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Electronic supergroup Swedish House Mafia showcases the high-energy EDM and progressive house music of DJ/producers Axwell, Steve Angello, and Sebastian Ingrosso. Rising to prominence in the 2000s, the group built upon their live festival buzz, scoring international hits with tracks like "One (Your Name)" featuring Pharrell Williams and "Miami 2 Ibiza" with Tinie Tempah, both of which helped 2010's Until One reach the Top Five of the U.K. and U.S. dance charts. Their sophomore compilation, 2012's Until Now, fared even better, cracking the Top 20 of the Billboard 200 and spawning the hits "Save the World" and "Don't You Worry Child" featuring John Martin. Following a five-year break to pursue solo projects, Swedish House Mafia reunited and in 2022 topped the dance charts with their official debut album, Paradise Again. They documented their world tour with 2023's Paradise Again: The Live Album, and returned to the Swedish charts with singles like "See the Light" with Fridayy and "Lioness" with Niki and the Dove.

Based in Stockholm, the members of the Swedish House Mafia initially met in the mid-2000s, touring together and collaborating on one another's productions. (DJ Eric Prydz was also an early member). Axwell (aka Axel Christofer Hedfors), Angello, and Ingrosso's breakout performance as Swedish House Mafia came in August 2008, when they played the Main Room at Cream Amnesia in Ibiza, Spain, as part of Radio 1's Essential Mix Ibiza. The trio eventually signed a major-label recording contract with EMI (Astralwerks in the U.S.) and made their commercial production debut with the summer 2010 anthem "One," also known as "One (Your Name)," the latter version featuring Pharrell Williams on vocals. The song was a Top Ten hit in the United Kingdom, Sweden, the Netherlands, and Belgium. It was included on their debut compilation album, 2010's Until One, a compilation of previously released tracks that topped the U.K. dance charts and reached number four on Billboard's Top Dance/Electronic Albums chart.

Two years later, Swedish House Mafia embarked on a well-publicized farewell tour in support of their second compilation album, 2012's Until Now. Another compilation of previously released tracks, the set was extremely successful, going platinum in Sweden and reaching number 14 on the Billboard 200. The release of One Last Tour: A Live Soundtrack brought the project to a close in 2014. Following the group's dissolution, Angello focused on a successful solo career, while Axwell & Ingrosso launched their own high-profile duo. In March 2018, Swedish House Mafia reunited, playing a surprise closing set at the 20th anniversary Ultra Music Festival in Miami, Florida. They also embarked on a 2019 Save the World Reunion Tour and signed with Republic Records.

Beginning in 2021, the group began releasing singles from their first proper studio album including "It Gets Better" and "Moth to a Flame" featuring the Weeknd. Another star-aided single, "Redlight" featuring Sting, arrived in 2022 ahead of their album Paradise Again. Along with the Weeknd, the record welcomed additional guests Mapei, A$AP Rocky, Ty Dolla $ign, Seinabo Sey, and more. The album topped both the U.K. Dance Albums chart on Billboard's Top Dance/Electronic Albums chart. On the heels of the album's release, Swedish House Mafia launched their Paradise Again World Tour and co-headlined the Coachella Festival alongside the Weeknd. A concert album, Paradise Again: The Live Album, arrived in 2023 and featured songs culled from the tour. The group returned to the Swedish charts in 2024 with the single "Lioness" featuring Niki and the Dove. ~ Matt Collar

Most famous for his vocal contributions to hit singles by the Swedish House Mafia DJ collective, John Martin Lindström grew up in southern Stockholm. Son of a rally driver, Lindström became interested in music at the age of 13 when he formed a Nirvana covers band with school friends. By 15 he was fronting a group which performed its own material, but soon became disillusioned with rock music -- and the band template in general -- after being signed and subsequently dropped by a label. He became increasingly interested in electronic music after striking up a friendship with DJ and ex-boy band member Michel Zitron. Zitron was helping Lindström record material in Stockholm's Cosmos Studios when Sebastian Ingrosso of Swedish House Mafia overheard their work and invited the pair to assist with his project. The result was "Save the World," a summer 2011 anthem co-written by Lindström, Zitron, Swedish House Mafia, and established pop artist Vincent Pontare. Lindström provided a rock-inflected lead vocal to what was essentially a house track, and "Save the World" went on to enjoy sales of circa half a million in the U.S. after reaching the top ten in the U.K. Following this success, Tim Bergling of Avicii fame contacted Lindström and Zitron, and the pair helped to write the lyrics for his Pengin Café Orchestra-sampling, Swedish Top Five single "Fade Into Darkness." Whereas Lindström's vocal for "Save the World" had gone uncredited, the next single that he co-wrote for Swedish House Mafia, "Don't You Worry Child," included his name on the artwork. It charted in 32 countries, reaching the top spot in the U.K., Sweden, Australia, and Venezuela by the end of 2012. A collaboration with Dutch hardstyle act Max Enforcer ensued before Lindström received equal billing on a vocal mix of the SHM track "Reload" early the following year. ~ James Wilkinson