Denniz PoP
Denniz PoP ( born April 26, 1963 in Norway; † August 30, 1998 in Solna, Sweden; actually Dag Krister Full ) was a Swedish DJ, remixer, composer and music producer.
Career
In the 1980s he began his career as a DJ in Stockholm clubs. In 1986 he founded his own record label SweMix, for which he produced remix albums by various artists at the beginning. Later he published there own songs, including for Rob'n'Raz and Kayo, with which he was primarily known in Sweden.
From 1990 he produced and wrote songs for Dr. Alban ( Hello Africa) and Leila K. ( Open Sesame ), who then were able to celebrate international successes: Dr. Alban sold worldwide to date eleven million drives, the song It's My Life 1992 rose to No. 1 on the German charts. Leila K. ( Bestselling Female Artist in Europe 1993) gained great notoriety by a style of music that is also referred to as " Euro - Dance", a mix of rap and dance floor.
In 1992 he founded the Cheiron Studios in Stockholm and brought a previously unknown quartet of young Swedish artist to the top of the charts: Ace of Base, which not coincidentally much like ABBA, gained great popularity worldwide by songs like All That She Wants or Do not Turn Around. Only their first album sold over 21 million copies and reached No. 1 on the album charts both in Germany and in Great Britain and the United States.
With the establishment of Cheiron Studios Denniz PoP began to recruit previously unknown musicians and composers whose music became world famous in the course of time. As of 1992 PoP worked with Max Martin, result of the work include Songs for Ace of Base ( Never Gonna Say I'm Sorry), Backstreet Boys ( We've Got It Goin 'On ) * NSYNC and (I Want You Back ). He also worked with Kristian Lundin, who produced again for Dr. Alban or the Backstreet Boys.
In the autumn of 1997 she was diagnosed with Denniz PoP prostate cancer. The following year, he died at the age of 35 years. He left behind a girlfriend and a eleven year old son.