Caroline Ailin

Caroline Furøyen (born 1989), also known by her stage name Caroline Ailin, is a Norwegian singer and songwriter based in London. She co-wrote "New Rules", a single by Dua Lipa which reached number 1 on the UK Singles Chart and US pop radio in 2017. In 2019 Ailin, along with her collaborators Ian Kirkpatrick and Emily Warren, wrote the hit Dua Lipa song "Don't Start Now", for which they received nominations for both Record of the Year and Song of the Year at the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards. She has also worked with a variety of other acts including, Zedd, Katy Perry, Clean Bandit, Ellie Goulding, Ella Mai, Louis the Child, MØ, and numerous others.

Early life and education

Ailin was born and grew up in Bodø Municipality, Norway. She began making music at age 12 after listening to Alicia Keys' Songs in A Minor. At age 19, she moved to England to attend the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts (LIPA). While still attending the school in 2011, Ailin performed at Parkenfestivalen, a music festival in her hometown, Bodø. She graduated from LIPA in 2012 with a BA in music. In May 2012, she was among five students to be given studio time with the school's founder, Paul McCartney. That year, she co-wrote a variety of songs, including Rachel Platten's "Hey Hey Hallelujah" and Olivia Holt's "History", the last of which charted in Belgium, the Netherlands, and other locales.

In 2017, Ailin co-wrote Dua Lipa's single, "New Rules". The song was released in July 2017 and made it to the top of the UK Singles Chart by the following month. It also peaked at number 6 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 1 on the Mainstream Top 40 charts in the United States in 2018. Ailin later co-wrote and was a featured performer on the Louis the Child song "Last to Leave" released in December 2017. In 2018, the Norwegian Music Publisher Association honored Ailin with the Pop Song of the Year award for her work on "New Rules".

Later in 2018, Ailin co-wrote Clean Bandit's "Mama" featuring Ellie Goulding, which reached number 28 on the Billboard Dance chart. In February 2019, the Katy Perry and Zedd song, "365" (which Ailin co-wrote), was released. Over the course of her career, Ailin has worked with a number of other artists including Zara Larsson, Hailee Steinfeld, Alex Adair, Snakehips, Aanysa, Four of Diamonds, and numerous others. In 2019 Ailin, along with her collaborators Ian Kirkpatrick (record producer) and Emily Warren wrote the hit Dua Lipa song Don't Start Now.

Discography

Extended plays Title Details At My Worst Released: 2010 Label: Girl & Hysteria Format: Digital download, streaming

Singles as featured artist Year Title Album 2014 "Begging for Amnesia" 2017 "Last to Leave"

Guest appearances + List of guest backing appearances for other performing artists, showing year released and album name Year Title Other artist(s) Album 2016 "Rockabye" Clean Bandit, Anne-Marie, Sean Paul What Is Love?

Songwriting credits +List of songwriting, production, and vocal credits on selected songsSong YearArtistAlbumRoleNotes "Begging for Amnesia" 2014 We Are Legends Co-writer "Crocodile Tears" "Danger" JKAY "Cover Up" 2017 Taeyeon My Voice "Casual" Alex Adair SCO No. 87 "New Rules" Dua Lipa Dua Lipa UK No. 1 "One Shot, Two Shot" BoA One Shot, Two Shot EP "It's You" Askling (feat. Gavin Mistry) "Blooming Days" EXO-CBX Blooming Days "I Lied" Tove Styrke Sway "Mama" Clean Bandit (feat. Ellie Goulding) What Is Love? US Dance No. 28 "Gut Feeling" Ella Mai (feat. H.E.R.) Ella Mai US R&B No. 11 "Talking to Yourself" Olly Murs You Know I Know Co-writer, vocals "Revival" Sigala (feat. Cheat Codes and MAX) Brighter Days Co-writer "Don't Wreck My Holiday" Black Saint (feat. Kelli-Leigh) "Stupid Things" "Speaker" Banx & Ranx (feat. ZieZie and Olivia Holt) "Hurt Again" Julia Michaels Inner Monologue Part 2 "Really Don't Like U" Tove Lo (feat. Kylie Minogue) Sunshine Kitty "Bad Girlfriend" Olivia Holt "Don't Start Now" Dua Lipa Future Nostalgia UK No. 2 "Kissing Other People" Lennon Stella Three. Two. One. CAN No. 60 "Grey Area" Grey (feat. Sofia Carson) "Dance Again" 2020 Selena Gomez Rare CAN No. 96 "Let Me Get Me" POR No. 178 "Therapist" Mae Muller "Tell My Mama" Lauv How I'm Feeling "Pretty Please" Dua Lipa Future Nostalgia POR No. 101 "Games" Lennon Stella Three. Two. One. "Fear of Being Alone" "Since I Was a Kid" "Small Things" JoJo Good to Know "Pick Me" Wafia Good Things EP "Silence" Fletcher The S(ex) Tapes "Good Choices" Astrid S Leave It Beautiful "Guess I'm a Liar" Sofia Carson "Fever" Dua Lipa and Angèle Future Nostalgia (French edition) "Never Learn My Lesson" Four of Diamonds "The One"2021 Rita Ora and Imanbek Bang EP "Gray" Demi Lovato Dancing with the Devil... the Art of Starting Over"Morning"Zara Larsson Poster Girl"Live to Survive"MØ Motordrome "Mirror"SigridHow to Let Go"Burning Bridges""Nice"ElohimJourney to the Center of Myself, Vol. I"Sweet Dream"Alessia CaraIn the Meantime"Good Ones" Charli XCX Crash"Start Walking"Tove Styrke"Telepath"Conan Gray "Strange and Unusual"2022Years & YearsNight Call"Cool to Cry"MØMotordrome"New Moon""Follow"Martin Garrix and Zedd"Sunset" 2023Caroline PolachekDesire, I Want to Turn Into You"One Of Us"Ava MaxDiamonds & Dancefloors"Dance the Night"Dua LipaBarbie the Album UK No. 1"Houdini"Radical Optimism "End of an Era"2024"These Walls""Training Season""Watcha Doing""French Exit""Illusion""Falling Forever""Anything for Love""Maria""Happy For You""Touch"KatseyeSIS (Soft Is Strong)"Good as Gone"Kylie MinogueTension II"Adored"Paris HiltonInfinite Icon"Little Monster" 2025IllitBomb"Never Been Yours"Benny Benassi and Oaks"F.O.O.L"Julia MichaelsSecond Self (EP)"Stateside"PinkPantheressFancy That"I Cant Have You Around Me Anymore"Reneé RappBite Me"Club Song"2026The Pussycat Dolls"Still Don't Care"Meghan TrainorToy with Me"Hush""Chef's Kiss""Just Wanna Cry""Surprise Surprise"Chloe QishaFantasize"Baby Girl""Mhm"Santos BravosDual"I'm the Man"AdélaPrima