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Deekay is a Danish production and songwriting team founded by
Lars Halvor Jensen Lars Halvor Jensen (born 23 July 1973) is a Danish record producer and songwriter. He has achieved success in many genres of music, particularly pop, rock and R&B and he is the co-founder of DEEKAY Music, a production and publishing company w ...
, Martin Michael Larsson with other members Tim "Data" McEwan, Daniel "Obi" Klein and Johannes "Josh" Jørgensen. The name Deekay comes from the acronym dk, which means
Denmark Denmark is a Nordic countries, Nordic country in Northern Europe. It is the metropole and most populous constituent of the Kingdom of Denmark,, . also known as the Danish Realm, a constitutionally unitary state that includes the Autonomous a ...
. Deekay have written and produced for artists like
Jason Derulo Jason Joel Desrouleaux (born September 21, 1989), known professionally as Jason Derulo (; formerly stylized as Derülo), is an American singer, songwriter and dancer. Since the start of his solo recording career in 2009, he has sold over 250 m ...
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Jordin Sparks Jordin Sparks (born December 22, 1989) is an American singer and actress. She rose to fame in 2007 after winning the American Idol (season 6), sixth season of ''American Idol'' at age 17, becoming the youngest winner in the series' history. He ...
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Lil Wayne Dwayne Michael Carter Jr. (born September27, 1982), known professionally as Lil Wayne, is an American rapper. He is often regarded as one of the most influential hip hop artists of his generation, as well as one of the greatest rappers of all ...
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Diddy Sean John Combs (born November 4, 1969), better known by his stage name Diddy, and formerly Puff Daddy and P. Diddy, is an American rapper, record producer, and record executive. Born in Harlem and raised in Mount Vernon, Combs worked as a ...
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Sugababes The Sugababes are an English girl group composed of Mutya Buena, Keisha Buchanan, and Siobhán Donaghy. The lineup changed three times before returning to the original lineup in 2011. Formed in 1998 by Ron Tom, the manager of All Saints, ...
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Orianthi Orianthi Penny Panagaris (born 22 January 1985), known mononymously as Orianthi, is an Australian guitarist, singer and songwriter. Her 2009 debut single " According to You" peaked at No. 3 in Japan, No. 8 in Australia and No. 17 in the US; her ...
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JLS JLS (initialism for Jack the Lad Swing) are a British boy band consisting of members Aston Merrygold, Oritsé Williams, Marvin Humes, and JB Gill; Williams formed the band. They initially signed with Tracklacers production company New Tr ...
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Tinie Tempah Patrick Chukwuemeka Okogwu (born 7 November 1988), better known by his stage name Tinie (formerly Tinie Tempah), is a British rapper and singer. He has been signed to Parlophone since 2009, now a subsidiary of Warner Music Group. He created his ...
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Jake Zyrus Jake Zyrus (; born 10 May 1992), formerly known professionally as Charice Pempengco () and under the mononym Charice, is a Filipino singer and television personality. In 2007, after competing in many singing competitions and several appea ...
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Allison Iraheta Allison Iraheta (; born April 27, 1992) is an American singing, singer who was the fourth place finalist on the American Idol (season 8), eighth season of ''American Idol''. Prior to ''Idol'', Iraheta won the Telemundo competition ''Quinceañera: ...
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Method Man Clifford Smith, Jr. (born March 2, 1971), known professionally as Method Man, is an American rapper, record producer, and actor. He is a member of the East Coast hip hop collective Wu-Tang Clan, and is half of the hip hop duo Method Man & R ...
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Fat Joe Joseph Antonio Cartagena (born August 19, 1970), better known by his stage name Fat Joe, is an American rapper. He began recording as a member of Hip-hop, hip hop group D.I.T.C., Diggin' in the Crates Crew (D.I.T.C.) in 1992, and pursued a sol ...
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Styles P David R. Styles (born November 28, 1974), better known by his stage name Styles P (also known Mononymous person, mononymously as Styles), is an American rapper, best known as a member of East Coast hip hop group the Lox. Formed with fellow rappe ...
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Lemar Lemar Obika (born 4 April 1978), known mononymously as Lemar, is an English singer, songwriter and record producer. Initially rising to fame after finishing third on the Fame Academy (series 1), first series of British talent show ''Fame Acade ...
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Medina Medina, officially al-Madinah al-Munawwarah (, ), also known as Taybah () and known in pre-Islamic times as Yathrib (), is the capital of Medina Province (Saudi Arabia), Medina Province in the Hejaz region of western Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, ...
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Mietta Daniela Miglietta (born 12 November 1969), known by her stage name Mietta, is an Italian singer, actress and novelist. She has released 11 albums in total. Biography In 1988, Mietta took part in the Sanremo Music Festival in the Newcomers ca ...
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Girls' Generation Girls' Generation (), also known as SNSD, is a South Korean girl group formed by SM Entertainment. The group is composed of eight members: Taeyeon, Sunny, Tiffany, Hyoyeon, Yuri, Sooyoung, Yoona, and Seohyun. Originally a nine-piec ...
, Red Velvet,
Loona Loona (stylized in all caps or as LOOΠΔ; ; , ) is a South Korean girl group created by Blockberry Creative. The group is composed of eleven members: Heejin, Hyunjin, Haseul, Vivi, Yeojin, Kim Lip, Jinsoul, Choerry, Yves (singer), Yves, Go Won ...
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Exo Exo (; stylized in all caps) is a South Korean-Chinese boy band based in Seoul formed by SM Entertainment in 2011 and debuted in 2012. The group consists of nine members: Xiumin, Suho, Lay Zhang, Lay, Baekhyun, Chen (singer), Chen, Chanyeol, ...
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TVXQ TVXQ (stylized as TVXQ!; , ), known as Tohoshinki in Japan, is a South Korean pop duo formed by SM Entertainment, composed of U-Know Yunho and Max Changmin. Originally a five-member boy band which also consisted of members Kim Jae-joong, Hero ...
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Selected production/songwriting credits

