Quick Facts
Biography
Peter Svensson is a songwriter, producer and musician. He is the main songwriter and guitarist of the band the Cardigans. He started playing guitar at the age of eight and in his teens, he went on to play with local bands. After hooking up with bass player Magnus Sveningsson, they formed The Cardigans in 1992. Peter Svensson is credited with writing the music and melodies for almost all of the group's original songs.
In 1998, he released a side/solo project called Paus. All songs were co-written together with Joakim Berg from the band Kent. The drums were played by The Cardigans' drummer Bengt Lagerberg. In 1999, the Paus album and Svensson’s work on The Cardigans' fourth album, Gran Turismo, earned him a Swedish Grammy as Composer of the Year.
Svensson co-wrote (again with Joakim Berg) Swedish singer Titiyo’s album, Come Along. The single, "Come Along", was a big hit in 2001 and was awarded a Grammy for Song of the Year in Sweden.
Since the last album with The Cardigans, Super Extra Gravity, Svensson has written and produced songs for numerous international artists such as The Weeknd, Ariana Grande, Ellie Goulding, One Direction and Meghan Trainor
Production and Songwriting discography
| Title | Year | Album | Songwriter | Producer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Rockin" | 2016 | The Weeknd – Starboy |  | |
| "Love to Lay" | | |||
| "A Lonely Night" | | |||
| "Ordinary Life" | | |||
| "What U Workin' With?" | Justin Timberlake – Trolls: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | | ||
| "Saw It Coming" | G-Eazy feat. Jeremih – Ghostbusters | | | |
| "Thinking Bout You" | Ariana Grande – Dangerous Woman | | | |
| "Touch It" | | |||
| "Sometimes" | | |||
| "Me Too" | Meghan Trainor – Thank You | | ||
| "Don't Need Nobody" | 2015 | Ellie Goulding – Delirium | | |
| "Focus" | Ariana Grande – Dangerous Woman (Japan Exclusive Version) | | ||
| "Can't Feel My Face" | The Weeknd – Beauty Behind the Madness | | ||
| "In The Night" | | |||
| "Shameless" | | | ||
| "I Really Like You" | Carly Rae Jepsen - E•MO•TION | | | |
| "Mama" | Lunchmoney Lewis – Bills EP | | ||
| "Good Thing" | Sage The Gemini feat. Nick Jonas | | ||
| "Love Me Harder" (Ariana Grande & The Weeknd) | 2014 | Ariana Grande – My Everything | | |
| "Rock n Roll" | 2013 | Avril Lavigne – Avril Lavigne | | |
| "On A Roll" | Icona Pop – This Is... | | ||
| "Tumbling Down" | Tessanne Chin – Count On My Love | | ||
| "Chloe (You're the One I Want)" | Emblem3 – Nothing To Lose | | | |
| "Rock Me" | 2012 | One Direction – Take Me Home | | |
| "Glassheart" | Leona Lewis – Glassheart | | ||
| "Come Along" (featuring Cee Lo Green) | Vicci Martinez – Vicci | | | |
| "Run Run Run" | | | ||
| "Out Of Control" | | | ||
| "Alive" | | | ||
| "Little Faith" | | | ||
| "Can’t Get Enough" | 2010 | Eagle-Eye Cherry – Can’t Get Enough | | |
| "Your Hero" | | | ||
| "One In A Million" | | | ||
| "Love Me" | 2009 | Justin Bieber – My World | | |
| "Something To Die For" | 2008 | Carolina Liar – Coming To Terms | | |
| "When You Are Near" | | |||
| "Last Years Song" | 2006 | Lisa Miskovsky – Changes | | |
| "Little By Little" | 2005 | Marion Raven – Here I Am | | |
| "Come Along" | 2001 | Titiyo – Come Along | | |
| "1989" | | | ||
| "Love Has Left Your Eye" | | | ||
| "My Heart Won" | | | ||
| "Show" | | | ||
| "Hold Her Tight" | | | ||
| "Right Or Wrong" | | | ||
| "I See Good In People" | | | ||
| "Where Do We Go?(Last Time)" | | | ||
| "Given Thing" | | | ||
| "Time" | | | ||
| "Kärlekens Tunga" | 2001 | Paus – "Plura 50, en hyllningsplatta | |