Giorgio Hesdey Tuinfort is a Dutch record producer and songwriter.

Biography

Born in

Suriname Suriname (; srn, Sranankondre or ), officially the Republic of Suriname ( nl, Republiek Suriname , srn, Ripolik fu Sranan), is a country on the northeastern Atlantic coast of South America. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the north ...

, Tuinfort moved to the

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at 9 months old. His musical career started at age 4, after he attended a special music class for toddlers. After being touted a ‘musical promise’ he was admitted to the Young Talent Class of the

Royal Conservatory of The Hague The Royal Conservatoire ( nl, Koninklijk Conservatorium, KC) is a conservatoire in The Hague, providing higher education in music and dance. The conservatoire was founded by King William I in 1826, making it the oldest conservatoire in the Netherl ...

at the tender age of 11. Here Giorgio studied Classical music, with his major instrument being the piano. Giorgio’s production and composition abilities were first discovered at the age of 16 by Rutger “Rutti” Kroese, who gave him the platform to work with well-established Dutch artists such as

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, Ebon-E,

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and

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. Giorgio swiftly became a highly sought-after name in the industry. Subsequently, Tuinfort embarked on an international career and moved to the United States to work with then upcoming Senegalese American recording artist

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. They achieved great success with several hits such as “Right Now (Na, Na, Na)”, “Beautiful”, “What U Got”. In the years following he collaborated with many musicians, including

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and

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among many others. 2009 saw the start of his collaboration with

David Guetta Pierre David Guetta ( , ; born 7 November 1967) is a French DJ and music producer. He has over 10 million album and 65 million single sales globally, with more than 10 billion streams. In 2011, 2020 and 2021, Guetta was voted the number one D ...

, turning the radio pop culture on its head by combining

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with pop and urban music. This resulted in various songs during that time such as “

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” with

, “One Last Time” with

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and “Titanium” with

. As of today, the duo still creates music together. Giorgio continued to show his musical diversity when he composed all music and television themes for the UEFA 2016 European Football Championships. Aside from the title song with

, Giorgio also composed classical renditions which were recorded by the 130-piece Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra and received international praise. Tuinfort, together with Franck van der Heijden, is the composer of the

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theme song, which was lauded by critics as one of the best contemporary classical pieces of modern time. Giorgio once again composed all music for the

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including the official song of the tournament ‘We Are the People’ together with

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and

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. In the interim Giorgio has showed his intercontinental abilities with successes on both Japanese and Indian soil. He co-produced ‘Scarlet’ for the Japanese group J Soul Brothers II, which became a major success and reached the number one position on the Japanese charts. In India he co-produced “

Chammak Challo "Chammak Challo" is a song performed by Akon and Hamsika Iyer, and composed by Akon, Giorgio Tuinfort as well as music director duo Vishal–Shekhar (Vishal Dadlani and Shekhar Ravjiani) and by Gobind Singh, as a part of the soundtrack for t ...

” for the Bollywood film

Ra.One ''Ra.One'' is a 2011 Indian Hindi-language superhero film directed by Anubhav Sinha. The film stars Shah Rukh Khan in double roles and Arjun Rampal as the titular antagonist, with Kareena Kapoor, Armaan Verma, Shahana Goswami, Tom Wu, Da ...

. The song was named the most downloaded song and video of the year when released, winning a Merchi “Song of the Year” Award. When asked, Giorgio still mentions Classical Music as the "Love of his Life" and expresses his ambitions to release his own music in 2023.

Production and songwriting

Giorgio has written- and produced for the world most renowned artists, amongst them

, Black Eyed Peas,

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, Usher,

and

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Awards

Giorgio was nominated for a

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four times, winning twice. He won the prestigious BMI Songwriter Award an unprecedented 30 times. He is recipient of the

Buma Export Award The Buma Export Award (initially known as Conamus Export Award) was a prize given to the Dutch artists who sold the most records abroad between 1972 and 2011. In 2013, this prize was replaced by the Buma ROCKS! Export Award that focused on rock arti ...

(an award given to Dutch composers who have sold the most records abroad). He was also awarded the

Golden Harp The Golden Harp ''(Dutch: Gouden Harp)'' is awarded annually to Dutch musicians for their entire oeuvre. Golden Harps have been awarded 42 times. 149 different persons or (musical) groups have had the honour of receiving the award which is conside ...

(Dutch music accomplishment award) and a

Gouden Kalf The Golden Calf ( nl, Gouden Kalf) is the award of the Netherlands Film Festival, which is held annually in Utrecht. The award has been presented since 1981, originally in six categories: Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Feature Film, Best Short F ...

