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Born on December 18, 1977, Axwell is from Lund, Skåne County, Sweden. Axwell is credited as a disc jockey, record producer and songwriter. That works out to 48 years old in 2026.
My Take
Axwell sits high on my personal list of artists who shaped how a generation experiences live music. As one third of Swedish House Mafia alongside Ingrosso and Angello, he helped engineer those mass, hands-in-the-air festival moments that defined the EDM boom. What earns my respect, though, is the craftsman underneath the spectacle: running Axtone Records, producing meticulously, building a sound that feels both euphoric and oddly clean. I half-suspect those long Scandinavian winters fed that bright, melodic melancholy. He is a hitmaker, sure, but I read him more as a serious producer who happened to fill stadiums.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Axwell
- Name (Japanese)
- アクスウェル
- Reading
- あくすうぇる
- Born
- December 18, 1977 (age 48)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Sagittarius / Snake
- Origin
- Lund, Skåne County, Sweden
- Occupation
- disc jockey / record producer / songwriter / composer / musician
2. Links
- Official sitehttps://axwell.com
- Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/axwell/
- Xhttps://x.com/Axwell
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Axwell
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q20713
3. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-21
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Axwell born?
Born December 18, 1977 (age 48).
Where is Axwell from?
Axwell is from Lund, Skåne County, Sweden.
What does Axwell do?
Axwell works as disc jockey, record producer, songwriter, composer, musician.
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