Ilya Salmanzadeh

Ilya
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), known mononymously as Ilya, is a Swedish songwriter and music producer. He rose to prominence after co-writing and producing Ariana Grande's "Problem" and Jennifer Lopez's "First Love".[1][2]

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.[3][4] In 2011, he produced "Mama" and "Reba" from The Lonely Island's Grammy-nominated album, Turtleneck & Chain.[5][6] In 2013, he produced Cher Lloyd's song, "I Wish", and Fifth Harmony's award-winning song, "Me & My Girls".[7][8]

Alongside Max Martin, he co-wrote and produced Ariana Grande's "Problem" and Jennifer Lopez's "First Love" in 2014.[1][9][10][11] "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.[12][13][14][15] In June 2014, Ilya was nominated for the Denniz Pop Awards, an annual prize handed out to up-and-coming musicians.[16][17][18] "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.[19][20] 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.[21]

Discography

Singles

As lead artist
As featured artist

Production discography

Ilya's works include:[25][26][27][28]

Title Year Album Songwriter Producer
"Karma" (featuring David Jassy) 2008 Darin Zanyar – Flashback
Yes
Yes
"Road Trip"
Yes
Yes
"Miss Me" (ft. Nelly) 2010 Mohombi – MoveMeant
Yes
Yes
"Alienized" 2011 Linda Pritchard – Alive
Yes
Yes
"Crying in the Rain"
Yes
Yes
"Dance Your Tears Away"
Yes
"Erase & Rewind"
Yes
Yes
"Glorious"
Yes
Yes
"Miracle"
Yes
Yes
"Not Even Hello"
Yes
Yes
"On Time"
Yes
Yes
"Rise Again"
Yes
Yes
"Satellite"
Yes
Yes
"Stuck in a Riddle"
Yes
Yes
"Got It Like That" Lazee – Supposed II Happen
Yes
Yes
"Explosive Love" Eric Saade – Saade Vol. 2
Yes
"Feel Alive"
Yes
"Mama" The Lonely Island – Turtleneck & Chain
Yes
"Reba (Two Worlds Collide)" (ft. Kenan Thompson)
Yes
Yes
"Finally Free" Kimberley Locke – Four for the Floor
Yes
Yes
"Get Started" 2012 David Lindgren – Get Started
Yes
"Bastard" Amanda Fondell – Bastard
Yes
Yes
"Can't Hold Back" 2013 Anton Ewald – A
Yes
Yes
"We Are a Crowd" The Lonely Island – The Wack Album
Yes
Yes
"Me & My Girls" Fifth Harmony – Better Together
Yes
"I Wish" (ft. T.I.) Cher Lloyd – Sorry I'm Late
Yes
Yes
"One Last Time" 2014 Ariana Grande – My Everything
Yes
"Problem" (ft. Iggy Azalea)
Yes
Yes
"First Love" Jennifer Lopez – A.K.A.
Yes
Yes
"Bang Bang" (Jessie J with Ariana Grande & Nicki Minaj) Jessie J – Sweet Talker

Ariana Grande – My Everything
Yes
"Dreamers" Mohombi – Universe
Yes
Yes
"Grow Old With You"
Yes
Yes
"Just Like That"
Yes
Yes
"Save Me"
Yes
Yes
"Comeback" Ella Eyre – Feline
Yes
Yes
"Santa Tell Me" Ariana Grande – Santa Tell Me
Yes
Yes
"Love Me Like You Do" 2015 Ellie Goulding – Fifty Shades of Grey soundtrack
Yes
"Things I Didn't Say" Adam Lambert – The Original High
Yes
Yes
"City Dove" Tori Kelly – Unbreakable Smile
Yes
Yes
"Back It Up" (ft. Pitbull) Prince Royce – TBA
Yes
Yes

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated Work Result Ref.
2012 Grammy Award Best Comedy Album Turtleneck & Chain (songwriter & producer) Nominated [6]
2014 Radio Disney Music Awards Best Song to Rock Out to With Your BFF "Me & My Girls" (producer) Won [29]
Catchiest New Song "I Wish" (songwriter & producer) Nominated [30]
Denniz Pop Awards Rookie Songwriter/Producer Himself Nominated [18]
Swedish Music Publishers Prize Year's Breakthrough Nominated [31]
Teen Choice Awards Song: Female Artist "Problem" (songwriter & producer) Won [32]
MTV Video Music Award Best Female Video Nominated [33]
Best Pop Video Won [34]
Best Collaboration Nominated [35]
Best Lyric Video Nominated [36]
MTV Europe Music Awards Best Song Won [37]
2015 People's Choice Awards Favorite Song "Bang Bang" (producer) Nominated [38]
Favorite Album My Everything (songwriter, producer & programmer) Nominated [38]
Grammy Award Best Pop Duo/Group Performance "Bang Bang" (producer) Nominated [39]
Best Pop Vocal Album My Everything (songwriter, producer & programmer) Nominated [39]
Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards Favorite Song of the Year "Bang Bang" (producer) Won [40]
"Problem" (songwriter & producer) Nominated [41]
iHeartRadio Music Awards Best Collaboration "Bang Bang" (producer) Won [42]
"Problem" (songwriter & producer) Nominated [43]
Radio Disney Music Awards Song of the Year "Problem" (songwriter & producer) Won [44]
ASCAP Pop Music Awards Writer Among the Most Performed Songs Himself Won [45]
Billboard Music Award Top Soundtrack Fifty Shades of Grey (composer) Pending [46]

