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{{short description|Swedish electropop musician}}
{{Infobox musical artist |
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| caption = Kleerup
| name = Kleerup
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| image = Andreas Kleerup 2013-02-18 001.jpg
|origin = [[Stockholm]], [[Sweden]]
| caption = Kleerup in 2013
| background = non_vocal_instrumentalist
| genre = [[Electropop]], [[synthpop]], [[techno]]
| origin = [[Stockholm]], Sweden
|occupation = [[Record producer|Producer]], [[drummer]]
| genre = {{hlist|[[Electropop]]|[[synthpop]]|[[pop rock]]}}
|Instruments = [[drums]], [[Percussion]], [[Piano]], [[Guitar]], [[Synth]], [[Keyboard]]
| occupation = {{hlist|Record producer|songwriter|multi-instrumentalist|drummer}}
| years_active = [[2005]] – present
| instruments = {{hlist|Vocals|percussion|piano|guitar|synthesizer|keyboard}}
| label = [[EMI]]
| years_active = 2004–present
| associated_acts = [[Robyn]], [[Cyndi Lauper]], [[Nicholas Strunk]], [[Teddybears]], [[Lykke Li]], [[The Meat Boys]]
| website =
| label = {{hlist|[[EMI]]|[[Warner Music Group|Warner]]}}
| associated_acts = {{hlist|[[Robyn]]|[[Cyndi Lauper]]|[[Teddybears (band)|Teddybears]]|[[Lykke Li]]|The Meat Boys}}
| website = {{URL|1=https://web.archive.org/web/20181225195248/http://kleerup.net/|2=kleerup.net}} (archived at [[Wayback Machine]])
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'''Andreas Kleerup''' (born 1979), professionally known as '''Kleerup''', is a Swedish [[electropop]] musician.
'''Andreas Kleerup''', known professionally by his last name, is a [[Sweden|Swedish]] record producer, drummer,<ref>[http://www.discogs.com/release/826539 Teddybears* - Soft Machine<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> and member of the [[Sweden|Swedish]] group [[The Meat Boys]], from [[Stockholm]], [[Sweden]].<ref>[http://www.myspace.com/kleerup MySpace.com - KLEERUP - STHLM, SE - Pop / Club / Disco House - www.myspace.com/kleerup<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> His first mainstream collaboration was as the producer of fellow Swedish artist [[Robyn]]'s #1 [[UK]] single, "[[With Every Heartbeat]]", also included on Kleerup's [[Kleerup (album)|self titled debut album]].<ref>[http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/43208-robyn-releases-with-every-heartbeat-single Pitchfork: Robyn Releases "With Every Heartbeat" Single<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> He is currently in his own band called Me and my army which in 2011 released their debut album "Thank God for sending me demons"


==Career==
He wrote and produced the song "Lay Me Down" with [[Cyndi Lauper]] for her 2008 album ''[[Bring Ya to the Brink]]''. An instrumental version of the song appears on Kleerup's album under the title "Thank You for Nothing". The title was believed to be inspired by Kleerup's anger with Cyndi Lauper for not allowing her version to appear on his album, but this was later confirmed as a false rumor in an interview.<ref>http://www.muumuse.com/2009/08/kleerup-the-interview.html</ref> Turns out the song was originally made before he gave it to Cyndi Lauper, and he decided to use the original version on his album instead.
Kleerup's career as a producer, composer, songwriter and artist began in music as a songwriter, going on to tour with [[Teddybears (band)|Teddybears]] and [[Robyn]] as a musician. In 2007, Kleerup released "[[With Every Heartbeat]]" featuring Robyn, which peaked at number 23 on the [[Swedish Singles Chart]]. "With Every Heartbeat" achieved greater success outside Sweden, most notably in the United Kingdom, where it topped the [[UK Singles Chart]] in August 2007 and became the second single by Swedish artists to top the charts in Britain during the 2000s decade after "[[Call on Me (Eric Prydz song)|Call on Me]]" by [[Eric Prydz]] in September and October 2004. The single peaked within on top ten of the charts in several other European countries, as well as peaking within the top 30 of the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] in the United States.{{Cn|date=April 2020}}


Kleerup's debut album, ''Kleerup'', was released in 2008. The album and Kleerup received six [[Grammy Award|Grammy]] 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.
His song, "Until we Bleed" featuring [[Lykke Li]], was featured in the British television show, [[Misfits (TV series)|Misfits]].


