Swedish director
Jonas Åkerlund
Åkerlund in March 2012
Born Hans Uno Jonas Åkerlund
(1965-11-10 ) 10 November 1965 (age 59) Occupation Filmmaker Years active 1983–present Spouse Bea Åkerlund
Hans Uno Jonas Åkerlund (Swedish: [hɑːns black metal bandBathory . He has directed well-known videos for artists such asQueens of the Stone Age ,Christina Aguilera ,Beyoncé ,Blink-182 ,Blondie ,Duran Duran ,Lady Gaga ,David Guetta ,Jamiroquai ,Lenny Kravitz ,Madonna ,Paul McCartney ,Metallica ,Moby ,Ozzy Osbourne ,P!nk ,the Prodigy ,the Smashing Pumpkins ,Rammstein ,Britney Spears ,the Rolling Stones ,U2 ,Robbie Williams andGhost .
Åkerlund's video for Madonna's song "Ray of Light " won theGrammy Award for Best Short Form Music Video and a record fiveMTV Video Music Awards , includingVideo of the Year . In 2008, he won theGrammy Award for Best Music Film for directing Madonna'sThe Confessions Tour Live Kisses Spun Horsemen Small Apartments Lords of Chaos Polar
Åkerlund was a member of the Swedishblack metal bandBathory from 1983 to 1984. He directedCandlemass ' first music video "Bewitched", which was also his debut as a music video director. He then became the main video director forRoxette . In 1997, he directed the video forthe Prodigy 's "Smack My Bitch Up ", which sparked controversy due to its depiction of drug use, violence, and nudity. In 1998, he worked withMadonna on the song "Ray of Light ". He directed the music video for theSmashing Pumpkins ' song "Try, Try, Try ", from which a short film entitledTry was spawned. He was also the designer and photographer for the Roxette albumRoom Service Spun
Åkerlund directed commercials for Swedish clothing retailer MQ and the re-imagining of theDevo song "Watch Us Work It " used inDell Computers commercials. He is a long-time collaborator of Madonna, having worked on such music videos as "Music ", "American Life " (which was pulled due to its graphic content and theIraq War ), and "Jump ". He also directed the documentary filmI'm Going to Tell You a Secret The Confessions Tour: Live from London
Åkerlund's other work includes the controversial music video forRammstein 's "Pussy ", the video for the song "Telephone " byLady Gaga andBeyoncé , "Moves like Jagger " byMaroon 5 andChristina Aguilera , andDuran Duran 's single "Girl Panic!"[ 1]
Åkerlund's second movie,Small Apartments [ 2] Per Gessle , of Roxette, was credited for the music and soundtrack.[ 2]
Feature films
Spun Horsemen Small Apartments Lords of Chaos Polar Concert and documentary films
Madonna :I'm Going to Tell You a Secret Madonna:The Confessions Tour (won the 2008Grammy Award for Best Long Form Music Video ) Paul McCartney :Live Kisses (won the 2014Grammy Award for Best Music Film ) On the Run Tour: Beyoncé and Jay Z [ 35] Taylor Swift :The 1989 World Tour Live Roxette :Roxette Diaries (2016)Rammstein :Paris Television
Clark (directed all 6 episodes withKirke Ailio Rodwell as 1st Assistant Director) ^ Wigler, Josh."The Man Behind Lady Gaga's 'Telephone' Video: Jonas Akerlund" . MTV. Archived fromthe original on 29 January 2013. Retrieved24 July 2012 . ^a b Åkerlund, Jonas (1 March 2013),Small Apartments , retrieved27 July 2016 ^ " . Archived fromthe original on 7 September 2014. Retrieved7 September 2014 .^ "Music – Music News, New Songs, Videos, Music Shows and Playlists from MTV" .www.mtv.com . Archived fromthe original on 12 April 2009. Retrieved28 June 2017 .^ "Ozzy 'Gets Through' Video, Plans Tour With Zombie" .MTV the original on 8 September 2014.^ "SATYRICON Video Posted Online" . 29 October 2002.^ Ballad & Pop Hits - The Complete Video Collection Roxette .EMI . 2003. 7243 4 90946 9 7.{{cite AV media notes }}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link )^ "blink-182 – I Miss You – Music Video – MTV" .MTV the original on 3 November 2008.^ "Madonna – Jump – Music Video – MTV" .MTV the original on 1 November 2008.^ "RAMMSTEIN: 'Mann Gegen Mann' Video Posted Online" . 10 February 2006.^ " . Archived fromthe original on 7 September 2014. Retrieved7 September 2014 .^ "Maroon 5 – Wake Up Call – Music Video – MTV" .MTV the original on 28 October 2012.^ "James Blunt – Same Mistake – Music Video – MTV" .MTV the original on 24 January 2009. Retrieved7 September 2014 .^ "Sober | P!nk | Music Video | MTV" .MTV the original on 7 September 2014. Retrieved7 September 2014 .