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Max Martin

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Max Martin
Background information
Birth nameKarl Martin Sandberg
Born (1971-02-26) 26 February 1971 (age 53)
OriginStockholm, Sweden
GenresPop
Dance pop
Pop rock
Rock
R&B
Occupation(s)songwriter
producer
singer
Years active1985–present
Websitehttp://www.maratone.se

Karl Martin Sandberg, known professionally as Max Martin, (born 26 February 1971) is a Swedish music producer and songwriter. Raised in Sweden, he became a producer and songwriter in the mid 1990s after writing a string of hits for pop artists like the Backstreet Boys, Britney Spears, *NSYNC, Kelly Clarkson, Katy Perry, and Pink, Taylor Swift, among many others.

Some of his earlier hits include I Want It That Way, Baby One More Time, "Larger Than Life", "Show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely", "Oops!...I Did It Again", "Everybody (Backstreet's Back)", "That's the Way It Is", and "It's My Life".

He also helped the Cheiron Studios create the Album The Bridge, which has sold more than six million copies worldwide, including one million in the United States.[1][2][3]

References

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  1. Seabrook, John. "Blank Space: What Kind of Genius Is Max Martin?". The New Yorker. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  2. Levine, Nick. "Max Martin: The secrets of the world's best pop songwriter". www.bbc.com. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  3. Rich, Nathaniel (14 September 2015). "The Elaborate Charade to Obfuscate Who Writes Pop Music". The Atlantic. Retrieved 28 June 2020.