Șerban Ghenea (born October 13, 1969) is a

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award-winning Romanian-Canadian

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Early life and education

Ghenea was born in Bucharest, Romania in 1969. In 1976 he moved to

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with his family. He later attended John Abbott College,

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, then

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Career

Ghenea's career began through a chance meeting with

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in 1993 while visiting his girlfriend (now wife), that lead to Riley hiring him as an in-house mixing and recording engineer. Throughout his career, Ghenea has worked with top artists in pop music, including

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, and

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. He has mixed over 188 #1 recordings. With Riley, Ghenea worked on projects that included

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and Blackstreet.

Selected discography

* Tove Lo: Lady Wood, Queen of the Clouds, Disco Tits, Talking Body,

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, Sun Goes Down *

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, Teenage Dream,

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: In My Head,

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: Replay *

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: Down *

: Outrageous, 3,

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Me Against the Music "Me Against the Music" is a song by American singers Britney Spears and Madonna for Spears' fourth studio album, ''In the Zone'' (2003). It was written by Spears, Madonna, Christopher "Tricky" Stewart, Thabiso "Tab" Nikhereanye, Penelope Magnet ...

, I'm a Slave for You,

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: Party in the U.S.A. *

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Cool for the Summer "Cool for the Summer" is a song by American singer Demi Lovato. It was released as the lead single from her fifth studio album ''Confident (album), Confident'' (2015) on July 1, 2015, by Hollywood Records and Island Records, and premiered on ra ...

, Confident,

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, Tell Me You Love Me, I'm Ready *

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: I'm Your Daddy *

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Right Round "Right Round" is a single performed by American rapper Flo Rida featuring guest vocals from American singer Kesha. It was released as the lead single from his second studio album, '' R.O.O.T.S.'' (2009). It was released to radio on January ...

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Don't You Forget It "Don't You Forget It" is an R&B song by Glenn Lewis, released in November 2001. Produced by Andre Harris, it was the first single from his debut album, '' World Outside My Window''. In early 2002, the song became popular after its music video wa ...

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, Bet You Wanna *

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Shout Out To My Ex "Shout Out to My Ex" is a song recorded by British girl group Little Mix. It was released on 16 October 2016 by Syco Music, as the lead single from the group's fourth studio album '' Glory Days (''2016). A dance-pop and power pop song, it wa ...

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, Word Up!, Little Me,

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, De Una Vez * Lifehouse:

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The Fray The Fray is an American rock band from Denver, Colorado, formed in 2002 by schoolmates Isaac Slade and Joe King. Their debut album, ''How to Save a Life'' released in 2005, was certified double platinum by the RIAA and platinum in Australia, ...

You Found Me "You Found Me" is a song by American rock band the Fray. It was released in November 2008 as the lead single from their eponymous second studio album. Live performances of the song from concerts in Europe surfaced on YouTube in late 2007, whe ...

, Never Say Never *

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My Life Would Suck Without You "My Life Would Suck Without You" is a song by American singer Kelly Clarkson from her fourth studio album, '' All I Ever Wanted'' (2009). The song features songwriting credits from Max Martin, Lukasz Gottwald, and Claude Kelly and production cr ...

, Already Gone, Behind These Hazel Eyes, Because of You,

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* A Fine Frenzy: Bomb In A Birdcage *

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: And I Love You *

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: Good Stuff * Garbage: Androgyny 02 *

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: Head Bussa *

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: Better Than Her *

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: Spending Time With You *

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: Don't Be Light *

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: 4ever *

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featuring

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: Let It Rock *

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Good Girls Go Bad "Good Girls Go Bad" is a song by American pop band Cobra Starship with guest vocals by Leighton Meester. It was the first single released from their third studio album, '' Hot Mess''. The song was released digitally through iTunes on May 11, 20 ...

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, 'Cuz I Can,

Please Don't Leave Me "Please Don't Leave Me" is a song from American singer Pink and the third single taken from her fifth studio album ''Funhouse''. It was released on February 16, 2009. The song received strong airplay in Australia and New Zealand, as well as bein ...

