Erik Smaaland

Erik Smaaland is a Norwegian music producer and songwriter who has worked internationally. Smaaland has been involved in writing and producing singles such as "Lay Low" for Tiësto, and has worked with artists including Rita Ora, Jess Glynne, Jonas Blue, R3HAB, Tiago PZK, IVE, Dillon Francis, Lukas Graham, and Armin Van Buuren. In 2024, Smaaland was awarded "International Success of the Year" at the Norwegian Spellemann Awards.

Smaaland's international breakthrough came with the hit "Alone, Pt. II" by Alan Walker and Ava Max, which charted in the Top 20 in seven countries and reached #77 on Spotify's global charts. Around the same time, Robin Schulz's "In Your Eyes" featuring Alida reached #3 on the German Airplay charts and topped Billboard's Dance chart.

In early 2020, Smaaland attained three #1 singles in Norway and worked on projects such as "One More Dance" with R3HAB. In 2021, he co-wrote and produced tracks like "One More Time" by Robin Schulz and Felix Jaehn, "Love Again" by Alok and VIZE, "Weight Of The World" by Armin Van Buuren, and "Scandal" from TWICE's Taste of Love EP. He has since then had four Top 3 singles on the official German Airplay Chart.

Domestically, Smaaland gained recognition in 2017 with Hkeem's "Fy Faen," which topped the charts in Norway and entered the Top 20 in Sweden. He has since produced an array of Top 20 charters for local Norwegian acts.

He won "Song of the Year" at the 2017 Spellemann Awards and was nominated for "Best Breakthrough Songwriter" at the Norwegian Publishers Awards. In 2020, he received four Spellemann nominations, including three for "Song of the Year".