Dan Sundquist

Thord Dan Rickard Sundqvist (born September 10, 1958) is a Swedish music producer, songwriter and composer.^[1]

He is best known for Reeperbahn's Venuspassagen,^[2][3] Jakob Hellman's, "och stora havet", Wilmer X's #1 hit "Vem får nu se alla tårar",^[4] Anne-Lie Rydé's Stulna Kyssar, Uno Svenningsson's "Under ytan", Melody Club's debut, and #1 hit "Electric". His work as film composer includes the American film Whitney, and as a producer of musicals includes Livet Är En Schlager and I Love Musicals.^[5]

Sundquist has produced over 70 albums^[6] with 15 #1 hits in Sweden, numerous top 10's, and 18 Gold and 11 Platinum certifications. He has seven Swedish Grammy Awards, including Producer of The Year, and three nominations.^[7]

Early life and education

Dan Sundquist was born to Swedish parents in Stockholm, Sweden and grew up in Näsby Park, Rågsved, Vikarbyn, Hägersten and Vaxholm, Sweden as well as in Barcelona, Spain. Having other musicians in his family led to him developing an early interest in music and the arts. He started playing the guitar at age 7 and the piano at age 11.

After a year in Nyckelviksskolan Art School in 1976, he decided to quit art studies and start his band, called "Reeperbahn" with co-creator Olle Ljungström.^[8] They got their first recording contract in 1979. He produced his first ever album in 1980 at 21 years old.

Career

He has produced over 70 albums^[6] and his production work has earned him seven Swedish Grammy Awards—including Producer of The Year, for which he was nominated three times.^[7] He has 15 #1 hits in Sweden and countless top 10's, certifying at least 18 Gold and 11 Platinum awards.

These include Reeperbahn's Venuspassagen^[2] (1981), Jakob Hellman's, "och stora havet" (1989), Wilmer X's #1 hit "Vem får nu se alla tårar"^[4] (1991), Anne-Lie Rydé's Stulna Kyssar (1992), Uno Svenningsson's "Under ytan", Melody Club's debut, and #1 hit "Electric" (2003).

His work includes the film score for the American film Whitney^[9]—a biopic on the love story of Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown for Lifetime TV, production work on Jonas Gardell's and Fredrik Kempe's musical Livet Är En Schlager, and Peter Jöback's I Love Musicals.^[5] He also composed a 31-minute running track, "The Chase", on Spotify's smartphone pioneer Running application, alongside Tiësto. He has also produced and written songs with other Swedish artists such as Måns Zelmerlöw, Sanna Nielsen, Helen Sjöholm, Molly Sandén, Linus Svenning, Anna Bergendahl, Andreas Weise, Fredrik Kempe, Jay Smith, and more.

He has composed the scores for several Swedish feature films, including Vinterviken (1996), Adam & Eva (1997), and Bästa Sommaren (2000).

He is the founder of Big Shadow Music Production Company, a music production and publishing company that is the holding company of his works.

Swedish Grammy Awards

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#1 Hits & Classics

• 2010 Didrik Solli-Tangen - "My Heart Is Yours". #1 ESC Norway. Gold sales.
• 2010 Anna Bergendahl - "This Is My Life". (Lionheart) #1 ESC Sweden, Gold sales.
• 2002 Melody Club - "Electric” (Virgin/EMI) #1 Hit Tracks & Gold sales.
• 1996 Jumper - När hela världen står utanför (Warner) #1 Hit Tracks & Platinum sales.
• 1996 Jumper - Tapetklister (Warner) #1 Hit Tracks & Platinum sales.
• 1995 Uno Svenningsson - ”Under ytan” (Record Station/BMG).
• 1994 Orup - "”Vid min faders grav”" (Warner) #1 HIT Gold sales and voter’s choice on Tracks radio show.
• 1994 Orup - "”Som Isarna När Det Blir Vår”" (Warner) #1 HIT Gold sales and voter’s choice on Tracks radio show.
• 1991 Wilmer X - "Vem Får Nu Se Alla Tårar" (EMI) #1 Hit, Gold Sales, 10 consecutive weeks on Svensktoppen.
• 1991 Anne-Lie Rydé - En sån karl (EMI) #1 Hit on Svensktoppen.
• 1989 Jakob Hellman - "Vara Vänner" (EMI) #1 Hit on Tracks, Gold sales, 2-time Grammy awards.
• 1989 Desperados - "Louise" (EMI) #1 Hit on Tracks & Sommartoppen radio shows.
• 1988 Fredá - "I en annan del av världen” (Record Station/Cantio) #1 Hit on Tracks, Platinum sales, Grammy Award.
• 1988 Wilmer X - "Teknikens Under" (EMI) #1 on Tracks, Grammy #1 Hit on Tracks, Gold sales, Grammy Award.
• 1986 Fredá - "Vindarna" (Cantio) #1 on Sommartoppen Radio Show - voter's choice.
• 1983 Anne-Lie Rydé - "Segla PÅ Ett Moln" (EMI) #1 Hit on Tracks Radio Show - voter's choice.
• 1981 Reeperbahn - Venuspassagen (Mercury) Cult Status/ Massive great reviews/Over 25.000 sold.^[11]

