Christian Falk

Christian Falk (25 April 1962 – 24 July 2014) was a Swedish record producer and musician. 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 switched comfortably between different styles of music; with Papa Dee he did dancehall hip hop,^[1] with 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] and club soul with Kayo, among many others. He also co-wrote the track "Electricity", and several other tracks on the 1995 album We Care from alt-rockers Whale.^{[citation needed]}

He released the hit single "Make It Right" under his own name in 2000, with vocals by Demetrius Price, credited Demetreus.^[5] In 2008,^{[citation needed]} 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. 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.^{[citation needed]}

Death

Falk died on 24 July 2014 from pancreatic cancer, aged 52, in Stockholm.^[6]

Discography

Albums (in his own name)

Quel Bordel (1999)
Christian Falk Hosts Swedish Open (2002)
People Say (2006)

Singles

"Make It Right" (featuring Demetreus) (2000) - UK #22^[7]
"Calling You" (featuring Jevetta Steele)
"Dream On" (featuring Robyn and Ola Salo) (2008) - UK #29^[8]

References

^ "Papa Dee - Lettin' Off Steam". discogs. Retrieved 2014-08-03.
^ "Blacknuss - Made In Sweden (CD, Album)". discogs. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
^ "Thåström och andra musiker minns Christian Falk". Dagens Nyheter. 24 July 2014. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
^ "Christian Falk 1962-2014". Svenska Dagbladet. 26 July 2014. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
^ "Demetrius Price (2010)". soulinterviews.com. 2010-11-21. Retrieved 2020-12-14.
^ "Artisten Christian Falk död". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 24 July 2014.
^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 194. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
^ "The Official Charts Company - Christian-Falk". The Official Charts Company. 24 February 2016.