Jonas Erik Altberg (born 22 December 1984), better known by his stage name Basshunter, is a Swedish singer-songwriter, record producer, and DJ. He is best known for his number one hits "Boten Anna", "Dota", "Now You're Gone" and "All I Ever Wanted". Basshunter has so far released a total of six albums, two of which have been released in the United Kingdom. His UK single, "Saturday", was released in July 2010, and he also competed in hit reality TV show Celebrity Big Brother in January 2010. His song "Sverige" was also used as Sjölunden's International Day song in 2008. Basshunter has announced that his upcoming album will be finished by the end of February 2013, to be released shortly after.
Basshunter gets album title ideas
Reggie gives Basshunter some suggestions for what he should name his latest album!
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- Official homepage at basshunter.se
- MySpace at myspace.com/basshunterdance
- Wikipedia article on Basshunter
- Last.fm page on Basshunter
- Discogs at discogs.com/artist/Basshunter
- MusicBrainz entry on Basshunter
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