Amir Aly (born 21 July 1976) is a Swedish

songwriter A songwriter is a person who creates musical compositions or writes lyrics for songs, or both. The writer of the music for a song can be called a composer, although this term tends to be used mainly in the classical music genre and film scoring. ...

and

record producer A record producer or music producer is a music creating project's overall supervisor whose responsibilities can involve a range of creative and technical leadership roles. Typically the job involves hands-on oversight of recording sessions; ensu ...

. He has worked with some of the foremost artists in Sweden, including

Jill Johnson Jill Anna Maria Johnson (born 24 May 1973) is a Swedish country and pop singer, songwriter and TV-host. She performed in the Melodifestivalen 1998 contest, winning with the song " Kärleken är" ("Love Is"), and represented Sweden at the Euro ...

Elena Paparizou Helena Paparizou (; ; born 31 January 1982) is a Swedish-Greek singer, and television personality. Born and raised in Sweden to Greek parents, she launched her singing career in Sweden in 1999 as a member of the laïko (Greek folk music) and Eur ...

Danny Saucedo Daniel Gabriel Alessandro Saucedo Grzechowski (born 25 February 1986), known professionally as Danny Saucedo or simply Danny, is a Swedish singer and songwriter. He rose to fame as one of the finalists in '' Idol 2006'', the Swedish version of ...

Robin Stjernberg Robin James Olof Stjernberg (; born 22 February 1991, Hässleholm, Sweden) is a Swedish pop singer, songwriter and producer. He represented Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 on home soil on 18 May 2013 with the song "You". Stjernberg s ...

Sanna Nielsen Sanna Viktoria Nielsen (born 27 November 1984) is a Sweden, Swedish singer, television presenter and musical theatre performer. On her seventh attempt, she won Melodifestivalen 2014, Melodifestivalen in 2014 with the song "Undo (Sanna Nielsen so ...

and

Shirley Clamp Shirley Natasja Clamp (born 17 February 1973) is a British-Swedish pop singer. She has achieved four Top 10 singles in Sweden including a Number 1 with " Med hjärtat fyllt av ljus" in 2009, and three Top 10 albums. She has competed seven times ...

. Aly had a total of four songs in the Swedish semifinals to the Eurovision Song Contest (

Melodifestivalen Melodifestivalen (; ) is an annual song competition organised by Swedish public broadcasters Sveriges Television (SVT) and Sveriges Radio (SR). It determines the country's representative for the Eurovision Song Contest, and has been staged almo ...

) in 2008 and 2009, and three more between 2011 and 2014. In 2009 the

single "''Emely''" (co-written by Aly) made it to nr 1 on the Polish charts. Aly has produced three tracks on the winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 2009,

Alexander Rybak Alexander Igorevich Rybak (; born 13 May 1986) or Alyaksandr Iharavich Rybak () is a Belarusian-born Norwegian musician and actor. Based in Oslo, Norway, Rybak extensively worked on television programs and on tours in Europe, particularly in S ...

's album (''

Fairytales A fairy tale (alternative names include fairytale, fairy story, household tale, magic tale, or wonder tale) is a short story that belongs to the folklore genre. Such stories typically feature magic, enchantments, and mythical or fanciful being ...

'') - " Funny Little World", "Roll With The Wind" and "If You Were Gone". In 2010, the second album from Alexander Rybak, "''No Boundaries''", was released, entirely recorded, mixed and produced by Aly a his studi
Yla Studios
in Malmö, Sweden. In 2012 Aly ended up in second place in the Malta pre-selections to the Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Petals On a Rose", performed by Gianni. Aly produced the album "''Pieces''" in 2013, released by runner up in Swedish Idol (2012)

(who represented Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest the same year). It qualified for gold the very first day it was released. Since 2003, Aly has produced a number of gold and platinum records with Swedish country star

, with their latest collaboration being released in 2022. Their first collaboration, the single "Crazy In Love", made it to the finals in the semifinals to the Eurovision Song Contest 2002 and later earned them a Swedish Grammy Award. In 2013 Jill Johnson released the duet "Come Wake Me Up" with

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in Sweden. Just before Christmas 2014 the track "''Daddy's Still Around''" (produced by Aly) was released by Doug Seegers, made famous by the TV-show "Jill's Veranda". In 2015 Aly will participate with his 8th contribution to the Swedish pre-selections for the ESC. In 2016 Aly wrote the song "Miracle", which was performed at the

