Stefan Forrest
Danish musician and producer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Stefan Forrest, also known as Don Stefano (born 10 June 1989), is a Danish-born producer, singer and songwriter, who currently lives and works in Los Angeles, USA, signed with Warner Chappell Music.
Career
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Stefan Forrest is best known for his production and song writing contributions to the Danish Band, Lukas Graham,[1] Oliver Kesi ("Dumme Penge", Søvnløs") & Patrick Dorgan. Forrest is also noted for singing the hook on Kesi's "Dumme Penge" as well the multi-platinum selling hit, "Søvnløs".
As one-half of the production duo, Future Animals, Forrest's first notoriety came about through his songwriting and production for Lukas Graham. Lukas Graham's debut release album, the self-titled Lukas Graham topped the Danish charts for 15 weeks, and as of December 2015 has remained in the Danish Top 40 for 100+ weeks. Lukas Graham's sophomore release, the self-titled international album Lukas Graham (2015) alternatively known as the Blue Album, was released in Denmark on 16 June 2015 debuting at No. 1 for 15 consecutive weeks and has since yielded four Number 1 singles, including "7 Years".[2]
The Future Animals finalized Lukas Graham's 2016 U.S. debut album, which was released on 1 April 2016. "7 Years" has topped iTunes USA Top 100 most downloaded singles and currently has found its way to three consecutive weeks at No. 2 on Billboard's Hot 100 singles. He has also produced songs for singers Selena Gomez, Julia Michaels[3] and Hailee Steinfeld. In 2019 he released the album Last Summer through his Future Animals outfit.[4] Forrest is also the founder of the Rocket Science record company, through which he has released original music.[4]
Personal life
Stefan is also co-owner of Sliders restaurant located in the Copenhagen districts of Nørrebro and Vesterbro.[5]
Discography
| Year | Artist | Album | Song | Role |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Lukas Graham | Lukas Graham | Ordinary Things | Songwriter |
| 2012 | Lukas Graham | Lukas Graham | Nice Guy | Songwriter |
| 2012 | Lukas Graham | Lukas Graham | Drunk in the Morning | Songwriter |
| 2012 | Lukas Graham | Lukas Graham | When You're With Me | Songwriter |
| 2012 | Lukas Graham | Lukas Graham | Apologize | Songwriter |
| 2012 | Lukas Graham | Lukas Graham | Criminal Mind | Songwriter |
| 2012 | Lukas Graham | Lukas Graham | Don't Hurt Me This Way | Songwriter |
| 2012 | Lukas Graham | Lukas Graham | Moving Alone | Songwriter |
| 2012 | Lukas Graham | Lukas Graham | Oohhh (Interlude) | Songwriter |
| 2012 | Lukas Graham | Lukas Graham | Never Let Me Down | Songwriter |
| 2012 | Lukas Graham | Lukas Graham | Better Than Yourself (Criminal Mind Pt. 2) | Songwriter |
| 2015 | Lukas Graham | Lukas Graham (Blue Album) | 7 Years | Songwriter (FutureAnimals) |
| 2015 | Lukas Graham | Lukas Graham (Blue Album) | Take The World By Storm | Songwriter (FutureAnimals) |
| 2015 | Lukas Graham | Lukas Graham (Blue Album) | Mama Said | Songwriter (FutureAnimals) |
| 2015 | Lukas Graham | Lukas Graham (Blue Album) | Happy Home | Songwriter (FutureAnimals) |
| 2015 | Lukas Graham | Lukas Graham (Blue Album) | Hayo | Songwriter (FutureAnimals) |
| 2015 | Lukas Graham | Lukas Graham (Blue Album) | When I Woke Up (interlude) | Songwriter |
| 2015 | Lukas Graham | Lukas Graham (Blue Album) | Don't You Worry ´Bout Me | Songwriter (FutureAnimals) |
| 2015 | Lukas Graham | Lukas Graham (Blue Album) | What Happened To Perfect | Songwriter (FutureAnimals) |
| 2015 | Lukas Graham | Lukas Graham (Blue Album) | Strip No More | Songwriter (FutureAnimals) |
| 2015 | Lukas Graham | Lukas Graham (Blue Album) | You're Not There | Songwriter (FutureAnimals) |
| 2015 | Lukas Graham | Lukas Graham (Blue Album) | Funeral | Songwriter (FutureAnimals) |
| 2015 | Patrick Dorgan | Painkillers | Painkillers | Songwriter (FutureAnimals) |
| 2015 | Patrick Dorgan | Painkillers | On The Way Down | Songwriter (FutureAnimals) |
| 2015 | Patrick Dorgan | Painkillers | Amazing | Songwriter (FutureAnimals) |
| 2015 | Patrick Dorgan | Painkillers | Bitter | Songwriter (FutureAnimals) |
| 2015 | Patrick Dorgan | Painkillers | Lullaby | Songwriter (FutureAnimals) |
| 2015 | Patrick Dorgan | Painkillers | Marilyn | Songwriter (FutureAnimals) |
| 2015 | Suspekt | De Bedste Til Smatten | Hun Er På Mig | Songwriter |
| 2015 | TopGunn | Ingen Andre | Veninder | Songwriter |
| 2015 | Kesi | Barn Af Byen | Søvnløs | Songwriter |
| 2015 | Kesi | Barn Af Byen | Dumme Penge | Songwriter/Singer |
| 2016 | Scarlet Pleasure | Youth Is Wasted on the Young | Wanna Know | Songwriter |
| 2017 | Future Animals | Ask For It | Ask For It | Songwriter/Singer |
| 2017 | Kidd | Bedre | Bedre | Songwriter/Singer |
| 2017 | Lukas Graham | My Little Pony | Off To See The World | Songwriter |
| 2018 | Lukas Graham | 3 (The Purple Album) | Love Someone | Songwriter |
| 2018 | Lukas Graham | 3 (The Purple Album) | Lullaby | Songwriter[6] |
| 2018 | Lukas Graham | 3 (The Purple Album) | Redemption Song | Songwriter[7] |
| 2018 | Lukas Graham | 3 (The Purple Album) | Not A Damn Thing Changed | Songwriter[8] |
