Klingande

Klingande (, ; born 14 May 1990), is a stage name of a French DJ and producer Cédric Steinmyller. "Klingande" in a Swedish language means for "ringing". Klingande was formerly a duo, which included Steinmyller and Edgar Catri; the latter left the duo in 2014.

Background

Name origin The stage name, as well as some of Klingande's songs, are in Swedish because of Steinmyller's admiration of the language. According to him, it sounds like it is being sung when it is just being spoken. With this in mind, the name was founded after a search in a Swedish dictionary. Klingande is the present participle of the Swedish verb , which means '(to) chime' or '(to) sound'. The artist name thus means 'chiming' or 'sounding'. Klingande is also inspired by Steinmyller's admiration for Swedish artists such as Avicii and Swedish House Mafia.

Musical style Steinmyller describes his music as "melodic house". When they were 10 years old, Catry and Steinmyller met at the Cross School, in northern France. Steinmyller was more interested in the teaching of music theory before he distinguishing himself as a DJ whereas Catry was more interested in piano, which he studied for more than four years. After returning from London to his hometown, Steinmyller had spent time with Catry before discovering their same admiration for deep house producers such as Bakermat and Nico Push. Klingande was soon formed. It was released via Klingande Music with exclusive license to Ultra Records. An official music video was uploaded by Ultra Records' YouTube channel on 19 March 2015. The song charted in several countries including France, Austria, Australia, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Norway and Switzerland. It was also certified gold by FIMI.

In 2016, he released two singles: "Losing U" featuring Daylight, and "Somewhere New" featuring M-22 and uncredited vocals from English recording artist Jodie Connor. An official music video for "Losing U" was uploaded by Ultra Records on 11 March 2016.

Klingande's 2017 single "Pumped Up", featuring uncredited vocals from Lauren "LYON" Malyon, went on to chart in four countries. (The song is a reinterpretation of "Pumped Up Kicks" by Foster the People.)

Klingande released the single "Ready for Love" with UK singer-songwriter Joe Killington and featuring French harmonica player, Greg Zlap, on 26 April 2019 via Ultra Music.

Discography

Albums Title Album details The Album Released: 15 November 2019 Format: CD, digital download Label: Ultra, Klingande Music

Singles

BEA: Gold BVMI: 2× Platinum FIMI: 5× Platinum IFPI NOR: 4× Platinum GLF: 3× Platinum IFPI SWI: Platinum 2015 "Riva (Restart the Game)" 144 56 13 69 — — 9 19 — 36 — 6 — FIMI: Gold 2016 "Losing U" — — — 88 — — — 64 — — — — — —FIMI: Gold 2017 "Pumped Up" — — — 82 — — — — — 22 71 — —FIMI: Gold 2018 "Hope for Tomorrow" — — — — — — — — — — — — — "Rebel Yell" — — — — — — — — — — — — — "Wonders" — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2019 "By the River" — — — — — — — — — — — — — The Album "Ready for Love" — — — — — — — — — — — — — "Messiah" — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2021 "Better Man" — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2022 "Planet In The Sky" — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2023 "Kids on the Run" — — — — — — — — — — — — — "—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that territory.