Andreas Mikael Carlsson (; born 3 April 1973) is a Swedish music producer and pop songwriter.
Biography Carlsson was part of the Cheiron Studios team until the studio was closed down in 2000. In January 2001, former Cheiron-members Andreas Carlsson, Kristian Lundin and Jake Schulze assumed the lease of the legendary Cheiron studios. Two years later, they launched production-company The Location and publishing-company Location Songs, where writer Savan Kotecha is signed.
Carlsson frequently collaborates with writers Desmond Child and Chris Braide. Together they have written many hit songs, including "Invisible" for Irish boy band D-Side and American Idol contestant Clay Aiken. The song became one of the most performed on American radio in 2004. A more recent collaboration is Katy Perry's "Waking Up in Vegas", featured on her album One of the Boys. Carlsson also co-wrote the song "Strange" for the Alice in Wonderland soundtrack, which was performed by Tokio Hotel and Kerli Kõiv.
In 2008, Carlsson formed production/publishing company Meriola with fellow producer and songwriter Anders Bagge, who has written and produced songs for Madonna, Janet Jackson, Cross Gene and Jennifer Lopez, among others.
In 2009, Carlsson wrote his autobiography Live to Win - låtarna som skrev mitt liv ("The songs which wrote my life"), about his career and journey to where he is today.
Television Carlsson was part of the jury for the Swedish edition of Idol from 2008, its fifth season. The last season Carlsson was a judge in began its run on 7 September 2010 on the Swedish television channel TV4. On 14 March 2011, Carlsson announced his departure from the jury, citing his desire to go back to songwriting.
In 2012, he was one of the judges on the Swedish version of X Factor. In recent years, Carlsson has been lecturing and giving motivational speeches in different schools in Sweden.
Notable writing credits
Year Artist Song Appearance on album1999Britney Spears"Born to Make You Happy"...Baby One More Time"I Will Be There""Deep in My Heart"Backstreet Boys"I Want It That Way"MillenniumWestlife"No No"Westlife"I Need You""Open Your Heart"Celine Dion"That's the Way It Is"All the Way… A Decade of Song2000NSYNC"Bye Bye Bye"No Strings Attached"It's Gonna Be Me"Britney Spears"Where Are You Now"Oops!... I Did It Again"Can't Make You Love Me"Westlife"When You're Looking Like That"Coast to Coast"Somebody Needs You""Soledad"Backstreet Boys"Everyone"Black & Blue"Not for Me""It's True"2001NSYNC"Just Don't Tell Me That"Celebrity"That Girl (Will Never Be Mine)"Backstreet Boys"Drowning"The Hits: Chapter One2002Celine Dion"I'm Alive"A New Day Has Come"The Greatest Reward""Coulda Woulda Shoulda"Def Leppard"Unbelievable"XLeAnn Rimes"Life Goes On"Twisted Angel"Suddenly"Bon Jovi"Everyday"Bounce"Misunderstood""All About Lovin' You""Hook Me Up""You Had Me from Hello"Sandy & Junior"Words Are Not Enough"S&J Internacional2003Clay Aiken"Invisible"Measure of a Man2004Hilary Duff"Crash World"A Cinderella Story: Original Soundtrack"Who's That Girl?"Hilary DuffAna Johnsson"We Are"The Way I AmLindsay Lohan"Symptoms of You"SpeakDiana DeGarmo"Emotional"Blue Skies"Dreams"2005Carrie Underwood"Inside Your Heaven"Some HeartsJesse McCartney"Because You Live"Beautiful SoulLindsay Lohan"I Live for the Day"A Little More Personal (Raw)Amanda Stott"Homeless Heart"[A]Chasing the SkyBratz"So Good"Rock Angelz2006Clay Aiken"Lonely No More"A Thousand Different WaysPaul Stanley"Live to Win"Live to WinWake Up ScreamingBulletproofAll About YouSecond To None2007Erik Segerstedt"I Can't Say I'm Sorry"A Different Shade2008Katy Perry"Waking Up in Vegas"One of the BoysKevin Borg"With Every Bit of Me"The Beginning2009Janet Leon"Heartbreak on the Dancefloor"JanetTata Young"Boys Will Be Boys"Ready for LoveEurope"Last Look at Eden"Last Look at Eden"New Love in Town"2010Tokio Hotel and Kerli"Strange"Almost AlicePlay"Famous"Under My Skin"Trash""Girls""Personal Victory"Ricky Martin"The Best Thing About Me Is You"Música + Alma + SexoIdol Allstars 2010"All I Need Is You"Det bästa från Idol 2010Big Time Rush"Famous"BTR2011Erika Jayne"Party People (Ignite the World)"Party People (Ignite the World)2012Jedward"P.O.V."Young Love2013VIXX"B.O.D.Y"Voodoo2014Cross Gene"Amazing"Ying Yang2015SHINee"Black Hole"Odd2018BoA"Manhattan Tango"Watashi Kono Mama de Ii no Kana2019Tomorrow X Together"9 and Three Quarters (Run Away)"The Dream Chapter: Magic2020Lil Uzi Vert"That Way"Eternal AtakeTaeyeon"Worry Free Love"#GirlsSpkOutENHYPEN"Given-Taken"Border: Day One2021fromis_9"Talk & Talk"BamBam"riBBon"riBBon
References
External links Andreas Carlsson official website Interview, HitQuarters Jul 2009