Henrik Szabo (born December 18, 1982, in
Malmö, Sweden) is a Swedish leader of purpose driven organisations and a former songwriter. He is Secretary General of
Stiftelsen Läxhjälpen Stiftelsen mean Foundation in Scandinavian languages.
Stiftelsen may refer to:
* Stiftelsen (band), Swedish musical band
* Stiftelsen Det Norske Veritas, also known as DNV, Norwegian society organized as a foundation, with the objective of safegua ...
since 2019 and member of the board of Kompis Sverige.
Songwriting
Henrik Szabo has written songs for artists in Sweden, Denmark, Iceland, Portugal, Slovenia, Lithuania and Moldova and was part of the songwriting team LilyDock Studios. He has regularly worked with Swedish songwriters
Jonas Gladnikoff
Jonas Gladnikoff (born 11 January 1985) is a Swedish songwriter and music producer. Born in Täby, he began songwriting at an early age. Later in life he moved to Åland in Finland before eventually moving to Stockholm. He has written several so ...
and Daniel Nilsson, as well as Danish songwriters
Christina Schilling and
Camilla Gottschalck.
Henrik Szabo has contributed to several entries in pre-selections for the
Eurovision Song Contest
The Eurovision Song Contest (), often known simply as Eurovision, is an international Music competition, song competition organised annually by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) among its members since 1956. Each participating broadcaster ...
. He wrote the runner up in the
Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2009
Denmark was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 with the song "Believe Again" written by Lars Halvor Jensen, Martin Michael Larsson and Ronan Keating. The song was performed by Brinck. The Danish broadcaster DR organised the nation ...
, the Danish final, with the song ''Someday'' performed by the Icelandic singer
Hera Björk
Hera Björk Þórhallsdóttir (; born 29 March 1972) is an Icelandic singer. She is known for Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010, representing Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 with the song "Je ne sais quoi (song), Je ne sai ...
,
which became a big hit and secured a win for Denmark in the
OGAE Second Chance Contest 2009.
Henrik Szabo has written songs for several other artists, including the successful Swedish danceband
Titanix
Titanix is a dansband, established in 1979 in Valdemarsvik, Sweden. The band appeared at the finals of the Swedish dansband championships in 1997 and 2001, before finishing up at the second place during Dansbandskampen 2009. During their 2009 D ...
and the Danish star and former
Eurovision Song Contest
The Eurovision Song Contest (), often known simply as Eurovision, is an international Music competition, song competition organised annually by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) among its members since 1956. Each participating broadcaster ...
entrant
DQ.
Entries in Eurovision Song Contest and national finals
*''Someday'' by
Hera Björk
Hera Björk Þórhallsdóttir (; born 29 March 1972) is an Icelandic singer. She is known for Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010, representing Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 with the song "Je ne sais quoi (song), Je ne sai ...
(
Denmark 2009), 2nd place
*''Tensão'' by Filipa Ruas (
Portugal 2011), 4th place
*''Run'' by
Eva Boto (
Slovenia 2012), 4th place
*''Conquer My Heart'' by Svetlana Bogdanova (
Moldova 2013), 11th place
*''Dangerous (S. O. S.)'' (
Lithuania 2015), 2nd place
References
External links
Stiftelsen LäxhjälpenKompis Sverige
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1982 births
Living people
Swedish male songwriters
People from Malmö