Klingande

Cédric Steinmyller (born 14 May 1990),[2] best known by his stage name Klingande, is a French DJ and tropical house producer with a prominent use of the piano and the saxophone.[3] Klingande was originally a duo, until 2014, consisting of Steinmyller and fellow Frenchman Edgar Catry (born 1990). The name Klingande is pronounced [ˈklɪ̂ŋːandɛ], which is Swedish for '"chiming"'.

Klingande
Birth nameCédric Steinmyller
Born (1990-05-14) 14 May 1990
Croix, Nord, France
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • DJ
  • record producer
Instruments
Years active2012–present
LabelsKlingande Music, Ultra Records
Websitehttp://www.klingandemusic.com/
MembersCédric Steinmyller
Past membersEdgar Catry

Background

Name origin

The stage name, as well as some of his songs, are in Swedish because of Steinmyller's admiration of the language. According to him, it sounds like it's being sung when it's just being spoken. With this in mind, the name was founded after a search in a Swedish dictionary.[4] Klingande is the present participle of the Swedish verb (att) klinga, which means '(to) chime' or '(to) sound'. The artist name thus means 'chiming' or 'sounding'.[5] Klingande is also inspired by Steinmyller's admiration for Swedish artists such as Avicii and Swedish House Mafia.[6]

Musical style

Steinmyller describes his music as "melodic house".[5]

Career

2012: Formation

Formed in December 2012, Klingande was originally a duo consisting of Steinmyller and fellow Frenchman Edgar Catry (born 1990)[7] When they were 10 years old, Catry and Steinmyller met at the Cross School, in northern France.[8] Steinmyller was more interested in the teaching of music theory before he distinguishing himself as a DJ whereas Catry was more interested in piano in which he studied for more than four years.[8] Steinmyller had moved to London to study at Point Blank Music College for a year.[9] 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.[8]

Steinmyller and Catry in 2013.

2013: "Punga" and "Jubel"

Klingande self-released their debut single, "Punga" which gained attention and eventually made it to the French Singles Chart, peaking at number 86, the song has also peaked at number 62 in Austria, number 59 in Germany and number 41 in Switzerland. They found international chart success with their follow-up single "Jubel" which was released on September 10, 2013. The song peaked at number 5 on the French Singles Chart and at number one in Austria, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Switzerland and Poland. The song was also a top five hit in Australia, France, Finland, Norway, Sweden and the United Kingdom and a top 10 hit in Denmark and the Netherlands.[8]

2014: Klingande goes solo

In 2014, they released a remix of Clean Bandit's "Extraordinary".[8] Edgar Catry leaves the group shortly after, prompting Steinmyller to continue using the stage name, as a solo act.[7]

2015–present: "Riva", "Losing U" and "Somewhere New"

On March 2, 2015, Steinmyller released his first single as a solo act, titled "Riva (Restart the Game)" featuring French singer Broken Back.[9][10] 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.[11] The song had 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"[12] featuring Daylight and "Somewhere New"[13] 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.[14]

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.[15]

Discography

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

Singles
Year Title Peak chart positions Certifications Album
FRA
[16]		 AUS
[17]		 AUT
[18]		 BEL
[19]		 DEN
[20]		 FIN
[21]		 GER
[22]		 ITA
[23]		 NLD
[24]		 NOR
[25]		 SWE
[26]		 SWI
[27]		 UK
[28]
2013 "Punga" 86—6224——59————41— Non-album singles
"Jubel" 5311851192313
2015 "Riva (Restart the Game)" 144561369——919—36—6—
2016 "Losing U" ———88———64—————
"Somewhere New"
(featuring M-22)		 ———————100
[32]		——35—— FIMI: Gold
2017 "Pumped Up" ———82—————22
[33]		71
[34]		—— FIMI: Gold
2018 "Hope for Tomorrow"
(with Autograf and Dragonette)		 —————————————
"Rebel Yell"
(with Krishane)		 ———————————[upper-alpha 1]——
"Wonders"
(with Broken Back)		 —————————————
2019 "By the River"
(with Jamie N Commons)		 ————————————— The Album
"Ready for Love"[36]
(with Joe Killington featuring Greg Zlap)		 —————————————
"Messiah"[37]
(with Bright Sparks)		 —————————————
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Notes

  1. "Rebel Yell" did not enter the Swedish Singellista Chart, but peaked at number 12 on the Swedish Heatseeker Chart.[35]

Awards and nominations
Year Awards Category Recipient Outcome Ref
2016 NRJ Music Awards Best French DJ Klingande Nominated [38]

References
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  3. Klingande: Die neue Nummer eins in den Charts
  4. Levi Haers, Interview Klingande Archived 2015-07-13 at the Wayback Machine, Levihaers.com, 12 December 2013
  5. (in German) Erfolgsstory: Klingande, blogzimbalam.de, December 2013
  6. "Klingande | Biography & History | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
  7. "Klingande". Partyflock (in Dutch). Retrieved 17 November 2016.
  8. "NRJ Réunion : Hit Music Only. Radio FM, Musique en ligne, clips, videos, artistes". nrj.re. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
  9. "Klingande Bio | Klingande Career". MTV Artists. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
  10. "RIVA (Restart the Game) [feat. Broken Back] [Radio Edit] - Single by Klingande on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
  11. Ultra Music (19 March 2015), Klingande feat. Broken Back – RIVA (Restart the game) [Official Video], retrieved 17 November 2016
  12. "Losing U (feat. Daylight) - Single by Klingande on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
  13. "Somewhere New (feat. M-22) [Radio Edit] - Single by Klingande on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
  14. Ultra Music (11 March 2016), Klingande - Losing U feat. Daylight (Official Video), retrieved 17 November 2016
  15. "Klingande Teases New Single 'Ready For Love'". Top40-Charts.com. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
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  21. "Diskografia Klingande". Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland.
  22. "Discographie Klingande". German Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
  23. Peak positions for Klingande singles in Italy:
  24. "Discografie Klingande". Dutch Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
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  27. "Discographie Klingande". Swiss Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
  28. "Discographie Klingande". Official Charts Company.
  29. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2015 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 10 February 2015.
  30. "Italian single certifications – Klingande" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 28 March 2014. Select "Tutti gli anni" in the "Anno" drop-down menu. Select "Klingande" in the "Filtra" field. Select "Singoli online" under "Sezione".
  31. "Italian single certifications – Klingande" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 15 May 2015. Select "Tutti gli anni" in the "Anno" drop-down menu. Select "Klingande" in the "Filtra" field. Select "Singoli online" under "Sezione".
  32. "Classifica settimanale WK 45" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  33. "VG-lista – Klingande". VG-lista. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
  34. "Sverigetopplistan – Sveriges Officiella Topplista". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
  35. "Swedish Heatseeker Chart – 16 mars 2018". Retrieved 17 March 2018.
  36. "Ready for Love (feat. Greg Zlap) - Single by Klingande & Joe Killington on Apple Music". iTunes Store. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  37. Ng, Kevin (17 September 2019). "Klingande & Bright Sparks – 'Messiah'". EDM Tunes. Archived from the original on 21 September 2019. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
  38. "Palmares NRJ DJ AWARDS 2016 - Meilleurs DJs". NRJ.fr (in French). Retrieved 14 November 2016.
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