(Dutch equivalent of the Oscars) for his music score for the Dutch film

Bolletjes Blues ''Bolletjes Blues'' (''Gangsta Blues'', also known as ''Bling!'') is a 2006 Dutch musical film with Negativ as the main character, Spike. Plot Spike is a young black man from Suriname who lives in the Bijlmermeer. He is a student first, but d ...

. In 2015, Giorgio was commended by the Dutch Royal Family as recognition to his achievements and contribution to Dutch music on an international scale. Giorgio is a Spotify Secret Genius

StemDrop

Tuinfort is part of the trio which created StemDrop, a new evolution in global music collaboration. StemDrop launches a song with one of the greatest songwriters online via

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. TikTok creators globally are exclusively provided with music stems and invited to produce their own versions of the brand-new song. StemDrop is a collaboration between Syco Entertainment,

Universal Music Group Universal Music Group N.V. (often abbreviated as UMG and referred to as just Universal Music) is a Dutch– American multinational music corporation under Dutch law. UMG's corporate headquarters are located in Hilversum, Netherlands and its ...

and

Republic Records Republic Records is a New York City–based American record label owned by Universal Music Group (UMG). It was founded by Avery Lipman and Monte Lipman as an independent label in 1995, and was acquired by UMG in 2000. Republic was initially an ...

. Drop #001 was launched on October 19th, 2022. It is the song “Red Light”, written by the hit-making team

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Savan Kotecha Savan Harish Kotecha is an American songwriter and record producer from Austin, Texas. Kotecha is of Indian (Gujarati) descent. He was also the executive music producer of the 2020 film '' Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga'', for ...

and Ali Payami.

Personal life

Giorgio is known for avoiding the limelight and not being present on social media, citing "Music should speak for itself".

Songwriting and Production Credits

Dutch selected Music Discography

Bolletjes Blues – Welkom in ons leven featuring Derenzo, Kimo, Mr Probz, Negativ, Raymzter Brace – Cupido Brace – Dilemma Brace – Dit ben ik featuring Brainpower Brace – Drijfzand Brace – Hartendief featuring Ali B Brace – Les Geleerd featuring Lange Frans Brace – Samen Brace – Van Jongen naar Man Brace – Vraag Jezelf eens Af Dignity – Everything Has Changed (Piano Version) E-Life – K.I.T.A Ebon-E – On My Way Excellent – Doe Rustig Gio – Je Hebt me Goldy – Goldy Gordon – I'll be your Voice (Songfestival 2003) Gordon & Re-Play – Een Nieuw Begin featuring Extince Gordon & Re-Play – Vrienden voor het Leven Kinderen voor Kinderen – 100 Jaar Kinderen voor Kinderen – Als de Wereld nou van Mij is Kinderen voor Kinderen – Dierenvriend Kinderen voor Kinderen – Leef met Elkaar Kinderen voor Kinderen – Ons Hele Leven Lang Kinderen voor Kinderen – Wereldplan Lange Frans – Doofpot Lange Frans – Testament Lange Frans – Zing voor me featuring Thé Lau Lange Frans & Baas B – Dankbaar featuring Suzanna Lubrano Lange Frans & Baas B – Geef me nog een Kans featuring Brace Lange Frans & Baas B – Kamervragen Lange Frans & Baas B – Neem me niet Kwalijk Lange Frans & Baas B – Het Land van Lange Frans & Baas B – Venus en Mars Lange Frans & Baas B – Verder Mark Dakriet – De Reis Mark Dakriet – Dit Lied is Voor Jou Mark Dakriet – Droom Maar Mark Dakriet – Een Laatste Dans Mark Dakriet – Er is een Weg Mark Dakriet – Je Moeten Missen Mark Dakriet – Muziek Mark Dakriet – Nooit Meer Alleen Mark Dakriet – Nu het Over is met Ruth Jacott Mark Dakriet – Samen Sterk met Lady Smith Black Mambazo Mark Dakriet – Tegen Beter Weten in Mark Dakriet – Voor Altijd Mark Dakriet – Vrij Zijn Mark Dakriet – Waardeloos met Suzanna Lubrano Mark Dakriet – We Komen er wel Uit Negativ – Dingen Gedaan Negativ – Je Weet niet wie ik Ben Negativ – Kijk Eens om je Heen Negativ – Negativitijdperk Negativ – Niks is wat het Zijn moet featuring Ebon-E Negativ – Onbreekbaar Raymzter – Soms Gaat het Mis Re-Play – Die Tijd Re-Play – Hum Hum Re-Play – Niemand Re-Play – Piraterij Re-Play – Schaakmat Re-Play – Ware Liefde Sat-R-Day – My Girl's Best Friend Trijntje Oosterhuis – We are Gold

References

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