Selected releases & recordings written and/or produced fully or in part by DEEKAY


New Kids on the Block

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Remix (I Like The) "Remix (I Like The)" is a song by American pop group New Kids on the Block from their sixth studio album, '' 10''. The song was released as the album's lead single on January 28, 2013. "Remix (I Like The)" was written by Lars Halvor Jensen, Johanne ...
''" – Produced & co-written', Top 40 US Billboard Adult Radio *"'' 10''" – Entire album produced, co-written and mixed, except track 10 & 11, #6 US Billboard 200 Album Chart


Diddy-Dirty Money feat. Lil Wayne

*''"Strobe Lights" – Co-produced & co-written'' From Diddy/Dirty Money album ''
Last Train to Paris ''Last Train to Paris'' is the only studio album by American musical trio Diddy – Dirty Money, composed of rapper Diddy, and R&B singers Kaleena Harper and Dawn Richard. It was released on December 14, 2010, by Bad Boy Records and Interscope ...
'', #7 US Billboard 200 Album Chart


Orianthi

*''"Believe" – co-written'' Title-track on Orianthi's 2nd studio album, which has reached certified Gold status in Japan and Australia.


JLS

*"''Kickstart''" & "''Only Tonight''" – ''Produced & co-written'' From their UK No. 1 debut album, which sold in excess of 1.300.000 copies in the UK alone (4 x platinum) *"''
Eyes Wide Shut ''Eyes Wide Shut'' is a 1999 erotic mystery psychological drama film directed, produced, and co-written by Stanley Kubrick. It is based on the 1926 novella '' Dream Story'' () by Arthur Schnitzler, transferring the story's setting from earl ...
''", "''Superhero''" & "''Better For You''" – Produced & co-written, Eyes Wide Shut featured ''
Tinie Tempah Patrick Chukwuemeka Okogwu (born 7 November 1988), better known by his stage name Tinie (formerly Tinie Tempah), is a British rapper and singer. He has been signed to Parlophone since 2009, now a subsidiary of Warner Music Group. He created his ...
'' and reached #2 on the official UK Radio Airplay Chart, with a total of more than 500.000.000 impressions From their second album, "
Outta This World ''Outta This World'' is the second studio album from English boy band and ''The X Factor'' runners-up JLS. It was released in Ireland on 19 November 2010 and in the United Kingdom on 22 November 2010. The album received negative to mixed reviews ...
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Sugababes

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Change Change, Changed or Changing may refer to the below. Other forms are listed at Alteration * Impermanence, a difference in a state of affairs at different points in time * Menopause, also referred to as "the change", the permanent cessation of t ...
" – Produced & co-written'' Title-track on UK #1 album "
Change Change, Changed or Changing may refer to the below. Other forms are listed at Alteration * Impermanence, a difference in a state of affairs at different points in time * Menopause, also referred to as "the change", the permanent cessation of t ...
" – the song was a top 3 UK radio airplay hit.


