Ilsey Anna Juber (born April 17, 1986) is an American singer and songwriter from California. Juber co-wrote
Mark Ronson
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's "
Nothing Breaks Like a Heart
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Pea ...
" feat.
Miley Cyrus
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,
along with much of
Ronson’s ''
Late Night Feelings
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'' album with vocals featured on the track "Spinning". In 2020, she worked on "Midnight Sky" as well as two other songs from Cyrus' album, ''
Plastic Hearts
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''. On October 3, "Midnight Sky" hit #11 on
''Billboard'''s Adult Top 40. Cyrus performed her song live at the
2020 MTV Video Music Awards
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. Additionally, Juber co-wrote "
All Night" by
Beyoncé
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, and
Panic! at the Disco
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's "
High Hopes",
which reached #1 on the US Hot AC, Alternative, and Top 40 radio charts. She was also a co-writer on the 2015 single "
Powerful" by
Major Lazer
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featuring
Ellie Goulding
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. In 2018, Juber won two BMI awards for her work co-writing "
Mercy
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" by
Shawn Mendes
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and "
In the Name of Love" by
Martin Garrix
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and
Bebe Rexha
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. Later in 2020, Juber wrote "This Is Us" for
Jimmie Allen
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and
Noah Cyrus
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, who performed their duet at the 2020
CMT Music Awards
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. Other notable writing credits include "
She Loves Control
"She Loves Control" is a song by Cuban-American singer Camila Cabello, included on her debut studio album '' Camila'' (2018). It was written by the singer, Ilsey Juber and Mustafa Ahmed and its producers Skrillex, Frank Dukes and Louis Bell. Musi ...
" by
Camila Cabello
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, "
Ocean
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" by
Martin Garrix
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featuring
Khalid
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Rita Ora
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's "
Let You Love Me
"Let You Love Me" is a song by British singer Rita Ora from her second studio album, ''Phoenix'' (2018). The song was written by Ora, Ilsey Juber, Noonie Bao, Linus Wiklund, Fred Gibson and Finn Keane, and produced by the last two. It was releas ...
",
Robin Schulz
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's "
Headlights
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", "Disarm You" for
Kaskade
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(both of which she also provided vocal features), and the entire
Lykke Li
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album
''so sad so sexy''. She is presently signed to
Sony/ATV Music Publishing
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. She provides vocals on the track "Soldier" from
Stanley Clarke
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's
2011
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Grammy for Best Contemporary Jazz Album, ''
The Stanley Clarke Band
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''.
Family
Juber is the daughter of Hope and
Laurence Juber
Laurence Ivor Juber (born 12 November 1952) is an English musician, fingerstyle guitarist and studio musician. He played guitar in the rock band Wings from 1978 to 1981.
Biography Early life
Born in Stepney, East London, Juber was raised and ...
, and sister to Nico Juber.
Her father was the lead guitarist for the band
Paul McCartney and Wings
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from 1978 to 1981, and is now a distinguished solo
fingerstyle guitar
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ist. Juber’s maternal grandfather was
Sherwood Schwartz
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, the American television producer behind ''
Gilligan’s Island
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'' and ''
The Brady Bunch
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.''
Discography
Songwriting credits
indicates a background vocal contribution.
indicates an un-credited lead vocal contribution.
indicates a credited vocal/featured artist contribution.
References
External links
Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Juber, Ilsey
1986 births
21st-century American composers
American women singer-songwriters
Living people
Singers from Los Angeles
21st-century American women musicians
21st-century American singers
21st-century American women singers
21st-century women composers
Singer-songwriters from California