Ilya Salmanzadeh
Swedish singer (born 1986) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ilya Salmanzadeh (Persian: ایلیا سلمانزاده; /sɑːlmənˈzɑːdə/; born 19 September 1986), known mononymously as Ilya, is an Iranian-born Swedish songwriter, producer, and singer.[1] He rose to prominence outside of Sweden after co-writing and producing Ariana Grande's hit single "Problem" for her second studio album My Everything (2014).[2]
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Ilya Salmanzadeh was born in Iran, raised in Denmark, and moved to Sweden at age 11.[3] In 2005 at the age of 19, he sang 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.[4][5] In 2011, he produced "Mama" and "Reba" from The Lonely Island's Grammy-nominated album, Turtleneck & Chain.[6][7] In 2013, he produced Cher Lloyd's song, "I Wish", and Fifth Harmony's award-winning song, "Me & My Girls".[8][9]
Alongside Max Martin, he co-wrote and produced Ariana Grande's "Problem" and Jennifer Lopez's "First Love" in 2014.[10][2][11][12][13] "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.[14][15][16][17] In June 2014, Ilya was nominated for the Denniz Pop Awards, an annual prize handed out to up-and-coming musicians.[18][19][20] "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.[21][22] 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.[23] In May 2015, he remixed Taylor Swift's "Bad Blood" with Kendrick Lamar, which became his first No.1 on the Billboard Hot 100.[24][25]
He co-wrote and produced large parts of Ariana Grande's later albums Sweetener and Thank U, Next. In 2019, Salmanzadeh co-wrote and produced Beyoncé's Grammy-nominated song "Spirit". He also worked on the production of Labrinth's singles "Miracle" and "Oblivion" (which features Sia), both taken from his sophomore solo album, Imagination & the Misfit Kid.[citation needed] His latest work is on Ed Sheeran's track "Azizam". He co-wrote and produced this song with Ed Sheeran, Johnny McDaid and Savan Kotecha. It was released on 04 April 2025.
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Singles
- As lead artist
- 2007: "Used To Be"[26]
- As featured artist
- 2009: "Get You on the Pool" (Kocky & Trash featuring Ilya)[citation needed]
- 2011: "Got It Like That" (Lazee ft. Ilya)[27]
Production discography
Ilya's works include:[28][29][30][31]
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| 2008 | "Karma" (featuring David Jassy) | Darin Zanyar – Flashback |  |
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| "Road Trip" | |
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| 2010 | "Miss Me" (ft. Nelly) | Mohombi – MoveMeant | |
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| 2011 | "Alienized" | Linda Pritchard – Alive | |
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| "Crying in the Rain" | |
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| "Dance Your Tears Away" | |
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| "Erase & Rewind" | |
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| "Glorious" | |
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| "Miracle" | |
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| "Not Even Hello" | |
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| "On Time" | |
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| "Rise Again" | |
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| "Satellite" | |
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| "Stuck in a Riddle" | |
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| "Got It Like That" | Lazee – Supposed II Happen | |
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| "Explosive Love" | Eric Saade – Saade Vol. 2 | |
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| "Feel Alive" | |
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| "Mama" | The Lonely Island – Turtleneck & Chain | | ||
| "Reba (Two Worlds Collide)" (ft. Kenan Thompson) | |
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| "Finally Free" | Kimberley Locke – Four for the Floor | |
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| 2012 | "Get Started" | David Lindgren – Get Started | |
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| "Bastard" | Amanda Fondell – Bastard | |
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| 2013 | "Can't Hold Back" | Anton Ewald – A | |
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| "We Are a Crowd" | The Lonely Island – The Wack Album | |
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| "Me & My Girls" | Fifth Harmony – Better Together | | ||
| "I Wish" (ft. T.I.) | Cher Lloyd – Sorry I'm Late | |
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| 2014 | "One Last Time" | Ariana Grande – My Everything | | |
| "Problem" (ft. Iggy Azalea) | |
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| "First Love" | Jennifer Lopez – AKA | |
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| "Bang Bang" (Jessie J with Ariana Grande & Nicki Minaj) | Jessie J – Sweet Talker Ariana Grande – My Everything |
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| "Dreamers" | Mohombi – Universe | |
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| "Grow Old With You" | |
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| "Just Like That" | |
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| "Save Me" | |
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| "Comeback" | Ella Eyre – Feline | |
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| "Santa Tell Me" | Ariana Grande – Christmas Kisses | |
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| 2015 | "Love Me like You Do" | Ellie Goulding – Fifty Shades of Grey (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | |
