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DEEKAY is a Danish production/songwriting team founded by Lars Halvor Jensen, Martin Michael Larsson with other members The Flash, Obi and Josh.[1] The name Deekay comes from the acronym dk, which means Denmark. Deekay have written and produced for artists like Lil Wayne, Diddy,[2] Sugababes,[3] Orianthi,[4] JLS,[5][6][7] Charice,[8] Allison Iraheta,[9] Method Man, Fat Joe, Styles P, Lemar,[10] Joe McElderry and others.

Selected production/songwriting credits

Selected releases & recordings written and/or produced fully or in part by DEEKAY

  • "Strobe Lights" - Co-produced & co-written

From Diddy/Dirty Money album Last Train to Paris

  • "Believe" - co-written[11]

Title-track on Orianthi's 2nd studio album, which has reached certified Gold status in Japan and Australia.

  • "Kickstart" & "Only Tonight" - Produced & co-written

From their UK #1 debut album, which sold in excess of 1.300.000 copies in the UK alone (4 x platinum)

  • "Eyes Wide Shut", "Superhero" & "Better For You" - Produced & co-written

On their second album, "Outta This World"

  • "Change" - Produced & co-written

Title-track on UK #1[12] album "Change" - the song was a top 3 UK radio airplay hit.

  • "I Don't Mind That" - Produced & written

From multi-platinum album "Time To Grow"

1st single from multi-platinum album "The Truth About Love" - #2 Official UK Radio Airplay Chart & #7 UK Single Sales Chart

Hit #1 on the iTunes single chart in Germany, Sweden, Austria and Ireland. Cite error: A <ref> tag is missing the closing </ref> (see the help page).

Hit no. 1 on the Oricon Daily Chart and #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 Japan.

From the multi-platinum UK #1 album Guilty

"Breathe Easy" was the third single from the album and a UK #4. It was an 8-week consecutive #1 in Italy and the biggest selling single there in 2004 in front of records like "Yeah", "Toxic" & "Superstar". It was also a hit in the rest of Europe (#7 in Austria & Germany etc.)"

"Bubblin'" was the 4th single from the album and a UK #6. It also became a smash hit all over Europe, top 3 in Italy, top 15 in France, #11 Germany etc.

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