ALESSO
ALESSO
Artist
Artist Biography
Hailing from Stockholm, Alesso won over his country from the very start of his career. His second single as the lead artist, 2012βs βCalling (Losing My Mind)β with the legendary Swedish House Mafiaβs Sebastian Ingrosso and Grammy award-winning OneRepublic frontman Ryan Tedder, was certified 2x Platinum in Sweden while also reaching no. 1 on Billboardβs US Hot Dance Club Songs.
Alessoβs Remix to βPressureβ by Nadia Ali, Starkillers, and Alex Kenji was named the βtune of 2011β by Kaskade en route to a nomination for Best Progressive Track at the International Dance Music Awards. In 2013, he released βIf I Lose Myselfβ with OneRepublic which was certified 4x Platinum in Sweden and βUnder Controlβ with Calvin Harris featuring Hurts which was certified Gold in the United States.
Alessoβs ascension was sped up with the success of 2014βs βHeroes (We Could Be)β featuring Tove Lo. With his production genius and honest songwriting on full display, the track became a worldwide hit. Again, he reached no. 1 on Billboardβs US Dance Club Songs and no. 11 on the Top 40. It was certified Platinum in the US.
With his music and visuals, Alesso creates experiences that have made him one of the genreβs most celebrated performers. In 2012, he joined Madonna as the opener during her MDNA tour. Heβs also moved fans at the biggest festivals that music has to offer like Coachella, EDC, Ultra, and Tomorrowland.
In recent years, he has produced several crossover pop records including a collaboration Hailee Steinfeld released βLet Me Goβ with Florida Georgia Line and Watt reaching no. 9 on the US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs chart and cracked the US Billboard Hot 100. His collaboration with Anitta, βIs That For Me,β cracked the Billboardβs Hot Dance/Electronic Songsβ top 25. The song earned a Radio Disney Music Award nomination.
In 2018 he joined Good Morning America on August 31st for a special performance that wrapped up the iconic showβs Summer Concert Series, performing βREMEDYβ live for the first time. βREMEDYβ became another hit for Alesso, reaching no. 1 on the US Dance Airplay chart.
Alesso was featured on Vai Anitta, a Netflix original docu-series. His work on the βIs That For Meβ record and video shoot was highlighted.
He also released βTilted Towersβ an ambitious crossover, blending the Dance music world with the gaming community. He debuted his song on a Twitch livestream with Ninja, the gaming worldβs biggest star, premiering it for nearly 50k fans at once.
In February 2019, Alesso performed at Venezuela Aid Live in CΓΊcuta, Colombia for over 250,000 attendees that weβre there in support for Humanitarian Aid for Venezuela.
Shortly after Alesso returned to his roots in March 2019 with the release of a three-track progressive house Mixtape titled βPROGRESSO VOLUME 1.β Followed by a progressive remix of yet another pop collaboration with TINI titled βSad Songβ.
Continuing a big year of critically-praised releases, the Swedish progressive powerhouse collaborated with the fast-rising mystery producer SUMR CAMP to deliver a high energy deep house Dance track βIn The Middleβ Ready for clubs round the world. Garnering 27 NMF worldwide and instant radio adds, the track is already becoming a fan favorite.
In 2020 Alesso started the year with live performances surrounding events such as X Games Aspen, NY Fashion Week, and Super Bowl LIV. Starting the year with a progressive house anothem βOne Last Timeβ he and collaborators Dubvision garnered top spins at dance radio on various channels.
In April, Alesso and Liam Payne formerly of One Direction, connected to release βMidnightβ an uplifting ballad speaking to the times. The pair received worldwide attention with guest performances/appearances on The Late Late Show with James Corden, Good Morning Britain.