Stefan Forrest (born 10 June 1989), known professionally as Don Stefano, is a Danish-born producer, singer and songwriter, who currently lives and works in Los Angeles, California, and is signed with Warner Chappell Music. He was one-half of the production duo Future Animals along with Morten Ristorp, until he began using the name as his solo moniker after Ristorp departed the group.

Career Stefan Forrest is best known for his production and songwriting contributions to the Danish band Lukas Graham, as well as Danish artists Oliver Kesi and Patrick Dorgan. Forrest is also noted for singing the hook on Kesi's "Dumme Penge" as well the multi-platinum selling hit, "Søvnløs".

As one-half of the production duo, Future Animals, Forrest's first notoriety came about through his songwriting and production for Lukas Graham. Lukas Graham's self-titled debut album topped the Danish charts for 15 weeks and, as of December 2015, has remained in the Danish Top 40 for more than 100 weeks. Lukas Graham's sophomore release, their self-titled international album (alternatively known as the Blue Album), was released in Denmark on 16 June 2015, debuting at number one for 15 consecutive weeks, and has since yielded four number-one singles, including "7 Years".

Future Animals produced Lukas Graham's 2016 United States debut album, which was released on 1 April 2016. "7 Years" had topped the iTunes USA Top 100 Most Downloaded Singles Chart and had spent three consecutive weeks at number two on Billboard's Hot 100 singles chart. Forrest has also produced songs for Selena Gomez, Julia Michaels, and Hailee Steinfeld. In 2019, he released the album Last Summer through his Future Animals moniker. Forrest is also the founder of the record company Rocket Science, through which he has released original music.

Personal life Forrest is co-owner of the burger restaurant chain Sliders, located in the Copenhagen districts of Nørrebro and Vesterbro.

Discography Year Artist Album Song Role 2012 Lukas Graham Lukas Graham "Ordinary Things"Songwriter "Nice Guy" "Drunk in the Morning" "When You're With Me" "Apologize" "Criminal Mind" "Don't Hurt Me This Way" "Moving Alone" "Oohhh (Interlude)" "Never Let Me Down" "Better Than Yourself (Criminal Mind Pt 2)"2015 Lukas Graham (Blue Album) "7 Years"Songwriter (Future Animals) "Take the World by Storm" "Mama Said" "Happy Home" "Hayo" "When I Woke Up... (Interlude)" Songwriter "Don't You Worry 'Bout Me"Songwriter (Future Animals) "What Happened to Perfect" "Strip No More" "You're Not There" "Funeral"Patrick Dorgan Painkillers "Painkillers" "On The Way Down" "Amazing" "Bitter" "Lullaby" "Marilyn" Suspekt De Bedste Til Smatten "Hun Er På Mig" Songwriter TopGunn Ingen Andre "Veninder" KesiBarn Af Byen "Søvnløs" "Dumme Penge" Songwriter/Singer 2016 Scarlet Pleasure Youth Is Wasted on the Young "Wanna Know" Songwriter2017 Future Animals Ask For It "Ask For It"Songwriter/Singer Kidd Bedre "Bedre" Lukas Graham My Little Pony: The Movie "Off to See the World"Songwriter2018 3 (The Purple Album) "Love Someone" "Lullaby" "You're Not the Only One (Redemption Song)" "Not a Damn Thing Changed" "Promise" "Unhappy" Future Animals Single "Crazy Love"Songwriter/Singer2019 Kesi "Vågn Op" Lukas Graham 4 (The Pink Album) "Lie" Songwriter

Awards and nominations Year Award Category Nominee Result 2012 Danish Music Awards New Danish Name of the Year Lukas Graham Audience Prize of the Year Band of the Year Male Artist of the Year Newcomer of the Year Songwriter of the Year Best Pop Album Lukas Graham 2013 Carl Prisen Talent of the Year Lukas Graham 2015 MTV Europe Music Awards Best Danish Act Lukas Graham Best European Act 2016 MTV Video Music Awards Best New Artist MTV Europe Music Awards Best New Act Best Push Act Best Danish Act Best Song "7 Years" BBC Music Awards Song of the Year LOS40 Music Awards International New Artist of the Year Themselves Teen Choice Awards Choice Summer Song "7 Years" Carl Prisen Composer of the Year – Pop Lukas Graham Song of the Year "7 Years" 2017 Grammy Awards Record of the Year Song of the Year Best Pop Duo/Group Performance iHeartRadio Music Awards Best Lyrics Best New Pop Artist Lukas Graham Kids' Choice Awards Best New Artist Billboard Music Awards Top New Artist ASCAP Pop Awards Winning Song "7 Years" 2020BMI Pop Awards Winning Song "Love Someone"

Certifications

Studio albums + List of albums, with selected chart positions Title Details Peak chart positions Certifications DENPeak positions in Denmark: For albums: For songs: AUS AUT GER NOR NZ SWEPeak positions in Sweden: For all except noted: For "Golden": SWI UKPeak positions in the United Kingdom: For all except noted: For "Drunk in the Morning": US Lukas Graham Released: 26 March 2012 Label: Copenhagen Formats: Digital download, CD 1 — — 41 — — — — — — DEN: 7× Platinum Lukas Graham (Blue Album) Released: 17 June 2015 Label: Copenhagen, Warner Formats: Digital download, CD 1 1 31 28 15 2 3 34 2 3 DEN: 17× Platinum GLF: Platinum MC: Platinum BPI: Gold RIAA: Platinum 3 (The Purple Album) Released: 26 October 2018 Label: Warner Formats: Digital download, CD 1 — — 57 2 — 3 85 — 89 DEN: 4× Platinum GLF: Gold 4 (The Pink Album) Released: 20 January 2023 Label: Warner Formats: Digital download, CD, LP 1 — — 56 — — — — — — IFPI DEN: Platinum "—" denotes an album that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Singles Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album DEN AUS AUT GER NL NOR NZ SWE UK US "Ordinary Things" 2011 2 — — — — — — — — — DEN: 3× Platinum Lukas Graham "Drunk in the Morning" 2012 1 – 42 30 – – – – 127 — DEN: 4× Platinum "Criminal Mind" 4 — — — — — — — — — DEN: 2× Platinum "Better Than Yourself (Criminal Mind Pt 2)" 1 — — — — — — — — — DEN: 3× Platinum "Mama Said" 2014 1 42 – – – 3 29 13 48 36 DEN: 4× Platinum GLF: 3× Platinum BPI: Gold RIAA: 2× Platinum MC: Platinum RMNZ: Gold Lukas Graham (Blue Album) "Strip No More" 2015 1 — — — — — — — — — DEN: 3× Platinum "7 Years" 1 1 1 6 1 4 1 1 1 2 DEN: 8× Platinum ARIA: 6× Platinum BPI: 6× Platinum GLF: 3× Platinum MC: Diamond RIAA: 12× Platinum RMNZ: 3× Platinum AUT: Gold "You're Not There" 2016 25 — — — — — — — — — DEN: 2× Platinum "Take the World by Storm" 10 — — — — — — — — — DEN: 2× Platinum "Off to See the World" 2017 9 — — — — — — — — — IFPI DEN: Platinum My Little Pony: The Movie "Love Someone" 2018 1 20 29 33 62 5 27 8 — 70 IFPI DEN: 5× Platinum RIAA: 2× Platinum ARIA: 3× Platinum BPI: Gold RMNZ: Gold 3 (The Purple Album) "Not a Damn Thing Changed" 2 — — — — — — — — — DEN: Platinum "Lie" 2019 2 — — — — — — — — — DEN: 2× Platinum 4 (The Pink Album) "—" denotes an album that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

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