Ilya Salmanzadeh
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Birth name | Ilya Salmanzadeh |
Also known as | KnocDown |
Born | 19 September 1986 |
Origin | Stockholm, Sweden |
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Ilya Salmanzadeh (/sɑːlmənˈzɑːdə/; born 19 September 1986 in Stockholm), known mononymously as ILYA, is a Swedish-Persian[1] songwriter, producer and singer. He rose to prominence after co-writing and producing Ariana Grande's "Problem" and Jennifer Lopez's "First Love".[2][3]
Career[]
In 2005 at the age of 19, Ilya signed with Warner/Chappell Music in Stockholm, Sweden. In 2009, he graduated from the Musicians Institute in Hollywood, California. "Miss Me", Mohombi & Nelly's song in 2010, was Ilya's first internationally acclaimed production.[4][5] In 2011, he produced "Mama" and "Reba" from The Lonely Island's Grammy-nominated album, Turtleneck & Chain.[6][7] In 2013, he produced Cher Lloyd's song, "I Wish", and Fifth Harmony's award-winning song, "Me & My Girls".[8][9]
Alongside Max Martin, he co-wrote and produced Ariana Grande's "Problem" and Jennifer Lopez's "First Love" in 2014.[2][10][11][12] "Problem" went on to become one of the fastest-selling singles in iTunes history before winning a Teen Choice Award, VMA and EMA months later.[13][14][15][16] In June 2014, Ilya was nominated for the Denniz Pop Awards, an annual prize handed out to up-and-coming musicians.[17][18][19] "Bang Bang", co-produced by Ilya, was released as a joint single by Jessie J, Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj on 29 July 2014 to universal acclaim.[20][21] In January 2015, Ellie Goulding's "Love Me Like You Do", co-written by Ilya, was released for the soundtrack album to the motion picture, Fifty Shades of Grey, becoming the most-streamed song in a week on Spotify.[22] In May 2015, he remixed Taylor Swift's "Bad Blood" with Kendrick Lamar, which became his first No.1 on the Billboard Hot 100.[23][24]
He co-wrote and produced large parts of Ariana Grande's later albums Sweetener and Thank U, Next. In 2019, Salmanzadeh co-wrote and produced Beyoncé's Grammy-nominated song "Spirit". He also worked on the production of Labrinth's singles "Miracle" and "Oblivion" (which features Sia), both taken from his sophomore solo album, Imagination & the Misfit Kid.
Discography[]
Singles[]
- As lead artist
- 2007: "Used To Be"[25]
- As featured artist
- 2009: "Get You on the Pool" (Kocky & Trash featuring Ilya)[citation needed]
- 2011: "Got It Like That" (Lazee ft. Ilya)[26]
Production discography[]
Ilya's works include:[27][28][29][30]
Year | Title | Album | Songwriter | Producer |
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2008 | "Karma" (featuring David Jassy) | Darin Zanyar – Flashback | ||
"Road Trip" | ||||
2010 | "Miss Me" (ft. Nelly) | Mohombi – MoveMeant | ||
2011 | "Alienized" | Linda Pritchard – Alive | ||
"Crying in the Rain" | ||||
"Dance Your Tears Away" | ||||
"Erase & Rewind" | ||||
"Glorious" | ||||
"Miracle" | ||||
"Not Even Hello" | ||||
"On Time" | ||||
"Rise Again" | ||||
"Satellite" | ||||
"Stuck in a Riddle" | ||||
"Got It Like That" | Lazee – Supposed II Happen | |||
"Explosive Love" | Eric Saade – Saade Vol. 2 | |||
"Feel Alive" | ||||
"Mama" | The Lonely Island – Turtleneck & Chain | |||
"Reba (Two Worlds Collide)" (ft. Kenan Thompson) | ||||
"Finally Free" | Kimberley Locke – Four for the Floor | |||
2012 | "Get Started" | David Lindgren – Get Started | ||
"Bastard" | Amanda Fondell – Bastard | |||
