Christian Karlsson (DJ), Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Christian Karlsson (DJ)

Date of Birth: 14-Jul-1975

Place of Birth: Loftahammar, Kalmar County, Sweden

Profession: composer, disc jockey, record producer

Zodiac Sign: Cancer


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About Christian Karlsson (DJ)

  • Lars Christian Karlsson (born 14 July 1975), also known by his stage name Bloodshy, is a Swedish record producer, DJ, and remixer known for his work with the musical groups Bloodshy and Avant, Miike Snow, INGRID, and Galantis.
  • He started his international music career as one half of the electro pop duo Bloodshy & Avant with Pontus Winnberg, producing and co-writing tracks for pop stars such as Madonna, BoA, Kylie Minogue, and Katy Perry.
  • Bloodshy & Avant notably co-wrote and produced Britney Spears' single "Toxic", which earned them a Grammy Award for Best Dance Recording in 2005.
  • While continuing to work with Bloodshy and Avant, Karlsson also became a member of the indie pop band Miike Snow around 2007.
  • Miike Snow, the group's debut album, was released in 2009, and peaked at number 11 on the Top Electronic Albums chart in the United States.
  • Miike Snow won the 2011 European Border Breakers Award, and their second album Happy to You reached No.
  • 1 on the Belgian Heatseekers Albums Chart and 43 on the Billboard 200.Karlsson is also a member of a band called Galantis together with Linus Eklöw.
  • Their debut self-titled EP Galantis was released on April 1, 2014, and they debuted their live show at Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival two weeks later.
  • The duo won Coachella 2014's Best Dance Music Moment from Billboard, beating Calvin Harris and Chromeo with 52% of the vote.
  • Galantis had international success with their single "Runaway (U & I)" in October 2014, which received a nomination for Best Dance Recording at the 58th Grammy Awards.
  • Galantis released their debut album Pharmacy on June 8, 2015, and that year the duo was named Best Breakthrough Artist at the International Dance Music Awards.
  • Karlsson continues to tour with both Galantis and Miike Snow, the latter of which released their third album, iii, in March 2016.

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