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My Humps "My Humps" is a song recorded by American group the Black Eyed Peas for their fourth studio album '' Monkey Business'' (2005). It was written and produced by group member will.i.am. Musically, it's a hip hop and dance song structured as a due ...

* Fergie featuring

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Fergalicious "Fergalicious" is a song recorded by American singer, songwriter and rapper Fergie for her debut studio album, '' The Dutchess'' (2006). The title is a portmanteau of ''Fergie'' and ''delicious''. It was written by Fergie and The Black Eyed Pea ...

Carrie Underwood Carrie Marie Underwood (born March 10, 1983) is an American singer. She rose to prominence after winning the fourth season of ''American Idol'' in 2005. Her single "Inside Your Heaven" made her the only country artist to debut atop the ''Bill ...

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Some Hearts ''Some Hearts'' is the debut studio album by American singer and songwriter Carrie Underwood, released in the United States on November 15, 2005, by Arista Nashville. The album contains the number one country singles "Jesus, Take the Wheel", "Do ...

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* Jewel :

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: Pose (featuring

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), Damn Girl (featuring will.i.am),

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Rock Your Body "Rock Your Body" is a song by American singer-songwriter Justin Timberlake from his debut studio album, '' Justified'' (2002). The Neptunes (consisting of Chad Hugo and Pharrell Williams) wrote and produced the song. The song features backgroun ...

, I'm Lovin' It *

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: So Much for You, We'll Be Together, Guilty Pleasure *

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: Here Comes The Fuzz, Version *

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: ''In Search Of...'', Fly Or Die, Provider, Maybe, She Wants to Move *

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: About You Now *

Leona Lewis Leona Louise Lewis (born 3 April 1985) is a British singer, songwriter, actress and activist. Born and raised in the London Borough of Islington, she attended the BRIT School for Performing Arts and Technology in Croydon. Lewis achieved nationa ...

Better in Time "Better in Time" is a song recorded by English singer Leona Lewis for her debut studio album ''Spirit'' (2007). It was written by J. R. Rotem and Andrea Martin and was produced by Rotem. Lyrically, the song tells the story of a woman who cann ...

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Love Love encompasses a range of strong and positive emotional and mental states, from the most sublime virtue or good habit, the deepest Interpersonal relationship, interpersonal affection, to the simplest pleasure. An example of this range of ...

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* Jill Scott : ''Who Is Jill Scott?: Words And Sounds Vol. 1'', '' Beautifully Human: Words and Sounds Vol. 2'', '' The Real Thing: Words and Sounds Vol. 3'' *

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: ''Stand Up'', Dreamgirl,

American Baby "American Baby" is a song by American rock band Dave Matthews Band, released as the first single from their sixth studio album '' Stand Up''. The song encourages Americans not to lose their culture in the midst of political and social trouble. It ...

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: Tick Tick Boom *

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: Rich Girls *

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: '' Brain Thrust Mastery'' * Carolina Liar : I'm Not Over *

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: Double Up, Playa's Only, Slow Wind,

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, Here I Stand *

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: ''

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& Halsey :

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Awards and nominations

Serban has won a total of 19

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and three

Latin Grammy Awards The Latin Grammy Awards are an award by The Latin Recording Academy to recognize outstanding achievement in the Latin music industry. The Latin Grammy honors works recorded in Spanish or Portuguese from anywhere around the world that has been r ...

. He won the

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four times; winning for

's '' 1989'' and ''

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'',

's '' 25'' and

' '' 24K Magic''. Ghenea also won the

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for

Shakira Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll ( , ; born 2 February 1977), professionally known by the mononym Shakira, is a Colombian singer and songwriter. Born and raised in Barranquilla, she has been referred to as the " Queen of Latin Music" and is ...

’s ''

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''.

References

External links

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1969 births Living people American audio engineers Grammy Award winners Latin Grammy Award winners Romanian audio engineers People from Roman, Romania Romanian expatriates in Canada American people of Romanian descent McGill University alumni Juno Award for Recording Engineer of the Year winners {{US-audio-engineer-stub