5 young stars who have been writing all your favourite pop hits
US star joined Nick Grimshaw on The Radio 1 Breakfast Show this week to discuss her new single I Got You and her rather successful career as a pop songwriter.
She also played an out-of-tune cornet.
Bebe Rexha should probably familiar to you - she sung on huge In The Name Of Love tune and Hey Mama.
As well as being a pop star in her own right, Bebe has made a name for herself as one of pop music's most in-demand young writers, penning hits for other celebs when she could have saved all her best work for herself.
Find out more about Bebe's songwriting CV and other young stars you may not know are responsible for some of your favourite pop songs right now.
Bebe Rexha
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You may know from her appearance on mega-hit, In The Name Of Love, but her relationship with the top of charts dates back to 2013 when she co-wrote and hit, The Monster.
Since then, she's penned hits for (All Hands On Deck), (Hey Mama), (Me, Myself & I) and (Team) and now Bebe is causing a stir as a solo artist.
She's already dropped series of solo singles; including 2016's collaboration No Broken Hearts and her new single I Got You is set to give Bebe her first international solo hit. And not before time.
Julia Michaels
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If you've listen to pop music over the past couple of years, then you've most likely heard a song by
This 23 year old wrote All In My Head (Flex) by , Sorry, Hands To Myself by , Close by and songs for , , , and
Julia is now set for solo stardom herself, having released her first ever solo single, Issues, in January 2017. It's the first song she has written that Julia says she couldn't imagine anyone else singing, so decided to release it for herself.
MNEK
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is the London producer who launched international career with their collaboration, Never Forget You, and he's been doing the same for other artists for years.
He produced single Wings and current smash Touch, wrote Hold Up, Final Song by , Say Something by , Living For Love by as well as tunes for , and . He is a one man hit machine and his CV reads like a who's who of global pop.
Oh, and his solo tunes are just as hot as his work behind the scenes.
Ester Dean
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If you've seen Pitch Perfect, you'll probably recognise as one of the main cast, Cynthia-Rose.
But acting is not Ester's full-time work, it's not even her part-time job, because first she's a songwriter, second she's a singer in her own right.
Ester wrote Rude Boy and What's My Name, Superbass, Firework and other huge hits by , , , , and even .
She has also released a string of solo singles too, but writing some of the biggest pop songs of the past decade has been her priority.
Charli XCX
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has tasted solo success with her own tunes (Boom Clap, Doing It, After The Afterparty) but her biggest successes so far are the songs she has written for other people.
She penned global smash I Love It in 2012 and co-write and guested on tune Fancy, which launched both stars to international success.
Since then, she wrote hit Same Old Love, Boys & Girls and most recently, Drum by
Charli is currently working on her third studio album and no doubt loads of new hits for other artists too.
Special mention: Sia
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Everyone knows has written a ton of hits for other people. Her most recent album, This Is Acting, was made up entirely of songs she had written for other artists who turned her tunes down.
Sia has written hits for (deep breath) Rihanna, , , Beyoncé, Kylie Minogue, , and many, many more.
She nearly quit before she wrote Titanium for David Guetta. We can't imagine the pop world without her.