Thomas Troelsen is a Danish singer, songwriter, and producer from Skive. Troelsen has written and produced songs for Pitbull, Flo Rida, Justin Bieber, David Guetta, Lil Wayne, Drengene fra Angora, Nile Rodgers, Jason Derulo, Charlie Puth, Chris Brown, Afrojack, Akon, Meghan Trainor, Girls' Generation, SHINee, EXO, NCT Dream and Junior Senior.
In 2018, Troelsen co-wrote "Say My Name" by David Guetta featuring J Balvin and Bebe Rexha. He also co-wrote, co-produced and is a featured vocalist on the Lil Wayne song "Can't Be Broken" from the platinum album Tha Carter V.
In 2016, Troelsen co-wrote "I Love Me" by Meghan Trainor and This One's For You by David Guetta featuring Zara Larsson, the UEFA 2016 official song.
In 2015, Troelsen co-wrote the song "Company" by Justin Bieber from his album Purpose. He also wrote 3 songs for Flo Rida, including the single "I Don't Like It, I Love It" featuring Robin Thicke, and the single "Heatwave" for Robin Schulz featuring Akon.
In 2014, Troelsen co-wrote and co-produced "We Are One (Ole Ola)", the Official 2014 FIFA World Cup Song, featuring Pitbull and Jennifer Lopez.
History
As a writer and producer, Troelsen's work has charted globally, with hits such as Lil Wayne's "Can't Be Broken" (#1 Billboard 200), Junior Senior's "Move Your Feet" (#2 UK), "I Don't Like It, I Love It" by Flo Rida feat. Robin Thicke (#7 UK), Aura Dione's "Geronimo" (#1 Germany), Monrose's "Hot Summer" (#1 Germany), and Private's "My Secret Lover" (#1 Denmark).
In 2014, Troelsen co-wrote and co-produced "We Are One (Ole Ola)," the Official 2014 FIFA World Cup Song, featuring Pitbull, Jennifer Lopez, and Claudia Leitte. The song was performed by Pitbull and Jennifer Lopez at the Opening Ceremony of the 2014 World Cup and was included on the "Official 2014 FIFA World Cup Album," released by Sony.
In Asia, Troelsen is regarded as one of the most successful and prolific writers and producers of K-Pop. Troelsen's compositions have sold over 10 million units in Korean and Japan to date. Troelsen wrote TVXQ's single "Mirotic", whose eponymous album was the best-selling album of 2008 in South Korea. Other major K-Pop songs written and produced by Troelsen include SHINee's "Love Like Oxygen", EXO's "History," and TVXQ's "Humanoids."
Troelsen also fronts the pop group Private, whose single "My Secret Lover" was remixed by Diplo and Egyptian Lover and was featured as Record of the Week on Scott Mills and Nick Grimshaw's shows on BBC Radio 1. The song was also featured in a Prada commercial in 2010.
Troelsen owns a recording studio, Delta Lab Studios, in Copenhagen, Denmark, whose design was inspired by Verner Panton and has a vast collection of analog equipment.
Troelsen has been profiled in publications such as Dazed & Confused, NME, and Monocle.
Since July 2011, Troelsen is signed to EMI Music Publishing.
Music in film, television and video games
Thomas Troelsen's compositions have appeared in the following:
Gossip Girl ("Last Dance" and "Suicide")
EA's FIFA 10 ("The Sound of Swing")
Fuel TV ("Suicide")
Lifetime's "Seven Deadly Sins" ("Bang!")
90210 ("Hot Summer")
EA's Boogie Superstar ("Hot Summer")
Clicknet ("Fragment Eight")
Poppy Shakespeare ("Fragment One," "The Sound of Swing" and "The First Picture")
Dong Energy ("The Sound of Swing")
Renault ("The Sound of Swing")
Rock Band 3 ("Last Dance")
Patagonia ("On the Floor")
Google Chromebook ("Move Your Feet")
White Chicks ("Move Your Feet")
Thomas has also written jingles for Gametap, Dong Energy, Lalandia, and DK TV.
Discography
Select writing credits & productions
2002: Move Your Feet by Junior Senior (single) -- featured vocals (chorus), production
2004: Baby by Melody Club (song/single)
2004: "We Love to Boogie", "I'm on Fire", "No.1", "Bombs", "On the Moon" by Remee
2004: "Jul I Angora", "De Skal Ha' Baghjul Nede I Touren", "Ridder-Problemer", "Tennisbolden" from Drengene fra Angora
2006: "Fragment 1 (and I Kept Hearing)", "Fragment 2 (the First Picture) feat. Julee Cruise, "Fragment 8 (The Sound of Swing)" by Kenneth Bager from Fragments from a Space Cadet
2006: Back in Town, Bold as Love, It should be me, It should be you by Whyte Seeds
2007: Hot Summer by Monrose (single)
2007: Strictly Physical by Monrose (album)
2007: Was Ist Los by Sistanova
2007: The Way That You Love Me (Contigo Pierdo El Control) by Morgana feat. Domino Saints
2007: Hold Nu Kay by JaConfetti from The Rainbow Express
2008: Song for Sophie and Something from Nothing by Aura Dione from Columbine
2008: Disappear by No Angels
2008: Forever or Never (Single),Dysfunctional Family, and How Does it Feel by Cinema Bizarre
2008: Sexy as Hell by Sarah Connor (singer) (album, five tracks)
2008: Under My Skin by Sarah Connor (single)
2008: Show The World, Magic Lover, Report to the Dancefloor, Mission Impossible, Rock the Party, Girls, Girls, Girls, The Secret by Martin
2008: Mirotic by TVXQ (single)
2008: Eat You Up by BoA (single)
2008: SHINee World by SHINee
2008: "Dead or Alive" from Electric Cabaret by Infernal
2009: In and Out of Control by The Raveonettes (album)
2009: Material Boy (Don't Look Back) by Jeanette from Undress to the Beat
2009: Back to the 80's by Aqua
2009: Oxygen by Alien Beat Club from "Diversity"
2009: "Hot Winter" by Jolin Tsai from "Butterfly"
2010: "My Secret Lover" by PRIVATE
2010: Run Devil Run by Girls' Generation (single)