Max Elto

{{Short description|Swedish vocal duo}} {{More citations needed|date=January 2013}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Max Elto | image = | caption = | image_size = | alias = Taped Rai (former name) | origin = Sweden | genre = | years_active = 2012—present | label = Big Beat | current_members = Tom Liljegren Alexander Ryberg | past_members = }} '''Max Elto''', formerly known as '''Taped Rai''', is a Swedish vocal duo consisting of Tom Liljegren and Alexander Ryberg. They are best known for providing vocals for David Guetta's single "Just One Last Time" and releasing their 2013 debut single "Shadow of the Sun".

==Career==

===2012—2014: Beginnings as Taped Rai=== The duo was formed of Tom Liljegren and Alexander Ryberg and first got together in mid-2012. After working and practising as a vocalist group, they were signed by American and British music label Big Beat Records.

The duo were later inspired as they went on to collaborate with other big names in the music industry. Their debut performance was with David Guetta, featuring vocals on his 2012 single "Just One Last Time" which later appeared on his eighth studio album ''Nothing But the Beat'' and its later versions ''Nothing but the Beat 2.0'' and ''Nothing but the Beat: Ultimate''. The featured single later peaked at number 20 in the UK singles chart.{{cn|date=October 2018}}

In 2013, the duo produced and released their debut single "Shadow Of The Sun". They followed up with single "Backyard Animals", which came out later in the same year.

===2014—2015: Rebranding as Max Elto=== The duo, after releasing two singles in 2013, decided that they needed to change and re-invent themselves and, as of 2014, they were officially known as Max Elto.{{cn|date=October 2018}}

This led onto their digital and social media expansion, together with the major improvement of their Facebook page. Both of their singles "Shadow Of The Sun" and "Backyard Animals" were re-released under their new name with music videos for each and at the same time, they announced the songs under their 2014 debut extended play, self-titled ''Taped Rai'' which was released shortly afterwards.

After releasing their debut EP, they released the music video for their third single, titled "Daniel", and released "Citylights", both of which were songs off of their EP.

Approaching the end of 2014, they announced the release of their first non-EP song which was titled "Somebody Like You". It was released in early 2015. Towards the middle of 2015, "Citylights" was released officially with a music video.

===2015—present: Temporary split and solo careers=== Ever since the release of their single "Citylights", the duo have decided that they needed to grow as solo artists and then reunite after their individual popularity increases. They introduced their solo stage names: Tom Taped (Tom Liljegren) and Alex Aris (Alexander Ryberg). Since then, the two have been working independently with different artists.

In early 2016, Tom Taped was signed under Armada Music and released his debut solo single, titled "It Doesn't Matter". Alex Aris later followed with his solo debut as a featured artist, with his vocals placed alongside Enya in Salvatore Ganacci's single, "Dive".

==Discography: Taped Rai / Max Elto== ===EPs=== * ''Taped Rai'' (2014)

===Singles=== ;As lead artist {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |- ! scope="col" rowspan="1" style="width:19em;"| Single ! scope="col" rowspan="1" style="width:1em;"| Year ! scope="col" rowspan="1" style="width:8em;"| Album |- ! scope="row"| "Shadow of the Sun" | rowspan="2"| 2013 | rowspan="3"| ''Taped Rai'' EP |- ! scope="row"| "Backyard Animals" |- ! scope="row"| "Daniel" | 2014 |- ! scope="row"| "Somebody Like You" | rowspan="2"| 2015 | {{N/A|Non-album single}} |- ! scope="row"| "Citylights" | ''Taped Rai'' EP |- |}

;As featured artist {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |+ List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name ! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Year ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:18em;" | Title ! scope="col" colspan="10" | Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Album |- ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"|AUS <ref name=aus>[https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20130203130000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20130204-0000/Issue1195.pdf ARIA Chart]{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"|AUT ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"|FRA <ref name=fra>[http://lescharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Taped+Rai LesCharts.com Taped rai discography (France)]</ref> ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"|GER ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"|IRE ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"|NLD ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"|NZ ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"|SPA ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"|SWI ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"|UK |- | 2012 ! scope="row"| "Just One Last Time" (David Guetta featuring Taped Rai) | 82 || 31 || 14 || 45 || 16 || 100 || 24 || 25 || 44 || 20 | ''Nothing but the Beat 2.0'' |- |}

==Discography: Alex Aris== ;as lead artist {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |- ! scope="col" style="width:19em;"| Single ! scope="col" style="width:1em;"| Year ! scope="col" style="width:8em;"| Album |- ! scope="row"| "Wrong Love" | rowspan="2"|2018 | rowspan="4" {{N/A|Non-album single}} |- ! scope="row"| "Can You Feel It" |- ! scope="row"| "Lover" {{small|(with Otto Knows and Dice Of Nights)}} | rowspan="2"|2022 |- ! scope="row"| "Randomizer" {{small|(with Otto Knows)}} |- ! scope="row"| "Love Is Gone" {{small|(with 22Bullets)}} | rowspan="2"|2023 | ''Life Begins After Dark'' |- ! scope="row"| "Be Somebody" {{small|(with Otto Knows)}} | {{N/A|Non-album single}} |} ;as featured artist {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |- ! scope="col" style="width:19em;"| Single ! scope="col" style="width:1em;"| Year ! scope="col" style="width:8em;"| Album |- ! scope="row"| "Dying For You" {{small|(Otto Knows featuring Lindsey Stirling and Alex Aris)}} | rowspan="3"|2016 | {{N/A|Non-album single}} |- ! scope="row"| "Stockholm Skies" {{small|(Steve Angello featuring Tom Taped and Alex Aris)}} | ''Wild Youth'' |- ! scope="row"| "Dive" {{small|(Salvatore Ganacci featuring Enya and Alex Aris)}} | rowspan="5" {{N/A|Non-album single}} |- ! scope="row"| "Mistaken" {{small|(Martin Garrix and Matisse & Sadko featuring Alex Aris)}} | 2019 |- ! scope="row"| "Heal Me" {{small|(Matisse & Sadko featuring Alex Aris)}} | rowspan="2"|2021 |- ! scope="row"| "Dawn" {{small|(Matisse & Sadko featuring Alex Aris)}} |- ! scope="row"| "Electricity" {{small|(DubVision and Otto Knows featuring Alex Aris)}} | 2022 |- |}

==Discography: Tom Taped== ;as lead artist {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |- ! scope="col" style="width:19em;"| Single ! scope="col" style="width:1em;"| Year ! scope="col" style="width:8em;"| Album |- ! scope="row"| "It Doesn't Matter" | 2016 | rowspan="3" {{N/A|Non-album singles}} |- ! scope="row"| "Felice" | rowspan="2"|2017 |- ! scope="row"| "I Notice U" |} ;as featured artist {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |- ! scope="col" style="width:19em;"| Single ! scope="col" style="width:1em;"| Year ! scope="col" style="width:8em;"| Album |- ! scope="row"| "Stockholm Skies" {{small|(Steve Angello featuring Tom Taped and Alex Aris)}} | 2016 | ''Wild Youth'' |}

==References== {{Reflist}}

Category:Swedish musical duos