Stefan Forrest
Danish musician and producer
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Stefan Forrest (born 10 June 1989), known professionally as Don Stefano, is a Danish-born producer, singer and songwriter, who currently lives and works in Los Angeles, California, and is signed with Warner Chappell Music. He was one-half of the production duo Future Animals along with Morten Ristorp, until he began using the name as his solo moniker after Ristorp departed the group.
Career
Stefan Forrest is best known for his production and songwriting contributions to the Danish band Lukas Graham,[1] as well as Danish artists Oliver Kesi and Patrick Dorgan. Forrest is also noted for singing the hook on Kesi's "Dumme Penge" as well the multi-platinum selling hit, "Søvnløs".
As one-half of the production duo, Future Animals, Forrest's first notoriety came about through his songwriting and production for Lukas Graham. Lukas Graham's self-titled debut album topped the Danish charts for 15 weeks and, as of December 2015, has remained in the Danish Top 40 for more than 100 weeks. Lukas Graham's sophomore release, their self-titled international album (alternatively known as the Blue Album), was released in Denmark on 16 June 2015, debuting at number one for 15 consecutive weeks, and has since yielded four number-one singles, including "7 Years".[2]
Future Animals produced Lukas Graham's 2016 United States debut album, which was released on 1 April 2016. "7 Years" had topped the iTunes USA Top 100 Most Downloaded Singles Chart and had spent three consecutive weeks at number two on Billboard's Hot 100 singles chart. Forrest has also produced songs for Selena Gomez, Julia Michaels,[3] and Hailee Steinfeld. In 2019, he released the album Last Summer through his Future Animals moniker.[4] Forrest is also the founder of the record company Rocket Science, through which he has released original music.[4]
Personal life
Forrest is co-owner of the burger restaurant chain Sliders, located in the Copenhagen districts of Nørrebro and Vesterbro.[5]
Discography
| Year | Artist | Album | Song | Role |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Lukas Graham | Lukas Graham | "Ordinary Things" | Songwriter |
| "Nice Guy" | ||||
| "Drunk in the Morning" | ||||
| "When You're With Me" | ||||
| "Apologize" | ||||
| "Criminal Mind" | ||||
| "Don't Hurt Me This Way" | ||||
| "Moving Alone" | ||||
| "Oohhh (Interlude)" | ||||
| "Never Let Me Down" | ||||
| "Better Than Yourself (Criminal Mind Pt 2)" | ||||
| 2015 | Lukas Graham (Blue Album) | "7 Years" | Songwriter (Future Animals) | |
| "Take the World by Storm" | ||||
| "Mama Said" | ||||
| "Happy Home" | ||||
| "Hayo" | ||||
| "When I Woke Up... (Interlude)" | Songwriter | |||
| "Don't You Worry 'Bout Me" | Songwriter (Future Animals) | |||
| "What Happened to Perfect" | ||||
| "Strip No More" | ||||
| "You're Not There" | ||||
| "Funeral" | ||||
| Patrick Dorgan | Painkillers | "Painkillers" | ||
| "On The Way Down" | ||||
| "Amazing" | ||||
| "Bitter" | ||||
| "Lullaby" | ||||
| "Marilyn" | ||||
| Suspekt | De Bedste Til Smatten | "Hun Er På Mig" | Songwriter | |
| TopGunn | Ingen Andre | "Veninder" | ||
| Kesi | Barn Af Byen | "Søvnløs" | ||
| "Dumme Penge" | Songwriter/Singer | |||
| 2016 | Scarlet Pleasure | Youth Is Wasted on the Young | "Wanna Know" | Songwriter |
| 2017 | Future Animals | Ask For It | "Ask For It" | Songwriter/Singer |
| Kidd | Bedre | "Bedre" | ||
| Lukas Graham | My Little Pony: The Movie | "Off to See the World" | Songwriter[6][7][8][9] | |
| 2018 | 3 (The Purple Album) | "Love Someone" | ||
| "Lullaby" | ||||
| "You're Not the Only One (Redemption Song)" | ||||
| "Not a Damn Thing Changed" | ||||
| "Promise" | ||||
| "Unhappy" | ||||
| Future Animals | Single | "Crazy Love" | Songwriter/Singer | |
| 2019 | Kesi | "Vågn Op" | ||
| Lukas Graham | 4 (The Pink Album) | "Lie" | Songwriter |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Nominee | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Danish Music Awards | New Danish Name of the Year | Lukas Graham | Won |
| Audience Prize of the Year | Nominated | |||
| Band of the Year | Nominated | |||
| Male Artist of the Year | Nominated | |||
| Newcomer of the Year | Nominated | |||
