixed such iconic artists as Lady Gaga, Moby, The Cardigans, and Nonono. In March 2020, Kleerup released his latest album, ''2''.

Personal life

Kleerup is married. He has one child from an earlier relationship. Kleerup was diagnosed with

attention deficit hyperactivity disorder Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterised by excessive amounts of inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity that are pervasive, impairing in multiple contexts, and otherwise age-inap ...

and Tourette syndrome in 2007. He has also struggled with depression for long periods of his life and made a

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in 2009.

Discography

Albums

EPs

Singles

¹Not officially released as a single, but charted due to extensive downloading.

References

External links

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Interview with Kleerup at Bloginity
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kleerup 1979 births Living people Musicians from Stockholm Swedish electronic musicians Swedish entertainers Swedish record producers Swedish songwriters People with Tourette syndrome