Erik Smaaland

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Erik Smaaland
Erik Smaaland
Background information
Birth name	Erik Gustaf Smaaland
Also known as	Smaaland, K&S, GoToGuy
Born	(1986-05-02) May 2, 1986 (age 38) Bærum
Genres	Dance, pop, EDM
Occupation(s)	Producer, Songwriter, Musical Director, Guitarist

Erik Smaaland is a Norwegian music producer and songwriter, recognized for his contributions to the international music scene. In 2024, he was awarded "International Success of the Year" at the Norwegian Spellemann Awards, where he was nominated alongside names such as Caroline Ailin (known for her work with Dua Lipa) and Girl in Red. Recently, 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.

Smaaland's international breakthrough came with the hit "Alone, Pt. II" by Alan Walker and Ava Max, which charted in the Top20 in seven countries and reached #77 on Spotify's global charts.^[1] 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^[2]

In 2020, Smaaland started the year off with achieving 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.^[3] He has since then had four Top3 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 Top20 in Sweden.^[4] He has since that produced and array of Top20 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.^[5] In 2020, he received four Spellemann nominations, including three for "Song of the Year».