Bilal Hajji
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Birth name | Bilal Hajji |
Also known as | The Chef, Bilal "The Chef" Hajji |
Occupations | Songwriter,Producer |
Years active | 2005–present |
Bilal Hajji,sometimes also known asThe Chef(at times Bilal "The Chef" or Bilal "The Chef" Hajji) is aMoroccan-Swedishsongwriter and record producer. Based inSweden,of Moroccan origin, he has worked with many worldwide artists and celebrities, such asJennifer Lopez,Lady Gaga,Pitbull,Enrique Iglesias,Akon,One Direction,Nicki Minaj,Nicole Scherzinger.He has written or co-written many charting hits on the music charts in many International countries. His early success came through co-writing songs forAlexandra Burke,Lady Gaga,Sean Kingston,Kat DeLunaand Swedish actsDarin ZanyarandMohombi.He achieved recognition for his work in 2005, firstly with theDarinsong "Step Up",which reached No. 1 in Sweden[1]and later won him both aSwedish Grammyand Scandinavian Song of the Year award.[2]
Later hits written or co-written by him include songs forJennifer Lopez,Pitbull,Enrique Iglesias,Nicole Scherzinger,Akon,One Direction,Nicki Minaj,Khaledamongst others.
Discography
[edit]Albums
[edit](Selective - significant involvement in album)
- 2005:Darin-Darin
- 2007:RBD-Hecho En España
- 2009:Maher Zain-Thank You Allah
- 2011:Mohombi-MoveMeant
- 2011:Paulina Rubio-Brava!
- 2011:Porcelain Black-Mannequin Factory
Singles / Songs
[edit](selective - written or co-written)[3][4]
- 2005
- 2007
- RBD- "Wanna Play" / "Cariño mio"
- 2008
- Darin feat.Kat DeLuna- "Breathing Your Love"
- Lady Gaga- "Money Honey"
- 2009
- Alexandra Burke- "Broken Heels"/" Dumb "/"The Silence"
- Backstreet Boys- "Straight Through My Heart"
- Cassiefeat.Akon- "Let's Get Crazy"
- Lil Jonfeat. Kee - "Give It All U Got"
- Maher Zain- "Always Be There"
- Pixie Lott- "Rolling Stone"
- Sean Kingston- "Fire Burning"
- 2010
- Alexandra Burke feat. Cobra Starship - "What Happens On The Dancefloor"
- Kat DeLuna- "Oh Yeah (La La La)" / "Party O'Clock"
- Mohombi- "Bumpy Ride"
- Mohombi feat.Akon- "Dirty Situation"
- Usher- "More"(Remix)
- 2011
- Alex Vorobyov- "Get You"(Eurovision 2011song for Russia)
- Cher Lloyd- "Over The Moon" / "Playa Boi"
- Enrique Iglesiasfeat.Pitbulland The WAV.s - "I Like How It Feels"
- Jennifer Lopez- "Invading My Mind"/"On the Floor"/"Ven a bailar (On The Floor)"/"Papi"
- Kelly Rowlandfeat. The WAV.s - "Down for Whatever"
- Love Generation- "Dance Alone"(Melodifestivalen 2011)
- Melissa Nkonda - "I Dance Alone" - "Mes aventures"
- Mohombi feat.Nicole Scherzinger- "Coconut Tree"
- Mohombi feat. Pitbull - "Bumpy Ride"
- Nayerfeat. Mohombi & Pitbull - "Suave (Kiss Me)"
- Nicole Scherzinger - "Club Banger Nation" / "Everybody" / "Killer Love" / "Poison"
- One Direction- "Another World" / "Save You Tonight"
- Pitbull feat.Marc Anthony- "Rain Over Me"
- Porcelain Blackfeat.Lil Wayne- "This Is What Rock n' Roll Looks Like"-"Naughty Naughty"
- Taio Cruzfeat. Pitbull - "There She Goes"
- 2012
- Darin- "Nobody Knows"
- Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike& The WAV.s feat. Kelis - "Tomorrow Changed Today (Tomorrowland Anthem 2012)"
- Far*East Movementfeat.Justin Bieber- "Live My Life"
- Havana Brownfeat.R3hab- "You'll Be Mine"
- Havana Brown feat. R3hab & Prophet - "Big Banana"
- Jean-Rochfeat. Pitbull &Nayer- "Name of Love"
- Jennifer Lopez- "Dance Again"
- Jennifer Lopez feat. Pitbull - "Dance Again"
- Khaled- "C'est la vie"/" Encore une fois "/" Ana âacheck "/" Bab jenna "/" Samira "etc....
- Khaled feat. Pitbull - "Hya hya"
- Love Generation- "Just a Little Bit"(Melodifestivalen 2012)
- Maher Zain- "Number One For Me"
- Nicki Minaj- "Pound the Alarm"/" Starships "/"Whip It"
- Paulina Rubio- "Boys Will Be Boys"
- Pitbull feat.Enrique Iglesias&Afrojack- "I Like"
- 2013
- Austin Mahone- "What About Love"
- Jennifer Lopez feat. Pitbull - "Live It Up"
- Marc Anthony- "Vivir Mi Vida"
- Colette Carr- "I Don't Wanna Go"
- Colette Carr feat.Porcelain Black- "Told You So"
- 2015
- Pitbullfeat.Gente de Zona- "Piensas"
- 2020
References
[edit]- ^"Darin- Step Up (Song)".swedishcharts.Retrieved1 October2011.
- ^"WMC 2011 Schedule Panelist: RedOne".Winter Music Conference.Archived fromthe originalon 4 December 2011.Retrieved1 October2011.
- ^HitParade.ch - Bilal Hajj discography
- ^MusicVF - Bilal Hajji discography