| Songwriter of the Year | Nominated | |||
| Best Pop Album | Lukas Graham | Nominated | ||
| 2013 | Carl Prisen | Talent of the Year | Lukas Graham | Won |
| 2015 | MTV Europe Music Awards | Best Danish Act | Lukas Graham | Won |
| Best European Act | Nominated | |||
| 2016 | MTV Video Music Awards | Best New Artist | Nominated | |
| MTV Europe Music Awards | Best New Act | Nominated | ||
| Best Push Act | Nominated | |||
| Best Danish Act | Nominated | |||
| Best Song | "7 Years" | Nominated | ||
| BBC Music Awards | Song of the Year | Nominated | ||
| LOS40 Music Awards | International New Artist of the Year | Themselves | Nominated | |
| Teen Choice Awards | Choice Summer Song | "7 Years" | Nominated | |
| Carl Prisen | Composer of the Year – Pop | Lukas Graham | Won | |
| Song of the Year | "7 Years" | Won | ||
| 2017 | Grammy Awards | Record of the Year | Nominated | |
| Song of the Year | Nominated | |||
| Best Pop Duo/Group Performance | Nominated | |||
| iHeartRadio Music Awards | Best Lyrics | Nominated | ||
| Best New Pop Artist | Lukas Graham | Nominated | ||
| Kids' Choice Awards | Best New Artist | Nominated | ||
| Billboard Music Awards | Top New Artist | Nominated | ||
| ASCAP Pop Awards | Winning Song | "7 Years" | Won | |
| 2020 | BMI Pop Awards | Winning Song | "Love Someone" | Won |
Certifications
Studio albums
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN [10] |
AUS [11] |
AUT [12] |
GER [13] |
NOR [14] |
NZ [15] |
SWE [16] |
SWI [17] |
UK [18] |
US [19] | ||||||||||
| Lukas Graham |
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1 | — | — | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Lukas Graham (Blue Album) |
|
1 | 1 | 31 | 28 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 34 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||
| 3 (The Purple Album) |
|
1 | —[A] | — | 57 | 2 | — | 3 | 85 | — | 89 | ||||||||
| 4 (The Pink Album) |
|
1 [30] | — | — | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| "—" denotes an album that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||||||||
Singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN [10] |
AUS [11] |
AUT [12] |
GER [13] |
NL [32] |
NOR [14] |
NZ [15] |
SWE [16] |
UK [18] |
US [33] | ||||||||||
| "Ordinary Things" | 2011 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Lukas Graham | |||||||
| "Drunk in the Morning" | 2012 | 1 | – | 42 | 30 | – | – | – | – | 127 | — |
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| "Criminal Mind" | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| "Better Than Yourself (Criminal Mind Pt 2)" | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| "Mama Said" | 2014 | 1 | 42 | – | – | – | 3 | 29 | 13 | 48 | 36 | Lukas Graham (Blue Album) | |||||||
| "Strip No More" | 2015 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| "7 Years" | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
| "You're Not There" | 2016 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —[B] |
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| "Take the World by Storm" | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| "Off to See the World" | 2017 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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My Little Pony: The Movie | ||||||
| "Love Someone" | 2018 | 1 | 20 | 29 | 33 | 62 | 5 | 27 | 8 | — | 70 | 3 (The Purple Album) | |||||||
| "Not a Damn Thing Changed"[56] | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | —[C] | — | — |
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| "Lie" | 2019 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | —[D] | —[E] | — | — |
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4 (The Pink Album) | ||||||
| "—" denotes an album that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||||||||
Notes
- "You're Not There" did not enter the US Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 25 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.[49]
- "Not a Damn Thing Changed" did not enter the Swedish Singellista Chart, but peaked at number 16 on the Swedish Heatseeker Chart.[57]
- "Lie" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 22 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.[59]