2013 | "Can't Hold Back" | Anton Ewald – A | ||
"We Are a Crowd" | The Lonely Island – The Wack Album | |||
"Me & My Girls" | Fifth Harmony – Better Together | |||
"I Wish" (ft. T.I.) | Cher Lloyd – Sorry I'm Late | |||
2014 | "One Last Time" | Ariana Grande – My Everything | ||
"Problem" (ft. Iggy Azalea) | ||||
"First Love" | Jennifer Lopez – AKA | |||
"Bang Bang" (Jessie J with Ariana Grande & Nicki Minaj) | Jessie J – Sweet Talker
Ariana Grande – My Everything |
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"Dreamers" | Mohombi – Universe | |||
"Grow Old With You" | ||||
"Just Like That" | ||||
"Save Me" | ||||
"Comeback" | Ella Eyre – Feline | |||
"Santa Tell Me" | Ariana Grande – Christmas Kisses | |||
2015 | "Love Me like You Do" | Ellie Goulding – Fifty Shades of Grey soundtrack | ||
"Things I Didn't Say" | Adam Lambert – The Original High | |||
"City Dove" | Tori Kelly – Unbreakable Smile | |||
"Back It Up" (ft. Pitbull) | Prince Royce – Double Vision | |||
"Back It Up" (ft. Jennifer Lopez & Pitbull) | ||||
"Bad Blood" (ft. Kendrick Lamar) | Taylor Swift – 1989 | |||
"Good Thing" (ft. Nick Jonas) | Sage the Gemini – Bachelor Party | |||
"Around the World" (ft. Fetty Wap) | Natalie La Rose – Around the World | |||
"One in a Million" | Hilary Duff – Breathe In. Breathe Out. | |||
"Confident" | Demi Lovato – Confident | |||
"Mr. Hughes" | ||||
"On My Mind" | Ellie Goulding – Delirium | |||
"Codes" | ||||
"Pay My Rent" | DNCE – Swaay | |||
"Toothbrush" | ||||
"Focus" | Ariana Grande – Dangerous Woman | |||
2016 | "Bad Decisions" | |||
"Everyday" (ft. Future) | ||||
"Greedy" | ||||
"Into You" | ||||
"Side to Side" (ft. Nicki Minaj) | ||||
"Sometimes" | ||||
"Still Falling for You" | Ellie Goulding – Bridget Jones's Baby soundtrack | |||
"Don't Talk About It" | Tove Lo – Lady Wood | |||
"Fire Fade" | ||||
"They Don't Know" | Ariana Grande – Trolls soundtrack | |||
"What U Workin' With?" | Gwen Stefani & Justin Timberlake – Trolls soundtrack | |||
"DNCE" | DNCE – DNCE | |||
"Pay My Rent" | ||||
"Toothbrush" | ||||
"Zoom" | ||||
2017 | "Lions" | Skip Marley – Lions | ||
"Calm Down" | Skip Marley – Calm Down | |||
"Act My Age" | Katy Perry – Witness | |||
"Ain't About What You Got" | Star cast – Star (season 1) soundtrack | |||
"Would You Mind" | PRETTYMUCH – Would You Mind | |||
"End Game" (ft. Ed Sheeran and Future) | Taylor Swift – Reputation | |||
"Refugee" | Skip Marley – Refugee | |||
"Teacher" | PRETTYMUCH – Teacher | |||
"Open Arms" | PRETTYMUCH – Open Arms | |||
2018 | "Raindrops (An Angel Cried)" | Ariana Grande – Sweetener | ||
"God Is a Woman" | ||||
"Everytime" | ||||
"Breathin" | ||||
"No Tears Left to Cry" | ||||
"Close To Me" (ft. Swae Lee) | Ellie Goulding & Diplo – Brightest Blue | |||
"Last Goodbye" (ft. Tove Styrke & Stefflon Don) | Clean Bandit – What Is Love? | |||
2019 | "Bloodline" | Ariana Grande – Thank U, Next | ||
"Bad Idea" | ||||
"Ghostin" | ||||
"Break Up with Your Girlfriend, I'm Bored" | ||||
"Tu Vecina" (ft. Ty Dolla Sign) | Maluma – 11:11 | |||
"Miracle" | Labrinth – Imagination & the Misfit Kid | |||
"Spirit" | Beyoncé – The Lion King soundtrack | |||
"How Do You Sleep?" | Sam Smith – Love Goes | |||
"Motivation" | Normani – TBA | |||
"Don't Call Me Angel" | Ariana Grande, Miley Cyrus, Lana Del Rey – Charlie's Angels soundtrack | |||
"How It's Done" | Kash Doll, Kim Petras, Alma, Stefflon Don – Charlie's Angels soundtrack | |||
"Bad to You" | Ariana Grande, Normani, Nicki Minaj – Charlie's Angels soundtrack | |||
"Nobody" | Ariana Grande, Chaka Khan – Charlie's Angels soundtrack | |||
