Peer Åström (born 1972 in

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) is a Swedish composer, lyricist, musician and record producer and partner with

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. The two songwriters / producers are known as Bagge & Peer. They have together written and produced songs for

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, Ace of Base,

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and several others. Åström is an accomplished musician playing bass guitar, keyboards and drums. He was interested in music at a very young age. After high school, he studied music studies and moved to

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and became a session musician for several artists. After

, already a renowned producer and songwriter heard a couple of Peer's songs he invited Peer to collaborate with him on some writing/recording projects. Later in 2001, Bagge & Peer began to write and produce on a regular basis as a partnering couple. Åström eventually signed to Bagge's record company

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(Murlyn Songs). Peer alongside Anders Bagge, and others co-wrote

's " Have You Ever Been in Love" and "Sorry for Love". As a result, he was invited to

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by Celine Dion and her producer Vito Luprano to work on the rest of the album ''

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''. The album went on to sell over 12 million copies worldwide. Celine Dion's cover hit single "

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" was co-produced by Peer Åström. In 2007 Åstrom also wrote the song "Fade away" for Dion's Album "

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", which sold over 3.1 million copies in 2007 alone. Peer Åström co-wrote and co-produced two songs with

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and

Johan Bobäck Johan Bobäck also known as "Kermit" is a record producer and songwriter from Sweden. "Kermit" has written and produced songs for and together with Cyndi Lauper, Rachel Platten, Aldo Nova, Garou, Jay Graydon, Randy Goodrum, Chris Norman, Fr ...

for Lauper's 2008 album '' Bring Ya to the Brink''. In 2008, he mixed the song "Un Garcon" for the French singer Lorie. He is the co-producer of many featured songs in the TV series ''

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''.IMDb listing of Peer Åström songs in ''Glee''
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References

External links

Universal Music Publishing Group: Spotlight on Peer Åström
* Swedish record producers Swedish songwriters Living people 1972 births {{Music-producer-stub