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Film scores

• 2014- Whitney - (RedOne Productions/LifeTime) Directed by Angela Bassett ^[13]
• 2014- Att Skära Mig Fri (SVT) Directed by Setareh Persson
• 2013- My Stolen Revolution (Min Stulna Revolution) Directed by Nahid Persson-Sarvestani
• 2009- En Film Om Olle Ljungström (SVT Documentary) Directed by Jacob Frössén
• 2000- A Summer Tale (Memfis/Sonet) Directed by Ulf Malmros ^[14]
• 1997- Adam & Eva (SF) Directed by Hannes Holm & Måns Herngren
• 1996- Vinterviken (Filmlance/Sonet) Directed by Harald Hamrell
• 1995- One In A Million (SF) Directed by Hannes Holm & Måns Herngren ^[15]
• 1992- Hassel- Botgörarna (SVT) Directed by Mikael Håfström
• 1992- Hassel- De Giriga (SVT) Directed by Mikael Håfström

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Discography

Albums, Singles, Tracks, TV & Film Scores^{[17][16][18][19][20]}

References

1. ^ "Reeperbahn släpper låt till Olle Ljungström". 7 August 2021.
2. ^ punkprovider (2012-07-17). Reeperbahn - Venuspassagen (1981). Retrieved 2025-08-05. – via YouTube.
3. ^ "[RELEASE] Reeperbahn: Nostalgi på hög nivå" (in sv-SE). BLASKOTEKET. 2020-01-23. Retrieved 2025-08-05.
4. ^ "Wilmer X - Mambo Feber", 1991, retrieved 2025-08-05
5. ^ "Peter Jöback - Official site - Discography - English". www.peterjoback.com. Archived 2015-06-21 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2025-08-05.
6. ^ "Artist - Popfakta". www.popfakta.se. Retrieved 2025-08-05.
7. ^ "www.ifpi.se/wp/wp-content/uploads/100428-lc-vinnare-genom-%C3%A5ren.pdf". www.ifpi.se. Archived 2011-05-17 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2025-08-05.
8. ^ Sako, Natalija & Domellöf-Wik, Maria (2016-05-04). "Vännerna i chock över Olle Ljungströms död" (in Swedish). Göteborgs-Posten. Retrieved 2025-08-05.
9. ^ Staff, Billboard (2015-01-07). "Whitney Houston Lifetime Biopic Marks RedOne's Film-Scoring Debut". Billboard. Retrieved 2025-08-05.
10. ^ "Nominerade Amason, Smith & Thell och Benjamin Ingrosso gör exklusiva liveframträdanden på Grammis". 23 January 2020. Archived 2016-11-15 at the Wayback Machine.
11. ^ "Reeperbahn- Förnedringen 1981 Youtube". YouTube
12. ^ Swedish Charts
13. ^ Staff, Billboard (2015-01-07). "Whitney Houston Lifetime Biopic Marks RedOne's Film-Scoring Debut". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2025-08-05.
14. ^ Rehlin, Gunnar (Apr 17, 2000). "Film Reviews: IN BRIEF - A SUMMER TALE". Variety
15. ^ Rehlin, Gunnar (Nov 13, 1995). "Film Reviews: ONE IN A MILLION". Variety
16. ^ "Dan Sundquist Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & Mo...". AllMusic. Retrieved 2025-08-05.
17. ^ "45cat - Track Producer - Dan Sundquist"
18. ^ Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 1994-11-19.
19. ^ JINNEMO, GREGER (2010-11-03). "Black Jack" (in Swedish). Hallands Nyheter. Retrieved 2025-08-05.
20. ^ "...och stora havet - Nöjesguiden 1991". home.swipnet.se. Archived 2004-02-10 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2025-08-05.

External links

• Dan Sundquist at IMDb