Jonas Altberg was born the elder of two boys and raised in Halmstad, Sweden, and lived with his parents, Karl Göran Altberg and his late mother Gunhild Elisabet Altberg, and younger brother, Joakim, near Tylösand beach.
His mother was a teacher and head of a secondary school.
His father worked in a construction company.
Basshunter first went to Kattegattgymnasiet  secondary school, a technical school.
However, he moved to Sturegymnasiet  secondary school in Halmstad to study music.
He also attended college but did not complete his program.

In 1998, he started singing in a choir run by his mother which birthed his passion for singing.
He also sang in a rock band where he became acquainted with experimental music.
Jonas Altberg was born the elder of two boys and raised in Halmstad, Sweden, and lived with his parents, Karl Göran Altberg and his late mother Gunhild Elisabet Altberg, and younger brother, Joakim, near Tylösand beach. His mother was a teacher and head of a secondary school. His father worked in a construction company. Basshunter first went to Kattegattgymnasiet  secondary school, a technical school. However, he moved to Sturegymnasiet  secondary school in Halmstad to study music. He also attended college but did not complete his program.
In 1998, he started singing in a choir run by his mother which birthed his passion for singing. He also sang in a rock band where he became acquainted with experimental music.
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