Original: Raised in Stenhamra , a suburb of Stockholm , Sweden , he broke through as a producer and songwriter in the mid 1990s after crafting a string of hits for pop artists like the Backstreet Boys , Britney Spears , \* NSYNC , Robyn , Kelly Clarkson , Katy Perry , and Pink , among many others .
Simplified: Raised in Sweden , he became a producer and songwriter in the mid 1990s after writing a string of hits for pop artists like the Backstreet Boys , Britney Spears , \* NSYNC , Kelly Clarkson , Katy Perry , and Pink , among many others .