The Family (songwriters) explained

The Family
Current Members:Joy Deb
Linnéa Deb
Anton Hård af Segerstad
Years Active:2013–present

The Family is a Swedish songwriting and music production team consisting of the married couple Joy & Linnéa Deb and Anton Hård Af Segerstad. They have worked with artists such as Fifth Harmony, JoJo, and Måns Zelmerlöw. Together they wrote and composed the Eurovision Song Contest winning song "Heroes" performed by Måns Zelmerlöw in 2015. The song has had huge success and is the third-highest-scoring song in the history of the ESC.[1] "Heroes" also peaked at #1 in 22 countries and was certified 5× Platinum in Sweden.[2]

Biography

The trio first met in 2013 while competing with different songs in the Swedish Eurovision Song Contest (Melodifestivalen). Anton competing with the song "Begging" performed by Anton Ewald which finished in fourth place,[3] and Joy's & Linnea's contribution "You" performed by Robin Stjernberg. "You" won the Swedish ESC and went on to the finals, (also) held in Sweden, Malmö.[3] As from this point they slowly started to collaborate and in 2014 they presented their first contribution to next years ESC (Melodifestivalen) as a production-group with "Echo" performed by Outtrigger.[4]

Now working together they continued their success writing more and bigger hits. In 2016 The Family managed to get four different contributions in the Swedish ESC. -Performed by Lisa Ajax, Ace Wilder, Molly Pettersson Hammar and ISA. The Family were appointed "Songwriter of the year" in the contest.[5]

As of 2016 the Family is based in the Stockholm-based studio Northbound where they've started working more towards the US pop-market. The trio wrote and produced the first record "Top Down" on Fifth Harmony's album Reflection. They also wrote JoJo's comeback single "Save My Soul".

In 2016, "Oh Lord" was released with the British vocal harmony boy band MiC LOWRY. The song was the group's debut single and it was written by The Family, Augustine Grant and Phil Collins,[6] as the song contains lyrics and music from Collins' song "In the Air Tonight".

Songwriting discography

Below is a selection of songs written and produced by The Family.

YearArtistTitleRoleNotes
2012Dada LifeFeed the Dada
2013Robin StjernbergYouWriterIn 2013 the song broke a Swedish record for most played song during one day.[7] Swedish Grammy nominee for "Song of the Year" 2014.[8] 3× Platinum in Sweden.
2013Anton Ewald Begging
2014Ace WilderBusy Doin' Nothin'WriterNr 1 on "the Swedish Singles chart".[9] Swedish Grammy nominee for song of the year in 2015.[10] 3× Platinum in Sweden.[11] ”
2015Fifth HarmonyTop DownWriter & producerFirst record on Reflection Album. The album hit nr 1 on US iTunes and entered at number 5 on the US ‘Billboard 200’.[12] Album certified Gold in the US.[13]
2015Måns ZelmerlöwHeroesWriter & producerWinner of ESC 2015. Nr 1 in 22 Countries. Sold 5× Platinum in Sweden. Gold in Spain,[14] Norway[15] and Austria.[16] "Heroes" also peaked top 10 in 20 different countries,[17] [18] [19] [20] [21] [22] whereas in 5 of the countries it positioned nr.1.[23] [24] [25]
2015JoJoSave My SoulWriter & producerThe track reached No.3 on "the real-time Billboard + Twitter Trending 140" chart.[26] It also peaked position 33 on US Billboards "Pop Digital Songs" chart.[27]
2015NauseThis is The World I Know
2016Ace WilderDon't WorryWriter & producerThe song is featured in the trailer for Bridget Jones's Baby.[28]
2016Lisa AjaxMy Heart Wants Me DeadWriter & producerIt took part in Melodifestivalen 2016.[29] It peaked position no.10 on "the Swedish Single" chart[30]
2016SAARACalifornia
2016Kim CesarionTherapy
2016MiC LOWRYOh LordWriter & producerMiC LOWRY's debut single.
2017Lisa AjaxI don't give AWriter & producerMelodifestivalen 2017
2017LoreenStatementsWriter & producerMelodifestivalen 2017
2017The Fo&OLove like thisWriter & producer
2017Iggy Azalea feat. AnittaSwitchWriter & producer

