Name : Andreas Carlsson
Born : 3 April 1973
Height : 5' 10¾" (1.80 m)
Occupation: music producer, composer, and pop songwriter
Swedish born Andreas Carlsson is esteemed as one of the world’s finest and accomplished contemporary songwriters. At 34 Andreas belongs to a rare fraternity of songwriters – his songs have sold over 100 million copies. He’s been honored. with four “Diamond Awards,” - the recognition of 10 million in sales in the same country; the “Export Prize” from the Swedish. government; five US “Grammy” nominations, and two Emmy Awards.
Carlsson was part of the Cheiron Studios team until the studio was closed down in 2001.
In January 2001, former Cheiron-members Andreas Carlsson, Kristian Lundin and Jake Schulze assumed the lease of the legendary Cheiron studios. Two years later, they launched production-company The Location and publishing-company Location Songs, where writer Savan Kotecha is signed.
In 2008 Andreas Carlsson formed production/publishing company Meriola with fellow producer, composer and songwriter Anders Bagge.In 2009, Carlsson wrote his autobiography "Live to win - låtarna som skrev mitt liv" (The songs which wrote my life), about his career and journey to where he is today.
Carlsson frequently collaborates with writers Desmond Child and Chris Braide. Together they have written many recent American hit songs, including "Invisible" for the American Idol contestant Clay Aiken. The song became one of the most performed on American radio in 2004. A more recent collaboration is Katy Perry's "Waking Up In Vegas", featured on her album "One of the Boys". Andreas also made the song Strange, Alice in Wonderland's soundtrack, which was performed by Tokio Hotel and Kerli Kõiv. Rumors had stated that he's wanna be producing 'N Sync's comeback album shared with his ex-collaborator Max Martin. His son with ex-girlfriend Hannah Graaf, named William, was born in 2001.
In August, 2007 he hosted the first annual Songwriting Camp in Stockholm with 25 of some of the finest writers in the world
as a kick-off for MERIOLA.
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