Volle was born on 26 April 1963 in
Tullinge, Sweden, to Norwegian immigrants. He began DJing in the 1980s and started producing remixed records and later original releases. Volle met the Nigerian-Swedish singer
Dr. Alban while they were both DJing, and in 1990, he produced his debut single, "
Hello Afrika", and the subsequent eponymous album, which were released under the SweMix label. In 1992, he left SweMix and together with music investor Tom Talomaa, founded
Cheiron Studios in Stockholm; the next year, he recruited
Max Martin. In the following years, he co-produced and co-wrote songs for several successful Swedish and foreign artists, including
Leila K,
3T,
Ace of Base,
Backstreet Boys,
Britney Spears,
*NSYNC,
E-Type,
Robyn, and
5ive. In an interview, Volle said that he took the name "Denniz" from the
Dennis the Menace comic book and then added "pop" to it. ==Illness and death==