# Caroline Ailin

Caroline Furøyen (born 1989), also known by her stage name Caroline Ailin, is a Norwegian singer and songwriter based in London. She co-wrote "New Rules", a single by Dua Lipa which reached number 1 on the UK Singles Chart and US pop radio in 2017. In 2019 Ailin, along with her collaborators Ian Kirkpatrick and Emily Warren, wrote the hit Dua Lipa song "Don't Start Now", for which they received nominations for both Record of the Year and Song of the Year at the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards. She has also worked with a variety of other acts including, Zedd, Katy Perry, Clean Bandit, Ellie Goulding, Ella Mai, Louis the Child, MØ, and numerous others.

## Early life and education

Ailin was born and grew up in Bodø Municipality, Norway. She began making music at age 12 after listening to Alicia Keys' Songs in A Minor. At age 19, she moved to England to attend the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts (LIPA). While still attending the school in 2011, Ailin performed at Parkenfestivalen, a music festival in her hometown, Bodø. She graduated from LIPA in 2012 with a BA in music. In May 2012, she was among five students to be given studio time with the school's founder, Paul McCartney.

## Career

Ailin signed a publishing contract with Oslo-based Waterfall Music in May 2012. She also signed a deal with Sony/ATV Music Publishing. In 2014, she wrote "Crocodile Tears" for the producer, Grades. For her songwriting work in 2015, the Norwegian Music Publisher Association awarded Ailin with the 2016 "Breakthrough of the Year" award. That year, she co-wrote a variety of songs, including Rachel Platten's "Hey Hey Hallelujah" and Olivia Holt's "History", the last of which charted in Belgium, the Netherlands, and other locales.
In 2017, Ailin co-wrote Dua Lipa's single, "New Rules". The song was released in July 2017 and made it to the top of the UK Singles Chart by the following month. It also peaked at number 6 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 1 on the Mainstream Top 40 charts in the United States in 2018. Ailin later co-wrote and was a featured performer on the Louis the Child song "Last to Leave" released in December 2017. In 2018, the Norwegian Music Publisher Association honored Ailin with the Pop Song of the Year award for her work on "New Rules".
Later in 2018, Ailin co-wrote Clean Bandit's "Mama" featuring Ellie Goulding, which reached number 28 on the Billboard Dance chart. In February 2019, the Katy Perry and Zedd song, "365" (which Ailin co-wrote), was released. Over the course of her career, Ailin has worked with a number of other artists including Zara Larsson, Hailee Steinfeld, Alex Adair, Ella Mai, Snakehips, Aanysa, Four of Diamonds, and numerous others. In 2019 Ailin, along with her collaborators Ian Kirkpatrick (record producer) and Emily Warren wrote the hit Dua Lipa song Don't Start Now.

## Discography
### Extended plays

| Title | Details |
| At My Worst | Released: 2010 Label: Girl & Hysteria Format: Digital download, streaming |

### Singles
#### as featured artist

| Year | Title | Album |
| 2014 | "Begging for Amnesia" (We Are Legends featuring Caroline Ailin) | Non-album single |
| 2017 | "Last to Leave" (Louis the Child (DJs) featuring Caroline Ailin) | Non-album single |

### Guest appearances

List of guest backing appearances for other performing artists, showing year released and album name :
| Year | Title | Other artist(s) | Album |
| 2016 | "Rockabye" | Clean Bandit, Anne-Marie, Sean Paul | What Is Love? |

