Thomas Troelsen
Thomas Troelsen | |
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Birth name | Thomas Troelsen |
Born | 6 October 1981 |
Origin | Skive, Denmark |
Genres |
Pop Rock Pop rock Dance Dance-pop |
Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter, record producer |
Instruments | Vocals, sampler, keyboards, synthesizer, vocoder, guitar, bass guitar |
Years active | 1996–present |
Associated acts | Pitbull, Jennifer Lopez, Flo Rida, Inna, Robin Schulz, PRIVATE, Junior Senior, Girls Generation, SHINee, TVXQ |
Website | http://www.weareprivate.com |
Thomas Troelsen (born 6 October 1981) is a singer, songwriter, and producer from Denmark. Troelsen has written and produced songs for Pitbull, Flo Rida, Justin Bieber, David Guetta, Nile Rodgers, Robin Thicke, Charlie Puth, Chris Brown, Robin Schulz, Akon, Meghan Trainor, SHINee, NCT Dream and Junior Senior.
In 2016, Troelsen co-wrote "I Love Me" by Meghan Trainor and This One's For You by David Guetta featuring Zara Larsson, the UEFA 2016 official song.
In 2015, Troelsen co-wrote 3 songs for the new Flo Rida EP My House, including the single "I Don't Like It, I Love It" featuring Robin Thicke. He also co-wrote the song "Company" by Justin Bieber from his album Purpose, "Back in the Old School" for Chic featuring Nile Rodgers, and the single "Heatwave" for Robin Schulz featuring Akon.
In 2014, Troelsen co-wrote and co-produced "We Are One (Ole Ola)", the Official 2014 FIFA World Cup Song, featuring Pitbull and Jennifer Lopez.[1]
History
As a writer and producer, Troelsen’s work has charted globally, with hits such as Junior Senior’s “Move Your Feet” (#2 UK), "I Don't Like It, I Love It" by Flo Rida feat. Robin Thicke (#7 UK), Aura Dione’s “Geronimo” (#1 Germany), Monrose’s "Hot Summer" (#1 Germany), and Private’s “My Secret Lover” (#1 Denmark).
In 2014, Troelsen co-wrote and co-produced “We Are One (Ole Ola),” the Official 2014 FIFA World Cup Song, featuring Pitbull, Jennifer Lopez, and Claudia Leitte. The song was performed by Pitbull and Jennifer Lopez at the Opening Ceremony of the 2014 World Cup and was included on the “Official 2014 FIFA World Cup Album," released by Sony.[2]
In Asia, Troelsen is regarded as one of the most successful and prolific writers and producers of K-Pop. Troelsen’s compositions have sold over 10 million units in Korean and Japan to date. Troelsen wrote TVXQ's single "Mirotic", whose eponymous album was the best-selling album of 2008 in South Korea. Other major K-Pop songs written and produced by Troelsen include SHINee's "Love Like Oxygen", EXO's "History," and TVXQ's "Humanoids."
Troelsen also fronts the pop group Private, whose single “My Secret Lover” was remixed by Diplo and Egyptian Lover and was featured as Record of the Week on Scott Mills and Nick Grimshaw’s shows on BBC Radio 1. The song was also featured in a Prada commercial in 2010.
Troelsen owns a recording studio, Delta Lab Studios, in Copenhagen, Denmark, whose design was inspired by Verner Panton and has a vast collection of analog equipment.
Troelsen has been profiled in publications such as Dazed & Confused, NME, and Monocle.
Since July 2011, Troelsen is signed to EMI Music Publishing.
Music in film, television and video games
Thomas Troelsen's compositions have appeared in the following:
- Gossip Girl ("Last Dance" and "Suicide")
- EA's FIFA 10 ("The Sound of Swing")
- Fuel TV ("Suicide")
- Lifetime's "Seven Deadly Sins" ("Bang!")
