Simplify the following text for a Grade 8 native English-speaking person.
Original: In 2008 he composed and produced the Pop-Hymn of Linz ( european capital of culture 2009 ) for the singer Yvonne Finsterle .
Simplified: 2008 he made the Pop-Hymn of Linz ( european capital of culture 2009 ) for the singer Yvonne Finsterle .