Pati Hansén

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Pati Hansén is a singer songwriter, born and raised in Vasa, Finland but has lived in Gothenburg, Sweden for a very long time.  Pati worked as a radio host for Friday Soul at Radio Xtrem, Funky Saunday, Patronen, Radiåke and Tonic. He was also a tv host for SicSac. After moving to Sweden he has been a radio host at Sveriges Radio P4 for a long time and his program "Fatta Familjen" has gained great success. The show is talking about different kind of challenges for families. 

Pati is the manager for  Räddningsmissionen, translates as The Rescue Mission, a non-profit social work organisation with Christian values vased in Göteborg. Already in his youth, Pati worked in Gothenburg with rehabilitating drug addicts, for 8 months in 1990 he worked in the Chapare jungle in Bolivia with same kind of rehabilitation. He moved to Stockholm where he worked with elderly care, different child care centers and for Convitus with HIV infected drug addicts.

In the 80's Pati was the vocalist in "Pressure Point", in beginning of the 90's he was vocalist in the soul/funk band "Funk U Two" and in the soul/funk band "The Gumboots" who played at the famous jazz club FASCHING in Stockholm. In mid 90's he was one of the founders of D-Day who released the maxi single "Let me in it". Pati was one of the active musicians contributing when The Doo-Bop Club was started in Vaasa, Finland in 1995. Doo-Bop Club is still existing and is today a famous jazz, soul, funk club where many great names have performed. 

In  2001 Pati was signed to Dee Kay Records in co-operation with JC Music Production and released the single "APATI" in April  and the second single "OM" in August, distributed in Finland and Sweden. 

"APATI" is written by Pati with Janne Hyöty, produced and arranged by Janne Hyöty, co-produced by Pati. The single also includes a Dance Mix by Mikko Tamminen and a Vince Mix by Vincent Högberg.  Backing vocals by Pati and Magdalena Böling, guitars by Janne Hyöty, clavinet Dani Strömbäck, rhodes Kalle Katz, bass Marcus Söderström, percussion Patrick Lax.

"OM" is written by Pati, arranged, produced and mixed by Janne Hyöty. Janne played the guitar, on piano Dani Strömbäck, bass Marcus Söderström, percussion Patrick Lax.