TEN Music Group is a Swedish

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headquartered in

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. The label was founded by Ola Håkansson in 2003.

History

The company was founded by Swedish singer, composer and producer, Ola Håkansson in 2003, in

. Håkansson originally founded Stockholm Records in 1992 with

Alexander Bard Alexander Bengt Magnus Bard (born 17 March 1961) is a Swedish musician, author, lecturer, artist, songwriter, music producer, TV personality, religious and political activist, and one of the founders of the Syntheism, Syntheist religious movement ...

as a joint venture with distributor, PolyGram. In 1998, Håkansson and Bard sold their shares in Stockholm Records to

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, who had purchased Stockholm's distributor, PolyGram in 1995. In 2003, the company was founded as a

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and production company which employed ex-Stockholm Records' songwriters and producers. In 2007, Håkansson turned the company into an independent

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, publishing,

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and production house, known as a 360-degree company, drawing inspiration from the business structures of

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and

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. In May 2013, the company formed an alliance with

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to handle select international releases for artists signed with TEN, and provide music recording and company facilities in

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and New York.

Current artists

* Benjamin Ingrosso * Bishara * Bori * Elliphant * Felix Sandman * FO&O * Icona Pop * I M Alec * Kamferdrops * Lennixx * Maria Hazell * Niki and the Dove * Omar Rudberg * Oscar Enestad * Strandels * Vera Hotsauce

Former artists

Zara Larsson Zara Maria Larsson (; born 16 December 1997) is a Swedish singer-songwriter and dancer. She first rose to prominence in 2008 after winning the Talang 2008, second season of ''Talang (Swedish TV show), Talang'', the Swedish version of the ''Got T ...

* Erik Hassle

References

External links

Official website
* {{Authority control Companies based in Stockholm Swedish companies established in 2003 Record labels established in 2003 Publishing companies established in 2003 Swedish record labels Swedish independent record labels Music production companies Music publishing companies of Sweden Universal Music Group Sony Music

History

Current artists

Former artists

See also

References

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