Name Jonas Karlsson Role Songwriter | Music group Elokuu (Since 2011) | |
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Albums Haavaki saapuu, Poyta on katettu Similar People Redrama, Nopsajalka, Juno, Paleface, Henrik Otto Donner | ||
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Jonas W. Karlsson is a Finnish producer and songwriter. He is known from the Finnish band Elokuu, which he formed together with Finnish reggae artist Nopsajalka and rap artist Juno. The band's first single "Soutaa huopaa" was Finland's most purchased song on iTunes after its release. It was also the most listened song on Spotify for three weeks in Finland and one of the most-played songs on the radio in 2012.
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Karlsson has written and produced music for artists such as Kasmir, Anna Abreu, Pernilla Karlsson and Redrama. He produced Anna Abreu's latest album V and was a co-producer on Kasmir's debut album AMK Dropout, which included the platinum selling single "Vadelmavene".
Karlsson has worked internationally with various artists such as Madeline Juno, Tiffany Giardina and Sofi De La Torre. The song "Vermillion", which Karlsson wrote with De La Torre and Axel Ehnström, was chosen as one of the best tracks of 2014 by Billboard. Karlsson has also collaborated with several top songwriters from the U.S. including Lil' Eddie, The Jackie Boyz and Melanie Fontana.
He is signed to the Finnish publishing company Elements Music.