Ilya Salmanzadeh
Ilya Salmanzadeh, known mononymously as ILYA, is a Swedish-Persian songwriter, producer and singer. He rose to prominence after co-writing and producing Ariana Grande's "Problem" and Jennifer Lopez's "First Love".
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. In 2011, he produced "Mama" and "Reba" from The Lonely Island's Grammy-nominated album, Turtleneck & Chain. In 2013, he produced Cher Lloyd's song, "I Wish", and Fifth Harmony's award-winning song, "Me & My Girls".Alongside Max Martin, he co-wrote and produced Ariana Grande's "Problem" and Jennifer Lopez's "First Love" in 2014. "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. In June 2014, Ilya was nominated for the Denniz Pop Awards, an annual prize handed out to up-and-coming musicians. "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. 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. In May 2015, he remixed Taylor Swift's "Bad Blood" with Kendrick Lamar, which became his first No.1 on the Billboard Hot 100.
He co-wrote and produced large parts of Ariana Grande's later albums Sweetener and thank u, next. In 2019, Salmanzadeh co-wrote and produced Beyoncé's Grammy-nominated song "SPIRIT". He also worked on the production of Labrinth's singles "Miracle" and "Oblivion", both taken from his sophomore solo album, Imagination & the Misfit Kid.
Discography
Singles
;As lead artist- 2007: "Used To Be"
- 2009: "Get You on the Pool"
- 2011: "Got It Like That"
Production discography
| Year | Title | Album | Songwriter | Producer |
| 2008 | "Karma" | Darin Zanyar – Flashback | ||
| 2008 | "Road Trip" | Darin Zanyar – Flashback | ||
| 2010 | "Miss Me" | Mohombi – MoveMeant | ||
| 2011 | "Alienized" | Linda Pritchard – Alive | ||
| 2011 | "Crying in the Rain" | Linda Pritchard – Alive | ||
| 2011 | "Dance Your Tears Away" | Linda Pritchard – Alive | ||
| 2011 | "Erase & Rewind" | Linda Pritchard – Alive | ||
| 2011 | "Glorious" | Linda Pritchard – Alive | ||
| 2011 | "Miracle" | Linda Pritchard – Alive | ||
| 2011 | "Not Even Hello" | Linda Pritchard – Alive | ||
| 2011 | "On Time" | Linda Pritchard – Alive | ||
| 2011 | "Rise Again" | Linda Pritchard – Alive | ||
| 2011 | "Satellite" | Linda Pritchard – Alive | ||
| 2011 | "Stuck in a Riddle" | Linda Pritchard – Alive | ||
| 2011 | "Got It Like That" | Lazee – Supposed II Happen | ||
| 2011 | "Explosive Love" | Eric Saade – Saade Vol. 2 | ||
| 2011 | "Feel Alive" | Eric Saade – Saade Vol. 2 | ||
| 2011 | "Mama" | The Lonely Island – Turtleneck & Chain | ||
| 2011 | "Reba " | The Lonely Island – Turtleneck & Chain | ||
| 2011 | "Finally Free" | Kimberley Locke – Four for the Floor | ||
| 2012 | "Get Started" | David Lindgren – Get Started | ||
| 2012 | "Bastard" | Amanda Fondell – Bastard | ||
| 2013 | "Can't Hold Back" | Anton Ewald – A | ||
| 2013 | "We Are a Crowd" | The Lonely Island – The Wack Album | ||
| 2013 | "Me & My Girls" | Fifth Harmony – Better Together | ||
| 2013 | "I Wish" | Cher Lloyd – Sorry I'm Late | ||
| 2014 | "One Last Time" | Ariana Grande – My Everything | ||
| 2014 | "Problem" | Ariana Grande – My Everything | ||
| 2014 | "First Love" | Jennifer Lopez – AKA | ||
| 2014 | "Bang Bang" | Jessie J – Sweet Talker Ariana Grande – My Everything | ||
| 2014 | "Dreamers" | Mohombi – Universe | ||
| 2014 | "Grow Old With You" | Mohombi – Universe | ||
| 2014 | "Just Like That" | Mohombi – Universe | ||
| 2014 | "Save Me" | Mohombi – Universe | ||
| 2014 | "Comeback" | Ella Eyre – Feline | ||
| 2014 | "Santa Tell Me" | Ariana Grande – Christmas Kisses | ||
| 2015 | "Love Me like You Do" | Ellie Goulding – Fifty Shades of Grey soundtrack | ||
