Christian Falk
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Christian Falk (25 April 1962 – 24 July 2014) was a Swedish record producer and musician.
Christian Falk started his recording career with the band Madhouse in the early 1980s. He later moved on and became a founding member of post-punk band Imperiet.
In the early 1990s he emerged as a producer and DJ in the emerging Swedish hip hop, soul and club scene. He jumped comfortably between different styles of music, with Papa Dee he did dancehall hip hop,[1] Stonefunkers it was Daisy Age inspired hip hop and P-Funk, Dancehall with Swing-A-Ling Sound System, R&B and Acid Jazz with Blacknuss,[2] hip hop with Petter, the Timebomb collective and Timbuktu,[3] Hardcore and Elecro with The Teddybears,[4] club soul with Kayo and many others.
He also co-wrote the track "Electricity", and several other tracks on the 1995 album We Care from alt-rockers Whale.
He released the hit single, "Make It Right" under his own name, in 2000. In 2008,[citation needed] he released a new version of "Calling You" with Jevetta Steele's vocals. The cover was released as a single from his album Quel Bordel.[5]
In the UK he enjoyed a Top 40 hit with "Dream On" in 2008, which featured vocals from fellow Swede Robyn.[citation needed]
Falk also produced the multi-million selling song "7 Seconds" composed by Youssou N'Dour, Neneh Cherry, Cameron McVey and Jonathan Sharp, released in 1994 as a single performed by Youssou N'Dour and Neneh Cherry.
Death
Falk died on 24 July 2014 from pancreatic cancer, aged 52.[6]
Discography
Albums (in his own name)
- Quel Bordel (1999)
- Christian Falk Hosts Swedish Open (2002)
- People Say (2006)
Singles
- "Make It Right" (featuring Demetreus) (2000) - UK #22[7]
- "Calling You" (featuring Jevetta Steele)
- "Dream On" (featuring Robyn and Ola Salo) (2008) - UK #29[8]
See also
References
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