Lemar

*''"I Don't Mind That" – Produced & written'' From multi-platinum album "Time To Grow" *''"
It's Not That Easy "It's Not That Easy" is the first single taken from British R&B singer Lemar's third album '' The Truth About Love''. Before the single's release, "It's Not That Easy" made the top 3 of the UK radio airplay chart and the top 10 of the TV airp ...
" – Co-written'' 1st single from multi-platinum album "The Truth About Love" – No. 2 Official UK Radio Airplay Chart & No. 7 UK Single Sales Chart


Jedward

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Lipstick Lipstick is a cosmetics, cosmetic product used to apply coloration and texture to lips, often made of wax and oil. Different pigments are used to produce color, and minerals such as silica may be used to provide texture. The use of lipstick ...
" – Produced & co-written'' Hit No. 1 on the iTunes single chart in Germany, Sweden, Austria and Ireland. *''"
Victory The term victory (from ) originally applied to warfare, and denotes success achieved in personal duel, combat, after military operations in general or, by extension, in any competition. Success in a military campaign constitutes a strategic vi ...
''"– 7 tracks produced & co-written, #1 Ireland *''" Young Love''" – Produced & co-written, #1 iTunes Sweden *''" Young Love''" – 2 tracks produced & co-written, #1 Ireland


Joe McElderry

*''"Until The Stars Run Out" – Produced & co-written'' From his debut album, which entered the UK album chart at #3.


Ashley Tisdale

*''"Switch" & "I'm Back" – Produced & co-written'' The first track is included in the credits of the 2009 movie ''
Aliens in the Attic ''Aliens in the Attic'' is a 2009 American science fiction comedy film directed by John Schultz and written by Mark Burton and Adam F. Goldberg, based on an original story conceived by Burton. Starring Carter Jenkins, Austin Butler (in his fi ...
'' and both of them are included in the Tidale's second studio album, ''
Guilty Pleasure A guilty pleasure is something, such as an activity or a piece of media, that one enjoys despite understanding that it is not generally held in high regard or is seen as unusual. For example, a person may secretly enjoy a film while acknowledg ...
''.


Girls' Generation

*" Hoot" from the album '' Hoot (009)'' – Programmed & co-written Hit no. 1 on all Korean charts 7 minutes after release – 150.000+ pre-orders on "Hoot" album...The song was No. 1 for 5 weeks on the Music Bank K-Chart and won the Triple Crown on the Inkigayo chart in November/December 2010. The Hoot EP achieved 18 x platinum status in Korea and became best song of the year according to Gallup Korea. *"Hoot" from the album ''
Girls' Generation Girls' Generation (), also known as SNSD, is a South Korean girl group formed by SM Entertainment. The group is composed of eight members: Taeyeon, Sunny, Tiffany, Hyoyeon, Yuri, Sooyoung, Yoona, and Seohyun. Originally a nine-piec ...
'' The album became the first ever from a foreign girl group to top the Official Japanese Oricon Chart on the release date. The album sold 231,553 copies in the first week, placed first on the Oricon Weekly Album Chart and surpassed the record for first week debut album sales for a foreign artist. *"Reflection" from the album '' Girls' Generation II: Girls & Peace'' - co-written and co-produced *"Check" from the album '' Lion Heart'' - co-written and co-produced *"Seventeen" from the album ''
Forever 1 ''Forever 1'' is the seventh Korean-language, Korean studio album and by South Korean girl group Girls' Generation. It was released digitally on August 5 and physically on August 8, 2022, by SM Entertainment to commemorate the group's fifteenth ...
'' - co-written and co-produced


TVXQ

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Superstar A superstar is someone who has great popular appeal and is widely known, prominent, or successful in their field. Celebrities referred to as "superstars" may include individuals who work as actors, musicians, athletes, and other media-based profe ...
" – Co-written Hit no. 1 on the Oricon Daily Chart and No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 Japan. *"
Smile A smile is a facial expression formed primarily by flexing the muscles at the sides of the mouth. Some smiles include a contraction of the muscles at the corner of the eyes, an action known as a Duchenne smile. Among humans, a smile expresses d ...
" - Co-Produced by Daniel "Obi" Klein From the Rise as God album


Blue

*''" Breathe Easy", " Bubblin'" & "Back It Up" – Produced & co-written'' From the multi-platinum UK No. 1 album Guilty " Breathe Easy" was the third single from the album and a UK #4. It was an 8-week consecutive No. 1 in Italy and the biggest selling single there in 2004 in front of records like "Yeah", "Toxic" & "Superstar". It was also a hit in the rest of Europe (#7 in Austria & Germany etc.)" " Bubblin'" was the 4th single from the album and a UK #6. It also became a smash hit all over Europe, top 3 in Italy, top 15 in France, No. 11 Germany etc.


Loona

*"Eclipse" was the title track for the single " Kim Lip" by the member Kim Lip herself. *"Puzzle" was the B track for the single " Choerry" by the member Choerry herself in collaboration with the previous member JinSoul.


S.M. Entertainment SM Entertainment Co., Ltd. () is a South Korean Multinational corporation, multinational entertainment agency established in 1995 by Lee Soo-man. It is one of South Korea's largest entertainment companies and has been responsible for fostering ...
Artists


References


External links


Deekay Music

Interview with Multi-platinum Record Production Team Deekay

Amazon – Randy Jackson's Music Club, Vol. 1
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