# Andreas Carlsson

Andreas Mikael Carlsson (Swedish pronunciation:; 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 album |
| 1999 | Britney Spears | "Born to Make You Happy" | ...Baby One More Time |
| 1999 | Britney Spears | "I Will Be There" | ...Baby One More Time |
| 1999 | Britney Spears | "Deep in My Heart" | ...Baby One More Time |
| 1999 | Backstreet Boys | "I Want It That Way" | Millennium |
| 1999 | Westlife | "No No" | Westlife |
| 1999 | Westlife | "I Need You" | Westlife |
| 1999 | Westlife | "Open Your Heart" | Westlife |
| 1999 | Celine Dion | "That's the Way It Is" | All the Way… A Decade of Song |
| 2000 | NSYNC | "Bye Bye Bye" | No Strings Attached |
| 2000 | NSYNC | "It's Gonna Be Me" | No Strings Attached |
| 2000 | Britney Spears | "Where Are You Now" | Oops!... I Did It Again |
| 2000 | Britney Spears | "Can't Make You Love Me" | Oops!... I Did It Again |
| 2000 | Westlife | "When You're Looking Like That" | Coast to Coast |
| 2000 | Westlife | "Somebody Needs You" | Coast to Coast |
| 2000 | Westlife | "Soledad" | Coast to Coast |
| 2000 | Backstreet Boys | "Everyone" | Black & Blue |
| 2000 | Backstreet Boys | "Not for Me" | Black & Blue |
| 2000 | Backstreet Boys | "It's True" | Black & Blue |
| 2001 | NSYNC | "Just Don't Tell Me That" | Celebrity |
| 2001 | NSYNC | "That Girl (Will Never Be Mine)" | Celebrity |
| 2001 | Backstreet Boys | "Drowning" | The Hits: Chapter One |
| 2002 | Celine Dion | "I'm Alive" | A New Day Has Come |
| 2002 | Celine Dion | "The Greatest Reward" | A New Day Has Come |
| 2002 | Celine Dion | "Coulda Woulda Shoulda" | A New Day Has Come |
| 2002 | Def Leppard | "Unbelievable" | X |
| 2002 | LeAnn Rimes | "Life Goes On" | Twisted Angel |
| 2002 | LeAnn Rimes | "Suddenly" | Twisted Angel |
| 2002 | Bon Jovi | "Everyday" | Bounce |
| 2002 | Bon Jovi | "Misunderstood" | Bounce |
| 2002 | Bon Jovi | "All About Lovin' You" | Bounce |
| 2002 | Bon Jovi | "Hook Me Up" | Bounce |
| 2002 | Bon Jovi | "You Had Me from Hello" | Bounce |
| 2002 | Sandy & Junior | "Words Are Not Enough" | S&J Internacional |
| 2003 | Clay Aiken | "Invisible" | Measure of a Man |
| 2004 | Hilary Duff | "Crash World" | A Cinderella Story: Original Soundtrack |
| 2004 | Hilary Duff | "Who's That Girl?" | Hilary Duff |
| 2004 | Ana Johnsson | "We Are" | The Way I Am |
| 2004 | Lindsay Lohan | "Symptoms of You" | Speak |
| 2004 | Diana DeGarmo | "Emotional" | Blue Skies |
| 2004 | Diana DeGarmo | "Dreams" | Blue Skies |
| 2005 | Carrie Underwood | "Inside Your Heaven" | Some Hearts |
| 2005 | Jesse McCartney | "Because You Live" | Beautiful Soul |
| 2005 | Lindsay Lohan | "I Live for the Day" | A Little More Personal (Raw) |
| 2005 | Amanda Stott | "Homeless Heart" | Chasing the Sky |
| 2005 | Bratz | "So Good" | Rock Angelz |
| 2006 | Clay Aiken | "Lonely No More" | A Thousand Different Ways |
| 2006 | Paul Stanley | "Live to Win" | Live to Win |
| 2006 | Paul Stanley | Wake Up Screaming | Live to Win |
| 2006 | Paul Stanley | Bulletproof | Live to Win |
| 2006 | Paul Stanley | All About You | Live to Win |
| 2006 | Paul Stanley | Second To None | Live to Win |
| 2007 | Erik Segerstedt | "I Can't Say I'm Sorry" | A Different Shade |
| 2008 | Katy Perry | "Waking Up in Vegas" | One of the Boys |
| 2008 | Kevin Borg | "With Every Bit of Me" | The Beginning |
| 2009 | Janet Leon | "Heartbreak on the Dancefloor" | Janet |
| 2009 | Tata Young | "Boys Will Be Boys" | Ready for Love |
| 2009 | Europe | "Last Look at Eden" | Last Look at Eden |
| 2009 | Europe | "New Love in Town" | Last Look at Eden |
| 2010 | Tokio Hotel and Kerli | "Strange" | Almost Alice |
| 2010 | Play | "Famous" | Under My Skin |
| 2010 | Play | "Trash" | Under My Skin |
| 2010 | Play | "Girls" | Under My Skin |
| 2010 | Play | "Personal Victory" | Under My Skin |
| 2010 | Ricky Martin | "The Best Thing About Me Is You" | Música + Alma + Sexo |
| 2010 | Idol Allstars 2010 | "All I Need Is You" | Det bästa från Idol 2010 |
| 2010 | Big Time Rush | "Famous" | BTR |
| 2011 | Erika Jayne | "Party People (Ignite the World)" | Party People (Ignite the World) |
| 2012 | Jedward | "P.O.V." | Young Love |
| 2013 | VIXX | "B.O.D.Y" | Voodoo |
| 2014 | Cross Gene | "Amazing" | Ying Yang |
| 2015 | SHINee | "Black Hole" | Odd |
| 2018 | BoA | "Manhattan Tango" | Watashi Kono Mama de Ii no Kana |
| 2019 | Tomorrow X Together | "9 and Three Quarters (Run Away)" | The Dream Chapter: Magic |
| 2020 | Lil Uzi Vert | "That Way" | Eternal Atake |
| 2020 | Taeyeon | "Worry Free Love" | #GirlsSpkOut |
| 2020 | ENHYPEN | "Given-Taken" | Border: Day One |
| 2021 | fromis_9 | "Talk & Talk" | Non-album single |
| 2021 | BamBam | "riBBon" | riBBon |