Jonas Myrin

Jonas Myrin (born 30 November 1982) is a Swedish singer, songwriter and producer based in Los Angeles, California. He won a Grammy Award for co-writing "10,000 Reasons (Bless the Lord)" with Matt Redman, as well as Billboard Music Awards and multiple Dove Awards. He has written songs for films, television and artists including Barbra Streisand, Idina Menzel, Andrea Bocelli, Céline Dion, Lauren Daigle, Nicole Scherzinger, John Legend, Tasha Cobbs Leonard and Delta Goodrem.

Early life

Myrin grew up in Örebro, Sweden, where he began songwriting at an early age. His father, Ingemar Myrin, was a journalist and a prolific contributor to Hemmets Vän. Growing up, his parents shared their favourite music with him, including Stevie Wonder, The Beatles and Donny Hathaway, which he has cited as major influences on his work. While in London he played the lead role in a production of West Side Story, for which he was awarded the Hjalmar Berglund scholarship in Sweden in 2002. He also met Natasha Bedingfield, with whom he began a long-running creative collaboration. In the years that followed, he also wrote songs for artists including members of Supergrass, as well as Björn from Peter Bjorn and John, and Greg Kurstin, among others.

In 2002, he appeared in the music video for the Sophie Ellis-Bextor song "Get Over You".

Jonas's father died in 2020 from complications of COVID-19.

Music career

2007–2013: Breakthrough as a songwriter In 2007, Myrin co-wrote "Yours" for Steven Curtis Chapman's album This Moment. The song spent twenty-six weeks on the Hot Christian Songs chart and won Song of the Year at the BMI Music Awards the following year.

Myrin wrote the song "Period" as the opening theme of the Japanese anime series Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood. The song was performed by Japanese pop duo Chemistry and reached No. 12 on the Oricon weekly charts for eight consecutive weeks.

Together with John Hill, Myrin co-wrote "Run Run Run" and "A Little Too Much" for Natasha Bedingfield's album Strip Me (2010). "A Little Too Much" was later used as the end-title song for the Warner Bros. film Something Borrowed (2011). That same year, he co-wrote "Our God" for Chris Tomlin, which received a Grammy Award nomination

He co-wrote "10,000 Reasons (Bless the Lord)" with Matt Redman, who performed the song. It won two Grammy Awards at the 55th Annual Grammy Awards and remained at No. 1 on the Billboard Christian Songs chart for thirteen weeks.

Studies analysing Christian Copyright Licensing International (CCLI) charts for the 2010s found that the repertoire sung in churches worldwide is produced by a relatively small network of songwriters. One academic study comparing CCLI and PraiseCharts Top-100 worship-song lists between 2010 and 2020 identified 114 songs associated with only 43 songwriters or church groups.

Among the songs appearing most prominently in decade-long worship rankings was 10,000 Reasons (Bless the Lord), written by Jonas Myrin and Matt Redman, which was ranked the No. 1 worship song of the 2010s in aggregated worship-usage charts compiled from church licensing data.

The song was featured in the BBC Songs of Praise Top 100 Hymns poll and performed on the programme in January 2016, with Myrin credited as composer and lyricist.

In July 2012, Myrin released his debut solo single "Day of the Battle" on EMI Records, exclusively in the German-speaking markets of Germany, Switzerland and Austria, where it was certified gold in Germany. The single was followed by his debut album Dreams Plans Everything in August 2012. He toured with Katie Melua and performed on German television programmes including the ZDF Bauhaus show, the Goldene Henne Award ceremony and Der Fernsehgarten. On New Year's Eve 2012/13, he performed at the Brandenburg Gate alongside Pet Shop Boys, Bonnie Tyler and Loreen, in a concert broadcast nationally on ZDF.

2016–2018: Major label collaborations Myrin collaborated with Lauren Daigle on several songs, including "Loyal" in 2016. He co-wrote "Your Spirit" with Kim Walker-Smith, Matt Redman and Tasha Cobbs Leonard, which was recorded by Cobbs Leonard and propelled her album Heart.Passion.Pursuit to No. 1 on the Gospel Albums chart. A Portuguese version, "Teu Espírito", recorded by Walker-Smith and Gabriela Rocha, was subsequently released in Brazil.

In 2017, he wrote and performed "Sadness (Who's Laughing Now)" for the Sony Pictures film Rough Night.

In 2018, Myrin co-wrote "Great Things" with Phil Wickham for his album Living Hope, which received a Dove Award nomination for Worship Recorded Song of the Year in 2020. Later that year, he travelled to Rio de Janeiro as part of Universal Music Publishing Group's songwriter programme, collaborating with Vanessa da Mata, Ana Carolina and Antonio Villeroy.

Also in 2018, Myrin co-wrote and co-produced four songs on Barbra Streisand's album Walls, including "What's On Your Mind", "Don't Lie to Me", "The Rain Will Fall" and "Better Angels" (the latter produced by David Foster). Walls reached No. 6 on the Billboard 200 and was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album at the 2020 Grammy Awards. Rolling Stone named it one of the 20 Best Pop Albums of 2018.

Myrin also worked with French singer Gaëtan Roussel on his album Traffic, co-writing and performing on several tracks including the single "Hope".

For Andrea Bocelli, Myrin co-wrote "Gloria the Gift of Life", which appeared on Bocelli's album Sì, the first classical album to reach No. 1 on the Billboard 200 in the United States and on the UK Albums Chart.

2019–2020: Songwriters Hall of Fame and solo artistry In 2019, Myrin performed "That's What Friends Are For" alongside Carole Bayer Sager, Patti LaBelle, Desmond Child and Jordan Smith at the Songwriters Hall of Fame 50th Annual Induction and Awards Dinner in New York City, in honour of Carole Bayer Sager receiving the Johnny Mercer Award.