| 2018 | Lukas Graham | 3 (The Purple Album) | Promise | Songwriter[9] |
| 2018 | Lukas Graham | 3 (The Purple Album) | Unhappy | Songwriter |
| 2018 | Future Animals | Single | Crazy Love | Songwriter/Singer |
| 2019 | Kesi | Single | Vågn Op | Songwriter/Singer |
| 2019 | Lukas Graham | Single | Lie | Songwriter |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Nominee | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Danish Music Awards | New Danish Name of the Year | Lukas Graham | Won |
| Audience Prize of the Year | Nominated | |||
| Band of the Year | Nominated | |||
| Male Artist of the Year | Nominated | |||
| Newcomer of the Year | Nominated | |||
| Songwriter of the Year | Nominated | |||
| Best Pop Album | Lukas Graham | Nominated | ||
| 2013 | Carl Prisen | Talent Of The Year | Lukas Graham | Won |
| 2015 | MTV Europe Music Awards | Best Danish Act | Lukas Graham | Won |
| Best European Act | Nominated | |||
| 2016 | MTV Video Music Awards | Best New Artist | Nominated | |
| MTV Europe Music Awards | Best New Act | Nominated | ||
| Best Push Act | Nominated | |||
| Best Danish Act | Nominated | |||
| Best Song | "7 Years" | Nominated | ||
| BBC Music Awards | Song of the Year | Nominated | ||
| LOS40 Music Awards | International New Artist of the Year | Themselves | Nominated | |
| Teen Choice Awards | Choice Summer Song | "7 Years" | Nominated | |
| Carl Prisen | Composer of the Year – pop | Lukas Graham | Won | |
| Song of the Year | "7 Years" | Won | ||
| 2017 | Grammy Awards | Record of the Year | Nominated | |
| Song of the Year | Nominated | |||
| Best Pop Duo/Group Performance | Nominated | |||
| iHeartRadio Music Awards | Best Lyrics | Nominated | ||
| Best New Pop Artist | Lukas Graham | Nominated | ||
| Kids' Choice Awards | Best New Artist | Nominated | ||
| Billboard Music Awards | Top New Artist | Nominated | ||
| ASCAP Pop Awards | Winning Song | "7 Years" | Won | |
| 2020 | BMI Pop Awards | Winning Song | "Love Someone" | Won |
Certifications
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Studio albums
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN [10] |
AUS [11] |
AUT [12] |
GER [13] |
NOR [14] |
NZ [15] |
SWE [16] |
SWI [17] |
UK [18] |
US [19] | ||||||||||
| Lukas Graham |
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1 | – | – | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Lukas Graham (Blue Album) |
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1 | 1 | 31 | 28 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 34 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||
| 3 (The Purple Album) |
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1 | —[A] | — | 57 | 2 | — | 3 | 85 | — | 89 |
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| "—" denotes an album that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||||||||
Singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN [10] |
AUS [11] |
AUT [12] |
GER [13] |
NL [27] |
NOR [14] |
NZ [15] |
SWE [16] |
UK [18] |
US [28] | ||||||||||
| "Ordinary Things" | 2011 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Lukas Graham | |||||||
| "Drunk in the Morning" | 2012 | 1 | – | 42 | 30 | – | – | – | – | 127 | — |
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| "Criminal Mind" | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| "Better Than Yourself (Criminal Mind Pt 2)" | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| "Mama Said" | 2014 | 1 | 42 | – | – | – | 3 | 29 | 13 | 48 | 36 | Lukas Graham (Blue Album) | |||||||
| "Strip No More" | 2015 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| "7 Years" | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
| "You're Not There" | 2016 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —[B] |
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| "Take the World by Storm" | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| "Off to See the World" | 2017 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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My Little Pony: The Movie | ||||||
| "Not a Damn Thing Changed"[45] | 2018 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | —[C] | — | — |
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3 (The Purple Album) | ||||||
| "Lie" | 2019 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | —[D] | —[E] | — | — |
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TBA | ||||||
| "—" denotes an album that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||||||||
Notes
- 3 (The Purple Album) did not enter the ARIA Albums Chart, but peaked at number 31 on the ARIA Digital Albums Chart.[25]
- "You're Not There" did not enter the US Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 25 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.[41]
- "Not a Damn Thing Changed" did not enter the Swedish Singellista Chart, but peaked at number 16 on the Swedish Heatseeker Chart.[46]
- "Lie" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 22 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.[48]
- "Lie" did not enter the Swedish Singellista Chart, but peaked at number eight on the Swedish Heatseeker Chart.[49]
References
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