"How I Look on You" | Ariana Grande – Charlie's Angels soundtrack | |||
2020 | "I'm Ready" | Sam Smith & Demi Lovato – Love Goes | ||
"Worry About Me" (feat. blackbear) | Ellie Goulding − Brightest Blue | |||
"My Oasis" (feat. Burna Boy) | Sam Smith − Love Goes | |||
"High On Your Supply" | Katy Perry − Smile | |||
2021 | "Oh Na Na" (with Myke Towers and Tainy) | Camila Cabello - Familia |
Awards and nominations[]
Year | Award | Category | Nominated Work | Result | Ref. |
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2012 | Grammy Award | Best Comedy Album | Turtleneck & Chain (songwriter & producer) | Nominated | [7] |
2014 | Radio Disney Music Awards | Best Song to Rock Out to With Your BFF | "Me & My Girls" (producer) | Won | [31] |
Catchiest New Song | "I Wish" (songwriter & producer) | Nominated | [32] | ||
Denniz Pop Awards | Rookie Songwriter/Producer | Himself | Nominated | [19] | |
Swedish Music Publishers Prize | Year's Breakthrough | Nominated | [33] | ||
Teen Choice Awards | Song: Female Artist | "Problem" (songwriter & producer) | Won | [34] | |
MTV Video Music Award | Best Female Video | Nominated | [35] | ||
Best Pop Video | Won | [36] | |||
Best Collaboration | Nominated | [37] | |||
Best Lyric Video | Nominated | [38] | |||
MTV Europe Music Awards | Best Song | Won | [39] | ||
2015 | People's Choice Awards | Favorite Song | "Bang Bang" (producer) | Nominated | [40] |
Favorite Album | My Everything (songwriter, producer & programmer) | Nominated | [40] | ||
Grammy Award | Best Pop Duo/Group Performance | "Bang Bang" (producer) | Nominated | [41] | |
Best Pop Vocal Album | My Everything (songwriter, producer & programmer) | Nominated | [41] | ||
Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards | Favorite Song of the Year | "Bang Bang" (producer) | Won | [42] | |
"Problem" (songwriter & producer) | Nominated | [43] | |||
iHeartRadio Music Awards | Best Collaboration | "Bang Bang" (producer) | Won | [44] | |
"Problem" (songwriter & producer) | Nominated | [45] | |||
Radio Disney Music Awards | Song of the Year | "Problem" (songwriter & producer) | Won | [46] | |
ASCAP Pop Music Awards | Writer Among the Most Performed Songs | Himself | Won | [47] | |
Billboard Music Award | Top Soundtrack | Fifty Shades of Grey (songwriter) | Nominated | [48] | |
MTV Europe Music Awards | Best Song | "Bad Blood" (producer) | Won | [49] | |
"Love Me like You Do" (songwriter) | Nominated | ||||
Latin Grammy Award | Best Urban Song | "Back It Up (Spanish Version)" (songwriter & producer) | Nominated | [50] | |
American Music Award | Top Soundtrack | Fifty Shades of Grey (composer) | Nominated | [51] | |
Collaboration of the Year | "Bad Blood" (producer) | Nominated | |||
2016 | People's Choice Awards | Favorite Song of the Year | Nominated | [52] | |
"Love Me like You Do" (songwriter) | Nominated | ||||
Golden Globe Award | Best Original Song | Nominated | [53] | ||
Critics' Choice Movie Awards | Best Song | Nominated | [54] | ||
Grammy Award | Best Pop Solo Performance | Nominated | [55] | ||
Best Song Written for Visual Media | Nominated | ||||
Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media | Fifty Shades of Grey (songwriter) | Nominated |
See also[]
- Persian Swedes
- List of songs recorded by Jennifer Lopez
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External links[]
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- Ilya Salmanzadeh's channel on YouTube
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