Notes and References

  1. News: Eurovision Song Contest: Sweden's Mans Zelmerlow wins. BBC News. 24 May 2015.
  2. Web site: Sverigetopplistan. Sverigetopplistan. 24 June 2022.
  3. Web site: Melodifestivalen 2013: Den totala resultatlistan - Melodifestivalen. Svt.se . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130314170246/http://www.svt.se/melodifestivalen/melodifestivalen-2013-den-totala-resultatlistan . 2013-03-14.
  4. Web site: Alla artister i Melodifestivalen 2014 presenterade – de tävlar i Göteborg och Örnsköldsvik - Melodifestivalen . Svt.se . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131201005142/http://www.svt.se/melodifestivalen/16-nya-artister-i-melodifestivalen-presenterade-tavlar-i-goteborg-och-ornskoldsvik . 2013-12-01.
  5. Web site: Regerande mästarna kan ta storslam – se låtskrivarna i Melodifestivalen 2016 - Melodifestivalen | SVT.se . Svt.se . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20151204070725/http://www.svt.se/melodifestivalen/regerande-mastarna-joy-deb-linnea-deb-och-anton-hard-af-segerstad-kan-ta-storslam-se-latskrivarna-i-melodifestivalen-2016 . 2015-12-04.
  6. Web site: Genius.com. MiC LOWRY – Oh Lord. en. 2017-06-14.
  7. Web site: Lionheart Music Group - Robin Stjernberg slog rekord på Spotify - Mynewsdesk . 2013-04-05 . dead . https://archive.today/20130427080015/http://www.mynewsdesk.com/se/pressroom/lionheartmusicgroup/news/view/robin-stjernberg-slog-rekord-paa-spotify-55754 . 2013-04-27 .
  8. Web site: Nominerade Amason, Smith & Thell och Benjamin Ingrosso gör exklusiva liveframträdanden på Grammis. 23 January 2020.
  9. Web site: Sverigetopplistan. https://web.archive.org/web/20171115173038/http://www.sverigetopplistan.se/. dead. 15 November 2017. Sverigetopplistan.se. 24 June 2022.
  10. Web site: Nominerade Amason, Smith & Thell och Benjamin Ingrosso gör exklusiva liveframträdanden på Grammis. 23 January 2020.
  11. Web site: Ifpi Sverige - För dig som gör eller använder inspelad musik. Ifpi.se. 24 June 2022.
  12. Taylor Swift's '1989' Spends 11th Week at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Chart. Billboard. 11 February 2015.
  13. Web site: Gold & Platinum. Recording Industry Association of America.
  14. Web site: Måns Zelmerlöw - Heroes - Elportaldemusica.es: Novedades y Listas Oficiales de Ventas de Música en España . Elportaldemusica.es . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150603070658/http://www.elportaldemusica.es/cancion-10388-18630-mans-zelmerlow-heroes . 2015-06-03.
  15. Web site: Trofeoversikt - IFPI - Gull og Platina. Ifpi.no. 17 April 2020 .
  16. Web site: IFPI Austria - Verband der Österreichischen Musikwirtschaft . 2012-01-02 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120209235606/http://www.ifpi.at/?section=goldplatin . 2012-02-09 .
  17. Web site: Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100 | Official Charts Company. Official Charts.
  18. Web site: ZPAV :: Bestsellery i wyróżnienia - AirPlays - Top - Archiwum. Bestsellery.zpav.pl. 24 June 2022.
  19. Web site: Luxembourg Digital Songs : Jun 13, 2015 Billboard Chart Archive . Billboard.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20151028060154/http://www.billboard.com/biz/charts/2015-06-13/luxembourg-digital-songs . 2015-10-28.
  20. Web site: The World's #1 Music Discovery, Rating, and Purchasing Experience! . 2015-06-07 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304053751/http://www.mediaforest.biz/WeeklyCharts/HistoryWeeklyCharts.aspx?year=2015&week=23 . 2016-03-04 .
  21. Web site: GFK Chart-Track. 29 May 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150529223611/http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p/musicvideo/music/archive/index_test.jsp&ct=240001&arch=t&lyr=2015&year=2015&week=22 . 24 June 2022. 2015-05-29 .
  22. Web site: ARC 100 - datum izlaska: 29. Veljače 2016. :: Hrvatski radio . 2015-07-04 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304023158/http://radio.hrt.hr/clanak/airplay-radio-chart-2013/10534 . 2016-03-04 .
  23. Web site: Swedish Charts Portal. Swedishcharts.com. 24 June 2022.
  24. Web site: Netlistinn viku 21, 2015 » IcelandicMusic.com . 2016-08-23 . 2016-03-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304141024/http://www.icelandicmusic.com/Music/ChartList.aspx?ID=677 . dead .
  25. Greece Albums. Billboard. 2 January 2013.
  26. Watch JoJo's Emotional Video for 'Save My Soul,' Directed by Zelda Williams. Billboard. 8 January 2016.
  27. Web site: Music. Billboard.com. 24 June 2022.
  28. Web site: Ace Wilder's "Don't Worry" features on Bridget Jones's Baby film trailer. Wiwibloggs.com. July 2016.
  29. Web site: Bidragsbibeln: Lisa Ajax – My Heart Wants Me Dead i Melodifestivalen 2016 - Melodifestivalen SVT.se . Svt.se . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160328104233/http://www.svt.se/melodifestivalen/artister/2016/lisa-ajax/bidragsbibeln-lisa-ajax-my-heart-wants-me-dead-i-melodifestivalen-2016 . 2016-03-28.
  30. Web site: Lisa Ajax - My Heart Wants Me Dead. Swedishcharts.com. 24 June 2022.

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