Adam Powers
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Adam Powers is a Danish-American songwriter
and music producer
. He was born in Maryland
, USA to a Danish mother and an American father, but grew up in Denmark
. Powers has written songs for pop
and dance
artists such as Kylie Minogue
, Infernal
, Tohoshinki, Medina
, DJ Aligator and Barcode Brothers
. As of 2010 his songs have sold more than 7 million units worldwide.
In 2002/2003 he co-wrote the song "From Paris to Berlin
", which was released by the Danish dance-pop
duo Infernal
in 2004. The original track was written by Powers in 1998, but he finished the song with Paw Lagermann
and Lina Rafn
of Infernal. The song is Infernal's most successful single to date, peaking inside the top ten of the charts in countries such as Denmark, Ireland, the United Kingdom, Belgium (Flanders) and the Netherlands in 2005/2006. Powers also co-wrote several other tracks from the album From Paris to Berlin
, including "Keen on Disco
" and "I Won't Be Crying
".
In 2006 Powers co-wrote the song "Like a Drug", which was released by Australian recording artist Kylie Minogue
in 2007 on her album X
.
In 2009 Powers co-wrote "You and I
" by Danish electro-pop singer Medina
, which was a top ten hit in Bulgaria, the United States, Germany and Russia.
Powers has Master's degree in business economics
(Finance and Strategic Management) from Copenhagen Business School
. He is married to Matilde, and together they have twin daughters.
Songwriter
A songwriter is an individual who writes both the lyrics and music to a song. Someone who solely writes lyrics may be called a lyricist, and someone who only writes music may be called a composer...
and music producer
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
. He was born in Maryland
Maryland
Maryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east...
, USA to a Danish mother and an American father, but grew up in Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
. Powers has written songs for pop
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
and dance
Dance music
Dance music is music composed specifically to facilitate or accompany dancing. It can be either a whole musical piece or part of a larger musical arrangement...
artists such as Kylie Minogue
Kylie Minogue
Kylie Ann Minogue, OBE - often known simply as Kylie - is an Australian singer, recording artist, songwriter, and actress. After beginning her career as a child actress on Australian television, she achieved recognition through her role in the television soap opera Neighbours, before commencing...
, Infernal
Infernal (band)
Infernal is dance/pop group from Denmark, consisting of members Lina Rafn and Paw Lagermann. They made their Danish debut in 1997 with the release of the track "Sorti de L'enfer", and have gone on to international chart success in recent years. Their most successful single to date has been "From...
, Tohoshinki, Medina
Medina (singer)
Medina Danielle Oona Valbak , known by the mononym Medina is a Danish pop, dance and R&B singer and songwriter....
, DJ Aligator and Barcode Brothers
Barcode Brothers
Barcode Brothers was a Danish trance-duo consisting of Christian Møller Nielsen and Anders Øland. They are known for club hits like "Dooh Dooh", "Flute" and "SMS", and released two studio albums before disbanding in 2004.-Singles:*"Dooh Dooh"...
. As of 2010 his songs have sold more than 7 million units worldwide.
In 2002/2003 he co-wrote the song "From Paris to Berlin
From Paris to Berlin
"From Paris to Berlin" is a song by Infernal. It is known as their signature song as this was the first that charted in many countries throughout Europe and Australia in 2005 and 2006. It has so far been their biggest hit internationally, as well as in the band's home country of Denmark...
", which was released by the Danish dance-pop
Dance-pop
Dance-pop is dance-oriented pop music that originated in the early 1980s. Developing from post-disco, it is generally up-tempo music intended for clubs with the intention of being danceable or merely dancey...
duo Infernal
Infernal (band)
Infernal is dance/pop group from Denmark, consisting of members Lina Rafn and Paw Lagermann. They made their Danish debut in 1997 with the release of the track "Sorti de L'enfer", and have gone on to international chart success in recent years. Their most successful single to date has been "From...
in 2004. The original track was written by Powers in 1998, but he finished the song with Paw Lagermann
Paw Lagermann
Paw Karl Lagermann is a Danish singer-songwriter and music producer.Paw Lagermann has been a member of the Danish popduo Infernal since 1997.-External links:* * *...
and Lina Rafn
Lina Rafn
Lina Rafn Sørensen , known professionally as Lina Rafn is a Danish female singer, songwriter and producer and is currently active in the band Infernal...
of Infernal. The song is Infernal's most successful single to date, peaking inside the top ten of the charts in countries such as Denmark, Ireland, the United Kingdom, Belgium (Flanders) and the Netherlands in 2005/2006. Powers also co-wrote several other tracks from the album From Paris to Berlin
From Paris to Berlin (album)
From Paris to Berlin is the third studio album by the Danish dance duo Infernal consisting of Paw Lagermann and Lina Rafn, officially released in 2004 in Denmark. It was released via labels Border Breaks and Ultra Records. An international edition of the album was also released on 6 September 2005...
