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ANDREAS CARLSSON
Swedish born Andreas Carlsson is esteemed as one of the world's finest and accomplished contemporary songwriters. Andreas belongs to a rare fraternity of songwriters - his songs have sold over 150 million copies. He's been honored with four "Diamond Awards," the "Export Prize" from the Swedish government; five US "Grammy" nominations, and two Emmy Awards. His writing accomplishments include his recent Number #1 hit, "Waking Up In Vegas" for Katy Perry; Britney Spears' "Born To Make You Happy;" Backstreet Boys, Drowning, the Millenium album that opened all the flood gates for Pop music and "I Want It That Way" as one of the top 10 best songs of all time; "Bye, Bye, Bye" and "It's Gonna Be Me" (Number #1) for N'Sync; "That's The Way It Is" and "I'm Alive" for Celine Dion. Andreas has also written for Paul Stanley (of KISS fame), Bon Jovi, Westlife, Lindsey Lohan, Scorpions, Hillary Duff, Def Leppard, LeAnn Rimes and Nick Lachey.
Andreas' restless creativity and vision continues to demand an alternate artistic format now with theatre, television and literature. He has developed the multi-faceted brand "DANDY," a trilogy of 3 graphic novels combining music, fashion and theater. "I have partnered with some of the best people in marketing and entertainment, the goal is a musical and a Hollywood film. I want DANDY to be limited only by your imagination."
Additionally, Andreas, Anders and Laila Bagge are back in their second season as celebrity judges on Swedish IDOL 2009, which airs on Friday nights. In between the weekly shows, he has been promoting his first book entitled "Live To Win - The Songs That Wrote My Life," launched in September '09 and now in its second printing! And stay tuned for the famed IDOL trio's second season premiere of the record-breaking TV Show, "Made In Sweden," in January 2010.