# Wasted Penguinz

Canonical: https://www.hdrr.info/artists/wasted-penguinz

- Genres: Hardstyle
- Tracked releases: 129
- Latest release: 17 Apr 2026
- Spotify followers: 101,440
- Spotify popularity: 44/100

Wasted Penguinz are a Swedish hardstyle act from Helsingborg, one of the scene's most-loved euphoric names since 2008. Founded as a duo by Pontuz Bergman and Jon Brandt-Cederhäll, the project has continued with Bergman alone since 2020.

Wasted Penguinz are one of hardstyle's most enduring euphoric acts, a Swedish project that has carried the melodic, emotional side of the genre for well over a decade. They come from Helsingborg, and their story starts, improbably, with two rivals meeting on a message board.

### From eurodance rivals to hardstyle

Pontuz Bergman and Jon Brandt-Cederhäll met online around 2008 as competing eurodance producers before deciding to join forces. Inspired by Headhunterz and Abject's 'Scantraxx Rootz', they switched to [hardstyle](/new-hardstyle-releases) and named the project over a brainstorm and a few beers. That same track links them to [Headhunterz](/artists/headhunterz) and, through the Abject alias, to [Frontliner](/artists/frontliner), two of the producers who shaped the sound they fell for.

### The Scantraxx breakthrough

In 2010 the Dutch label Scantraxx signed them, and a run of tracks, 'Hate Mondayz', 'Resistance', 'Anxiety' and 'I'm Free', turned them into one of hardstyle's fastest-rising acts almost overnight. They won Fear.FM's Best New Face award for 2010, and the 2011 anthem 'Melancholia' cemented them as leaders of the [euphoric](/new-euphoric-hardstyle-releases) wave. A famously funny series of video blogs built one of the scene's most devoted fanbases.

### One penguin left standing

In 2020 Brandt-Cederhäll stepped away, and Bergman has carried Wasted Penguinz forward on his own. The music has kept coming, from 'City Lights' to the 2025 single 'Keep Running' and 'When The World Ends' in 2026, proof that the euphoric flame the duo lit is still burning.

Every new Wasted Penguinz release lands on the [Hardstyle Release Radar](/playlists/hardstyle-release-radar) the day it hits Spotify. The full tracked catalogue is listed above.

### FAQ

**Who are Wasted Penguinz?**

Wasted Penguinz are a Swedish euphoric hardstyle act from Helsingborg, formed in 2008 by Pontuz Bergman and Jon Brandt-Cederhäll. The two met on an online message board as rival eurodance producers before teaming up. Since Brandt-Cederhäll left in 2020, Bergman has continued the project solo.

**What genre are Wasted Penguinz?**

Euphoric hardstyle. They are known for melodic, emotional tracks around 150 BPM, and they helped define the uplifting side of hardstyle through the 2010s.

**What label are Wasted Penguinz on?**

They broke through on Scantraxx, the Dutch label that signed them in 2010. Their early hits 'Hate Mondayz', 'Resistance' and 'I'm Free' all arrived that year and won them Fear.FM's Best New Face award.

**What is Wasted Penguinz' biggest track?**

Their 2011 anthem 'Melancholia' is among their best known, alongside early hits like 'Hate Mondayz' and 'I'm Free'. Recent releases tracked on HDRR include 'Keep Running' (2025) and 'When The World Ends' (2026).