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Which colleagues have meant mostly for your composing?- I grew up with Max Martin's songs, and he is a person who I have looked up to very much and been inspired by. It was amazing to work with him on the first and third album. I have also learned a lot, for example from Tony Nilsson, RedOne and Jörgen Elofsson. On my latest album Exit, it was very exciting to collaborate with, among others, Jim Beanz and Sacha Skarbeck.
I really like to be inspired and to learn from others. I remember when Jörgen Elofsson wrote "Who's That Girl". I sat in the living room while he wrote clear the end of the chorus and he told me what he thought about the structure, while he wrote. It's those occasions I learned a lot from. It has also been incredibly instructive for me from the very first beginning of my career, get sit next to the producers and see how they work in the reality.
How is it to write for other artists?
- Of course it's a lot more challenging to write for others than for myself. I'm trying, for example to customize the artist's range and voice, trying to feel for what might highlight the voice in a good way. So far I haven't had time to write for others as much as I'd like, but it's something which I would like to do more in the future.
Do you know how many songs you have registered at Stim?
- No, not exactly. How many is it? What? 122 songs! For real?! That is a lot. But I have written songs for a long time, ever since I was 14 years old, so it's obviously that they had time to become a lot.
What are your plans for the nearest future?
- The thing I look forward to the most right now are the concerts in Stockholm, Gothenburg and Malmö. It has been a long time since I was out there and performed. I'm incredibly happy to continue working with music, but I am not taking nothing for granted when it comes to the future. I am not leaning back, I just keep working as hard as I've always done.