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| "Things I Didn't Say" | Adam Lambert – The Original High | |
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| "City Dove" | Tori Kelly – Unbreakable Smile | |
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| "Back It Up" (ft. Pitbull) | Prince Royce – Double Vision | |
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| "Back It Up" (ft. Jennifer Lopez & Pitbull) | |
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| "Bad Blood" (ft. Kendrick Lamar) | Taylor Swift – 1989 | | ||
| "Good Thing" (ft. Nick Jonas) | Sage the Gemini – Bachelor Party | |
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| "Around the World" (ft. Fetty Wap) | Natalie La Rose – Around the World | |
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| "One in a Million" | Hilary Duff – Breathe In. Breathe Out. | |
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| "Confident" | Demi Lovato – Confident | |
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| "Mr. Hughes" | | |||
| "On My Mind" | Ellie Goulding – Delirium | |
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| "Codes" | |
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| "Pay My Rent" | DNCE – Swaay | |
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| "Toothbrush" | |
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| "Focus" | Ariana Grande – Dangerous Woman | |
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| 2016 | "Bad Decisions" | |
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| "Everyday" (ft. Future) | |
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| "Greedy" | |
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| "Into You" | |
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| "Side to Side" (ft. Nicki Minaj) | |
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| "Sometimes" | |
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| "Still Falling for You" | Ellie Goulding – Bridget Jones's Baby: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | |
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| "Don't Talk About It" | Tove Lo – Lady Wood | |
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| "Fire Fade" | |
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| "They Don't Know" | Ariana Grande – Trolls: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | |
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| "What U Workin' With?" | Gwen Stefani & Justin Timberlake – Trolls: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | |
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| "DNCE" | DNCE – DNCE | |
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| "Pay My Rent" | |
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| "Toothbrush" | |
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| "Zoom" | |
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| 2017 | "Lions" | Skip Marley – Lions | |
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| "Calm Down" | Skip Marley – Calm Down | |
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| "Act My Age" | Katy Perry – Witness | | ||
| "Ain't About What You Got" | Star cast – Star (season 1) soundtrack | |
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| "Would You Mind" | PRETTYMUCH – Would You Mind | |
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| "End Game" (ft. Ed Sheeran and Future) | Taylor Swift – Reputation | |||
| "Refugee" | Skip Marley – Refugee | |
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| "Teacher" | PRETTYMUCH – Teacher | |
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| "Open Arms" | PRETTYMUCH – Open Arms | |
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| 2018 | "Raindrops (An Angel Cried)" | Ariana Grande – Sweetener | | |
| "God Is a Woman" | |
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| "Everytime" | |
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| "Breathin" | |
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| "No Tears Left to Cry" | |
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| "Close To Me" (ft. Swae Lee) | Ellie Goulding & Diplo – Brightest Blue | |
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| "Last Goodbye" (ft. Tove Styrke & Stefflon Don) | Clean Bandit – What Is Love? | |
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| 2019 | "Bloodline" | Ariana Grande – Thank U, Next | |
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| "Bad Idea" | |
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| "Ghostin" | |
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| "Break Up with Your Girlfriend, I'm Bored" | |
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| "Tu Vecina" (ft. Ty Dolla Sign) | Maluma – 11:11 | |
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| "Miracle" | Labrinth – Imagination & the Misfit Kid | |
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| "Spirit" | Beyoncé – The Lion King: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | |
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| "How Do You Sleep?" | Sam Smith – Love Goes | |
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| "Don't Call Me Angel" | Ariana Grande, Miley Cyrus, Lana Del Rey – Charlie's Angels: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | |
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| "How It's Done" | Kash Doll, Kim Petras, Alma, Stefflon Don – Charlie's Angels: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | |
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| "Bad to You" | Ariana Grande, Normani, Nicki Minaj – Charlie's Angels: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | |
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| "Nobody" | Ariana Grande, Chaka Khan – Charlie's Angels: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | |
