Gravitonas[1] is a Swedish electronic rock band formed in 2009 and signed to Sofo Records (Sweden) and Universal Music (worldwide) in 2010. The band is fronted by vocalist Andreas Öhrn and formerly by record producer and songwriter Alexander Bard[2] (of Army Of Lovers and BWO fame[3]). Other collaborators in the project include keyboardist and producer Henrik Wikström and guitar player Ben Smith. Gravitonas are among the front figures of the Scandinavian electronica scene, often linked to artists like Robyn, The Knife, Lykke Li, Röyksopp, The Sound of Arrows, and Miike Snow, with whom they have also performed[4] on several occasions.
Gravitonas' debut single Kites[5] was released in April 2010 and spent four consecutive months in the Top 10 of the Swedish Dance Chart. The release featured remixes by a number of Scandinavia's leading electronic acts such as Dada Life and SoundFactory. A second release, The Hypnosis EP,[6] was released digitally and internationally by Universal Music on 18 August 2010, featuring the band's second single Religious as its lead track.
Religious entered the Russian Hot 100 chart in November 2010[7] staying in the charts for over four months and receiving over 100,000 plays on Russian national radio, after which the track was successfully exported to the U.S. where it peaked at #28 in the Billboard Magazine Club Play Chart in April, 2011.[8] A third release, The Coliseum EP, was released digitally on 3 November 2010, featuring lead single and video You Break Me Up.
Lead vocalist Andreas Öhrn and guitar player Ben Smith have since the launch of Gravitonas also taken up successful careers as songwriters and producers for other artists, including #1 hit singles in Japan for boy bands Hey! Say! JUMP[9] and Kis-My-Ft2.[10] Öhrn & Smith also wrote and produced the soundtrack for I Miss You, a movie by Swedish director Anders Grönros which was released in September 2011 and peaked at #2 in the Swedish Box Office Chart.
A collaboration track with Russian pop star Roma Kenga called Everybody Dance was released on 25 May 2011. This exclusive Swedish-Russian co-production was created through the joined forces of Universal Music Russia, Swedish record label Sofo Records, and Perpetuum Music.[11]Everybody Dance entered the Russian Airplay Top 30 in July 2011 and was playlisted on the A-List of Eastern Europe's biggest radio network Europa Plus. The single has since charted in a further six European countries. Everybody Dance entered the Billboard Club Chart Top 50 in the U.S. on 21 November 2011 and eventually peaked at #19 becoming Gravitonas' first U.S. Top 20 hit.
A single and video called Lucky Star was released globally as a digital EP on 15 September 2011.[12] The track was premiered live on Crimea Music Festival, the biggest music festival in Eastern Europe, broadcast from Yalta, Crimea on 8 September 2011 [13] after which the track became a Top 20 hit single in five European countries, going all the way to #1 in Belarus. A single and video called Call Your Name was released on 14 March 2012 followed by a six-track EP called Black Ceremony on 21 March.
According to a message in 2015 sent by Alexander Bard himself on the Gravitonas Facebook fan page, he left the group and the music industry shortly after 2013 to focus on his philosophy career.[14]
In 2015, Andreas Öhrn posted a message indicating that the group had formed its own record company. The first single released was "My Chemical Breakdown" featuring Japanese rapper Gashima.
In 2019, Japanese pop group EXILE released "Love of History", for which Öhrn was credited as one of the track's composers along with Christian Fast, Henrik Nordenback, and EXILE vocalist/lyricist Atsushi Satō.