The 2010s also saw Kleerup expand his career as a composer. In 2010, he and Carl Bagge composed the music for [[Stockholm City Theatre|Stockholm City Theatre's]] 50th-anniversary performance, a musical adaptation of [[Nobel Prize in Literature|Nobel Prize]] laureate [[Harry Martinson|Harry Martinson's]] ''[[Aniara]]'', performed by a double string quartet.
==Albums==


In 2010, ''[[NME]]'' named Kleerup one of the 20 hottest producers in music.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nme.com/photos/20-hottest-producers-in-music-right-now/193394/1/1#16|title=Pictures of 20 hottest producers in music right now - Photos - NME.COM|website=[[NME]] |date=October 7, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101007115317/http://www.nme.com/photos/20-hottest-producers-in-music-right-now/193394/1/1#16|archive-date=2010-10-07}}</ref>
*2008 ''[[Kleerup (album)|Kleerup]]'' (#7 <small>[[Sweden|SWE]]</small>)
*2012 ''Aniara''


In September 2014, Kleerup announced the first of two mini-LPs, ''As If We Never Won'',<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/56570-kleerup-announces-mini-lp-as-if-we-never-won-shares-susanne-sundfr-collab-let-me-in/|title=Kleerup Announces Mini-LP As If We Never Won, Shares Susanne Sundfør Collab "Let Me In"|website=Pitchfork.com|date=5 September 2014|access-date=2020-03-06}}</ref> and shared credit of the song "Let Me In" with [[Susanne Sundfør]]. [[H&M]] used the track for their Fall Fashion 2014 advertising campaign in cinema, TV, and Online.
==EPs==
*2009 ''[[Hello Holla EP]]''
*2009 ''Lead Singer Syndrome'' <small>(with Markus Krunegård)</small>


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.
==Singles==

In March 2020, Kleerup released his latest album, ''2''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/2-mw0003355280|title=Kleerup : 2|website=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=2020-03-06}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
He has one child.<ref name="aftonbladet_20131203">{{cite news |last1=Assarsson |first1=Anton |last2=Selåker |first2=Johannes |date=2013-12-03 |title=Jag trodde att jag var efterbliven |url=https://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/musik/a/e1Om7M/jag-trodde-att-jag-var-efterbliven |work=[[Aftonbladet]] |access-date=2019-04-08 |language=sv}}</ref>

Kleerup was diagnosed with [[attention deficit hyperactivity disorder]] and [[Tourette syndrome]] in 2007.<ref name="aftonbladet_20131203"/> He has also struggled with [[Depression (mood)|depression]] for long periods of his life and made a [[suicide attempt]] in 2009.<ref name="aftonbladet_20131203"/>

==Discography==
===Albums===
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
! rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2"| Album Title
! colspan="3"| Chart Positions
|-
! width="30"| <small>[[Sweden|SWE]]</small>
! width="30"| <small>[[United Kingdom|UK]]</small>
|-
|2008
|''[[Kleerup (album)|Kleerup]]''
|align="center"|7
|align="center"|&mdash;
|-
|2012
|''Aniara''
|align="center"|47
|align="center"|&mdash;
|-
|-
|2020
|''2''
|align="center"|&mdash;
|align="center"|&mdash;
|-
|}