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| "How I Look on You" | Ariana Grande – Charlie's Angels: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | |
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| "Motivation" | Normani – Motivation | |
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| 2020 | "I'm Ready" | Sam Smith & Demi Lovato – Love Goes | |
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| "Worry About Me" (feat. blackbear) | Ellie Goulding − Brightest Blue | |
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| "My Oasis" (feat. Burna Boy) | Sam Smith − Love Goes | | ||
| "High On Your Supply" | Katy Perry − Smile | |
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| 2021 | "Oh Na Na" (with Myke Towers and Tainy) | Camila Cabello – Familia | |
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| "Alone Together" | Westlife − Wild Dreams | |
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| 2022 | "Lightning"[32] | Charli XCX – Crash | |
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| "Unholy" | Sam Smith – Gloria | |
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| "I Love Your Girl" | Mabel – About Last Night... | |
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| "Grrrls" | Lizzo – Special | |
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| 2023 | "Brrr" | Kim Petras – Feed the Beast | |
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| 2024 | "Bye" | Ariana Grande – Eternal Sunshine | |
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| "Don't Wanna Break Up Again" | |
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| "Saturn Returns Interlude" | |
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| "Eternal Sunshine" | | |||
| "True Story" | | |||
| "The Boy Is Mine" | | |||
| "Yes, And?" | |
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| "We Can't Be Friends (Wait for Your Love)" | |
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| "I Wish I Hated You" | |
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| "Imperfect for You" | |
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| "New Woman" (ft. Rosalía) | Lisa – Alter Ego | |
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| "It's OK I'm OK" | Tate McRae – So Close to What | |
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| 2025 | "Thunder" | Lisa – Alter Ego | |
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Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated Work | Result | Ref. |
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| 2012 | Grammy Award | Best Comedy Album | Turtleneck & Chain (songwriter & producer) | Nominated | [7] |
| 2014 | Radio Disney Music Awards | Best Song to Rock Out to With Your BFF | "Me & My Girls" (producer) | Won | [33] |
| Catchiest New Song | "I Wish" (songwriter & producer) | Nominated | [34] | ||
| Denniz Pop Awards | Rookie Songwriter/Producer | Himself | Nominated | [20] | |
| Swedish Music Publishers Prize | Year's Breakthrough | Nominated | [35] | ||
| Teen Choice Awards | Song: Female Artist | "Problem" (songwriter & producer) | Won | [36] | |
| MTV Video Music Award | Best Female Video | Nominated | [37] | ||
| Best Pop Video | Won | [38] | |||
| Best Collaboration | Nominated | [39] | |||
| Best Lyric Video | Nominated | [40] | |||
| MTV Europe Music Awards | Best Song | Won | [41] | ||
| 2015 | People's Choice Awards | Favorite Song | "Bang Bang" (producer) | Nominated | [42] |
| Favorite Album | My Everything (songwriter, producer & programmer) | Nominated | [42] | ||
| Grammy Award | Best Pop Duo/Group Performance | "Bang Bang" (producer) | Nominated | [43] | |
| Best Pop Vocal Album | My Everything (songwriter, producer & programmer) | Nominated | [43] | ||
| Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards | Favorite Song of the Year | "Bang Bang" (producer) | Won | [44] | |
| "Problem" (songwriter & producer) | Nominated | [45] | |||
| iHeartRadio Music Awards | Best Collaboration | "Bang Bang" (producer) | Won | [46] | |
| "Problem" (songwriter & producer) | Nominated | [47] | |||
| Radio Disney Music Awards | Song of the Year | "Problem" (songwriter & producer) | Won | [48] | |
| ASCAP Pop Music Awards | Writer Among the Most Performed Songs | Himself | Won | [49] | |
| Billboard Music Award | Top Soundtrack | Fifty Shades of Grey (songwriter) | Nominated | [50] | |
| MTV Europe Music Awards | Best Song | "Bad Blood" (producer) | Won | [51] | |
| "Love Me like You Do" (songwriter) | Nominated | ||||
| Latin Grammy Award | Best Urban Song | "Back It Up (Spanish Version)" (songwriter & producer) | Nominated | [52] | |
| American Music Award | Top Soundtrack | Fifty Shades of Grey (composer) | Nominated | [53] | |
| Collaboration of the Year | "Bad Blood" (producer) | Nominated | |||
| 2016 | People's Choice Awards | Favorite Song of the Year | Nominated | [54] | |
| "Love Me like You Do" (songwriter) | Nominated | ||||
| Golden Globe Award | Best Original Song | Nominated | [55] | ||
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards | Best Song | Nominated | [56] | ||
| Grammy Award | Best Pop Solo Performance | Nominated | [57] | ||
| Best Song Written for Visual Media | Nominated | ||||
| Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media | Fifty Shades of Grey (songwriter) | Nominated | |||
| 2022 | Grammy Award | Album of the Year | Justice (producer & songwriter) | Nominated | [7] |
| 2023 | Grammy Award | Album of the Year | Special (producer, engineers & mixer) | Nominated | [7] |
| 2025 | Grammy Award | Best Dance Pop Recording | Yes, And? (producer) | Nominated | [7] |
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