Ilya Salmanzadeh

Ilya
Birth name	Ilya Salmanzadeh
Also known as	KnocDown
Born	19 September 1986
Origin	Stockholm, Sweden
Genres	Pop Europop hip hop R&B
Occupation(s)	Songwriter producer singer
Labels	Warner/Chappell Capitol Island Republic Sony Universal Wolf Cousins
Associated acts	Max Martin Shellback Savan Kotecha

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

Career

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.^[3][4] In 2011, he produced "Mama" and "Reba" from The Lonely Island's Grammy-nominated album, Turtleneck & Chain.^[5][6] In 2013, he produced Cher Lloyd's song, "I Wish", and Fifth Harmony's award-winning song, "Me & My Girls".^[7][8]

Alongside Max Martin, he co-wrote and produced Ariana Grande's "Problem" and Jennifer Lopez's "First Love" in 2014.^{[1][9][10][11]} "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.^{[12][13][14][15]} In June 2014, Ilya was nominated for the Denniz Pop Awards, an annual prize handed out to up-and-coming musicians.^[16][17][18] "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.^[19][20] 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.^[21] In May 2015, he remixed Taylor Swift's "Bad Blood" with Kendrick Lamar, which became his first No.1 on the Billboard Hot 100.^[22][23]

Discography

Singles

As lead artist

• 2007: "Used To Be"^[24]

As featured artist

• 2009: "Get You on the Pool" (Kocky & Trash featuring Ilya)^[25]
• 2011: "Got It Like That" (Lazee ft. Ilya)^[26]

Production discography

Ilya's works include:^{[27][28][29][30]}

Title	Year	Album	Songwriter	Producer
"Karma" (featuring David Jassy)	2008	Darin Zanyar – Flashback
"Road Trip"
"Miss Me" (ft. Nelly)	2010	Mohombi – MoveMeant
"Alienized"	2011	Linda Pritchard – Alive
"Crying in the Rain"
"Dance Your Tears Away"
"Erase & Rewind"
"Glorious"
"Miracle"
"Not Even Hello"
"On Time"
"Rise Again"
"Satellite"
"Stuck in a Riddle"
"Got It Like That"		Lazee – Supposed II Happen
"Explosive Love"		Eric Saade – Saade Vol. 2
"Feel Alive"
"Mama"		The Lonely Island – Turtleneck & Chain
"Reba (Two Worlds Collide)" (ft. Kenan Thompson)
"Finally Free"		Kimberley Locke – Four for the Floor
"Get Started"	2012	David Lindgren – Get Started
"Bastard"		Amanda Fondell – Bastard
"Can't Hold Back"	2013	Anton Ewald – A
"We Are a Crowd"		The Lonely Island – The Wack Album
"Me & My Girls"		Fifth Harmony – Better Together
"I Wish" (ft. T.I.)		Cher Lloyd – Sorry I'm Late
"One Last Time"	2014	Ariana Grande – My Everything
"Problem" (ft. Iggy Azalea)
"First Love"		Jennifer Lopez – A.K.A.
"Bang Bang" (Jessie J with Ariana Grande & Nicki Minaj)		Jessie J – Sweet Talker Ariana Grande – My Everything
"Dreamers"		Mohombi – Universe
"Grow Old With You"
"Just Like That"
"Save Me"
"Comeback"		Ella Eyre – Feline
"Santa Tell Me"		Ariana Grande – Santa Tell Me
"Love Me Like You Do"	2015	Ellie Goulding – Fifty Shades of Grey soundtrack
"Things I Didn't Say"		Adam Lambert – The Original High
"City Dove"		Tori Kelly – Unbreakable Smile
"Back It Up" (ft. Pitbull)		Prince Royce – Double Vision
"Back It Up" (ft. Jennifer Lopez & Pitbull)
"Bad Blood" (ft. Kendrick Lamar)		Taylor Swift – 1989
"Good Thing" (ft. Nick Jonas)		Sage the Gemini – Bachelor Party
"Around the World" (ft. Fetty Wap)		Natalie La Rose – TBA
"One in a Million"		Hilary Duff – Breathe In. Breathe Out.
"Confident"		Demi Lovato – Confident
"Mr. Hughes"
"On My Mind"		Ellie Goulding – Delirium
"Codes"
"Pay My Rent"		DNCE – SWAAY
"Toothbrush"
"Focus"		Ariana Grande – Dangerous Woman
"Bad Decisions"	2016
"Everyday" (ft. Future)
"Greedy"
"Into You"
"Side to Side" (ft. Nicki Minaj)
"Sometimes"

