NUMBER 3 ... JONAS ÅKERLUND
Jonas Åkerlund is a Swedish music video director, he has a memorable style of music video which often mocks forms of movie trailers and short films. Åkerlund was a member of the Swedish black metal band Bathory from 1983 to 1984. He then directed his first ever music video: "Bewitched" by Candlemass.
He is now most famous for collaborating with Madonna, directing many of her most famous music videos.
Best known videos directed by Åkerlund:
- Roxette - "Run To You" (1994)
- Roxette - "Vulnerable" (1995)
- Madonna - "Ray of Light" (1998)
- Metallica - "Turn The Page" (1998)
- Metallica - "Whiskey in the Jar" (1999)
- Madonna - "Music" (2000)
- Ozzy Osbourne - "Gets Me Through" (2001)
- U2 - "Walk On" (2001)
- Christina Aguilera - "Beautiful" (2002)
- Maroon 5 - "Wake Up Call" (2007) *37 million
- P!nk - "Sober" (2008) *76 million
- Lady Gaga - "Paparazzi" (2009) *118 million
- David Guetta feat. Kelly Rowland - "When Love Takes Over" (2009) *86
- Lady Gaga feat. Beyonce - "Telephone" (2010) *207
- Maroon 5 - "Moves Like Jagger" (2011) *228
- Coldplay - "True Love" (2014)
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