Starsmith
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Finlay Dow-Smith (born 8 July 1988), known professionally as Starsmith, is a British songwriter and producer. He co-wrote and produced "Good Thing" by Zedd and Kehlani, and "I'll Be There" by Jess Glynne which went to number one in the UK and was nominated for Best Single at the 2019 Brit Awards.[1]
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Birth name | Finlay Dow-Smith |
Born | (1988-07-08) 8 July 1988 (age 35) Bromley, England |
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Years active | 2009–present |
He also co-wrote and produced "Crybaby" by Paloma Faith, as well as producing "Hold My Hand" by Jess Glynne, and "Real Love" by Clean Bandit and Jess Glynne. He co-wrote and produced the majority of Ellie Goulding's debut album Lights. Following its release in 2010, it went straight to No. 1 in the UK Albums Chart. The album has gone on to sell over 2,000,000 copies worldwide. He teamed up again with Goulding on her second number-one album, Halcyon, producing and co-writing three songs on the album.[2][3]
He was nominated for Producer of the Year at the 2018 A&R Awards,[4] as well as the Music Producers Guild Breakthrough Producer of the Year in 2011.[5]