===EPs===
{| class="wikitable"
! rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2"| Title
! colspan="3"| Chart Positions
|-
! width="30"| <small>[[Sweden|SWE]]</small>
! width="30"| <small>[[United Kingdom|UK]]</small>
|-
|rowspan=2|2009
|''[[Hello Holla (EP)|Hello Holla EP]]''
|align="center"|&mdash;
|align="center"|&mdash;
|-
|''Lead Singer Syndrome'' <br><small>(with Markus Krunegård)</small>
|align="center"|&mdash;
|align="center"|&mdash;
|-
|2014
|''As If We Never Won''
|align="center"|52
|align="center"|&mdash;
|-
|2016
|''Det var den sommaren''
|align="center"|&mdash;
|align="center"|&mdash;
|-
|}

===Singles===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
! rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2"| Single
! rowspan="2"| Single
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|-
|-
|[[2007 in music|2007]]
|[[2007 in music|2007]]
|"[[With Every Heartbeat]]" <small>with [[Robyn]]</small>
|"[[With Every Heartbeat]]" <small>(with [[Robyn]])</small>
|align="center"|18
|align="center"|18
|align="center"|7
|align="center"|7
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|-
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[2008 in music|2008]]
|rowspan="3"|[[2008 in music|2008]]
|"[[Longing for Lullabies]]" <small>with [[Titiyo]]</small>
|"[[Longing for Lullabies]]" <small>(with [[Titiyo]])</small>
|align="center"|7
|align="center"|7
|align="center"|10
|align="center"|10
|align="center"|&mdash;
|align="center"|&mdash;
|-
|-
|"[[3AM (Kleerup song)|3AM]]" <small>with [[Marit Bergman]]</small>
|"[[3AM (Kleerup song)|3AM]]" <small>(with [[Marit Bergman]])</small>
|align="center"|35
|align="center"|35
|align="center"|&mdash;
|align="center"|&mdash;
|align="center"|&mdash;
|align="center"|&mdash;
|-
|-
|"Forever" <small>with [[Neneh Cherry]]</small>
|"Forever" <small>(with [[Neneh Cherry]])</small>
|align="center"|56 <sup>1</sup>
|align="center"|56 <sup>1</sup>
|align="center"|&mdash;
|align="center"|&mdash;
|align="center"|&mdash;
|align="center"|&mdash;
|-
|[[2013 in music|2013]]
|"Requiem Solution" <small>(with [[Loreen]])</small>
|align="center"|
|align="center"|
|align="center"|
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[2014 in music|2014]]
|"I Got You" <small>(with [[Ola Salo]])</small>
|align="center"|
|align="center"|
|align="center"|
|-
|"Let Me In" <small>(with [[Susanne Sundfør]])</small>
|align="center"|&mdash;
|align="center"|&mdash;
|align="center"|&mdash;
|-
|rowspan="3"|2015
|"Imorgon är en annan dag"
|align="center"|43
|align="center"|&mdash;
|align="center"|&mdash;
|-
|"Så länge skutan kan gå"
|align="center"|54
|align="center"|&mdash;
|align="center"|&mdash;
|-
|"Beautiful Life"
|align="center"|60<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sverigetopplistan.se/|title=Sverigetopplistan|website=Sverigetopplistan.se|access-date=2020-03-06}}</ref>
|align="center"|&mdash;
|align="center"|&mdash;
|-
|2020
|"I Need Love"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/i-need-love-single/1513105905 |title=I Need Love - Single by Kleerup & Rebecca & Fiona on Apple Music |website=Apple Music |access-date=2020-06-21}}</ref> <small>(with [[Rebecca & Fiona]])</small>
|align="center"|&mdash;
|align="center"|&mdash;
|align="center"|&mdash;
|-
| colspan="5" style="text-align:center;font-size:85%"| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released.
|}
|}


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==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
<references/>
Exclusive Interview with Kleerup at Bloginity [http://www.bloginity.com/kleerup-interview]
{{Kleerup}}