, including "Keen on Disco
Keen on Disco
"Keen on Disco" is the second single by the Danish dance/house duo Infernal from From Paris to Berlin, their most successful album to date. The single was released in June 2005 in a few selected European countries. It became a hit in Sweden and Finland, entering in the top 15 of both countries...
" and "I Won't Be Crying
I Won't Be Crying
"I Won't Be Crying" is the Danish dance band Infernal's 3rd single released in the UK. The current release date is set to be the 21st of May. According to the bands website it will guarantee them a UK tour, if this single reaches #1. "I Won't Be Crying" peaked #1 at the TV-channel The Voice TV...
".
In 2006 Powers co-wrote the song "Like a Drug", which was released by Australian recording artist Kylie Minogue
Kylie Minogue
Kylie Ann Minogue, OBE - often known simply as Kylie - is an Australian singer, recording artist, songwriter, and actress. After beginning her career as a child actress on Australian television, she achieved recognition through her role in the television soap opera Neighbours, before commencing...
in 2007 on her album X
X (Kylie Minogue album)
X is the tenth studio album by Australian recording artist Kylie Minogue. It is her first release since the greatest hits compilation Ultimate Kylie , and her first studio album since Body Language . X was preceded by lead single "2 Hearts" and released worldwide in November 2007...
.
In 2009 Powers co-wrote "You and I
You and I (Medina song)
"You and I" is a song by Danish electropop singer Medina. It was released in the United Kingdom on September 21, 2009 and in Germany, Austria and Switzerland on May 3, 2010. The song is an English version of the Danish song, "Kun for mig", released in late 2008 in Denmark, where it spent 52 weeks...
" by Danish electro-pop singer Medina
Medina (singer)
Medina Danielle Oona Valbak , known by the mononym Medina is a Danish pop, dance and R&B singer and songwriter....
, which was a top ten hit in Bulgaria, the United States, Germany and Russia.
Powers has Master's degree in business economics
Business economics
Business economics as a field in applied economics uses economic theory and quantitative methods to analyze business enterprises and the factors contributing to the diversity of organizational structures and the relationships of firms with labour, capital and product markets...
(Finance and Strategic Management) from Copenhagen Business School
Copenhagen Business School
Copenhagen Business School, also known as CBS, is situated in Copenhagen, Denmark. With more than 17,000 students and 1,300 staff members, CBS is also one of the largest business schools in Europe. CBS offers a wide range of business-oriented university programmes and a research environment...
. He is married to Matilde, and together they have twin daughters.
Song writing discography
| Year | Artist | Album | Song | Co-written with |
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| 2000 | Estimated Time of Arrival | No Smoking | "Massive Stoned" | Thomas Yde, Pierre de Ville, Jonas Schrøder |
| "Electric Mud" | Thomas Yde, Pierre de Ville, C. Williams, Jonas Schrøder | |||
| "Blurred" | Thomas Yde, Pierre de Ville, Michael Pfundheller, Kenneth Bager Kenneth Bager Kenneth Bager is a Danish musician and record producer.- History :Kenneth started his musical career back in the mid 1980s as a DJ. In 1994, Bager released a compilation called "Music for Dreams" featuring, among others, Peter Gabriel and Michael Nyman... , Ziggy Modeliste Ziggy Modeliste Joseph Modeliste is an American drummer best known as a founding member of the funk group The Meters. Considered to be one of the most innovative, and highly acclaimed drummers ever to hail from New Orleans, Louisiana, Modeliste is a pioneer of second-line funk... , Art Neville Art Neville Art Neville is an American singer and keyboardist from New Orleans.-History:Neville is a part of one of the most famous musical families of New Orleans, the Neville Brothers... , George Porter, Jr. George Porter, Jr. George Porter, Jr. is a musician best known as the bassist and singer of The Meters. Along with Art Neville, Porter formed the group in the mid 60's and came to be recognized as one of the progenitors of funk. The Meters disbanded in 1977, but reformed in 1989... , Jonas Schrøder |
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| DJ Aligator Project | Payback Time | "Water in the Ocean" | Jonas Schrøder, Michael Parsberg Michael Parsberg Michael Parsberg is a Danish trance and house producer and DJ.Parsberg has been the co-producer behind successful Danish acts such as Safri Duo, DJ Encore and Barcode Brothers, and has remixed numerous of Danish and international artists like Shakira, Infernal and Aqua.-Singles:* 1993 "Anal Snax"... , Jakob Stavnstrup |
