| Erik Smaaland | |
| Occupation: | Producer, Songwriter, Musical Director, Guitarist |
| Alias: | Smaaland, K&S, GoToGuy |
| Birth Date: | 2 May 1986 |
| Birth Name: | Erik Gustaf Smaaland |
| Birth Place: | Bærum |
| Caption: | Erik Smaaland |
| Genre: | Dance, pop, EDM |
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».
| 2019 | Alone, Pt. II | Alan Walker & Ava Max | World of Walker | producer and co-writer | |
| 2020 | One More Dance | R3HAB x Alida | Non-album single | producer and co-writer | |
| In Your Eyes(feat. Alida) | Robin Schulz | 1st single of album IIII | co-writer | ||
| 2021 | Love Again | Alok & Vize | Non-album single | producer and co-writer | |
| One More Time(feat. Alida) | Robin Schulz & Felix Jaehn | 3rd single of album IIII | producer and co-writer | ||
| Weight Of The World | Armin Van Buuren & RBVLN | Non-album single | producer and co-writer | ||
| Scandal | TWICE | Taste Of Love (EP) | producer and co-writer | ||
| Another Level | Timmy Trumpet | Non-album single | producer and co-writer | ||
| The Portrait (Oh La La) | R3HAB & Gabry Ponte | Non-album single | co-writer | ||
| Real Love | Dillon Francis & Aleyna Tilki | Lead single of album Happy Machine | producer and co-writer | ||
| Swimming In Your Eyes | Dynoro | Non-album single | co-producer and co-writer | ||
| Most People | R3HAB & Lukas Graham | Non-album single | co-producer and co-writer | ||
| Close Your Eyes | Kshmr & Tungevaag | Non-album single | co-writer | ||
| Out Of Love | Alan Walker & Au/Ra | World of Walker | co-writer | ||
| Over You (feat. Lovespeake) | Kshmr | Non-album single | co-writer and producer | ||
| 2022 | Headlights | Alok, Alan Walker feat Kiddo | Non-album single | co-producer and co-writer | |
| In My Dreams | Red Velvet (group) | The ReVe Festival 2022 – Feel My Rhythm | co-producer and co-writer | ||
| Perfect Melody | Jonas Blue, Julian Perretta | Non-album single | co-producer and co-writer | ||
| 2023 | Lay Low | Tiesto | Single from Drive | co-writer | |
| Forget You (with Gabry Ponte) | Lumix (DJ), ALIDA, Gabry Ponte | Non-album single | co-producer and co-writer | ||
| Body Talk | Ofenbach, SVEA | Non-album single | producer and co-writer | ||
| Shine With Me | IVE | I've IVE | producer and co-writer | ||
| Rock My Body | R3HAB, INNA, Sash! | Non-album single | producer and co-writer | ||
| Bad Blood | Nana, Sangah, Suyun, Yeeun, Wooyeon, Kei | Queendom Puzzle All-Rounder Battle 2 | co-producer and co-writer | ||
| Bad Reputation | Jini | An Iron Hand In A Velvet Glove | co-writer | ||
| I'll Be There | Robin Schulz, Rita Ora, Tiago PZK | Non-album single | co-producer and co-writer | ||
| Revolution | Alle Farben | Non-album single | co-writer and co-producer | ||
| 2024 | Summer's Back | ALOK, Jess Glynne | Non-album single | co-producer and co-writer |