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Espen Lind (born 13 May 1971) is a Norwegian record producer, songwriter, singer, and multi-instrumentalist. He is one half of the production team
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, and together with his long time partner Amund Bjorklund he has written and/or produced songs for artists like
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, Beyoncé,
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, Emeli Sande and
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. Espen has also been a mentor on the Norwegian version of '' The Voice''.


Solo records

Espen Lind released his first solo album, ''Mmm...Prepare To Be Swayed'', in 1995 under the moniker, 'Sway'. Only released in Norway, it received mixed reviews and sold approximately 5,000 copies. His commercial breakthrough came in 1997 with the single "
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" which was a hit in several European and Latin American countries, including Norway where it was number one for six weeks. His second album ''Red'' went on to sell more than 100,000 copies in Norway, and 350,000 copies worldwide, earning Lind three Norwegian Grammy awards (
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) in 1998, including Artist of the Year. 2000 saw Lind releasing his third album, ''
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'', and the singles "Black Sunday" and "Life Is Good". The album also contains a duet, "
Where the Lost Ones Go "Where the Lost Ones Go" is a single from Norwegian singer Sissel's '' All Good Things'' album, released in 2001 (See 2001 in music). It is a duet with Espen Lind, written by Lind and Magnus Rostadmo. It also appeared on Espen Lind's '' This Is ...
," with Norwegian singer
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. The album reached gold status in Norway but was generally perceived to be a commercial disappointment compared to its predecessor. After a 3-year break Lind released a new single, "Unloved," in December 2004, followed by the album ''April'', in January 2005. In 2006 Lind, together with fellow Norwegian artists Kurt Nilsen ( World Idol winner), Alejandro Fuentes and Askil Holm released the concert album ''Hallelujah Live'', featuring songs from the foursome's solo records as well as several songs by other artists, most notably a cover version of
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's " Hallelujah". Lind released a new single, "Scared Of Heights," in May 2008. His fifth album titled ''Army Of One'' was released on 23 June 2008. In January 2009 he received the award "Årets Spelleman" (artist of the year) at the Norwegian Grammy Awards.


Writing and producing

During the past few years Espen Lind has done a lot of writing and producing, most notably as co-writer of "
Irreplaceable "Irreplaceable" is a song by American singer Beyoncé for her second studio album, '' B'Day'' (2006). The song was written by Shaffer "Ne-Yo" Smith, Tor Erik Hermansen, Mikkel S. Eriksen, Espen Lind, Amund Bjørklund, Beyoncé and produced ...
" by Beyoncé and "
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" and " Hey, Soul Sister" by
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. Together with writing partner Amund Bjørklund in the production team
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and
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. Morten Harket covered Lind's "Scared of Heights" for his album Out of My Hands.


Selected credits

*"Enough" –
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*"Sing Together" –
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, No. 12 Billboard Adult Pop Songs *" Bruises" –
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, No. 79 Billboard Hot 100 *"
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, No. 20 Billboard Hot 100 *"
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" –
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, No. 10 Billboard Hot 100 *"Brick By Brick" –
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*" Hey, Soul Sister" –
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, No. 3 Billboard Hot 100 *"Half Moon Bay" –
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*"Can't Stop the Rain" –
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*"Pastime" –
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*"My Little Secret" – Cavo *"Ghost" – Cavo *"I Need a Girl" –
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– No. 6 Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs *"
Irreplaceable "Irreplaceable" is a song by American singer Beyoncé for her second studio album, '' B'Day'' (2006). The song was written by Shaffer "Ne-Yo" Smith, Tor Erik Hermansen, Mikkel S. Eriksen, Espen Lind, Amund Bjørklund, Beyoncé and produced ...
" – Beyoncé – No. 1 Billboard Hot 100 *" With You" –
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– No. 2 Billboard Hot 100 * "Angel" –
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*"Now You Tell Me" –
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*"Just for the Record" –
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" –
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*" One Word" –
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*"I Don't Wanna Care" –
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*"The One That Got Away" – Johnta Austin *"Underdog" –
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*"The Very First Night" -
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*" I Will Be With You" –
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*"The Last Goodbye" –
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*"Cry" –
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*"Come Back To Me" – David Cook – No. 6 Billboard Hot Adult Top 40 Tracks *"Life on the Moon" – David Cook *"Lie" – David Cook *"It's Gotta Be Love" – Lee DeWyze *"Stay Here" – Lee DeWyze


Discography

The following is a discography of albums and singles released by Norwegian music artist Espen Lind.


Albums


Singles


References


External links

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