Laurell Barker

Laurell Barker (born April 20, 1979) is a Canadian songwriter and singer.[1] She has co-written songs with many artists, including TWICE, Eleni Foureira and OH MY GIRL.

Laurell Barker
Also known asLaurell
Born (1979-04-20) April 20, 1979
North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
GenresPop
Occupation(s)
  • Songwriter
  • singer
Years active2015–present
Associated acts

She won a Juno Award in 2018 for Dance Recording of the Year.[2] In 2019, Barker was deemed as the first female songwriter to have three songs competing in a Eurovision Song Contest final.[3]

Personal life

Barker resides in Malmö, Sweden.[4]

Discography

As featured artist
Title Year Artist Album
"Good Thing" 2017 Tritonal Non-album single
"Good Vibes" Quintino Bright Nights
"Hide" Matt Fax Contrast
"Perfect Mess" Steve Void & Navarra Non-album single
"Call Me" Tritonal
"True Love" 2018 SONDR
"Get Over It" Sophie Francis
"Change My Heart" Ummet Ozcan
"About You" Tyron Hapi
"Sweat" DJ Assad
"After Midnight" LNY TNZ and Mann
"Closer" Nick Fiorucci
"Come and Go" 2019 Flight School
"Slow" 2020 Unknown Brain & Steve Andreas and Haj
"Chocolat" Foothills

Songwriting discography

Title Year Artist Album Co-written with
"Ghosts" 2015 Charlie Storwick Non-album single Charlie Storwick, Ian Prince, Dave Corman
"Stop and Stare" 2018 Letters from Pluto Ian Prince, Kristina Torrieri
"Rough Cut" Cassie Dasilva Cassie Dasilva, Ryan Stewart
"Kissing Tree" Ainsley Elisa Ryan Stewart, Jocelyn Alice
"On My Own" Claire Richards My Wildest Dreams Oliver Jacobs, Aidan Martin, Ricardo Hindes
"Between You and Me"
(with Louisa)
One Bit Non-album single One Bit, Stevie Appleton
"Lil' Touch" (몰랐니) Oh!GG Rachael Kennedy, Nathalia Marshall, Lance Shipp, Choi Ji-Yeon, Odal Park
"Money CA$H" 2019 Laurence Nerbonne FEU Laurence Nerbonne
"Maria" Eleni Foureira Gypsy Woman Claydee, Emy Perez, Eleni Foureira
"Barcelona" Claydee, Tim Aeby, Sarah Haba
"Going On"
(featuring SORAN)
Henri PFR Non-album single Duncan Laurence, Henri Peiffer, Kiris Houston, Soran Dussaigne
"Love Me Wrong" 2020 Isak Danielson Remember to Remember Me Isak Danielson, Ken Berglund
"살짝 설렜어 (Nonstop)" OH MY GIRL Nonstop Steven Lee, Andreas Johansson, Sebastian Thott, Seo Ji-eum, Mimi
"Bella Bella" Luca Hänni 110 Karat Frazer Mac, Jon Hällgren, Lukas Hällgren, Pele Loriano
"Bring It Back" TWICE Eyes Wide Open earattack, Gong Do, Katya Edwards

Eurovision Song Contest entries

Year Country Song Artist Co-written with Final Points Semi Points
  Switzerland "Stones" ZiBBZ Corinne "Coco" Gfeller, Stee Gfeller Failed to qualify 13 86
 Germany "Sister" S!sters Marine Kaltenbacher, Tom Oehler, Thomas Stengaard 25 24 Member of the "Big 5"
  Switzerland "She Got Me" Luca Hänni Frazer Mac, Luca Hänni, Jon Hällgren, Lukas Hällgren 4 364 4 232
 United Kingdom "Bigger than Us" Michael Rice Anna-Klara Folin, John Lundvik, Jonas Thander 26 11 Member of the "Big 5"
 Poland "Empires" Alicja Szemplińska Patryk Kumór, Dominic Buczkowski-Wojtaszek, Frazer Mac Contest cancelled[lower-alpha 1]
 Cyprus "El diablo" Elena Tsagrinou Jimmy Thornfeldt, Oxa, Thomas Stengaard

