Robbin Söderlund (born 30 April 1987), better known by his

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Raaban, is a Swedish DJ and music producer. He was also part of the production duo

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alongside Norwegian DJ/producer

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until they split in late 2019.

Career

Born in

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, Sweden, Raaban started his career as producer and DJ of Laser Inc, a two-person Swedish

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band made up of singer-songwriter Jonas on vocals and Robbin Söderlund as DJ and producer. For some time the band also included Izko (Chainkickerz). The band's single "Det var en gång en fågel" became a hit in Sweden and Finland in the summer of 2007, reaching number six on the Swedish charts with a 15-week run. It also reached number 11 on the Finnish charts. Based on the chart success, Laser Inc released the 12-track album ''Roger That!'' on 4 May 2009 under the

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Sweden Label. After Laser Inc, Robbin Söderlund has continued to produce tracks for a wide range of purposes, including music for international recognized brands, various productions of Swedish ''

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'' television show and a great number of artists like Swedish singer of Lebanese origin

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in a club version of "

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", "Millionaire" and "Don't Wanna Wake Up", the Universal Music Japan signed singer

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as well as the Swedish house duo

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singles "Pretty Girl" and "Karma". He has also produced a lot of remixes, an own EP named ''One of a Kind'' released on Disco:Wax 2011 containing collaborations with Alex and

. He has produced under alias names such as 'Brilliant' and 'Dunk Dunk'. In 2015 he became part of the DJ/music production duo

. Tungevaag & Raaban is today signed by

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and " Samsara" was their first single as a duo.

Discography

Albums

;as part of Laser Inc *2009: '' Roger That!''

EPs

;as Raaban *2011: ''One of a Kind'' (EP)

Singles

;as Laser Inc *2007: "Det var en gång en fågel" ;As Tungevaag & Raaban (For detailed listing, refer to Refer to discography on

) *2015: "Samsara" (featuring Emila) *2015: "Parade" *2015: "Russian Roulette" (with Charlie Who?) *2016: "Wolf" *2016: "Magical" *2016: "Stay Awake" (feat. VENIOR) *2017: "Wake Up Alone" (feat.

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) *2017: "Cold Blood" (feat. Jeffrey James) *2017: "Coming Up" (feat.

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) *2017: "Beside Me" (with

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) *2018: "All For Love" *2019: "Take Me Away" (feat.

) ;Others *2010: Raaban and Evana – "Realize" (Single and Remixes) *2011: Raaban feat. Rabih – "

" *2021:

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X Raaban – "One Day" ;Productions *2011:

– "Millionaire" (Produced by Raaban) *2011:

– "Lady Luck" *2012:

– "Pretty Girl" *2013: Stockholm Syndrome – "Karma"

References

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