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| "Bounce 2 This" | Jonas Schrøder, Moses Malone, Al Agami | |||
| "Calling Out Your Name" | Jonas Schrøder | |||
| Barcode Brothers Barcode Brothers Barcode Brothers was a Danish trance-duo consisting of Christian Møller Nielsen and Anders Øland. They are known for club hits like "Dooh Dooh", "Flute" and "SMS", and released two studio albums before disbanding in 2004.-Singles:*"Dooh Dooh"... |
Swipe Me Swipe Me -Charts:-External links:* at Discogs... |
"Heartbeat" | Jonas Schrøder, Christian Møller Nielsen, Anders Øland | |
| "Wake Up" | Jonas Schrøder, Christian Møller Nielsen, Anders Øland, Michael Parsberg, Jakob Stavnstrup | |||
| "Keep Me from the Rain" | Jonas Schrøder | |||
| Infernal Infernal (band) Infernal is dance/pop group from Denmark, consisting of members Lina Rafn and Paw Lagermann. They made their Danish debut in 1997 with the release of the track "Sorti de L'enfer", and have gone on to international chart success in recent years. Their most successful single to date has been "From... |
Waiting for Daylight Waiting for Daylight Waiting for Daylight is the third album and second studio album by the Danish dance/house act Infernal, released in 2000 in Denmark. It was later released as Muzaik in 2001, with a more pop music-oriented sound and a few bonus tracks.-Track listing:... |
"Sunrise" | Tim Christensen Tim Christensen Tim Christensen is a Danish singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist who plays guitar, bass guitar, drums, Mellotron, harmonium, keyboard, piano and organ... , Paw Lagermann, Lina Rafn, De La Ray |
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| "Humbled by Nature" | Paw Lagermann, Lina Rafn, Moses Malone | |||
| 2001 | Hampenberg | Duck Off | "Away from Home" | Hampenberg |
| "Don't Lie to Me" | Hampenberg, Michelle Djarling | |||
| DJ Encore | Intuition Intuition (DJ Encore album) Intuition is the debut album by the Danish eurodance producer DJ Encore featuring the vocals of singer Engelina. It was released in Denmark on 8 October 2001 and in the United States on 20 January 2002.-Track listing:-Charts:-Release history:... |
"Out There" | Andreas Hemmeth, Engelina Larsen | |
| 2002 | Mukupa | 2nd Base | "I Need You" | Karen Mukupa |
| 2003 | Ann Winsborn | Everything I Am | ||
| 2004 | Xandee | 1 Life | ||
| Superstar | Superstar | "Lovers Tonight" | Jack Simon Kristensen, Morgan Jalsing, Jan Klausen, Jonas Schrøder | |
| "Forever (La La La)" | Jack Simon Kristensen, Berry Sode, Jan Torndyb | |||
| Infernal | From Paris to Berlin From Paris to Berlin (album) From Paris to Berlin is the third studio album by the Danish dance duo Infernal consisting of Paw Lagermann and Lina Rafn, officially released in 2004 in Denmark. It was released via labels Border Breaks and Ultra Records. An international edition of the album was also released on 6 September 2005... |
"From Paris to Berlin From Paris to Berlin "From Paris to Berlin" is a song by Infernal. It is known as their signature song as this was the first that charted in many countries throughout Europe and Australia in 2005 and 2006. It has so far been their biggest hit internationally, as well as in the band's home country of Denmark... " |
Paw Lagermann, Lina Rafn | |
| "I Took a Ride (Fairytale)" (featuring Adam Powers) |
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| "Keen on Disco Keen on Disco "Keen on Disco" is the second single by the Danish dance/house duo Infernal from From Paris to Berlin, their most successful album to date. The single was released in June 2005 in a few selected European countries. It became a hit in Sweden and Finland, entering in the top 15 of both countries... " |
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| 2005 | Bliss | Afterlife | "Long Life" | Jonas Schrøder, Bliss |
| "If Heaven Closes" | Bliss, Moses Malone, Jonas Schrøder | |||
| 2007 | Infernal | From Paris to Berlin | "I Won't Be Crying I Won't Be Crying "I Won't Be Crying" is the Danish dance band Infernal's 3rd single released in the UK. The current release date is set to be the 21st of May. According to the bands website it will guarantee them a UK tour, if this single reaches #1. "I Won't Be Crying" peaked #1 at the TV-channel The Voice TV... " |
Paw Lagermann, Lina Rafn |
| "Fairytale" | ||||
| "A to the B A to the B "A to the B" is a single by Danish dance/house duo Infernal from the album From Paris to Berlin. Released in the beginning of 2006, the single peaked at number 3 in Denmark, number 49 on the French singles chart and number 53 in Australia.-Music video:... " |
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| "Peace Inside" | Paw Lagermann, Lina Rafn, Kristian Paulsen | |||
| "This Little Secret" | Paw Lagermann, Lina Rafn | |||
