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Stefan Örn – Biography
-As a songwriter, winning the Eurovision Song Contest isn’t something you count on if you’re a rock musician, rooted in American rock with influences like Bruce Springsteen and Aerosmith. But for multi-talented Stefan Örn nothing is impossible.The song “Running Scared”, performed by Ell & Nikki, won the world’s biggest music TV event and contest in May 2011 with more than 170 million viewers – for Azerbaijan! It was the first victory for the former Soviet republic by the Caspian Sea and somewhat of a cultural and geographical sensation – though musically no surprise. Stefan Örn’s “Running Scared” has that strong melodic hook, the passionate somewhat bitter-sweet atmosphere and at the same time driving beat that makes a winning song – a hit song – wherever it is produced. Stefan Örn also produced the song.Stefan Örn is signed as a songwriter to Razor Boy Music Publishing (Fredrik Olsson, Anders Bagge) and as a producer to Anders Bagge Productions.Apart from Anders Bagge, Stefan Örn has co-written with other songwriters:

-   Jörgen Elofsson (Britney Spears, Kelly  Clarkson,IlDivo etc.)

-  Wayne Hector (James Morrison, Ronan Keating, Def Leppard etc.)

-   Warren Huart (James Blunt, Kris Allen, Daniel Power etc.)

-   Ishi (Lazee, Tinie Tempah, Sikk Cindy etc.)

-   Phil Anquetil (Kelly Rowland, Duvall, Sarah Connor etc.)

-   Ilian “Sparxx” James (Craig David, Sarah Dawn Finer etc.)

-   Gary Go

Stefan has written songs for:

-   Ell & Nikki (1^st place ESC 2011 co-written by Stefan Örn)

-   Anette Olzon (lead vocalist, Nightwish)

-   Louise Hoffsten (Stefan Örn is the producer and co-writer  of the new album)

-    Westlife

-    Yohanna (2^nd place ESC 2009)

-    Safura (5^th place ESC 2010 co-written by Stefan Örn)

-    Play

-    Kelli

-    Lazee

Besides his success with songwriting, Stefan Örn has his own band Apollo Drive, –
A single with Apollo Drive has been released in Sweden and the United States (“Papercut”, 2010) and the album was released in Sweden in 2010 (“Apollo Drive”).

 

Louise Hoffsten – I`ll get by

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Apollo Drive – Papercut

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Apollo Drive – Time

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Lazee feat Apollo Drive – Calling Out

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Ell & Nikki – Running Scared

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