Dan Sundquist

Thord Dan Rickard Sundqvist (born September 10, 1958) is a Swedish music producer, songwriter and composer. He is best known for Reeperbahn’s Venuspassagen, Jakob Hellman’s, “och stora havet”, Wilmer X’s #1 hit “Vem får nu se alla tårar”, Anne-Lie Rydé’s Stulna Kyssar, Uno Svenningsson’s “Under ytan”, Melody Club’s debut, and #1 hit “Electric”. His work as film composer includes the American film Whitney, and as a producer of musicals includes Livet Är En Schlager and I Love Musicals. Sundquist has produced over 70 albums with 15 #1 hits in Sweden, numerous top 10’s, and 18 Gold and 11 Platinum certifications. He has seven Swedish Grammy Awards, including Producer of The Year, and three nominations. Early life and education Dan Sundquist was born to Swedish parents in Stockholm, Sweden and grew up in Näsby Park, Rågsved, Vikarbyn, Hägersten and Vaxholm, Sweden as well as in Barcelona, Spain. Having other musicians in his family led to him developing an early interest in music and the arts. He started playing the guitar at age 7 and the piano at age 11. After a year in Nyckelviksskolan Art School in 1976, he decided to quit art studies and start his band, called “Reeperbahn” with co