National finals entries

Eurovision: You Decide entries (United Kingdom)
Year Artist Title Co-written with Result
2017 Holly Brewer "I Wish I Loved You More" Kevin Fisher, Courtney Harrell, Mattias Frändå, Johan Åsgärde, Oliver Lundström Final
Olivia Garcia "Freedom Hearts" Gabriel Alares, Sebastian Lestapier, Linnea Nelson Final
2018 Asanda "Legends" Christopher Wortley, Roel Rats Final
2019 Michael Rice "Bigger than Us" Anna-Klara Folin, John Lundvik, Jonas Thander 1st
Melodifestivalen entries (Sweden)
Year Artist Title Co-written with Result
2018 Renaida "All the Feels" Jon Hällgren, Peter Barringer, Lukas Hällgren 9th
2019 Margaret "Tempo" Anderz Wrethov, Jimmy Jansson, Sebastian von Koenigsegg 5th (Semi-final)
2020 Ellen Benediktson & Simon Peyron "Surface" Paul Rey, Anderz Wrethov, Sebastian von Koenigsegg, Ellen Benediktson Second Chance
Hanna Ferm "Brave" David Kjellstrand, Jimmy Jansson 4th
2021 Nathalie Brydolf "Fingerprints" Andreas Stone Johansson, Etta Zelmani, Anna-Klara Folin 7th (Semi-final)
Paul Rey "The Missing Piece" Fredrik Sonefors, Paul Rey
Die Grosse Entscheidungsshow entries (Switzerland)
Year Artist Title Co-written with Result
2018 Alejandro Reyes "Compass" Alejandro Reyes, Lars Christen 2nd
ZiBBZ "Stones" Corinne "Coco" Gfeller, Stee Gfeller, Laurell Barker 1st
Eurovizijos entries (Lithuania)
Year Artist Title Co-written with Result
2018 Mia "Arrows" Rickard Bonde Truumeel, Greig Watts 7th (Heat)
2019 Gabrielė Rybko "Lay It Down" Georgie Dennis, Cameron Warren 9th (Heat)
Dansk Melodi Grand Prix entries (Denmark)
Year Artist Title Co-written with Result
2019 Leeloo "That Vibe" Ludvig Hilarius Brygmann, Maria Marcus Out (Final)
National final entries (Germany)
Year Artist Title Co-written with Result
2019 S!sters "Sister" Marine Kaltenbacher, Tom Oehler, Thomas Stengaard 1st
Melodi Grand Prix entries (Norway)
Year Artist Title Co-written with Result
2019 Carina Dahl "Hold Me Down" Ashley Hicklin, Jeroen Swinnen, Pele Loriano, Laura Groeseneken Out (Final)
2020 Lisa Børud "Talking About Us" Jimmy Jansson, Anderz Wrethov, Maia Wright Out (Gold Duel)
Raylee "Wild" Andreas "Stone" Johansson, Anderz Wrethov Out (Gold Final)
2021 Raylee "Hero" Andreas "Stone" Johansson, Anderz Wrethov, Thomas Stengaard, Frazer Mac
Beovizija entries (Serbia)
Year Artist Title Co-written with Result
2020 Andrija Jo "Oči Meduze" Jimmy Jansson, Palle Hammarlund, Andrijano Ajzi 2nd (Final)

Notes

  1. The 2020 contest was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[5]

References

  1. Keith, Edd (March 28, 2020). "Eurovision 2020: A breakdown of foreign composed songs". Wiwibloggs. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
  2. "Junos 2018: the complete list of winners". CBC.ca. March 25, 2018. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
  3. Gallagher, Robyn (8 March 2019). "Poll: Which Eurovision 2019 song written by Laurell Barker is your favourite?". Wiwibloggs. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  4. Gillberg, Jonas (5 February 2021). "Historisk i ESC-sammanhang - nu är Laurell Barker Malmöbo". Sydsvenskan. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  5. "Official EBU statement & FAQ on Eurovision 2020 cancellation". Eurovision.tv. 18 March 2020. Archived from the original on 18 March 2020. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
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