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Ilya Salmanzadeh
Swedish singer (born 1986) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ilya Salmanzadeh (Persian: ایلیا سلمانزاده; /sɑːlmənˈzɑːdə/; born 19 September 1986), known mononymously as Ilya, is an Iranian-born Swedish songwriter, producer, and singer.[1] He rose to prominence outside of Sweden after co-writing and producing Ariana Grande's hit single "Problem" for her second studio album My Everything (2014).[2] He is a six-time Grammy Awards nominee, including three nominations for Album of the Year: Thank U, Next (2020), Justice (Triple Chucks Deluxe) (2022), Special (2023).[3]
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Ilya Salmanzadeh was born in Iran, raised in Denmark, and moved to Sweden at age 11.[4] In 2005 at the age of 19, he sang 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.[5][6] In 2011, he produced "Mama" and "Reba" from The Lonely Island's Grammy-nominated album, Turtleneck & Chain.[7][8] In 2013, he produced Cher Lloyd's song, "I Wish", and Fifth Harmony's award-winning song, "Me & My Girls".[9][10]
Alongside Max Martin, he co-wrote and produced Ariana Grande's "Problem" and Jennifer Lopez's "First Love" in 2014.[11][2][12][13][14] "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.[15][16][17][18] In June 2014, Ilya was nominated for the Denniz Pop Awards, an annual prize handed out to up-and-coming musicians.[19][20][21] "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.[22][23] 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.[24] In May 2015, he remixed Taylor Swift's "Bad Blood" with Kendrick Lamar, which became his first No.1 on the Billboard Hot 100.[25][26]
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.[citation needed] His latest work is on Ed Sheeran's track "Azizam". He co-wrote and produced this song with Ed Sheeran, Johnny McDaid and Savan Kotecha. It was released on 04 April 2025.
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Singles
- As lead artist
- 2007: "Used To Be"[27]
- As featured artist
- 2009: "Get You on the Pool" (Kocky & Trash featuring Ilya)[citation needed]
- 2011: "Got It Like That" (Lazee ft. Ilya)[28]
Production discography
Ilya's works include:[29][30][31][32]
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Awards and nominations
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- Additional vocal producer
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