Julie Frost is an American songwriter, singer, guitarist and record producer. She is the recipient of Golden Globe and

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awards for songs written, as well as a

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for album production and performance. She is also the founder of the non-profit "Songs For Elephants", with the mission to help mobilize the music and entertainment industry in support of the world's elephants. She is the second American songwriter to win the

, as co-writer of the song "

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", which won the contest for Germany. Frost co-wrote

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's song "Masterpiece", from the soundtrack of her movie ''

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'', and won a

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. Her songwriting credits include the

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' multi-platinum single " Just Can't Get Enough", the hook for

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's "Castle Made of Sand", and

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's "Sweet Spot". She also co-wrote

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's single "

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's "Kiss Me",

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's "

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", Frost wrote the end credit song and lead single for the "Endless Love" Soundtrack performed by

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and co-wrote "Lift Me Up" featuring

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and

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on Guetta's album "Listen", and co-wrote Charlie Puth's single "

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" with

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featuring

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. Additionally, Frost co-wrote the single "Obsession" for DJ Vice Featuring Kyle and

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. Most recently, she co-wrote "Ring" for

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album "'' Rare''", and "Oh My God" for

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's album "These Two Windows". She is nominated for a 2020

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with her song "Love" cowritten with

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, on their album "Aire".

Early life and career

Frost grew up in rural

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and began to perform publicly in 1992 in

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. Her first solo album ''The Wave'' (2002) was received positively by various music critics;... Of her writing style, Music Critic Johny Luftus wrote "Chicago singer/songwriter Julie Frost likes to place pleading heartache, clever wordplay, and determined pluck over nuanced arrangements". Later on Frost founded her own studio "Happy Child Studios", which produces songs for families and children, and published her album ''Happy Child Music'' (2006).

2009 to present

Frost was signed to EMI Music Publishing in 2009 by music executive Big Jon Platt. In 2010, a song cowritten by Frost and Dane John Gorden, "Satellite", won the ''

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'' for

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. Lena Meyer-Landrut's recording of this song subsequently became a number one hit in various European countries, and went to No. 1 on the European singles chart. It was also a minor hit in various other countries.

Discography

* 2006: ''Happy Child Music'' (Artist) * 2002: ''The Wave'' (Artist) * 2000: "Songs for Wiggleworms" Various Artists (Artist/Producer)

Songwriting credits

Awards, nominations and certifications

Wins

* 2001: Parent's Choice Award - "Songs For Wiggle Worms" (Producer) * 2010: Eurovision Song Contest - "

" * 2010: 1LIVE Krone – Best Single "Satellite" * 2011: Golden Globe - Best Original Song "Masterpiece" (Madonna)

Nominations

* 2011: Echo - Radio Echo for "Satellite" (Lena Meyer-Landrut) * 2011: Echo - Single of the Year – "Satellite" (Lena Meyer-Landrut) * 2011: Echo - Album of the Year – "My Cassette Player" (Lena Meyer-Landrut) * 2011: Comet - Best Song – "Satellite" (Lena Meyer-Landrut) * 2012: Brit - Album of the Year – "+" (Ed Sheeran)

Certifications

* 2010 Triple Platinum Single Germany "

" Lena Meyer-Landrut * 2010 Gold Single Sweden "Satellite" Lena Meyer-Landrut * 2010 Platinum Single Switzerland "Satellite" Lena Meyer-Landrut * 2010 5× Gold Album Germany ''

My Cassette Player ''My Cassette Player'' is the debut studio album of German singer Lena Meyer-Landrut. It was released under her stage name Lena on 7 May 2010,Klier, MarcusGermany: Lena's debut album released on 7th May ESCtoday.com. 1 May 2010. Accessed 7 May 2 ...

'' Lena Meyer-Landrut * 2011 Platinum Album U.S. "The Beginning" Black Eyed Peas * 2011 Platinum Album Australia "The Beginning" Black Eyed Peas * 2011 Platinum Single Australia "Just Can't Get Enough" Black Eyed Peas

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Frost, Julie Golden Globe Award-winning musicians American women singers Eurovision Song Contest winners Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Singers from Vermont American women songwriters Songwriters from Oklahoma 21st-century American women