Amir Aly
Encyclopedia
Amir Aly is a Swedish songwriter
and record producer
. He has worked with some of the foremost artists in Sweden, including Jill Johnson
, Shirley Clamp
, Sonja Aldén
, Nanne Grönvall
, Uno Svenningsson
. In 2008 and 2009, Aly had a total of four songs in the Swedish semifinals to the Eurovision Song Contest (Melodifestivalen
).
Aly has produced three tracks on the winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 2009, Alexander Rybak
's album (Fairytales
') - Funny Little World
, Roll With The Wind and If You Were Gone.
In 2010, the second album from Alexander Rybak, No Boundaries, was released and this time the whole album was recorded, mixed and produced by Aly.
Songwriter
A songwriter is an individual who writes both the lyrics and music to a song. Someone who solely writes lyrics may be called a lyricist, and someone who only writes music may be called a composer...
and record producer
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
. He has worked with some of the foremost artists in Sweden, including Jill Johnson
Jill Johnson
Jill Anna Maria Johnson, , is a Swedish country- and pop-singer and songwriter. She performed the Melodifestivalen 1998 winning song Kärleken är, and represented Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest 1998 with that song, which finished 10th with 53 points. In 2003 she again entered Melodifestivalen...
, Shirley Clamp
Shirley Clamp
Shirley Natasja Clamp, is a Swedish pop singer. Because her mother is Swedish and her father is British, Shirley has dual nationality...
, Sonja Aldén
Sonja Aldén
Sonja Aldén, born 20 December 1977 in St Albans, England, United Kingdom, is a Swedish singer mostly famous for her 2006 and 2007 Melodifestivalen entries, her friendship with Shirley Clamp and her ability to write songs for other artists, for example the hard rock/heavy metal band The Poodles, who...
, Nanne Grönvall
Nanne Grönvall
Marianne Elisabeth Nordqvist more popularly known as Nanne Grönvall is a Swedish singer-songwriter.-Biography:Grönvall's musical career started in the 1980s group Sound of Music...
, Uno Svenningsson
Uno Svenningsson
Uno Svenningsson, born 1 July 1959 in Hagelstorp, Sweden is a Swedish pop singer and guitarist, who has been active in music since the late 1970s....
. In 2008 and 2009, Aly had a total of four songs in the Swedish semifinals to the Eurovision Song Contest (Melodifestivalen
Melodifestivalen
Melodifestivalen is an annual music competition organised by Swedish public broadcasters Sveriges Television and Sveriges Radio . It determines the country's representative for the Eurovision Song Contest, and has been staged almost every year since 1959...
).
Aly has produced three tracks on the winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 2009, Alexander Rybak
Alexander Rybak
Alexander Igoryevich Rybak or in Belarusian Alyaksandr Igaravich Rybak , born 13 May 1986 in Byelorussian SSR is a Norwegian singer-composer, violinist, pianist, writer, and actor...
's album (Fairytales
Fairytales (Alexander Rybak album)
Fairytales is the debut studio album by the Belarusian-Norwegian artist Alexander Rybak. It was released in Norway and most of Europe on May 29, 2009 . Most of the songs on the album are written and/or composed by Rybak himself....
') - Funny Little World
Funny Little World
"Funny Little World" is a song by Norwegian singer–songwriter Alexander Rybak from his debut studio album, Fairytales. It was released in Norway on May 13, 2009 by EMI Records as the second single from the album...
, Roll With The Wind and If You Were Gone.
In 2010, the second album from Alexander Rybak, No Boundaries, was released and this time the whole album was recorded, mixed and produced by Aly.
Selection of artists Aly has produced
- Jill JohnsonJill JohnsonJill Anna Maria Johnson, , is a Swedish country- and pop-singer and songwriter. She performed the Melodifestivalen 1998 winning song Kärleken är, and represented Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest 1998 with that song, which finished 10th with 53 points. In 2003 she again entered Melodifestivalen...
- Shirley ClampShirley ClampShirley Natasja Clamp, is a Swedish pop singer. Because her mother is Swedish and her father is British, Shirley has dual nationality...
- Sonja AldénSonja AldénSonja Aldén, born 20 December 1977 in St Albans, England, United Kingdom, is a Swedish singer mostly famous for her 2006 and 2007 Melodifestivalen entries, her friendship with Shirley Clamp and her ability to write songs for other artists, for example the hard rock/heavy metal band The Poodles, who...
- Alexander RybakAlexander RybakAlexander Igoryevich Rybak or in Belarusian Alyaksandr Igaravich Rybak , born 13 May 1986 in Byelorussian SSR is a Norwegian singer-composer, violinist, pianist, writer, and actor...
- Maria Haukaas StorengMaria Haukaas StorengThe following article is a discography of albums and singles released by Norwegian artist Maria Mittet.-Albums:2011: , med Oslo Gospel Choir-Singles:-Featured-on albums:*1991 "Annie" - den norske suksessversjonen...
- Nanne GrönvallNanne GrönvallMarianne Elisabeth Nordqvist more popularly known as Nanne Grönvall is a Swedish singer-songwriter.-Biography:Grönvall's musical career started in the 1980s group Sound of Music...
- Rongedal
- Uno SvenningssonUno SvenningssonUno Svenningsson, born 1 July 1959 in Hagelstorp, Sweden is a Swedish pop singer and guitarist, who has been active in music since the late 1970s....
- Anna Sahlene
- Meredith BrooksMeredith BrooksMeredith Ann Brooks is an American singer/songwriter and guitarist. She is best known for her 1997 hit song "Bitch", for which she was nominated for a Grammy Award.- Early life :...
- LiberatorLiberator-In literature:* The Liberator , a Bible re-telling by Rob Lacey* The Liberators , a book by Victor Suvorov-In film:*Liberators: Fighting on Two Fronts in World War II, a 1992 documentary film...
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Selection of songwriters Aly has written with
- Bobby LjunggrenBobby LjunggrenBobby Ljunggren is a Swedish songwriter. He has entered the Eurovision Song Contest as a composer six times, five times for his native Sweden , and once for Lithuania, in 2005. He is a veteran of the Melodifestivalen competition, with 39 entries...
- Henrik Wikström
- Aleena GibsonAleena GibsonAleena Gibson, born in Göteborg in May 1968, is a Swedish singer and songwriter. Gibson started writing songs in 1994; the following year, she released a promotional single, "Tankar", which played on Swedish radio...
- Fredrik KempeFredrik KempeFredrik Kempe, born in Vårgårda in 1972, is a Swedish songwriter and opera and pop singer. He has participated in Swedish versions of the musicals Les Misérables and Chess. In 2002, Kempe had a hit with Vincerò, where he mixed opera and disco....
- Ingela "Pling" ForsmanIngela ForsmanIngela Birgitta "Pling" Forsman is a Swedish lyricist in popular music. 1981–2009, 33 of her songs have competed in the Swedish Melodifestivalen, three of them winners: Bra vibrationer , Se på mej and Kärleken är...
- Thomas G:sonThomas G:sonThomas Gustafsson is a Swedish composer and musician from Skövde, Västergötland, Sweden, north-east of Göteborg. However, he is much more known nationally and internationally simply as Thomas G:son, his artistic name. Since 1998, Thomas has worked full time as a songwriter for the company G:songs...
External links
- www.myspace.com/amiraly
- Swedish Wiki
- Official site