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Gravitonas news newspapers books scholar JSTOR November 2012 Learn how and when to remove this template message Gravitonas 1 is a Swedish electronic rock band formed in 2009 and signed to Sofo Records Sweden and Universal Music worldwide in 2010 The band is fronted by vocalist Andreas Ohrn and formerly by record producer and songwriter Alexander Bard 2 of Army Of Lovers and BWO fame 3 Other collaborators in the project include keyboardist and producer Henrik Wikstrom and guitar player Ben Smith Gravitonas are among the front figures of the Scandinavian electronica scene often linked to artists like Robyn The Knife Lykke Li Royksopp The Sound of Arrows and Miike Snow with whom they have also performed 4 on several occasions GravitonasOriginStockholmGenresElectronica Swedish pop musicYears active2009 presentLabelsSoFo Records Universal Music Contents 1 History 2 Singles 3 References 4 External linksHistory EditGravitonas debut single Kites 5 was released in April 2010 and spent four consecutive months in the Top 10 of the Swedish Dance Chart The release featured remixes by a number of Scandinavia s leading electronic acts such as Dada Life and SoundFactory A second release The Hypnosis EP 6 was released digitally and internationally by Universal Music on 18 August 2010 featuring the band s second single Religious as its lead track Religious entered the Russian Hot 100 chart in November 2010 7 staying in the charts for over four months and receiving over 100 000 plays on Russian national radio after which the track was successfully exported to the U S where it peaked at 28 in the Billboard Magazine Club Play Chart in April 2011 8 A third release The Coliseum EP was released digitally on 3 November 2010 featuring lead single and video You Break Me Up Lead vocalist Andreas Ohrn and guitar player Ben Smith have since the launch of Gravitonas also taken up successful careers as songwriters and producers for other artists including 1 hit singles in Japan for boy bands Hey Say JUMP 9 and Kis My Ft2 10 Ohrn amp Smith also wrote and produced the soundtrack for I Miss You a movie by Swedish director Anders Gronros which was released in September 2011 and peaked at 2 in the Swedish Box Office Chart A collaboration track with Russian pop star Roma Kenga called Everybody Dance was released on 25 May 2011 This exclusive Swedish Russian co production was created through the joined forces of Universal Music Russia Swedish record label Sofo Records and Perpetuum Music 11 Everybody Dance entered the Russian Airplay Top 30 in July 2011 and was playlisted on the A List of Eastern Europe s biggest radio network Europa Plus The single has since charted in a further six European countries Everybody Dance entered the Billboard Club Chart Top 50 in the U S on 21 November 2011 and eventually peaked at 19 becoming Gravitonas first U S Top 20 hit A single and video called Lucky Star was released globally as a digital EP on 15 September 2011 12 The track was premiered live on Crimea Music Festival the biggest music festival in Eastern Europe broadcast from Yalta Crimea on 8 September 2011 13 after which the track became a Top 20 hit single in five European countries going all the way to 1 in Belarus A single and video called Call Your Name was released on 14 March 2012 followed by a six track EP called Black Ceremony on 21 March According to a message in 2015 sent by Alexander Bard himself on the Gravitonas Facebook fan page he left the group and the music industry shortly after 2013 to focus on his philosophy career 14 In 2015 Andreas Ohrn posted a message indicating that the group had formed its own record company The first single released was My Chemical Breakdown featuring Japanese rapper Gashima In 2019 Japanese pop group EXILE released Love of History for which Ohrn was credited as one of the track s composers along with Christian Fast Henrik Nordenback and EXILE vocalist lyricist Atsushi Satō Singles EditTitle Year Peak PositionUSA DanceKites 2010 Religious 28You Break Me Up Everybody Dance featuring Roma Kenga 2011 18Lucky Star Call Your Name 2012 24Sacrifice The Pain We Love To Hide Incredible 20Brighter in cooperation with Guena LG 2013 Signed on my Tattoo Army of Lovers feat Gravitonas People Are Lonely feat Army of Lovers 2014 49My Chemical Breakdown feat Gashima 2015 For The First Time 2016 denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory References Edit The Tribe Of Gravitonas Gravitonas net Retrieved 2012 11 06 RAMBARRAN SHARA 2022 07 06 Alexander Bard The King Midas of Scandipop Medium Retrieved 2022 07 09 Gravitonas the new BWO ESC Ireland Archived from the original on 2011 07 10 Retrieved 2012 11 06 Ebizz tv www ebizz tv Archived from the original on July 14 2014 Gravitonas Kites Official Music Video YouTube Archived from the original on 2021 12 21 Retrieved 2012 11 06 Universal Music Sweden Stockholm Sweden Company Facebook Universalmusic se Archived from the original on 2011 09 29 Retrieved 2012 11 06 Weekly General Airplay Top Hit 100 tophit ru Archived from the original on 2008 12 18 Retrieved 2012 11 06 Gravitonas Religious Soundfactory Remix Billboard Chart debut Blog promotion us com Archived from the original on 2012 03 13 Retrieved 2012 11 06 A Short Biography nom Gravitonas Archived from the original on 2011 10 08 Retrieved 2012 11 06 Musikindustrin MUSIKEXPORT Svenskt latskrivarpar bakom ny listetta i Japan Musikindustrin se 2011 12 15 Retrieved 2012 11 06 ALEXANDER BARD SUDYa 8 go SEZONA TELEShOU SWEDISH IDOL PERPETUUM MUSIC RECLABEL RU Perpetuummusic ru 2011 03 17 Retrieved 2012 11 06 RAMBARRAN SHARA 2022 07 06 Alexander Bard The King Midas of Scandipop Medium Retrieved 2022 07 09 Gravitonas Lucky Star YouTube Retrieved 2012 11 06 dead YouTube link https www facebook com photo php fbid 10207502969556374 amp set p 10207502969556374 amp type 3 amp theater user generated source External links EditOfficial website Fan website Artist page at Facebook Gravitonas Facebook Community Site Artist page at Universal Music Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Gravitonas amp oldid 1105361347, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
