Noonie Bao


Jonnali Mikaela Parmenius, better known by the stage name Noonie Bao, is a Swedish singer, songwriter and record producer. She has written songs for artists such as Don Diablo, Katy Perry, Zara Larsson, Charli XCX, Camila Cabello, Zedd, Avicii, Kygo, David Guetta, Clean Bandit, Alesso and Carly Rae Jepsen.

Early life

Parmenius was born in Stockholm, Sweden. She started singing at an early age, inspired by her musical parents, and performed in choir productions as a child. At the age of 12, she began to write her own songs, but at first, she did so in secret because she was embarrassed and uncomfortable singing about feelings. She attended a music school, where she was called a "black sheep". At the age of 15, a friend gave her the nickname Noonie Bao because of her appearance.
She briefly attended the Royal College of Music, Stockholm, but left and went to live with a friend in St. Gallen, Switzerland. She began to take a singing class and recorded her own songs in a friend's attic, which was her first contact with song production. Later, she worked in a recording studio in Paris.

Career

After two years abroad, Noonie Bao returned to her hometown of Stockholm, where she signed a contract with the label EMI as a songwriter. She also founded a music label called 2many Freckles. Under this label, she wrote and produced songs for Adiam Dymott, Clean Bandit, Frederic Sioen, and Tove Styrke. Bao produced several songs on Tove Styrke's 2010 self-titled album, which spent 35 weeks on the Swedish charts and peaked at number 10. In 2011, the Belgian band Das Pop became aware of a song by Noonie Bao and asked her to sing backing vocals on the song "Fair Weather Friends" from their album The Game. Bao later went on tour with the band in Belgium and Europe.
In January 2012, Bao released her debut single "About to Tell". In October, she released her debut album I Am Noonie Bao, which incorporates indie pop and folk musical styles. In late 2012, she went on tour in Sweden. In 2013, she was nominated for a Grammis award in the category of Best New Artist, but lost to Icona Pop. Bao later had success as a songwriter and featured singer for Avicii and Nicky Romero's song "I Could Be the One".
In 2014, Noonie Bao co-wrote the single "Doing It" from Charli XCX's album Sucker, which peaked at number eight on the UK singles chart, as well as contributing to three other tracks on the album. The two have continued to work together, including the majority of XCX's 2016 Vroom Vroom EP and three tracks from XCX's mixtape Number 1 Angel.
In 2015, Bao released the single "I'm in Love" on Soundcloud and YouTube. In November 2015, she released her first extended play Noonia, which made a transition into more pop-based production than had initially appeared on her debut album. Continuing with this sound, Bao released the Burns-produced single "Reminds Me" in April 2016.