==External links==
==External links==
{{commonscat|Andreas Kleerup}}
* [http://kleerup.net Kleerup's Official Website]
* {{Official website|http://kleerup.net}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20091125132921/http://www.bloginity.com/kleerup-interview Interview with Kleerup at Bloginity]

{{Kleerup}}

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Latest revision as of 09:31, 16 December 2024

Kleerup
Kleerup in 2013
Kleerup in 2013
Background information
OriginStockholm, Sweden
Genres
Occupations
  • Record producer
  • songwriter
  • multi-instrumentalist
  • drummer
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • percussion
  • piano
  • guitar
  • synthesizer
  • keyboard
Years active2004–present
Labels
Websitekleerup.net (archived at Wayback Machine)

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

Career

[edit]

Kleerup's career as a producer, composer, songwriter and artist began in music as a songwriter, going on to tour with Teddybears and Robyn as a musician. In 2007, Kleerup released "With Every Heartbeat" featuring Robyn, which peaked at number 23 on the Swedish Singles Chart. "With Every Heartbeat" achieved greater success outside Sweden, most notably in the United Kingdom, where it topped the UK Singles Chart in August 2007 and became the second single by Swedish artists to top the charts in Britain during the 2000s decade after "Call on Me" by Eric Prydz in September and October 2004. The single peaked within on top ten of the charts in several other European countries, as well as peaking within the top 30 of the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States.[citation needed]

Kleerup's debut album, Kleerup, was released in 2008. The album and Kleerup received six Grammy 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 Nobel Prize laureate Harry Martinson's Aniara, performed by a double string quartet.

In 2010, NME named Kleerup one of the 20 hottest producers in music.[1]

In September 2014, Kleerup announced the first of two mini-LPs, As If We Never Won,[2] and shared credit of the song "Let Me In" with Susanne Sundfør. 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.[3]

Personal life

[edit]

He has one child.[4]

Kleerup was diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and Tourette syndrome in 2007.[4] He has also struggled with depression for long periods of his life and made a suicide attempt in 2009.[4]

Discography

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Albums

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Year Album Title Chart Positions
SWE UK
2008 Kleerup 7 —
2012 Aniara 47 —
2020 2 — —

EPs

[edit]
Year Title Chart Positions
SWE UK
2009 Hello Holla EP — —
Lead Singer Syndrome
(with Markus Krunegård) 		— —
2014 As If We Never Won 52 —
2016 Det var den sommaren — —

Singles

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Year Single Chart Positions
SWE DK UK
2005 "Medication" — — —
2007 "With Every Heartbeat" (with Robyn) 18 7 1
2008 "Longing for Lullabies" (with Titiyo) 7 10 —
"3AM" (with Marit Bergman) 35 — —
"Forever" (with Neneh Cherry) 56 1 — —
2013 "Requiem Solution" (with Loreen)
2014 "I Got You" (with Ola Salo)
"Let Me In" (with Susanne Sundfør) — — —
2015 "Imorgon är en annan dag" 43 — —
"Så länge skutan kan gå" 54 — —
"Beautiful Life" 60[5] — —
2020 "I Need Love"[6] (with Rebecca & Fiona) — — —
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released.

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

References

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  1. ^ "Pictures of 20 hottest producers in music right now - Photos - NME.COM". NME. October 7, 2010. Archived from the original on 2010-10-07.
  2. ^ "Kleerup Announces Mini-LP As If We Never Won, Shares Susanne Sundfør Collab "Let Me In"". Pitchfork.com. 5 September 2014. Retrieved 2020-03-06.
  3. ^ "Kleerup : 2". AllMusic. Retrieved 2020-03-06.
  4. ^ a b c Assarsson, Anton; Selåker, Johannes (2013-12-03). "Jag trodde att jag var efterbliven". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 2019-04-08.
  5. ^ "Sverigetopplistan". Sverigetopplistan.se. Retrieved 2020-03-06.
  6. ^ "I Need Love - Single by Kleerup & Rebecca & Fiona on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 2020-06-21.
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