- 90210 ("Hot Summer")
- EA's Boogie Superstar ("Hot Summer")
- Clicknet ("Fragment Eight")
- Poppy Shakespeare ("Fragment One," "The Sound of Swing" and "The First Picture")
- Dong Energy ("The Sound of Swing")
- Renault ("The Sound of Swing")
- Rock Band 3 ("Last Dance")
- Patagonia ("On the Floor")
- Google Chromebook (“Move Your Feet”)
Thomas has also written jingles for Gametap, Dong Energy, Lalandia, and DK TV.[3][4]
Discography
Select productions
- 2003: Move Your Feet by Junior Senior (single)
- 2004: Baby by Melody Club (song/single)
- 2007: Hot Summer by Monrose (single)
- 2007: Strictly Physical by Monrose (album)
- 2007: Was Ist Los by Sistanova
- 2008: Disappear by No Angels
- 2008: Forever or Never (Single) and Dysfunctional Family by Cinema Bizarre
- 2008: Sexy as Hell by Sarah Connor (singer) (album, five tracks)
- 2008: Under My Skin by Sarah Connor (single)
- 2008: Show The World by Martin (single)
- 2008: Show The World by Martin (album, six tracks)
- 2008: Mirotic by TVXQ (single)
- 2008: Eat You Up by BoA (single)
- 2008: SHINee World by SHINee
- 2009: In and Out of Control by The Raveonettes (album)
- 2010: "My Secret Lover" by PRIVATE
- 2010: Run Devil Run by Girls' Generation (single)
- 2010: Hurricane Venus by BoA (album, two songs)
- 2010: Nu ABO by f(x) (album, two tracks)
- 2010: "Saturday" by Basshunter (single)
- 2010: Fall from Grace by Infernal (album)
- 2010: Sonrisa by Ana Torroja
- 2011: Showtime by TV-2 (album)
- 2011: "Mirror Mirror" by Sash! (album)
- 2011: "Gigolo" by Anders-Fahrenkrog
- 2011: "Hot Summer" by f(x) (single)
- 2011: Pinocchio by f(x) (album, two songs, "Gangsta Boy" and "Hot Summer")
- 2011: Perfection by Super Junior-M (EP, one track, "Perfection")
- 2011: Mr. Simple by Super Junior (Album, two tracks, "Opera" and "Perfection")
- 2011: "The Sound of Swing, Pt. 2 (Oh Na Na) feat. Aloe Blacc by Kenneth Bager
- 2011: Before the Dinosaurs by Aura Dione (album, lead single "Geronimo")
- 2012: "Everywhere" by PRIVATE feat. O.T. Genasis
- 2012: "History" by EXO (single)
- 2012: "Lazy Girl" by Girls Generation
- 2012: "Criminal" by Vox Halo feat La Dolla
- 2012: "Single Ladies" by Remady & Manu-L feat. J-Son (single)
- 2012: "Spy" by Super Junior
- 2012: "Outsider" by Super Junior
- 2012: "Sherlock" by Shinee
- 2012: "Humanoids" by TVXQ!
- 2012: “Señorita” by Abraham Mateo
- 2013: "Why Not" by 2YOON from Harvest Moon
- 2013: "Spoiler" by Shinee from Chapter 1. Dream Girl – The Misconceptions of You
- 2013: "Girls, Girls, Girls" by Shinee from Chapter 1. Dream Girl – The Misconceptions of You
- 2013: "Punch Drunk Love" by Shinee from Chapter 1. Dream Girl – The Misconceptions of You
- 2013: "Like a Fire" by Shinee from Chapter 2. Why So Serious? – The Misconceptions of Me
- 2013: "More Than Friends" by Inna from Party Never Ends
- 2013: "Marabou" by Antonia
- 2013: "Get You Back" by Wally Lopez feat. Ricki-Lee
- 2013: "Waiting for the End" by Marco V
- 2013: "Everybody" by Shinee
- 2013: “Fridays Are Forever” by The Fooo
- 2014: “We Are One (Ole, Ola)” by Pitbull feat. Jennifer Lopez and Claudia Leitte
- 2014: "Good Time" by Inna feat. Pitbull from LatINNA
- 2014: "Butterfly" by f(x) from Red Light
- 2014: "Danger" by TAEMIN (Shinee) from ACE
- 2014: "Body And The Sun" by Inna from Summer Days
- 2014: "Kiss You" by Sasha Lopez
- 2014: "Who I Am" by Abraham Mateo from Who I AM
- 2014: "Save The Night" by Dirty Dasmo
- 2014: "Happy People" by Robots Don't Sleep
- 2014: "The Way That You Love Me" by Morgana
- 2015: "I Don't Like It, I Love It" by Flo Rida feat. Robin Thicke and Verdine White
- 2015: "Here it Is" by Flo Rida feat. Chris Brown
- 2015: "That's What I Like" by Flo Rida feat. Fitz
- 2015: "Need Somebody" by M. Pokora from R.E.D.
- 2015: "God Invented Fridays" by DJ Luis López
- 2015: "Back in the Old School" by Chic feat. Nile Rodgers
- 2015: "We Wanna" by Alexandra Stan & Inna feat. Daddy Yankee
- 2015: "Chemicals" by Tiësto & Don Diablo feat. Thomas Troelsen
- 2015: "Heatwave" by Robin Schulz feat. Akon from Sugar
- 2015: "Day Trippin'" by Kaskade feat. Estelle from Automatic
- 2015: INNA by Inna (Album, 5 tracks, Bop Bop, "Walking On the Sun", "Rendez Vous", "Body and The Sun", "Sun Goes Up")
- 2015: "Company" by Justin Bieber from Purpose
- 2015: "Dirty Mind" by Flo Rida
- 2015: "Fired Cuz I Was Late" by AronChupa
- 2016: "Up All Night" by Charlie Puth from Nine Track Mind
- 2016: "Hello Friday" by Flo Rida feat. Jason Derulo
- 2016: "I Love Me" by Meghan Trainor feat. LunchMoney Lewis
- 2016: "This One's For You by David Guetta feat. Zara Larsson
- 2016: "Who Did You Love" by Flo Rida feat. Arianna
- 2016: "Kiss The Sky" by Jason Derulo
- 2016: "Debut" by Maria Hazell
- 2016: "Karma" by Julian Perretta
References
- ↑ "World Cup success". Copenhagen Post. 2014-01-30. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
- ↑ Cantor-Navas, Judy (2014-01-23). "Pitbull's FIFA World Cup Song a Collab With Jennifer Lopez, Claudia Leitte". Billboard. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
- ↑ Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. ISSN 0006-2510.
- ↑ "Blog". iloapp.princessonwheels.net. Retrieved 21 September 2014.