Ilya Salmanzadeh

Ilya Salmanzadeh (born 19 September 1986), known mononymously as ILYA, is a Swedish 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".

In 2005 at the age of 19, Ilya signed with Warner/Chappell Music in Stockholm, Sweden.

In 2009, he graduated from the Musicians Institute in Hollywood, California.

"Miss Me", Mohombi & Nelly's song in 2010, was Ilya's first internationally acclaimed production.

In 2011, he produced "Mama" and "Reba" from The Lonely Island's Grammy-nominated album, Turtleneck & Chain.

In 2013, he produced Cher Lloyd's song, "I Wish", and Fifth Harmony's award-winning song, "Me & My Girls".

Alongside Max Martin, he co-wrote and produced Ariana Grande's "Problem" and Jennifer Lopez's "First Love" in 2014.

"Problem" went on to become one of the fastest-selling singles in iTunes history before winning a Teen Choice Award, VMA and EMA months later.

In June 2014, Ilya was nominated for the Denniz Pop Awards, an annual prize handed out to up-and-coming musicians.

"Bang Bang", co-produced by Ilya, was released as a joint single by Jessie J, Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj on 29 July 2014 to universal acclaim.

In January 2015, Ellie Goulding's "Love Me Like You Do", co-written by Ilya, was released for the soundtrack album to the motion picture, Fifty Shades of Grey, becoming the most-streamed song in a week on Spotify.

In May 2015, he remixed Taylor Swift's "Bad Blood" with Kendrick Lamar, which became his first No.1 on the Billboard Hot 100.

He co-wrote and produced large parts of Ariana Grande's later albums Sweetener and Thank U, Next.

In 2019, Salmanzadeh co-wrote and produced Beyoncé's Grammy-nominated song "Spirit".

He also worked on the production of Labrinth's singles "Miracle" and "Oblivion" (which features Sia), both taken from his sophomore solo album, Imagination & the Misfit Kid.

Ilya's works include: