AN21

AN21
Birth name	Antoine Gabriel Michel Haydamous Josefsson
Born	August 17, 1989 Stockholm, Sweden
Genres	Progressive house Electro house Tech house
Occupation(s)	Musician DJ record producer
Instruments	Piano Guitar Synthesizer
Years active	2008–present
Labels	Size Records
Associated acts	Steve Angello, Max Vangeli, Example, Tiësto, Sebjak
Website	an21.com

Antoine Gabriel Michel Haydamous Josefsson (born Stockholm, Sweden August 17, 1989), better known by his stage name AN21 (pronounced "Antoine"), is a Swedish DJ and record producer. He is the younger brother of producer and member of Swedish House Mafia Steve Angello.^[1][2] In the survey conducted in 2011 by the magazine DJ Mag, he was ranked at number 85.^[3] In 2012, he was ranked at number 61.^[4]

He collaborated on numerous occasions with Max Vangeli and signed on his brother's label, Size Records.^[5]

Biography

In an interview, he acknowledged that when he was younger he disliked the style of music his brother composed. However, he began to like it once it had grown in popularity and had become an installation in dance culture and recognized clubs.^[6]

He was nominated as "DJ Revelation" in the IDMAs (International Dance Music Awards). In 2010, he was seen as a DJ in the best festivals in the world, such as Pacha Ibiza, Ministry of Sound in London, Avalon in Los Angeles, Zouk in Singapore, Global Gathering and Mysteryland.

In 2011, He pulled a compilation edited DJ Mag in its issue 497, entitled "People Of The Night". Collects productions of Steve Angello, Dirty South, Swanky Tunes and others.^[7]

On September 3, he released in collaboration with Max Vangeli his much heralded album "People Of The Night" on the label Size Records, owned by his brother Steve Angello.^[8] The album contains 15 tracks and includes collaborations with various artists and producers such as Steve Angello, Michael Woods, Congorock, Kim Fai and Moguai. Among the vocalists they are, Example, and the renowned house vocalist Julie McKnight, among others.^[9]

Discography

Charting singles

Year	Title	Peak chart positions												Album
		AUS [10]	AUT [11]	BEL (Vl) [12]	BEL (Wa) [13]	FIN [14]	FRA [15]	GER [16]	IRL [17]	NLD [18]	SWE [19]	SWI [20]	UK [21]
2010	"Swedish Beauty" (with Max Vangeli)	—	—	26^[A]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Non-album single
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Studio albums

• 2012: “People Of The Night” (with Max Vangeli) [Size Records]

Singles

• 2009: “Flonko” (with Steve Angello)
• 2009: “Valodja” (with Steve Angello)
• 2010: “Gama” (Feat. Max Vangeli) [Size Records]
• 2010: “Swedish Beauty” (Feat. Max Vangeli) [Size Records]
• 2010: “Swing 'n' Swoosh” (with Steve Angello)
• 2011: “Whisper” (feat. Max Vangeli & Example)
• 2011: This Far (feat. Max Vangeli & Rudy)
• 2012: AN21 & Max Vangeli vs. Steve Angello – “H8RS” [Size Records]
• 2012: “People Of The Night” (AN21, Max Vangeli & Tiësto feat. Lover Lover) [Size Records]
• 2012: “Bombs Over Capitals” (AN21 & Max Vangeli feat. Julie McKnight) [Size Records]
• 2014: “Rebel” (AN21, Dimitri Vangelis & Wyman) [Size Records]
• 2014: “GODS” (S-A vs. AN21 & Sebjak) [Size Records]
• 2014: “Tonight” (feat. Max Vangeli) [Size Records]
• 2015: “Everything” (feat. Sebjak) [Size Records]
• 2015: “Last Dance” (with Steve Angello) [Size Records]
• 2015: “Louder” (with Matt Nash) [Size Records]

Remixes

2009:

• Basement Jaxx – “Raindrops” (AN21 & Philip Jensen Remix)
• Tommy Sparks – “Miracle” (AN21 & Philip Jensen Remix)
• Juan Kidd & Mr. Pedros – “Bang the Drum” (AN21 & Sebjak Remix)
• Steve Angello – “Monday” (AN21 & Max Vangeli Remix)

2010:

• Ellie Goulding – “Starry Eyed” (AN21 & Max Vangeli Remix)
• La Roux - “Quicksand” (AN21 & Philip Jensen Remix)
• Jus Jack – “That Sound ”(Max Vangeli & AN21 Extended Club Mix)
• The Prodigy – “Smack My Bitch Up” (AN21 Remix)
• Eddie Thoneick & Erick Morillo Feat. Shena – “Nothing Better” (AN21 & Max Vangeli Remix)
• Switchfoot – “Always” (Max Vangeli & AN21 Remix)
• Gorillaz – “On Melancholy Hill” (AN21 & Max Vangeli Remix)
• Pendulum – “The Island” (Steve Angello, AN21 & Max Vangeli Remix)

2011:

• Swedish House Mafia – “Save the World” (AN21 & Max Vangeli Remix)

2013:

• AN21 & Max Vangeli feat. Bnann – “Glow” (AN21 & Max Vangeli & Promise Land Remix)

2014:

• Steve Angello & Dougy from The Temper Trap – Wasted Love (AN21 & Sebjak remix)

2015:

• Susanne Sundfør – Kamikaze (Steve Angello & AN21 Remix)

References

Notes

• A ^ Did not enter the Ultratop 50, but peaked on the Dance chart.^[12]

Sources

1. "AN21 & STEVE ANGELLO: IT'S A FAMILY AFFAIR". Wynn Social. Archived from the original on March 23, 2015.
2. Reutens, Christen (February 12, 2010). "Setlist Essentials: AN21 podcast". Beatportal. Archived from the original on October 14, 2011.
3. "Top 100 DJs 2011/ 85. AN21". DJ Mag. Archived from the original on November 18, 2012.
4. "Top 100 DJs 2012/ 61. AN21". DJ Mag. Archived from the original on November 26, 2012.
5. "AN21 Presents - Size Radio". DJ Mag. July 20, 2015. Archived from the original on July 22, 2015.
6. "AN21 biography". Size Records. Archived from the original on October 19, 2012.
7. "AN21 - People Of The Night (CD) at Discogs". Discogs.
8. "AN21". welovealbufeira.com. July 2011.
9. "People of the Night - AN21 & Max Vangeli". iTunes. Apple Inc. Retrieved September 12, 2012.
10. Hung, Steffen. "Discography AN21". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
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12. Hung, Steffen. "Discografie AN21". Belgium (Flanders) Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
13. Hung, Steffen. "Discographie AN21". Belgium (Wallonia) Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
14. Hung, Steffen. "Discography AN21". Finnish Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
15. Hung, Steffen. "Discographie AN21". French Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
16. Hung, Steffen. "Discographie AN21". German Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
17. Hung, Steffen. "Discography AN21". Irish Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
18. Hung, Steffen. "Discografie AN21". Dutch Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
19. Hung, Steffen. "Discographie AN21". Swedish Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
20. Hung, Steffen. "Discographie AN21". Swiss Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
21. Hung, Steffen. "Discography AN21". British Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).

External links

• Official website
• AN21 discography at Discogs