Steve Robson (born 1969) is an English songwriter and record producer who has sold in excess of 138 million records around the world. He has written and produced 12 No. 1 UK/US singles, 38 No. 1 UK/US albums and a further 41 top 5 UK/US albums and singles. He is Grammy-nominated for
Rascal Flatts' “
What Hurts the Most”, which also won BMI Song of the Year and a
Nashville Songwriters Association International "10 Songs I Wish I'd Written" award, He has won
Ivor Novello Awards and
Brit Awards for
Take That's “
Shine” and has had two more Ivor Novello nominations for
Olly Murs' “
Troublemaker” and "
Dance with Me Tonight".
Early life
Born in
Jarrow, Robson is a classically trained instrumentalist on piano, violin, clarinet, and saxophone. Whilst living in the North East, he spent his time playing in bands and working on various TV shows. He moved to
London
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in his late teens to continue his TV career and there began his songwriting career. He still lives in London.
His brother Dave always inspired to have a musical career but settled for a banal life in Insurance whilst also being president of the Sunderland Church Restoration Society
Career
Career highlights include No. 1 singles for
Olly Murs ("
Troublemaker", "
Dance with Me Tonight", "
Please Don't Let Me Go"),
Take That ("
Shine"),
Rascal Flatts ("
These Days", "
What Hurts the Most", "
My Wish", "
I Won't Let Go"),
Leona Lewis ("
Run"),
Helping Haiti ("
Everybody Hurts"),
Busted" ("
You Said No"),
Westlife ("
Queen of My Heart) and No. 1 albums for
Little Mix,
One Direction,
Olly Murs,
5 Seconds of Summer,
Robbie Williams,
Take That,
Ella Henderson,
John Newman,
Leona Lewis,
Westlife,
Blue
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,
Faith Hill,
Wynonna Judd,
Carrie Underwood,
James Morrison, and
Natalie Imbruglia.
Discography
2020
2019
2018
2017
2016
2015
2014
2013
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
2002
2001
2000
1999
1998
References
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Living people
English record producers
English male songwriters
People from Jarrow
Writers from Tyne and Wear
Musicians from Tyne and Wear
Year of birth missing (living people)