### Songwriting credits

List of songwriting, production, and vocal credits on selected songs :
| Song | Year | Artist | Album | Role | Notes |
| "Begging for Amnesia" | 2014 | We Are Legends | Non-album single | Co-writer | |
| "Crocodile Tears" | 2014 | Grades | Non-album single | Co-writer | |
| "London Road" | 2015 | Lucy Spraggan | We Are | Co-writer | |
| "Talk" | 2016 | Tiffany Young | I Just Wanna Dance EP | Co-writer | |
| "History" | 2016 | Olivia Holt | Olivia | Co-writer | BEL No. 21 |
| "What You Love" | 2016 | Olivia Holt | Olivia | Co-writer | |
| "Hey Hey Hallelujah" | 2016 | Rachel Platten (feat. Andy Grammer) | Wildfire | Co-writer | |
| "Burn Break Crash" | 2016 | Aanysa (feat. Snakehips) | Non-album single | Co-writer | US Dance No. 35 |
| "Danger" | 2016 | JKAY | Non-album single | Co-writer | |
| "Cover Up" | 2017 | Taeyeon | My Voice | Co-writer | |
| "Casual" | 2017 | Alex Adair | Non-album single | Co-writer | SCO No. 87 |
| "New Rules" | 2017 | Dua Lipa | Dua Lipa | Co-writer | UK No. 1 |
| "Last to Leave" | 2017 | Louis the Child | Non-album single | Co-writer, vocals | |
| "Guilt Trip" | 2018 | Julie Bergan | Turn on the Lights | Co-writer | NOR No. 18 |
| "One Shot, Two Shot" | 2018 | BoA | One Shot, Two Shot EP | Co-writer | |
| "It's You" | 2018 | Askling (feat. Gavin Mistry) | Non-album single | Co-writer | |
| "Blooming Days" | 2018 | EXO-CBX | Blooming Days | Co-writer | |
| "I Lied" | 2018 | Tove Styrke | Sway | Co-writer | |
| "Mama" | 2018 | Clean Bandit (feat. Ellie Goulding) | What Is Love? | Co-writer | US Dance No. 28 |
| "Gut Feeling" | 2018 | Ella Mai (feat. H.E.R.) | Ella Mai | Co-writer | US R&B No. 11 |
| "Talking to Yourself" | 2018 | Olly Murs | You Know I Know | Co-writer, vocals | |
| "Revival" | 2018 | Sigala (feat. Cheat Codes and MAX) | Brighter Days | Co-writer | |
| "Don't Wreck My Holiday" | 2018 | Black Saint (feat. Kelli-Leigh) | Non-album single | Co-writer | |
| "Stupid Things" | 2018 | Four of Diamonds (feat. Saweetie) | Non-album single | Co-writer | |
| "Starting Over" | 2018 | Niykee Heaton | Starting Over EP | Co-writer | |
| "365" | 2019 | Katy Perry and Zedd | Non-album single | Co-writer | US No. 86 |
| "Speaker" | 2019 | Banx & Ranx (feat. ZieZie and Olivia Holt) | Non-album single | Co-writer | |
| "Hurt Again" | 2019 | Julia Michaels | Inner Monologue Part 2 | Co-writer | |
| "Really Don't Like U" | 2019 | Tove Lo (feat. Kylie Minogue) | Sunshine Kitty | Co-writer | |
| "Bad Girlfriend" | 2019 | Olivia Holt | Non-album single | Co-writer | |
| "Don't Start Now" | 2019 | Dua Lipa | Future Nostalgia | Co-writer | UK No. 2 |
| "Kissing Other People" | 2019 | Lennon Stella | Three. Two. One. | Co-writer | CAN No. 60 |
| "Grey Area" | 2019 | Grey (feat. Sofia Carson) | Non-album single | Co-writer | |
| "Dance Again" | 2020 | Selena Gomez | Rare | Co-writer | CAN No. 96 |
| "Let Me Get Me" | 2020 | Selena Gomez | Rare | Co-writer | POR No. 178 |
| "Therapist" | 2020 | Mae Muller | Non-album single | Co-writer | |
| "Tell My Mama" | 2020 | Lauv | How I'm Feeling | Co-writer | |
| "Pretty Please" | 2020 | Dua Lipa | Future Nostalgia | Co-writer | POR No. 101 |
| "Games" | 2020 | Lennon Stella | Three. Two. One. | Co-writer | |
| "Fear of Being Alone" | 2020 | Lennon Stella | Three. Two. One. | Co-writer | |
| "Since I Was a Kid" | 2020 | Lennon Stella | Three. Two. One. | Co-writer | |
| "Small Things" | 2020 | JoJo | Good to Know | Co-writer | |
| "Pick Me" | 2020 | Wafia | Good Things EP | Co-writer | |
| "Silence" | 2020 | Fletcher | The S(ex) Tapes | Co-writer | |
| "Good Choices" | 2020 | Astrid S | Leave It Beautiful | Co-writer | |
| "Guess I'm a Liar" | 2020 | Sofia Carson | Non-album single | Co-writer | |
| "Fever" | 2020 | Dua Lipa and Angèle | Future Nostalgia (French edition) | Co-writer | |
| "Never Learn My Lesson" | 2020 | Four of Diamonds | Non-album single | Co-writer | |
| "The One" | 2021 | Rita Ora and Imanbek | Bang EP | Co-writer | |
| "Gray" | 2021 | Demi Lovato | Dancing with the Devil... the Art of Starting Over | Co-writer |
| "Morning" | 2021 | Zara Larsson | Poster Girl | Co-writer | |
| "Live to Survive" | 2021 | MØ | Motordrome | Co-writer | |
| "Mirror" | 2021 | Sigrid | How to Let Go | Co-writer | |
| "Burning Bridges" | 2021 | Sigrid | How to Let Go | Co-writer | |
| "Nice" | 2021 | Elohim | Journey to the Center of Myself, Vol. I | Co-writer | |
| "Sweet Dream" | 2021 | Alessia Cara | In the Meantime | Co-writer | |
| "Good Ones" | 2021 | Charli XCX | Crash | Co-writer | |
| "Start Walking" | 2021 | Tove Styrke | TBA | Co-writer | |
| "Telepath" | 2021 | Conan Gray | Non-album single | Co-writer | |
| "Strange and Unusual" | 2022 | Years & Years | Night Call | Co-writer | |
| "Cool to Cry" | 2022 | MØ | Motordrome | Co-writer | |
| "New Moon" | 2022 | MØ | Motordrome | Co-writer | |
| "Follow" | 2022 | Martin Garrix and Zedd | Non-album single | Co-writer | |
| "Sunset" | 2023 | Caroline Polachek | Desire, I Want to Turn Into You | Co-writer | |
| "Dance the Night" | 2023 | Dua Lipa | Barbie the Album | Co-writer | UK No. 1 |
| "Houdini" | 2023 | Dua Lipa | Radical Optimism | Co-writer | |
| "Training Season" | 2024 | Dua Lipa | Radical Optimism | Co-writer | |
| "Touch" | 2024 | Katseye | SIS (Soft Is Strong) | Co-writer | |
| "Good as Gone" | 2024 | Kylie Minogue | Tension II | | |