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Meet the artist (Galantis)

Who are they?

 Galantis are a duo of two Swedish DJ's called Christian Karlsson and Linus Eklow.. Christian Karlsson is also known as 'Bloodshy' and Christian Karlsson is known as 'Style of Eye'. Their first debut was their self-titled Galantis and was released on the 1st April 2014. The duo met at Karlsson's Robotberget studios in Stockholm in 2007.
How did they form together?
  • They originally were two separate DJ's. 
  • Karlsson worked and collaborated with artists such as Madonna, Kylie Minogue, Katy Perry and Britney Spears. 
  • Whilst Eklow produced Icon Pop's hit 'I love it". 
  • Karlsson reached out to Eklow for help with remixing his song 'Animal". 
  • After that they began to hang out more as a duo and began exchanging ideas in the studio. T
  • That was when they realised that they had formed a band and named themselves "Galantis". 

Galantis - EP by Galantis Album Cover.jpg


 The website features a subscription of option where you can sign up to receive newsletters and updates via email. As well as a merchandise store and a contact us page for management and press. Then there is the option to download or stream their latest song. The links to their social media accounts are also linked to the website. This includes a YouTube channel, Facebook page, a Twitter page, an Instagram page, a Spotify page and Apple Music.

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