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominated Work	Result	Ref.
2012	Grammy Award	Best Comedy Album	Turtleneck & Chain (songwriter & producer)	Nominated	[6]
2014	Radio Disney Music Awards	Best Song to Rock Out to With Your BFF	"Me & My Girls" (producer)	Won	[31]
		Catchiest New Song	"I Wish" (songwriter & producer)	Nominated	[32]
	Denniz Pop Awards	Rookie Songwriter/Producer	Himself	Nominated	[18]
	Swedish Music Publishers Prize	Year's Breakthrough		Nominated	[33]
	Teen Choice Awards	Song: Female Artist	"Problem" (songwriter & producer)	Won	[34]
	MTV Video Music Award	Best Female Video		Nominated	[35]
		Best Pop Video		Won	[36]
		Best Collaboration		Nominated	[37]
		Best Lyric Video		Nominated	[38]
	MTV Europe Music Awards	Best Song		Won	[39]
2015	People's Choice Awards	Favorite Song	"Bang Bang" (producer)	Nominated	[40]
		Favorite Album	My Everything (songwriter, producer & programmer)	Nominated	[40]
	Grammy Award	Best Pop Duo/Group Performance	"Bang Bang" (producer)	Nominated	[41]
		Best Pop Vocal Album	My Everything (songwriter, producer & programmer)	Nominated	[41]
	Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards	Favorite Song of the Year	"Bang Bang" (producer)	Won	[42]
			"Problem" (songwriter & producer)	Nominated	[43]
	iHeartRadio Music Awards	Best Collaboration	"Bang Bang" (producer)	Won	[44]
			"Problem" (songwriter & producer)	Nominated	[45]
	Radio Disney Music Awards	Song of the Year	"Problem" (songwriter & producer)	Won	[46]
	ASCAP Pop Music Awards	Writer Among the Most Performed Songs	Himself	Won	[47]
	Billboard Music Award	Top Soundtrack	Fifty Shades of Grey (composer)	Nominated	[48]
	MTV Video Music Award	Best Collaboration	"Bang Bang" (producer)	Nominated	[49]
			"Bad Blood" (producer)	Won
	MTV Europe Music Awards	Best Song		Won	[50]
			"Love Me like You Do" (songwriter)	Nominated
	Latin Grammy Award	Best Urban Song	"Back It Up (Spanish Version)" (songwriter & producer)	Nominated	[51]
	American Music Award	Top Soundtrack	Fifty Shades of Grey (composer)	Nominated	[52]
		Collaboration of the Year	"Bad Blood" (producer)	Nominated
2016	People's Choice Awards	Favorite Song of the Year		Nominated	[53]
			"Love Me like You Do" (songwriter)	Nominated
	Golden Globe Award	Best Original Song		Nominated	[54]
	Critics' Choice Movie Awards	Best Song		Nominated	[55]
	Grammy Award	Best Pop Solo Performance		Nominated	[56]
		Best Song Written for Visual Media		Nominated
		Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media	Fifty Shades of Grey (composer)	Nominated
		Best Music Video	"Bad Blood" (producer)	Won
		Best Pop Duo/Group Performance		Nominated

See also

• Persian Swedes
• List of songs recorded by Jennifer Lopez

References

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External links

• Ilya Salmanzadeh on Facebook
• Ilya Salmanzadeh on Instagram
• Ilya Salmanzadeh on Twitter
• Ilya Salmanzadeh's channel on YouTube