That year, he co-wrote "Thank Me Later", "Lonely" and "Stranger" with Devon Gilfillian for his debut album Black Hole Rainbow, which the New York Times described as a "formidable debut". The album was nominated for a Grammy for Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical in 2021.

Also in 2019, Myrin co-wrote "Victorious" with Nicole Scherzinger, which was performed at the 2019 Special Olympics World Games in Abu Dhabi.

Céline Dion recorded "Play Me Like A Love Song", co-written by Myrin and Carole Bayer Sager, in June 2019. Later that year, Myrin co-wrote "At This Table" for Idina Menzel's holiday album Christmas: A Season of Love.

"Gloria the Gift of Life" was used as the end-title music for the film Fatima (2020). Myrin and Bedingfield performed the song on Live with Kelly and Ryan and CBS's The Talk, among other programmes. Also in 2020, Myrin wrote the theme song "Just a Breath Away (Noel)" for the holiday film The Three Wise Men, directed by Yarrow Cheney and featuring narration from the late Andy Griffith. and wrote and produced four songs for Patricia Kelly's album One More Year, also performing a duet with her on "Don't Lose Hope".

Following encouragement from Barbra Streisand, Myrin released his US debut single "Not Alone" with Capitol Music Group in August 2020. Co-written with Crispin Hunt and co-produced by Elias Kapari, the song features string arrangements by Erik Arvinder conducting the Stockholm Symphony. and the pair performed together at the USO Christmas Holiday special that year.

He co-wrote "No Fear" for Kari Jobe's album The Blessing: Live, which reached No. 1 on the Billboard Christian Albums chart upon its release in October 2020.

2021–present: Grammy, Eurovision and global collaborations In 2022, Myrin co-wrote "The Greatest Gift" with Andrea Bocelli, Amy Wadge and Stephan Moccio for the Bocelli family album A Family Christmas, performed by Andrea, Matteo and Virginia Bocelli.

In November 2024, Myrin co-wrote and produced "First Christmas" for actress Diane Keaton, alongside Carole Bayer Sager. The song, featuring string arrangements by Erik Arvinder, became Keaton's first solo single release. Following Keaton's death on 11 October 2025, it became her first and final solo recording. The song debuted at No. 22 on the Billboard Digital Song Sales chart.

In 2025, Myrin wrote songs for the Amazon Prime Video series House of David, including "Lead Me to the Water", written and produced by Myrin and performed by Michael Iskander and Gabby Barrett; "Beautiful Horizon", co-written with Eden Golan and Stav Beger; and "Help", co-written with Tasha Cobbs Leonard. Also in 2025, "Let It Be a Hallelujah" was released by Lauren Daigle. Co-written with Daigle and the late producer Busbee in 2019, the song had remained unreleased for six years. The song reached number one on the Billboard Christian Airplay chart in February 2026. Myrin composed original songs Adventure Song and the Young David songs 23 and Rhythm of Grace for the animated musical Angel Studios film David, which grossed over $82 million worldwide at the box office . The animated family adventure was added to Netflix on June 3, 2026, and was the No. 1 movie on in the United States by June 5, 2026.

On Friday, 7 November 2025 the 68th Annual Grammy Awards, Myrin received a nomination for the Grammy Award for Best Gospel Performance/Song as one of the co-writers of "Church", performed by Tasha Cobbs Leonard and John Legend.

In 2026, Myrin co-wrote "Eclipse" with Delta Goodrem, Ferras Alqaisi and Michael Fatkin, with Fatkin producing the track. The song was written during a session in Sydney in November 2025, following Goodrem's confirmation as Australia's Eurovision representative.

The song, released as a single on 1 March 2026, was selected to represent Australia at the 70th Eurovision Song Contest in Vienna. In the United Kingdom, the single debuted at number 34 on the UK Singles Downloads Chart on 6 March 2026. In Australia, "Eclipse" debuted at number one on the AIR Independent Singles Chart, holding the position for three consecutive weeks. At the Grand Final on 16 May 2026 in Vienna, the song finished in fourth place with 287 points.

Jonas co-wrote the single "Hologram" from Delta Goodrem's forthcoming album Pure with Delta, Ferras Alqaisi and Michael Fatkin (released on 26 June 2026). Production was handled by Fatkin.

Awards Dove Award for Worship Song of the Year for "Our God" (Chris Tomlin) in 2011 Two Dove Award nominations for "Our God" (Chris Tomlin) in 2011 Billboard Music Award for Top Christian Song for "Our God" (Chris Tomlin) in 2011 Grammy Award nomination for "Our God" (Chris Tomlin) at the 53rd Grammy Awards in 2011 Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Christian Music Song for "10,000 Reasons (Bless the Lord)" (Matt Redman) at the 55th Annual Grammy Awards in 2013 Six Dove Award wins in total Dove Award nomination for Contemporary Gospel/Urban Song of the Year for "Our God" (Chris Tomlin) in 2014 Dove Award nomination for "Let It Be Jesus" in 2016 Dove Award nomination for Urban Worship Recorded Song of the Year for "The Name of Our God" (Tasha Cobbs Leonard) in 2018 Dove Award nomination for Worship Recorded Song of the Year for "Great Things" (Phil Wickham) in 2020

Discography Solo Dreams Plans Everything (2012) "Sadness" (2017) "Not Alone" (2020) "Not Alone (Stockholm Symphony Version)" (2020) "Just a Breath Away (Noel)" (2020) "Mountains" (2022)