Basshunter Acquitted


CHART SPOTLIGHT. According to leading news daily Aftonbladet, Swedish singer Jonas Altberg aka Basshunter was acquitted in the sexual assault case covered by WelcheMusic last December. Two Scottish women claimed that Basshunter had harassed him, but the judge deemed their testimonies were unreliable and acquitted the Swedish singer completely.

Trial started in May

“This feels great,” says Altberg in a comment to Aftonbladet. The trial against Basshunter started this May. The two women filed the complaints last year. It turns out that the plaintiffs sold their stories to Daily Record for 500 Skr, before they even reported the incident to the police.

The Return to Big Brother

The incident has not stopped Basshunter from the spotlight. This April he returned to Big Brother as a guest. This resulted in the Swedish top ten hit “Fest i hela huset” (Party in the whole house) which peaked at No.5. This is his third biggest hit following the chart-topper “Boten Anna” and “Now You’re Gone” (which peaked at No.2). He previously took part in the UK reality show Celebrity Big Brother.

Basshunter Returns to Big Brother


CHART REFLECTION. Last January, Basshunter competed in the reality show Celebritu  Big Brother in the UK and this week he returns to the series – albeit the Swedish version according to Aftonbladet. Née Jonas Altberg, the 26-year old initially made a national breakthrough with “Boten Anna” in 2006. The track became a huge success in Sweden and was translated to “Now You’re Gone” in its international version. The track topped the UK singles chart for five weeks.

Not a contestant, Basshunter’s purpose of attending the show is getting publicity and produce a song with help from the other Big Brother participants. The show – as always – has made the headlines. Only recently, Rodney da Silva saluted Hitler on air which is a clear violation of Swedish law. No stranger to headlines, Basshunter himself has been faced with sex charges in Scotland.

WelcheMusic is eager to see whether the Big Brother stay will produce a new hit. The last Basshunter single to make the ten was the 2008 hit “Please Don’t Go” which peaked at No.6.

In addition to translating “Boten Anna,” the 2006 hit “Vi sitter i Ventrilo och spelar DotA” was translated to “All I Ever Wanted” which made it to No.2 in the UK.

 

Basshunter Faces Sex Charges in Scotland

The Swedish producer and dance act Basshunter faces sex charges in Scotland. Two women have reported the 25 year old Jonas Altberg, which is his real name. His manager Henrik Uhlmann says that the allegations are completely false, in a comment in the news daily to Aftonbladet.

Basshunter got his breakthrough in Sweden back in 2006 when his debut single “Boten Anna” became a top seller. He issued five singles off his debut album LOL <(^^,)>. The English version of “Boten Anna” – “Now You’re Gone – managed to reach the No.1 spot in the UK in 2007. The track was followed by “All I Ever Wanted,” which translates “Vi sitter i Ventrilo och spelar DotA” in its original. Basshunter’s last song to chart was “Saturday,” a track that samples Reel 2 Real’s 1995 hit “I Like to Move It.” The track peaked at No.21 and was never released in Sweden. It was, however, issued on the US market but failed to chart there. Earlier this year, Basshunter was a contestant on the final series of Celebrity Big Brother in the UK, ending up at fourth place.

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