Rune Westberg is a

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born

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, mixer and multi instrumentalist living and working in

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. He has written and produced for artists including

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, Alvaro Soler,

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, Bonnie Anderson, Casey Abrams,

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, MoZella,

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, Jason Reeves,

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and Mani Spinx. Westberg's songs have been featured in many TV series including Californication, Shameless, Suits,

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, 90210 as well as in major global advertising campaigns for Adobe and Citroen. He released a solo album in 2001, entitled "Rune Westberg". In 2010 Westberg won a BMI award for " No Surprise", a single on

's second album ''

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'' In 2016, he was nominated for a

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for Song of the Year with "Ecos De Amor" performed by

List of released songs written by or written and produced by Rune Westberg

References

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