Elvira Anderfjärd, also known

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ously as Elvira, is a Swedish record producer and

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. She achieved prominence after

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the singles "

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" (2020) and "

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" (2021) by

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. Anderfjärd produced the Swedish Sverigetopplistan top-20 singles " I Do Me" by Malou Prytz and " I'm Coming" by

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, as well as contributed backing vocals on

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's " Take My Breath" and Swift's "

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", both which reached the top 10 on the United States

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chart. She has worked with artists such as Katy Perry, Anne-Marie,

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, Alma,

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, and Maisie Peters.

Career

In high school, she studied jazz piano, and taught herself to play cello. After graduating, she abandoned her plans of becoming a nurse, to focus on music production. Influenced by Australian record producer

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, Anderfjärd gained first production jobs throughout 2018 and 2019, working on "4U" (2018) by Joakim Molitor featuring

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, debut single of Malou Prytz " I Do Me" (2019), and a remix of

's " Glad He's Gone" (2019). In 2020, she joined

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-owned MxM Publishing. She produced two singles from the 2020 reissue of Tove Lo's 2019 album ''

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'' " I'm Coming" and "

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", as well as "

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" (2020) from Katy Perry's sixth studio album ''

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'' (2020). In the following months, she remixed two

songs "

" (2020) and "

" (2021), which resulted in speculation about the producer, due to lack of her presence in social media. Both remixes amassed 11 million streams on

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, as reported by '' Billboard'' on 15 April 2021. During 2021, Anderfjärd worked on

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's "Kärlek Slutar Alltid Med Bråk", Anne-Marie's "Beautiful", and Swift's "Girl at Home (Taylor's Version)" and "

". Two years later, she was one of the producers of Alma's ''Time Machine'' and Maisie Peters' ''

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'' (both 2023).

Discography

Featured singles

* Osrin featuring Elvira ― "20 and Lost"

Production discography

Remixes

– " Glad He's Gone" (2019) *

– "

" (2020) * Taylor Swift – "

" (2021)

References

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