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, with whom he has penned hits for

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"). Among other awards, he was nominated for the

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in 2020 for co-writing "Circles."

Biography

Gunesberk was raised in

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, Ontario and attended the arts magnet school Canterbury High School. He attended the jazz program at

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. In Toronto, he formed the experimental electronic band Kilmanjaro. The band was active between 2012 and 2018, releasing their debut album in 2017. He is part of a number of other Toronto-based music projects. Gunesberk began collaborating with Frank Dukes early in his professional career. His first major songwriting placement was on the 2015

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single "

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" on which Gunesberk also sings background vocals. During the rest of the decade, Gunesberk would closely collaborate with Dukes, working in the studio with him and artists

and

, among others. Gunesberk has also contributed to tracks for

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, Aminé, and

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Discography

Solo discography * ''Selina/Pull Start Push Stop (A/B) (2019) * ''The Realist'' (Single) (2020) * ''Does Anybody Really Know'' (2020) * ''New World Volition till dope in 2046' (Mixtape) (2020) With Kilmanjaro * ''Kilmanjaro EP'' (2014) * ''A Place Unknown To All You Ever Say'' (2017) With Owen Wilson * ''EP'' (2015) * ''EP II'' (2016) * ''Computor'' EP (2017) With Elegance * ''EP'' (2016)

Songwriting discography

Selected credits, sourced from

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and

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. Songwriting credit unless otherwise noted.

Awards and nominations

Grammy Awards

References

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