Mats Söderlund

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Mats Söderlund (born 1969) is a Swedish musician, club owner, and former model, best known under his stage name Günther. After retiring from modeling, he managed clubs in Malmö. In 2004, he started his musical career performing with the stage name Günther. Söderlund's work is marked by upbeat, pop influenced rhythms done with deep sensuous vocals that can be classified as pop and dance (Eurodance). Most of Günther's single releases have been in a collaboration with a female duo. They are collectively known as Günther and the Sunshine Girls. They are best known for their hit single "Ding Dong Song", which appeared in Sweden during the summer of 2004. Günther and the Sunshine Girls toured various dates in Northern Europe following that summer. The song and resulting video gained popularity in the United States via personal trading and humor sites.

1 Biography
2 Recent Activities
3 Discography
- 3.1 Album
- 3.2 Singles
4 References
5 External links

Biography

The stage name "Günther" originated with the editors of Freshmen magazine. The magazine didn't want to use a name from an Eastern Bloc country and chose the name "Günther Günther" as sounding more "Ivy League". BelAmi changed the spelling to "Günther" as it is the correct Czech and Slovakian spelling and although BelAmi only uses the spelling "Günther," both have been used incorrectly ever since by outside publications.^[1]

Recent Activities

On March 11 2006, Günther and the Sunshine Girls competed in the Swedish Melodifestivalen in Gothenburg, but they did not receive the required number of votes to qualify for the finals and represent Sweden in the Eurovision song contest. On August 1, 2007, Günther and the Sunshine girls made their first appearance in Asia in Tokyo, Japan on a one week promotion tour. Söderlund announced on his web site that he is currently working on a new album. Teasers for new singles are also available. [1]