Eurovision Song Contest 2016 The Eurovision Song Contest 2016 was the 61st edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Stockholm, Sweden, following the country's victory at the with the song "Heroes (Måns Zelmerlöw song), Heroes" by Måns Zelmerlöw. Organis ...

by Səmra Rəhimli for and reached nr 17 in the grand final. The album "For You I'll Wait" by Jill Johnson (recorded, mixed and produced) by Aly, was nominated for a Swedish Grammy Award in 2017. In 2018 the album "Crossroads" by Sannex was also nominated for a Swedish Grammy Award. In 2022, the documentary "De första 20 åren" about Aly and his studio was made by filmmaker Jörgen Lindström Larsson.

Selection of artists Aly has produced

* Səmra Rəhimli *

Sonja Aldén Sonja Annika Maria Aldén (born 20 December 1977) is a Swedish pop singer best known for her 2006, 2007, 2012, and 2020 Melodifestivalen entries, as well as for working together with Shirley Clamp and Sanna Nielsen. She has also written songs f ...

Maria Haukaas Storeng Maria Haukaas Mittet (née Storeng, born 3 August 1979) also known as simply Maria is a Norwegian recording artist. She gained national recognition in 2004 for her participation in the '' Idol'' reality television series, and international recog ...

Nanne Grönvall Marianne Elisabeth Grönvall (, née ''Nordqvist''; born 18 May 1962), known by her stage name Nanne (), is a Swedish singer-songwriter. Biography Grönvall's musical career started in the 1980s group Sound of Music. The trio participated twice ...

* Doug Seegers * Rongedal *

Uno Svenningsson Uno Svenningsson (born 1 July 1959 in Hagelstorp, Sweden) is a Swedish pop singer-songwriter and guitarist, who has been active in music since the late 1970s. He was the singer in the pop group "Freda'" in the early 1980s and early 1990s, and th ...

Anna Sahlene Anna Cecilia Sahlin (born 11 May 1976), known professionally as Anna Sahlene and formerly by the one-word stage name Sahlene, is a Sweden, Swedish singer and actress best known for placing third at the Eurovision Song Contest 2002 representin ...

Meredith Brooks Meredith Ann Brooks (born June 12, 1958) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. A member of the Oregon music scene, she received international acclaim with her solo album '' Blurring the Edges'' (1997) and its single, "Bitch", which r ...

* Liberator * Elisabeth Carlisle-Hollenbeck * Jon Strider

Selection of songwriters Aly has co-written with

Oscar Holter Oscar Thomas Holter (born 26 February 1986) is a Swedish record producer and songwriter based in the United States. He is best known for his work with record producer and fellow Swede Max Martin and Canadian singer-songwriter the Weeknd on the ...

* Jakke Erixon *

Eric Bazilian Eric Michael Bazilian (born July 21, 1953) is an American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, arranger, and producer. Bazilian is a founding member of the rock band the Hooters. He wrote " One of Us", a song first recorded by Joan Osborne ...

Bobby Ljunggren Bobby Ljunggren (born 6 June 1961) is a Swedish songwriter. He has entered the Eurovision Song Contest as a composer six times, five times for his native Sweden (1995, 1998, 2006, 2008 and 2010), and once for Lithuania, in 2005. He is a veteran ...

* Henrik Wikström *

Aleena Gibson Aleena Gibson (born Anna-Lena Högdahl) is a Swedish songwriter living in Stockholm. Her credits include Jason Derulo, Mr. Big, Nick Carter, S Club 7, Chenoa, Tata Young, Rouge Jill Johnson, Girls' Generation, and Austin Mahone.

Fredrik Kempe Fredrik Kempe (born 29 April 1972) is a Swedish songwriter and opera and pop singer, who was born in Vårgårda. He has participated in Swedish versions of the musicals ''Les Misérables'' and ''Chess''. In 2002, Kempe had a hit with ''Vincerò' ...

Ingela "Pling" Forsman Ingela Birgitta "Pling" Forsman (born 26 August 1950 in , Sweden) is a Swedish lyricist in popular music. As a student Forsman attended the Adolf Fredrik's Music School in Stockholm. 1981–2009, 33 of her songs have competed in the Swedish ...

* Thomas G:son

References

Lionheart Internationa

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Article in Sydsvenskan 09101

Alexander Rybak - No Boundaries

External links

* :sv:Amir Aly, Swedish Wiki
Official site
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