| Edurne Edurne Edurne García Almagro better known as Edurne is a Spanish pop singer. She came sixth in the fourth edition of the Spanish television series Operación Triunfo in 2005.She is the girlfriend of Manchester United goalkeeper David de Gea.-Discography:... |
Ilusión | "Los Ángeles También Pecan" | Engelina Larsen, Cutfather Cutfather Mich Hedin Hansen better known by his stage name Cutfather is a Danish music producer and songwriter.-Career:He is perhaps best known for his remix of "Return of the Mack" by Mark Morrison , and the song "Superstar" released internationally by Jamelia in 2003.He has worked with Danish producer... , Jonas Jeberg |
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| Kylie Minogue Kylie Minogue Kylie Ann Minogue, OBE - often known simply as Kylie - is an Australian singer, recording artist, songwriter, and actress. After beginning her career as a child actress on Australian television, she achieved recognition through her role in the television soap opera Neighbours, before commencing... |
X X (Kylie Minogue album) X is the tenth studio album by Australian recording artist Kylie Minogue. It is her first release since the greatest hits compilation Ultimate Kylie , and her first studio album since Body Language . X was preceded by lead single "2 Hearts" and released worldwide in November 2007... |
"Like a Drug" | ||
| 2008 | DJ Encore | Unique | "Out There" | Engelina Larsen, Andreas Hemmeth |
| Infernal | Electric Cabaret | "Downtown Boys Downtown Boys "Downtown Boys" is a song by Danish pop duo Infernal. It was released on April 14, 2008 as the lead single from the album Electric Cabaret.... " |
Paw Lagermann, Lina Rafn | |
| "Whenever You Need Me" | ||||
| "Electric Light" | ||||
| "Punk Disco" | ||||
| "Burning Up" | ||||
| Zididada | Take It All | "Kareokee" | Zididada | |
| "Korean Librarians" | ||||
| "Looking for a Lover" | ||||
| 2009 | Tohoshinki | The Secret Code The Secret Code (album) -Bonus Tracks and Editions:-Charts:-Chart precession and succession:-External links:*... |
"Survivor Survivor (TVXQ song) "Survivor" is Tohoshinki's twenty-sixth Japanese single. The single was released on March 11, 2009, and peaked at number three on the Oricon Singles Chart... " |
Iain James, Robert Habolin |
| Medina Medina (singer) Medina Danielle Oona Valbak , known by the mononym Medina is a Danish pop, dance and R&B singer and songwriter.... |
Welcome to Medina Welcome to Medina Welcome to Medina is the international debut studio album by Danish-Chilean electropop singer Medina. It was released on 23 July 2010 in Germany, Switzerland and Austria. The album was preceded by the release of the lead single, "You and I", on 3 May 2010.... |
"You and I You and I (Medina song) "You and I" is a song by Danish electropop singer Medina. It was released in the United Kingdom on September 21, 2009 and in Germany, Austria and Switzerland on May 3, 2010. The song is an English version of the Danish song, "Kun for mig", released in late 2008 in Denmark, where it spent 52 weeks... " |
Medina Valbak, Jeppe Federspiel, Rasmus Stabell, Julie Steincke | |
| 2010 | Infernal | Fall from Grace Fall from Grace (Infernal album) Fall from Grace is the fifth studio album by the Danish dance duo Infernal. It was released in Denmark on 27 September 2010. It was preceded by the lead single "Love Is All..." on 10 May 2010. "Love Is All..." peaked at number six on the Danish Singles Chart... |
"Fall from Grace" | Paw Lagermann, Lina Rafn |
| "Love Is All... Love Is All... "Love Is All..." is a song by the Danish dance-pop duo Infernal. It was announced to be the lead single off their forthcoming fifth studio album, Fall from Grace, on 4 April 2010 in a blog post by Paw Lagermann in Infernal's website.... " |
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| "Alone, Together Alone, Together "Alone, Together" is a song by the Danish dance-pop duo Infernal. It was announced to be the second single off their fifth studio album, Fall from Grace, in August 2010.-Track listing:-Release history:-External links:*... " |
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| "Circussed" | ||||
| LaViVe LaViVe LaVive were a German girl group consisting of Sarah Rensing, Julia Köster and Katrin Mehlberg formed on the television show Popstars: Girls forever... |
No Sleep No Sleep (album) No Sleep is the debut studio album by German pop girl group LaViVe, released by Starwatch Music and the Warner Music Group on December 17, 2010 in German-speaking Europe.-Track listing:-Charts:... |
"Rock That City" | Laurentiu Duta | |
| 2011 | The Benefits | TBA | "Crash and Burn" | Ilang Lumholt, Thomas Stengaard |
| Puls Puls (band) Puls stylized as PULS is a Danish musical band specializing in pop, dance and club music made up of Micky and Niel and are signed to PhatPhase label.... |
TBA | "Let It Go" | Jacob Simonsen, Micky Skeel Hansen, Niels Kristian Baarsby |