Jonas Gladnikoff

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Jonas Gladnikoff
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Jonas Gladnikoff
Born (1985-01-11) January 11, 1985 (age 39)
Stockholm, Sweden
Residence Mariehamn, Åland Islands (Finland)

Jonas Gladnikoff is a songwriter and music producer living in the Åland Islands, an autonomous region of Finland. Born in 1985 in Stockholm, Sweden, he began songwriting at an early age. He has written several songs for singers from across Europe, but is best known for writing entries for the Eurovision Song Contest and for various national pre-selections. He studied songwriting at the Music Production Academy Musikmakarna, graduating in 2006. In 2009 he co-wrote the song that represented Ireland[1] with the song "Et Cetera" performed by Sinéad Mulvey & Black Daisy in Moscow, Russia.[2][3] In the 2010 Eurovision Song Contest he once again co-wrote the Irish entry. The song, "It's for You", was performed by the 1993 Eurovision winning singer Niamh Kavanagh. He also later wrote the 2014 Irish entry "Heartbeat" sung by Can-linn.

Among his entries in national pre-selections for the Eurovision Song Contest he is best known for having co-written the runner up in the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2009, the Danish final, with the song "Someday" performed by the Icelandic singer Hera Björk,[4][5] which became a big hit and also won the OGAE Second Chance Contest 2009 for Denmark. Gladnikoff is a member of the jazz pop project Technicoloured Roses.[6] He has also been seen in the costume drama Anno 1790 and has starred in several TV commercials. His music has also been used in Manny Quinn: The Musical.

Entries in the Eurovision Song Contest

Entries in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest

Entries in national Eurovision pre-selections

2006

  • Albania "Po dhe jo" by Ingrid Jushi (Albania 2006), eliminated (Semi-final)

2007

  • Bulgaria "Open your eyes" by Charlene & Natasha (Bulgaria 2007), eliminated (semi-final)
  • Lithuania "I will survive without you" by Edgaras Kapocious (Lithuania 2007), 10th place (Quarter-final)

2009

2010

2011

2012

  • Romania "This Must Be Love" by Ana Mardare (Romania 2012), 13th place

2013

2014

2015

2016


Other notable songs

References

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