Stockholm, Sweden · progressive-house

Sebastian Ingrosso

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One-third of Swedish House Mafia — arena-scale progressive house from the genre's imperial phase.

Sebastian Ingrosso, born in Stockholm in 1983, entered the music industry in 1999, releasing his first remix through Mega Records before working steadily as a remixer and producer. In 2003 he founded his own label, Refune Music, and began collaborating closely with fellow Swedish producers Axwell, Steve Angello, Eric Prydz and Alesso.

In late 2008 Ingrosso formed Swedish House Mafia with Axwell and Angello; Prydz chose not to join, saying he found collaboration difficult. Alongside the trio, Ingrosso worked with David Guetta on 'Everytime We Touch' and 'How Soon Is Now', and in 2009 entered the DJ Mag Top 100 at number 25, that year's highest new entry.

Swedish House Mafia's 2010 debut album, Until One, paired the singles 'One (Your Name)', with Pharrell Williams, and 'Miami 2 Ibiza', with Tinie Tempah, alongside Ingrosso's own tracks 'Kidos' and 'Meich' and his remix of Miike Snow's 'Silvia'. The same year he reached his career-high number 10 on the DJ Mag poll.

'Save the World', featuring John Martin, appeared in 2011 as the group worked on their next release, followed by 'Antidote' and 'Greyhound'. In 2012 Ingrosso's solo single 'Calling (Lose My Mind)', made with Alesso and Ryan Tedder, went two-times platinum in Sweden, while Swedish House Mafia's 'Don't You Worry Child' topped charts in the UK, Australia and Sweden.

Ingrosso also released 'Reload' with Tommy Trash that year; both tracks featured on the compilation album Until Now. Swedish House Mafia announced their One Last Tour in mid-2012, billed at the time as the trio's final run of shows together.

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