Cirkut

Cirkut
Cirkut
	Cirkut in 2015
Background information
Birth name	Henry Russell Walter
Born	23 April 1986 (age 38); Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Origin	Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Genres	Pop; R&B; hip hop;
Occupation(s)	Record producer; songwriter;
Member of	Let's Go to War;

Henry Russell Walter (born April 23, 1986), known professionally as Cirkut, is a Canadian record producer and songwriter. He has co-produced and co-written commercially successful singles, often in tandem with American record producer Dr. Luke and Swedish producer Max Martin since 2008. His credits include songs and albums for prominent artists including Katy Perry, Becky G, Ava Max, Nicki Minaj, R. City, the Weeknd, Kesha, Ciara, Pitbull, Britney Spears, Ne-Yo, Rihanna, Adam Lambert, B.o.B, Marina and the Diamonds, will.i.am, Jungkook, G.R.L. and Juicy J, among others.

Walter has written and produced the Billboard Hot 100-number one singles "Part of Me", "Roar" and "Dark Horse" by Katy Perry, "Wrecking Ball" by Miley Cyrus, and "Starboy" and "Die for You (Remix)" by the Weeknd.^[2]^[3] He won the Best Urban Contemporary Album at the 60th Annual Grammy Awards for his work on the latter two songs' parent album, Starboy.^[4] He co-produced Jungkook's 2023 single "Standing Next to You".

^ Seabroke, John (October 14, 2013). "The Doctor Is In". The New Yorker. pp. 44–56.
^ "Number one singles". Retrieved July 18, 2018.
^ Hung, Steffen. "swedishcharts.com - Henry Walter". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
^ "Henry Walter". GRAMMY.com. Retrieved August 26, 2022.