Christian Falk

For the Austrian footballer, see Christian Falk (footballer).

Christian Falk (25 April 1962 – 24 July 2014) was a Swedish record producer and musician.

Christian Falk started his recording career with the band Madhouse in the early 1980s. He later moved on and became a founding member of post-punk band Imperiet.

In the early 1990s he emerged as a producer and DJ in the emerging Swedish hip hop, soul and club scene. He jumped comfortably between different styles of music, with Papa Dee he did dancehall hip hop,[1] Stonefunkers it was Daisy Age inspired hip hop and P-Funk, Dancehall with Swing-A-Ling Sound System, R&B and Acid Jazz with Blacknuss,[2] hip hop with Petter, the Timebomb collective and Timbuktu,[3] Hardcore and Electro with The Teddybears,[4] club soul with Kayo and many others.

He also co-wrote the track "Electricity", and several other tracks on the 1995 album We Care from alt-rockers Whale.

He released the hit single, "Make It Right" under his own name, in 2000. In 2008, he released a new version of "Calling You" with Jevetta Steele's vocals. The cover was released as a single from his album Quel Bordel.[5]

In the UK he enjoyed a Top 40 hit with "Dream On" in 2008, which featured vocals from fellow Swede Robyn.

Falk also produced the multi-million selling song "7 Seconds" composed by Youssou N'Dour, Neneh Cherry, Cameron McVey and Jonathan Sharp, released in 1994 as a single performed by Youssou N'Dour and Neneh Cherry.

Falk died on 24 July 2014 from pancreatic cancer, aged 52.[6] The band Ghost covered his song Bible on the 2016 EP Popestar.

Discography

Albums (in his own name)

Singles

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Papa Dee - Lettin' Off Steam at Discogs". discogs. Retrieved 2014-08-03.
  2. ↑ "Blacknuss - Made In Sweden (CD, Album) at Discogs". discogs. Retrieved 2014-08-03.
  3. ↑ "Thåström och andra musiker minns Christian Falk". Dagens Nyheter. 2014-07-24. Retrieved 2014-08-03.
  4. ↑ "Christian Falk 1962 - 2014". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 2014-07-26. Retrieved 2014-08-03.
  5. ↑ French for "What a mess"
  6. ↑ "Artisten Christian Falk död". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 24 July 2014.
  7. ↑ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 194. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  8. ↑ "The Official Charts Company - Christian-Falk". The Official Charts Company. 24 February 2016.


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