Jonas Gladnikoff

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Jonas Gladnikoff
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Background information
Born (1985-01-11) 11 January 1985 (age 37)
Stockholm, Sweden
Genres
  • Pop
  • electroswing
Occupation(s)Songwriter, music producer
Years active2006-present
Associated actsNiamh Kavanagh, MAX, Sergey Lazarev, Hera Björk, Xandra, Titanix, Technicoloured Roses

Jonas Gladnikoff (born 11 January 1985) is a Swedish songwriter and music producer. Born in Täby, he began songwriting at an early age. Later in life he moved to Åland in Finland before eventually moving to Stockholm. He has written several songs for singers from across Europe, but is best known for writing entries for the Eurovision Song Contest and for various national pre-selections. He studied songwriting at the Music Production Academy Musikmakarna, graduating in 2006. In 2009 he co-wrote the song that represented Ireland.[1] The song "Et Cetera" was performed by Sinéad Mulvey & Black Daisy in Moscow, Russia.[2][3] In the 2010 Eurovision Song Contest he once again co-wrote the Irish entry. The song, "It's for You", was performed by the 1993 Eurovision winning singer Niamh Kavanagh. He also later wrote the 2014 Irish entry "Heartbeat" sung by Can-linn.

Among his entries in national pre-selections for the Eurovision Song Contest he is best known for having co-written the runner up in the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2009, the Danish final, with the song "Someday" performed by the Icelandic singer Hera Björk,[4][5] which became a big hit and also won the OGAE Second Chance Contest 2009 for Denmark. Gladnikoff is a member of the jazz pop project Technicoloured Roses.[6] He has also been seen in the costume drama Anno 1790 and has starred in several TV commercials. His music has also been used in .

Entries in the Eurovision Song Contest[]

Entries in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest[]

Entries in national Eurovision pre-selections[]

2006

  • Albania "Po dhe jo" by Ingrid Jushi (Albania 2006), eliminated (Semi-final)

2007

  • Bulgaria "Open your eyes" by Charlene & Natasha (Bulgaria 2007), eliminated (Semi-final)
  • Lithuania "I Will Survive Without You" by Edgaras Kapocious (Lithuania 2007), 10th place (Quarter-final)

2009

2010

2011

2012

  • Romania "This Must Be Love" by Ana Mardare (Romania 2012), 13th place

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

  • Malta "Tonight" by Deborah C & Josef Tabone (Malta 2017), 7th place
  • Lithuania "Victorious" by Virgis Valuntonis (Lithuania 2017), eliminated (Semi-final)
  • Romania "Walk On By" by Xandra (Romania 2017), 5th place

2018

2019

2022

Entries in national Junior Eurovision pre-selections[]

2015

  • Republic of Ireland "Réalta na mara" by Aimee Banks, Ireland, (Ireland 2015), 1st place

2018

2021

Other songwriting credits[]

  • Steve Steinman - Journey Home (2021)
  • Supremme de Luxe - Llévame al cielo (2021)
  • Smoke Rings Sisters - Vårt eget Göteborg (2021)
  • Titanix - Vad du ser är vad du får (2020)
  • Nina Petković - Dance Till I Die (2020)
  • Viviana - Blinded (2020)
  • Clare Cunningham - Carry Me (2020)
  • Annica Milán - Better alone (2019)
  • Claudia Faniello, Dominic Cini & various artists... - Roll the Dice (2019)
  • WER1 - Try (2019)
  • Sergey Lazarev - Flying (2018)
  • Titanix - Snöfall (2018)
  • Olga Przybysz - Forever (2018)
  • Sebastian Calleja - Escape (2017)
  • Smoke Rings Sisters - Welcome To Our World (2017)
  • Annica Milán - Thunder (2017)
  • Annica Milán and Kimmo Blom - Take me as I am (2017)
  • TWiiNS - Latino Love (2016)
  • Diva Houston - Fabulosa B*tch! (2016)
  • Annica Milán and Kimmo Blom - Rhyme of reason (2016)
  • Benjamin - Fight the break of dawn (2016)
  • - Love Devotion (2016)
  • Supremme de Luxe - Getting High (2016)
  • Supremme de Luxe - EnerG (2016)

References[]

  1. ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20090501230238/http://www.rte.ie/tv/eurovision/etcetera.html. Archived from the original on May 1, 2009. Retrieved October 21, 2009. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. ^ Eurovision Song Contest Moscow 2009 | Special - 2009 Irish entry song writers meet esctoday.com
  3. ^ "Sinéad Mulvey & Black Daisy - Et Cetera (Ireland 2009) | Participant Profile | Eurovision Song Contest - Malmö 2013". Eurovision.tv. 2009-05-14. Retrieved 2012-12-26.
  4. ^ "Archived copy". www.gasfabrik.com. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. ^ Eurovision Song Contest Moscow 2009 | News - Denmark: Hera Bjork and her Nordic alliance in Danish final
  6. ^ "Technicoloured Roses - Keep on Playing". YouTube. 2011-02-08. Archived from the original on 2021-12-20. Retrieved 2012-12-26.
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