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "How Ariana Grande and Max Martin Made 'Problem' the Song of the Summer". Rolling Stone. 22 May 2014. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
  2. ↑ "Jennifer Lopez releases lyric video for new single "First Love"". hamadamania.com. 4 May 2014. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
  3. ↑ "Mohombi - MoveMeant". Discogs. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
  4. ↑ "DirectLyrics Interviews Mohombi: On New Album 'Universe', Label Status & World Domination". Directlyrics. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
  5. ↑ "The Saade Vol.2 Previews: ‘Feel Alive’". Scandipop. 23 November 2011. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "2012 Grammys: The comedy category has changed". HonoluluPulse.com. 8 February 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
  7. ↑ "Cher Lloyd – I Wish ft. T.I.". alexurbanpop.com (in Spanish). 24 September 2013. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
  8. ↑ "Fifth Harmony schedule release date for debut mini-album ‘Better Together’". hamadamania.com. 8 September 2013. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
  9. ↑ Hill, Erin (27 August 2014). "Ariana Grande: 'I Don’t Feel Like Doing Anything Annoying or Shocking to Convey My Maturity'". Parade. Retrieved 4 September 2014. I wrote ‘Problem’ with Ilya and Max Martin a very long time ago and it was just about how I was feeling at the moment.
  10. ↑ "Ariana Grande: "Max Martin är ett geni"" [Ariana Grande: "Max Martin is a genius"]. Aftonbladet (in Swedish). 16 June 2014. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
  11. ↑ "Ecouter Jennifer Lopez - First Love sur Musique Radio". MusiqueRadio.com (in French). Retrieved 9 October 2014.
  12. ↑ "Ariana Grande's ‘Problem’ Twitter Reactions to Her New Number 1 Single". International Business Times. 29 April 2014. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
  13. ↑ Caulfield, Keith. "Ariana Grande's 'Problem' Set for Record Sales Debut". Billboard. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
  14. ↑ "Ariana Grande Breaks iTunes Record With New Single Problem". Metro. 7 May 2014. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
  15. ↑ "Nicki Minaj, Ariana Grande & Jessie J Releasing New Single ‘Bang Bang’". HollywoodLife. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
  16. ↑ "Ilya - Problem". DennizPopAwards.com. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
  17. ↑ "This year's Laureates in Denniz Pop Awards". Expressen (in Swedish). 12 June 2014. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
  18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 Sinding-Larsen, Per (31 December 2014). "13 hopp för 2015". Sveriges Television (in Swedish). Retrieved 19 March 2015.
  19. ↑ Lipshutz, Jason (1 July 2014). "Jessie J, Ariana Grande, Nicki Minaj Combine For 'Bang Bang' Single". Billboard. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
  20. ↑ Alexis, Nadeska. "The Reactions To Nicki Minaj’s ‘Bang Bang’ Verse Are Even Better In French". MTV. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
  21. ↑ Denham, Jess. "Ellie Goulding Fifty Shades of Grey song named most-streamed track in a week on Spotify". The Independent. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
  22. ↑ "Ilya – Used To Be". Grooveshark. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  23. ↑
  24. ↑ "Lazee – Supposed II Happen". Discogs. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  25. ↑ "Ilya Salmanzadeh". AllMusic. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
  26. ↑ "Ilya Salmanzadeh". Discogs. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
  27. ↑ "Ilya Salmanzadeh". Artistdirect. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
  28. ↑ "Ilya Salmanzadeh". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
  29. ↑ Hochman, David. "Radio Disney Music Awards 2014: Full List Of Winners". Forbes. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
  30. ↑ "Just Announced: The 2014 RDMA Categories and Nominees". Disney. 22 February 2014. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
  31. ↑ "Nominated for Music Publishers Prize 2014". Musikförläggarna (in Swedish). 29 September 2014. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
  32. ↑ "Teen Choice Awards: The Complete Winners List". The Hollywood Reporter. 10 August 2014. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
  33. ↑ "Best Female Video 2014 MTV Video Music Awards". MTV. 24 August 2014. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
  34. ↑ Ehrlich, Brenna. "Ponytail Princess Ariana Grande Wins Best Pop Video VMA". MTV. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
  35. ↑ "Best Collaboration 2014 MTV Video Music Awards". MTV. 24 August 2014. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
  36. ↑ "Best Lyric Video 2014 MTV Video Music Awards". MTV. 24 August 2014. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
  37. ↑ "One Direction win three MTV Europe Music Awards in Glasgow". BBC. 9 November 2014. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
  38. ↑ 38.0 38.1 "People's Choice Awards 2015: The winners list". CNN. 7 January 2015.
  39. ↑ 39.0 39.1 Begley, Sarah. "Here Are the Grammy Nominees for 2015". Time. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
  40. ↑ Keegan, Simon (29 March 2015). "Kids' Choice Awards: All the winners and losers at this year's gunge-fest". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
  41. ↑ Olson, Cathy Applefeld (19 February 2015). "Meghan Trainor, Iggy Azalea and More Nab Nominations at Nickelodeon's Kids' Choice Awards". Billboard. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
  42. ↑ Vain, Madison (29 March 2015). "Taylor Swift Wins Big at iHeartRadio Music Awards 2015". Time. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
  43. ↑ "Iggy Azalea & Sam Smith Lead 2015 iHeartRadio Music Awards Nominations". Billboard. 4 February 2015. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
  44. ↑ Vulpo, Mike. "Ariana Grande, Jennifer Lopez and Fifth Harmony Win Big at the 2015 Radio Disney Music Awards". E!. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
  45. ↑ "32nd Annual Pop Music Awards - Most Performed Songs". American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. 29 April 2015.
  46. ↑ "Billboard Music Awards 2015: See the Full List of Finalists". Billboard. 7 April 2015.

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