Discography

Studio albums

Extended plays

Singles

As lead artist

As featured artist

Guest appearances

Songwriting credits

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YearArtistAlbumSongCo-written with
2008KockyStadium Status"Prison Break"
David Åström, Patrik Berggren
2010Tove StyrkeTove Styrke"Chaos"Tove Anna Linnea Styrke
2010Tove StyrkeTove Styrke"Four Elements"Tove Anna Linnea Styrke
2012BlänkÁurinko Rising Again"Do This Thing"
Klas Granstrom, Lina Oehman, John Eriksson, Peter Moren, Bjorn Yttling, Simon Trabelsi
2012Sebjak"Just Another Song"
Sabastian Jakobsson
2012Don DiabloM1 Stinger EP"M1 Stinger"
Don Schipper, Måns Wredenberg, Linus Wiklund, Gordon Sumner
2012Avicii"I Could Be the One"
Tim Bergling, Nicholas Gotum, Arash Pournouri, Måns Wredenberg, Linus Wiklund
2013The Kenneth Bager ExperienceFollow the Beat"Sunshine Stereo"
Kenneth Bager, Thomas Schulz
2013Don Diablorowspan="2" "Starlight " Don Schipper, Matthew Nash, David Silcox, Måns Wredenberg, Linus Wiklund
2013Galavant"Tonight"Alexander Almonte-
2013AviciiTrue"Always on the Run"Tim Bergling, Arash Pournouri, Måns Wredenberg, Linus Wiklund
2013Sub FocusTorus"Until the End"
Nicholas Douwmba, Måns Wredenberg, Louisa Rose Allen
2014The Kenneth Bager ExperienceFollow the Beat"Amazing"
Kenneth Bager, Linus Wiklund, Thomas Barrett Jr.
2014The Kenneth Bager ExperienceFollow the Beat"Follow the Beat"
Kenneth Bager, Thomas Schulz, Linus Wiklund, Neil Ormandy
2014The Kenneth Bager ExperienceFollow the Beat"What's My Name"
Kenneth Bager, Thomas Schulz
2014The Kenneth Bager ExperienceFollow the Beat"I Wish I Could Be Happy"Kenneth Bager, Thomas Schulz
2014The Kenneth Bager ExperienceFollow the Beat"Stuck in a Lie"
Kenneth Bager, Thomas Schulz, Linus Wiklund, Ayah Marar, Bernard Hermann, Dawn Joseph, Jacob Emtatsom
2014Clean BanditNew Eyes"Rihanna"
Jack Patterson, Grace Chatto
2014Say Lou LouLucid Dreaming"Games for Girls"
Elektra Kilbey-Jansson, Miranda Kilbey-Jansson, Hans-Peter Lindstrøm, Jakob Emtestam
2014Sharks"Wait"Susanna Friberg, Sophia Englund, Johan Sigerud, Jimmy "Svidden" Koitzsh, Linus Eklow, Karl Sandberg, Joakim Jarl, Marcus Grindeback
2014Union JYou Got It All"Midnight Train"Eric Frederic, Andreas Schuller, Joseph Spargur, Thomas Peyton, John Ryan II
2014Charli XCXSucker"Breaking Up"Charlotte Aitchison, Patrik Berger, Markus Krunegård
2014Charli XCXSucker"Doing It"
Charlotte Aitchison, Ariel Rechtshaid, Jarrad Rogers, Matthew Burns
2014Charli XCXSucker"Die Tonight"Charlotte Aitchison, Patrik Perger, Markus Krunegård, Pontus Winnberg, Andrew Wyatt, Rostam Batmanglij
2014Charli XCXSucker"Need Ur Luv"Charlotte Aitchison, Andrew Wyatt, Rostam Batmanglij
2015Carly Rae JepsenEmotion"Run Away with Me"Carly Rae Jepsen, Mattias Larsson, Robin Fredriksson, Karl Schuster, Oscar Holter
2015CoucheronPlayground"Ruby"Sebastian Teigen
2015iSHiSpring Pieces"Let You Down"
Eshraque "iSHi" Mughal
2015AlessoForever"All This Love"
Alessandro Lindblad, Måns Wredenberg, Linus Wiklund
2015Tommy Trash"Wake the Giant"
Thomas Olsen, James Abrahart
2015InnaBody and the Sun"Salinas Skies"Wayne Hector, Andreas Schuller
