Max martin bio

Swedish songwriter, record producer and singer Max Martin has been on a monster pop hitmaking roll since the mids, thanks to songs he wrote solely or co-wrote—and often produced--that have been made famous by the likes of Britney Spears " He's been so successful that since he's had a hand in writing 22 Billboard Hot chart-toppers and is behind only Paul McCartney and John Lennon with the most No.

Martin was born Karl Martin Sandberg in Stockholm in As a teenager he sang in various bands before fronting the glam-metal band It's Alive in , and eventually dropped out of high school to concentrate on a music career.

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Hired by Cheiron in , Martin spent two years in the studio learning record production and working on recordings by artists including Rednex, Ace of Base, 3T, Army of Lovers and Leila K. In the late '90s Martin began working with writer-producer Rami Yacoub and wrote songs with Bryan Adams. Also that year, he received Sweden's prestigious Polar Music Prize for his contributions to popular music.

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