Jonas Åkerlund facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Jonas Åkerlund
Åkerlund in March 2012
Born	Hans Uno Jonas Åkerlund (1965-11-10) 10 November 1965 (age 59) Bromma, Sweden
Occupation	Filmmaker
Years active	1983–present
Spouse(s)	Bea Åkerlund

Hans Uno Jonas Åkerlund (born 10 November 1965) is a filmmaker and musician from Sweden. He is very well known for directing music videos for many famous artists.

Jonas Åkerlund has directed videos for stars like Madonna, Lady Gaga, Beyoncé, Metallica, Paul McCartney, and Britney Spears. His video for Madonna's song "Ray of Light" won a Grammy Award and five MTV Video Music Awards. He also won Grammys for directing Madonna's The Confessions Tour DVD and Paul McCartney's Live Kisses DVD. Besides music videos, Åkerlund has directed movies such as Spun (2002) and Polar (2019).

Career Highlights

Jonas Åkerlund started his career as a musician. He was a member of the Swedish band Bathory from 1983 to 1984. His first music video was "Bewitched" for the band Candlemass. After that, he became the main video director for the popular Swedish band Roxette.

In 1998, he worked with Madonna on her hit song "Ray of Light". This video became a huge success. He also directed the music video for the Smashing Pumpkins' song "Try, Try, Try". This video was also made into a short film called Try.

Åkerlund has continued to work with Madonna on many projects. These include music videos like "Music" and "Jump". He also directed a documentary about Madonna called I'm Going to Tell You a Secret.

Some of his other famous music videos include "Telephone" for Lady Gaga and Beyoncé. He also directed "Moves like Jagger" for Maroon 5 and Christina Aguilera. His second full-length movie, Small Apartments, was released in 2012.

Music Videos Directed

Jonas Åkerlund has directed many music videos over the years. Here are some of the most notable ones:

Films and TV Shows

Jonas Åkerlund has also directed several full-length movies and concert films.

Feature Films

• Spun (2003)
• Horsemen (2009)
• Small Apartments (2012)
• Lords of Chaos (2018)
• Polar (2019)

Concert and Documentary Films

• Madonna: I'm Going to Tell You a Secret (2005)
• Madonna: The Confessions Tour (2007) (Won a Grammy Award)
• Paul McCartney: Live Kisses (2012) (Won a Grammy Award)
• Taylor Swift: The 1989 World Tour Live (2015)
• Rammstein: Paris (2017)

Television

• Clark (2022; TV series)

Awards and Recognition

Jonas Åkerlund has won many awards for his work.

• 2014 – Grammy Award for Best Music Film: Paul McCartney's "Live Kisses"
• 2011 – Echo Awards – Best National Video: Rammstein "Ich tu dir weh"
• 2010 – MVPA Awards – Best Collaboration: Lady Gaga feat Beyoncé "Telephone"
• 2008 – Grammy Award for Best Long Form Music Video: Madonna NBC Special "The Confessions Tour"
• 1999 – Grammy Award for Best Short Form Music Video: Madonna "Ray of Light"
• 1998 – MTV Video Music Award – Madonna "Ray of Light" (Won five awards, including Video of the Year and Best Director)

See also

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