2015AviciiStories"City Lights"Tim Bergling, Arash Pournouri, Oskar Jonas Wallin
2015EliasWarcry EP"Northern Lights"Elias Sahlin, Patrik Berggren, Andreas Soderlund
2015Mr. OizoHand in the Fire"Hand in the Fire"
Quentin Dupieux, Charlotte Aitchison, Amanda Lucille Warner, Andrew Wyatt, Rostam Batmanglij
2016Charli XCXVroom Vroom EP"Vroom Vroom"Charlotte Aitchison, Amanda Lucille Warner, Sophie Xeon
2016Charli XCXVroom Vroom EP"Paradise"
Charlotte Aitchison, Alexander Guy Cook, Sophie Xeon, Martin Stilling
2016Charli XCXVroom Vroom EP"Trophy"Charlotte Aitchison, Amanda Lucille Warner, Sophie Xeon, Patrik Berger
2016TiniTini"Got Me Started"Daniel Traynor, Jason Evigan
2016"Final Song"Karen Marie Ørsted, Uzoechi Emenike
2016RayeSecond EP"I, U, Us"Rachel Keen, Charlotte Aitchison, Fredrik Gibson
2016AlunaGeorgeI Remember"Jealous"Aluna Francis, George Reid, Charlotte Aitchison, Jonathan Hill, Ajay Bhattacharya
2016"Drum"Karen Marie Ørsted, Charlotte Aitchison, Michael Tucker
2016EasyFunPC Music, Volume 2"Monopoly"
Finn Keane
2016Alan WalkerDifferent World"Alone"Alan Walker, Jesper Borgen, Anders Frøen, Gunnar Greve Pettersen
2017Zedd"Stay"
Anton Zaslavski, Anders Frøen, Alessia Caracciolo, Sarah Aarons, Linus Wiklund
2017Charli XCXNumber 1 Angel"Blame It on U"Charlotte Aitchison, Alexander Guy Cook
2017Charli XCXNumber 1 Angel"Roll with Me"Charlotte Aitchison, Sophie Xeon, Klas Ahlund
2017Charli XCXNumber 1 Angel"White Roses"Charlotte Aitchison, Alexander Guy Cook
2017Katy PerryWitness"Save as Draft"Katheryn Hudson, Dijon McFarlane, Nicholas Audino, Lewis Hughes, Elof Loelv
2017Camila Cabello"OMG"
Karla Estrabao, Charlotte Aitchison, Alexandra Yatchenko, Mikkel Eriksen, Tor Hermansen, Quavious Marshall
2017OdeszaA Moment Apart"Falls"
Clayton Knight, Harrison Mills, Alexandra Yatchenko, Alexandra Cheatle
2017Alma"Phases"
Alma-Sofia Miettinen, Charlotte Aitchison, Alexandra Yatchenko, Ryan Vojtesak, Kaelyn Behr, Rex Kudo, Karim Kharbouch
2017KygoStargazing EP"This Town"
Kyrre Gorvell-Dahll, Alexandra Yatchenko
2017Demi LovatoTell Me You Love Me"Cry Baby"Demetria Lovato, Taylor Parks, Chloe Angelides, Jamie Sanderson, Kevin Hissink
2017David Guetta"Dirty Sexy Money"
Pierre Guetta, Nicholas van de Wall, Charlotte Aitchison, Alexander Guy Cook, Karim Kharbouch
2017Charli XCXPop 2"Track 10"Charlotte Aitchison, Alexander Guy Cook, Alexandra Yatchenko, Mikkel Eriksen, Tor Hermansen
2017Ty Dolla SignBright OST"Darkside"
Tyrone Griffin Jr., Jeremy "JMIKE" Coleman, Linus Wiklund, Kiara Saulters, Nayvadius Wilburn
2018Camila CabelloCamila"Never Be the Same"Karla Estrabao, Alexandra Yatchenko, Adam Feeney, Leo Rami Dawod, Jacob Ludwig Olofsson
2018Topic"Perfect"
Alexandra Yatchenko, Matthew Radosevich
2018Sasha SloanSad Girl EP"Fall"Alexandra Yatchenko, Linus Wiklund
2018TinasheJoyride"Faded Love"
Tinashe Kachingwe, Alexandra Yatchenko, Tor Hermansen, Nayvadius Wilburn
2018AlmaHeavy Rules Mixtape"Dance for Me"
Alma-Sofia Miettinen, Charlotte Aitchison, Karen Marie Ørsted, Andreas Schuller, Larus Orn Arnarson
2018Jim-E Stack"Somebody"James Harmon Stack
2018Troye SivanBloom"Dance to This"
Troye Sivan Mellet, Brett McLaughlin, Oscar Holter
2018Kungs"Be Right Here"

