MachoPsycho is a Swedish songwriting team consisting of Niklas "Nikey" Olovson and Robin Lynch. Nikey was born in

Stenungsund Stenungsund () is a locality and the seat of Stenungsund Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden with 9,987 inhabitants in 2010. Overview Stenungsund was once only an idyllic bathing and vacation location on the Swedish west coast. A landma ...

, Sweden in 1976 and Robin was born in Sandnessjøen, Norway also in 1976. They are among Sweden's most successful songwriters and producers. They have sold millions of records worldwide. They have collaborated with artists like Pink,

Cher Cher (; born Cherilyn Sarkisian; May 20, 1946) is an American singer, actress and television personality. Often referred to by the media as the Honorific nicknames in popular music, "Goddess of Pop", she has been described as embodying female ...

Justin Timberlake Justin Randall Timberlake (born January 31, 1981) is an American singer, songwriter, and actor. He is one of the world's best-selling music artists, with sales of over 88 million records. Timberlake is the recipient of numerous awards and ac ...

, Backstreet Boys, Vanessa Amorosi,

Jessica Simpson Jessica Ann Simpson (born July 10, 1980) is an American singer, actress, entrepreneur and philanthropist. After performing in church choirs as a child, Simpson signed with Columbia Records in 1997, aged seventeen. Her debut studio album, '' Swe ...

, Esmee Denters, Keith Urban &

Ilse DeLange Ilse Annoeska de Lange (born 13 May 1977), better known as Ilse DeLange, is a Dutch country and pop rock singer-songwriter. As a member of The Common Linnets, she finished in second place at the Eurovision Song Contest 2014. Biography Ilse An ...

About

MachoPsycho are multi-platinum music producers based in Gothenburg, Sweden who exploded into mainstream music when they co-wrote and co-produced Pink's 2007 single ''

Stupid Girls Stupidity is a lack of intelligence, understanding, reason, or wit. It may be innate, assumed or reactive. The word ''stupid'' comes from the Latin word ''stupere''. Stupid characters are often used for comedy in fictional stories. Walter B ...

''. It was a Top 10 across the globe and received numerous awards including a US Grammy nomination. Soon after, they started picking up traction writing and recording with Backstreet Boys, Teddy Geiger, Dirtie Blonde and Natasha Bedingfield.

History

In 2008, the duo co-wrote and produced 9 songs for

's platinum album, ''

Incredible Incredible may refer to: Music Albums * ''Incredible'' (Clique Girlz album) or the title song, 2008 * ''Incredible'' (Gary Puckett & The Union Gap album), 1968 * ''Incredible'' (Ilse DeLange album), 2008 * ''Incredible'' (Mary Mary album) or ...

.'' They also worked on Pink's 2009 album '' Funhouse'' adding " Bad Influence" to their writer/producer resume. As more and more artists began looking for that signature MachoPsycho touch, 2009 included cuts with RBD,

Stereo Stereophonic sound, or more commonly stereo, is a method of sound reproduction that recreates a multi-directional, 3-dimensional audible perspective. This is usually achieved by using two independent audio channels through a configuration ...

, Elske De Wall, Queensberry,

Name The Pet A name is a term used for identification by an external observer. They can identify a class or category of things, or a single thing, either uniquely, or within a given context. The entity identified by a name is called its referent. A personal ...

Sunrise Avenue Sunrise Avenue was a Finnish rock band originally formed in 2002 in Helsinki, Finland. In the early days, the band was called Sunrise and the name was changed to Sunrise Avenue in 2003. Their style varies from rock and pop-rock to rock ballads. ...

, and a co-production with

Esmée Denters Esmée Denters (born 28 September 1988) is a Dutch singer and YouTube celebrity. Denters started promoting herself as a musician online in 2006, covering songs by artists including Justin Timberlake and Natasha Bedingfield. By mid-2008 she bec ...

' album '' Outta Here.'' They are currently working with Universal Australia artist, Vanessa Amorosi, producing and co-writing her album '' Hazardous'' released 6 November 2009. MachoPsycho continue to make hits at

Fishhead Music Studios Fish heads, either separated or still attached to the rest of the fish, are sometimes used in culinary dishes, or boiled for fish stock. Anatomy The head of a fish includes the snout, from the eye to the forward most point of the upper jaw, t ...

Gothenburg Gothenburg (; abbreviated Gbg; sv, Göteborg ) is the second-largest city in Sweden, fifth-largest in the Nordic countries, and capital of the Västra Götaland County. It is situated by the Kattegat, on the west coast of Sweden, and has ...

, expanding their US, European and UK roster. MachoPsycho are famous in the Eurovision Song Contest for the 2013 Norwegian entry they composed for Margaret Berger called

I Feed You My Love "I Feed You My Love" is a song recorded by Norwegian singer Margaret Berger. The song was written by Karin Park and MachoPsycho and produced by MachoPsycho. It is best known as Norway's entry to the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 held in Malmö, ...

, which took the 4th place. They also composed, for the 2015 Romanian National Selection,

Lara Lee Lara may refer to: Places * Lara (state), a state in Venezuela *Electoral district of Lara, an electoral district in Victoria, Australia * Lara, Antalya, an urban district in Turkey * Lara, Victoria, a township in Australia * Lara de los Infa ...

Superman Superman is a superhero who appears in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by writer Jerry Siegel and artist Joe Shuster, and debuted in the comic book ''Action Comics'' #1 (cover-dated June 1938 and publi ...

, co-written with Nicole Rodriguez, Tami Rodriguez and

Milica Fajgelj Milica Fajgelj (born 22 February) is a Serbian born artist manager and video producer. Milica graduated audio and video production at the Academy of Arts in Belgrade, Serbia. Her most famous projects are connected with the Eurovision Song Contest, b ...

References

External links

Official WebsiteFXpansion - Interview
{{Authority control Record production teams Swedish songwriters