Achraf Janussi (AJ Junior) | |
Birth Name: | Achraf Janussi |
Alias: | AJ Junior, AJ Janussi, A Janussi, AJ Jannusi |
Years Active: | 2002–present |
Occupations: | Songwriter, Producer |
Achraf Janussi, better known as AJ Junior, and also known as AJ Janussi, is a songwriter and music producer based in Sweden. The credits may also use A Janussi, Ashraf Janussi or sometimes Jannusi. He closely cooperates with record producer RedOne and often also with Bilal Hajji.
Janussi wrote hits for the A-Teens in 2002, and co-produced the American singer Vanessa Hudgens's album V in 2006, the German pop group No Angels and the British X Factor winner Shayne Ward's album Breathless in 2007 and co-wrote the song "Tell Him" for Ward. He also technically assisted on 4 tracks in Westlife 2007 album Back Home.
He later on concentrated on songwriting, writing or co-writing many charting hits that appeared on the official charts in many countries. Notable artists include Jennifer Lopez and Pitbull in "On the Floor", "Dance Again" and "Live It Up",[1] [2] as well as for Mohombi, Cher Lloyd, Nicole Scherzinger, Shayne Ward, JLS, Taio Cruz, Khaled, One Direction, Paulina Rubio, Havana Brown and Skitszo. AJ Junior also co-wrote the 2013 qualifying song for Russia by Alexey Vorobyov entitled "Get You".[3]
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