Swedish House Mafia
Swedish House Mafia (SHM) are a Swedish house supergroup consisting of Axwell, Steve Angello, and Sebastian Ingrosso. The group officially formed in late 2008, were placed at number ten on the DJ Mag Top 100 DJ Poll 2011,[4] and have been called "the faces of mainstream progressive house music",[5] while being credited for "setting the tone for the EDM boom of the early 2010s, more than any other act in modern dance music".[1] In 2012, they were ranked at number twelve on the DJ Mag Top 100 Poll.[6] The trio is best known for their single, "Don't You Worry Child".[1]
Swedish House Mafia
On 24 June 2012, the group announced they would split up. Their final performance was at Ultra Miami on 24 March 2013. For the next five years, Angello worked solo, while Axwell and Ingrosso performed as the duo, Axwell & Ingrosso. On 25 March 2018, the group reunited with a surprise closing set at the 20th anniversary of Ultra Music Festival in Miami, Florida.[7] The group released their debut studio album, Paradise Again, on 15 April 2022 through their new label, Republic.[1]
Work during hiatus[edit]
After the conclusion of the group's One Last Tour, the three DJs continued their solo careers; some of their most notable singles include: "Center of the Universe", "Wasted Love", "Dark River", "I Am", "Reload", and "Children of the Wild". Steve Angello released his debut studio album on 22 January 2016 entitled Wild Youth,[166] charting number 20 in Sweden.[167] In June 2014, Axwell and Sebastian Ingrosso performed together at the Governors Ball Music Festival in New York City, debuting their new collective Axwell Λ Ingrosso.[168] Since then, the duo have released many new singles such as "Something New", "More Than You Know", and "Sun Is Shining", the latter achieving number 1 in Sweden.[169] On 8 December 2017, the group released their debut studio album More Than You Know,[170] which consists of all their previous music and peaked at number 12 on the Swedish album charts.[171] Steve Angello's second studio album, Human, was released on 27 April 2018,[172] a month after the group's reunion at Ultra Miami 2018.
Legacy[edit]
The Swedish supergroup are said to have inspired many musicians in the EDM genre, including fellow Swedish DJs Alesso and Avicii.[173] They are also credited with increasing the popularity of house music in the United States in the late 2000s.[174] On 23 April 2018, it was revealed by Tiësto that Swedish House Mafia's Ultra Music reunion inspired Avicii to take up DJing again, which saw him through his final weeks until he died by suicide on 20 April.[175] Dutch DJ Martin Garrix is also a self-confessed "fanboy" of Swedish House Mafia saying he has "deep appreciation" for them, citing Sebastian Ingrosso especially as a mentor to him.[176]