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William Niskanen
William O. Niskanen, (born august 9th 1988 in Stockholm, Sweden) better known as Ville Niskanen is a Swedish pop singer of Finnish descent, who was first introduced to the national music scene through an appearance on Sweden’s national talent show “Idol”.

2006: Idol

In the spring of 2006, William auditioned for a place on the Swedish talent show Idol where he performed Master Blaster (Jammin’) by Stevie Wonder. Much to his disappointment William was voted out by the esteemed judge panel before the final audition where he performed My Girl by The temptations.

Career beginnings:

Shortly thereafter William inked a recording contract with Universal Music where he released his first two singles “Hit Me Like That” and “Disco Dancing” both singles where a commercial success and earned him a Gold and Silver certifications.

“Hit Me Like That” was written and produced by Peter Björklund, Joakim Styren, Johan Åberg and Johan Salen. Johan Åberg is among Sweden’s most accomplished songwriters and record producers, he has received multi platinum certifications for his collaborations with world renowned artists such as Christina Aguilera, Cher, Jessica Simpson, Victoria Beckham and many more. “Disco Dancing” was written and produced by Johan sahlén, Claes Andreasson and Torbjörn Wassenius.

Present: 2011

After dealing with health related issues William is ready to return to the spotlight and in doing so William is back in the studio recording with some familiar faces and he has recruited Rasheed Atkinson, An up-and-coming songwriter and record producer who has been dubbed by many prominent names in the music industry as Sweden’s next Max Martin.