Max Martin

Born in 1971 in Stenhamra; Max Martin (real name Martin Sandberg) is a songwriter and producer. In the early 1990s he was mentored at the Cheiron studio in Stockholm by Denniz Pop, who also gave him the name Max Martin; the Cheiron producers created hits for the Backstreet Boys, Robyn and NSync. In 1998 he wrote “…Baby One More Time” for Britney Spears, and later songs for artists including Taylor Swift, Katy Perry, Ariana Grande and The Weeknd. He received the Grammy for Producer of the Year, Non-Classical in 2015 and the Polar Music Prize in 2016. On a gala recording by Doc Heilein and Friends, Jan Primke, Boby C. Purakal, Chris Möhlenkamp and Björn Bergs sing “I Want It That Way”, which he wrote with Andreas Carlsson for the Backstreet Boys album “Millennium” (1999).