^ "Lady Gaga – Paparazzi – Music Video – MTV" .MTV the original on 27 August 2012.^ "Mika – We Are Golden – Music Video – MTV" .MTV the original on 7 September 2014.^ "Madonna – Celebration – Music Video – MTV" .MTV the original on 14 September 2009.^ "RAMMSTEIN Guitarist Discusses 'Pussy' Video" . 25 September 2009.^ "RAMMSTEIN: 'Ich Tu Dir Weh' Video To Debut On Monday" . 19 December 2009.^ "Lady Gaga – Telephone feat. Beyoncé – Music Video – MTV" .MTV the original on 7 April 2014.^ "N.E.R.D. – Hot-N-Fun – Music Video – MTV" .MTV the original on 29 August 2012.^ "OZZY OSBOURNE: 'Let Me Hear You Scream' Video Released" . 22 June 2010.^ "David Guetta – Who's That Chick? (Ft. Rihanna) – Music Video – MTV" .MTV the original on 2 October 2012.^ "Music – Music News, New Songs, Videos, Music Shows and Playlists from MTV" .www.mtv.com . Archived fromthe original on 20 February 2011. Retrieved28 June 2017 .^ "Hollywood Undead – Hear Me Now – Music Video – MTV" .MTV the original on 12 September 2012.^ "Maroon 5 – Moves Like Jagger – Music Video – MTV" .MTV the original on 31 March 2012.^ "Duran Duran – Girl Panic! – Music Video – MTV" .MTV the original on 13 November 2011.^ "RAMMSTEIN: 'Mein Land' Video Released" . 11 November 2011.^ "Maroon 5 – Daylight – Music Video – MTV" .MTV the original on 23 February 2013.^ "The Rolling Stones – Doom And Gloom – Music Video – MTV" .MTV the original on 7 September 2014.^a b "Director Jonas Åkerlund on 'Haunted,' 'Superpower,' and Beyoncé's Many Virtues" . 16 December 2013.^ "Coldplay – Magic – Music Video – MTV" .MTV the original on 7 September 2014.^ "Robin Thicke's new video: Plea to Paula Patton?" .^ "Chris Martin Wears Inflatable Body Suit in Coldplay's "True Love" Video" .Pitchfork . 22 August 2014.^ "Beyoncé and Jay Z tour for TV special" .Digital Spy . 8 September 2014.^ "Awards Watch: Paul McCartney Takes Music Film Grammy, Nick Cave Doc a Double Winner at Sundance – MusicFilmWeb" .
Feature films Concert and Television
Awards for Jonas Åkerlund
Michael Jackson andMichael Peters (1984)David Atkins (1985)Prince (1986)Paula Abdul (1987)Barry Lather (1988)Paula Abdul (1989)Janet Jackson and Anthony Thomas (1990)Jamale Graves (1991) Frank Gatson ,Travis Payne andLaVelle Smith Jr. (1992)Frank Gatson ,LaVelle Smith Jr. andTravis Payne (1993)Frank Gatson and Randy Connor (1994)LaVelle Smith Jr. ,Tina Landon ,Travis Payne andSean Cheesman (1995)Michael Rooney (1996)Peggy Hickey (1997) Madonna andJonas Åkerlund (1998)Richard Koufey andMichael Rooney (1999)Darrin Henson (2000)Michael Rooney ,Spike Jonze andChristopher Walken (2001)Michael Rooney (2002)Frank Gatson andLaVelle Smith Jr. (2003)Fatima Robinson (2004)Kishaya Dudley (2005) Shakira (2006)Marty Kudelka (2007) Michael Rooney (2008)Frank Gatson andJaQuel Knight (2009)Laurieann Gibson (2010)Frank Gatson , Sheryl Murakami and Jeffrey Page (2011)Anwar "Flii" Burton (2012) Bruno Mars (2013)Ryan Heffington (2014)OK Go , air:man and Mori Harano (2015)Chris Grant,JaQuel Knight and Dana Foglia (2016) Teyana Taylor , Guapo, Matthew Pasterisa, Jae Blaze andDerek Watkins (2017)Sherrie Silver (2018) Charm La'Donna (2019)The Lab and Son Sung Deuk (2020) Paul Roberts (2021) Fullout Cortland (2022) Kiel Tutin, Sienna Lalau,Lee Jung and Taryn Cheng (2023) Charm La'Donna (2024)
Roo Aiken andGodley & Creme (1984) Zbigniew Rybczyński (1985) David Yardley (1986) Colin Green (1987) Richard Lowenstein (1988)Jim Haygood (1989) Jim Haygood (1990) Robert Duffy (1991) Mitchell Sinoway (1992) Douglas Jines (1993) Pat Sheffield (1994) Eric Zumbrunnen (1995)Scott Gray (1996) Hank Corwin (1997)Jonas Åkerlund (1998)Haines Hall and Michael Sachs (1999) Dylan Tichenor (2000)Eric Zumbrunnen (2001)Mikros & Duran (2002) Olivier Gajan (2003) Robert Duffy (2004) Tim Royes (2005)Ken Mowe (2006) Ken Mowe (2007) Aaron Stewart-Ahn and Jeff Buchanan (2008) Jarrett Fijal (2009) Jarrett Fijal (2010) Art Jones (2011) Alexander Hammer and Jeremiah Shuff (2012) Jarrett Fijal (2013) Ken Mowe (2014) Beyoncé , Ed Burke, and Jonathan Wing (2015)Jeff Selis (2016) Ryan Staake and Eric Degliomini (2017)Taylor Ward (2018) Billie Eilish (2019)Alexandre Moors and Nuno Xico (2020)Troy Charbonnet (2021) Valentin Petit and Jon Echeveste (2022) Sofia Kerpan and David Checel (2023) Chancler Haynes (2024)
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