Valentin Brunel, Robert "Throttle" Bergin, Karla Estrabao, Charlotte Aitchison, Alexandra Yatchenko, Mikkel Eriksen, Tor Hermansen
2018Zedd"Happy Now"
Anton Zaslavski, Sarah Aarons, Linus Wiklund
2018David Guetta7"Don't Leave Me Alone"
Pierre Guetta, Sarah Aarons, Linus Wiklund
2018Forever Neverland"Imaginary Friend"Karen Marie Ørsted, Carlos Montagnese, William Walsh
2018Rita OraPhoenix"Let You Love Me"Rita Sahatçiu Ora, Ilsey Juber, Linus Wiklund, Finn Keane, Fredrik Gibson
2018Nicky Romero"Paradise" Nicholas Gotum, Deniz Akçakoyunlu, Måns Wredenberg, Linus Wiklund
2018Charli XCXCharli"1999"
Charlotte Aitchison, Troye Sivan Mellet, Brett McLaughlin, Oscar Holter
2018Rita OraPhoenix"New Look"Ilsey Juber, Jordan Suecof
2018Clean BanditWhat Is Love?"Nowhere"
Jack Patterson, Grace Chatto, Ilsey Juber, Linus Wiklund, Kyle Harvey
2018Clean BanditWhat Is Love?"24 Hours"
Jack Patterson, John Ryan II, Julian Bunetta
2019Astrid STrust Issues"Someone New"Astrid Smeplass, Charlotte Aitchison, Jakob Hazell, Svante Halldin
2019SigridSucker Punch"Business Dinners"Sigrid Raabe, Patrik Berger, Martin Stilling
2019SigridSucker Punch"Never Mine"Sigrid Raabe, Martin Sjølie
2019MarinaLove + Fear"Enjoy Your Life"Marina Diamandis, Oscar Holter
2019MarinaLove + Fear"True"Marina Diamandis, Oscar Holter, Oscar Gorres
2019TritonalU & Me"Real"
Chad Cisneros, David Reed, Alexandra Yatchenko, Alexander Schwartz, Joseph Khajadourian, Teal Douville
2019Carly Rae JepsenDedicated"Too Much"Carly Rae Jepsen, Jonathan Hill, Patrik Berger
2019Charli XCXCharli"Blame It on Your Love"
Charlotte Aitchison, Alexandra Yatchenko, Finn Keane, Mikkel Eriksen, Tor Hermansen, Melissa Jefferson
2019Carly Rae JepsenDedicated"For Sure"Carly Rae Jepsen, Patrik Berger, Pontus Winnberg
2019Zara Larsson"All the Time"Zara Larsson, Ilsey Juber, Linus Wiklund
2019David Guetta"Thing for You"
Pierre Guetta, Martin Picandet, Alexandra Yatchenko, Alexandra Robotham
2019Charli XCXCharli"Gone"
Charlotte Aitchison, Linus Wiklund, Heloise Letissier, Nicholas Petitfrere
2019Charli XCXCharli"Cross You Out"
Charlotte Aitchison, Alexander Guy Cook, Linus Wiklund
2019Charli XCX13 Reasons Why OST"Miss U"Charlotte Aitchison, Linus Wiklund, Madison Love
2019Fall Out Boy"Dear Future Self "
Patrick Stump, Joseph Trohman, Peter Wentz, Andy Hurley, Wyclef Jean, Jens Silverstedt, Jonas Wallin
2019Charli XCXCharli"Official"Charlotte Aitchison, Alexander Guy Cook, Finn Keane, Patrik Berger
2019GryffinGravity"Baggage"
Daniel Griffith, Ilsey Juber, Aluna Francis, Jakob Hazell, Svante Halldin
2019AJ Mitchellrowspan="2" "Down in Flames"Aaron Mitchell Jr., Linus Wiklund
2019"On & On"Karen Marie Ørsted, Patrik Berger, Frederik Berger, Martin Stilling-
2020HalseyManic"I Hate Everybody"Ashley Frangipane, Sarah Aarons, Peder Losnegård, Benjamin Levin, Magnus August Høiberg, Nathan Perez, Finneas O'Connell
2020Karen"Repeat"Karen Firlej, Alma-Sofia Miettinen, Charlotte Aitchison, Gerald Hoffmann, Jonas Lang, Joachim Piehl, Philip Meckseper, Martin Willumeit Jr.
2020Carly Rae JepsenDedicated Side B"Now I Don't Hate California
After All"
Carly Rae Jepsen, Markus Krunegard, Patrik Berger, Pontus Winnberg
2020Ava MaxHeaven & Hell"Who's Laughing Now?"Amanada Koci, Linus Wiklund, Måns Wredenberg, Madison Love, Henry Walter, Nadir Khayat, Desmond Child, Mimoza Blinson, Hillary Bernstein, Jakke Erixon

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