Axwell was born in the with
the name of Axel Hedfors on
December 18, 1977 in Lund,
Sweden) is a DJ, record
producer and record label
owner, remixer, from Sweden.
He is part of a three person
group dubbed the Swedish House
Mafia. On October 27, 2010, DJ
Magazine announced the results
of their annual Top 100 DJ
Poll, Axwell placed at #10, up
4 from the previous year.
In late 2004 Axwell released a
global hit, "Feel The Vibe",
which was re-released under
Ministry of Sound in 2005 with
added vocals from Tara
McDonald as "Feel The Vibe
('Til The Morning Comes)."
Also leading the way has been
Mambana, his collaboration
with Isabel Fructuoso . They
have released three tracks
since 2002 and signed to
Soulfuric Recordings.Their
debut single, "No Reason"
which hit the top spot in all
the Hype/Buzz charts that
Summer and was featured in the
sets of all the top DJs
including Danny Rampling and
Ben Watt, Little Louie Vega, .
The tracks next to that were
"Felicidad" and "Libre".
"Libre" was released in 2003
and was arguably bigger than
its predecessor. "Libre" was
licensed to more than 12
different territories and
featured on compilations that
sold in excess of half a
million copies.
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