Günther (singer)

Günther
Background information
Birth name	Mats Söderlund
Also known as	Günther
Born	(1967-07-25) 25 July 1967
Origin	Malmö, Sweden
Genres	Europop, Eurodance
Occupation(s)	Singer-songwriter
Instrument(s)	Vocals
Years active	2003–present
Website	Günther official web site

Mats Söderlund is a Swedish musician and fashion model, best known under his stage name Günther.

Career

Before he started working as an artist, he worked part time in a clothing store. Gunther's 2004 smash hit "Ding Dong Song" brought him country-wide recognition in his homeland, Sweden. The campy, silly, and titillating track, "Ding Dong Song" topped the Swedish charts in 2004 thanks to an inescapable hook and a sexually charged video featuring Günther's backup singers, the Sunshine Girls. A year later the campy phenomenon spread across Europe as indie rockers Franz Ferdinand were heard performing the song acoustically on Dutch radio. In 2006, his song "Like Fire Tonight" was accepted into Melodifestivalen, a Swedish music competition. However, Günther and the Sunshine Girls finished sixth in the semi-final round and did not make the finals.

Günther announced on his website that he was working on a new album with the working title Dirty Man Swedish Sex Beast. In 2011, the first single, "Pussycat", became available on Günther's web site.

Coming back from a hiatus, Günther released the single "I'm Not Justin Bieber, B*tch" on 12 December 2013. The song features strong electro house influences in its sound. The track's sexually aggressive music video has gone viral, gaining momentum among fans and having over two million views as of November 2015.

Discography

Studio albums

• Pleasureman (2004, Sweden; 2006, USA; 2007, Japan)

Singles

• "Ding Dong Song" (with The Sunshine Girls) (2004)
• "Teeny Weeny String Bikini" (with The Sunshine Girls) (2004)
• "Touch Me" (with Samantha Fox) (2004)
• "Tutti Frutti Summer Love" (with The Sunshine Girls) (2005)
• "Christmas Song (Ding Dong)" (with The Sunshine Girls) (2005)
• "Like Fire Tonight" (with The Sunshine Girls) (2006)
• "Sun Trip (Summer Holiday)" (with The Sunshine Girls) (2007)
• "Famous" (with The Sunshine Girls) (2010)
• "Pussycat" (with The Sunshine Girls) (2011)
• "I'm not Justin Bieber Bitch" (2013)
• "No Pantalones" (2016)

External links

• Günthernet.com – Official website
• Günther discography at Discogs
• The Eurodance Encyclopedia – Günther and the Sunshine Girls