Ilya Salmanzadeh

ILYA
Birth nameIlya Salmanzadeh
Also known asKnocDown
Born (1986-09-19) 19 September 1986 (age 37)
Iran
OriginStockholm, Sweden
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Occupation(s)
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • keyboards
  • guitar
  • bass guitar
  • percussion
Labels

Ilya Salmanzadeh (/sɑːlmənˈzɑːdə/; born 19 September 1986), known mononymously as ILYA, is a Swedish[1] songwriter, producer, and singer. He rose to prominence outside of Sweden after co-writing and producing Ariana Grande's "Problem" and Jennifer Lopez's "First Love".[2][3]

  1. ^ Gradvall, Jan (11 February 2016). "World exclusive: Max Martin, #1 hitmaker". Dagens Industri. Archived from the original on 17 August 2018. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  2. ^ "How Ariana Grande and Max Martin Made 'Problem' the Song of the Summer". Rolling Stone. 22 May 2014. Archived from the original on 7 April 2018. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
  3. ^ "Jennifer Lopez releases lyric video for new single 'First Love'". hamadamania.com. 4 May 2014. Archived from the original on 8 May 2014. Retrieved 6 May 2014.

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