| 2015 | "Things I Didn't Say" | Adam Lambert – The Original High | ||
| 2015 | "City Dove" | Tori Kelly – Unbreakable Smile | ||
| 2015 | "Back It Up" | Prince Royce – Double Vision | ||
| 2015 | "Back It Up" | Prince Royce – Double Vision | ||
| 2015 | "Bad Blood" | Taylor Swift – 1989 | ||
| 2015 | "Good Thing" | Sage the Gemini – Bachelor Party | ||
| 2015 | "Around the World" | Natalie La Rose – Around the World | ||
| 2015 | "One in a Million" | Hilary Duff – Breathe In. Breathe Out. | ||
| 2015 | "Confident" | Demi Lovato – Confident | ||
| 2015 | "Mr. Hughes" | Demi Lovato – Confident | ||
| 2015 | "On My Mind" | Ellie Goulding – Delirium | ||
| 2015 | "Codes" | Ellie Goulding – Delirium | ||
| 2015 | "Pay My Rent" | DNCE – Swaay | ||
| 2015 | "Toothbrush" | DNCE – Swaay | ||
| 2015 | "Focus" | Ariana Grande – Dangerous Woman | ||
| 2016 | "Bad Decisions" | Ariana Grande – Dangerous Woman | ||
| 2016 | "Everyday" | Ariana Grande – Dangerous Woman | ||
| 2016 | "Greedy" | Ariana Grande – Dangerous Woman | ||
| 2016 | "Into You" | Ariana Grande – Dangerous Woman | ||
| 2016 | "Side to Side" | Ariana Grande – Dangerous Woman | ||
| 2016 | "Sometimes" | Ariana Grande – Dangerous Woman | ||
| 2016 | "Still Falling for You" | Ellie Goulding – Bridget Jones's Baby | ||
| 2016 | "Don't Talk About It" | Tove Lo – Lady Wood | ||
| 2016 | "Fire Fade" | Tove Lo – Lady Wood | ||
| 2016 | "They Don't Know" | Ariana Grande – Trolls | ||
| 2016 | "What U Workin' With?" | Gwen Stefani & Justin Timberlake – Trolls soundtrack | ||
| 2016 | "DNCE" | DNCE – DNCE | ||
| 2016 | "Pay My Rent" | DNCE – DNCE | ||
| 2016 | "Toothbrush" | DNCE – DNCE | ||
| 2016 | "Zoom" | DNCE – DNCE | ||
| 2017 | "Lions" | Skip Marley – Lions | ||
| 2017 | "Calm Down" | Skip Marley – Calm Down | ||
| 2017 | "Act My Age" | Katy Perry – Witness | ||
| 2017 | "Ain't About What You Got" | Star cast – Star soundtrack | ||
| 2017 | "Would You Mind" | PRETTYMUCH – Would You Mind | ||
| 2017 | "End Game" | Taylor Swift – Reputation | ||
| 2017 | "Refugee" | Skip Marley – Refugee | ||
| 2017 | "Teacher" | PRETTYMUCH – Teacher | ||
| 2017 | "Open Arms" | PRETTYMUCH – Open Arms | ||
| 2018 | "Raindrops " | Ariana Grande – Sweetener | ||
| 2018 | "God Is a Woman" | Ariana Grande – Sweetener | ||
| 2018 | "Everytime" | Ariana Grande – Sweetener | ||
| 2018 | "Breathin" | Ariana Grande – Sweetener | ||
| 2018 | "No Tears Left to Cry" | Ariana Grande – Sweetener | ||
| 2018 | "Close To Me" | Ellie Goulding & Diplo – Brightest Blue | ||
| 2018 | "Last Goodbye" | Clean Bandit – What Is Love? | ||
| 2019 | "Bloodline" | Ariana Grande – Thank U, Next | ||
| 2019 | "Bad Idea" | Ariana Grande – Thank U, Next | ||
| 2019 | "Ghostin" | Ariana Grande – Thank U, Next | ||
| 2019 | "Break Up with Your Girlfriend, I'm Bored" | Ariana Grande – Thank U, Next | ||
| 2019 | "Tu Vecina" | Maluma – | ||
| 2019 | "Miracle" | Labrinth – Imagination & the Misfit Kid | ||
| 2019 | "Spirit" | Beyoncé – The Lion King soundtrack | ||
| 2019 | "How Do You Sleep?" | Sam Smith – TBA | ||
| 2019 | "Motivation" | Normani – TBA | ||
| 2019 | "Don't Call Me Angel" | Ariana Grande, Miley Cyrus, Lana Del Rey – Charlie's Angels | ||
| 2019 | "How It's Done" | Kash Doll, Kim Petras, Alma, Stefflon Don – Charlie's Angels soundtrack | ||
| 2019 | "Bad to You" | Ariana Grande, Normani, Nicki Minaj – Charlie's Angels soundtrack | ||
| 2019 | "Nobody" | Ariana Grande, Chaka Khan – Charlie's Angels soundtrack | ||
| 2019 | "How I Look on You" | Ariana Grande – Charlie's Angels soundtrack | ||
| 2020 | "I'm Ready" | Sam Smith & Demi Lovato – TBA | ||
| 2020 | "Worry About Me" | Ellie Goulding − Brightest Blue |