Björn Djupström


Björn Djupström is a Swedish songwriter and producer, currently a member of the songwriting duo Priest and the Beast. He has written songs for artists such as Pitbull, J-Lo, Enrique Iglesias, Nicki Minaj and Marc Anthony.
Djupström studied at the Writers Academy of Sweden. He subsequently wrote songs for Swedish artist Loreen, including "My Heart is Refusing me" which sold 2X Platinum in Sweden.
Between 2011 and 2014, Djupström collaborated with producer and songwriter RedOne and co-wrote several songs, including "Live it up" with Jennifer Lopez and Pitbull, "C’est La Vie" with Khaled and "Vivir Mi Vida" with Marc Anthony. The latter song won a Latin Grammy Award in 2013 for Record of the Year and holds the record for the second-longest run inside the top-five in the Billboard Latin Songs, with 51 weeks. The song certified 16X Platinum US, 2X Platinum in Mexico and certified Gold in Italy and Spain. Other songs co-written by Djupström include Whip it by Nicki Minaj and "I Like How It Feels" by Enrique Iglesias and Pitbull.
The songwriting duo Priest and the Beast released Jessie Reyez first single "Figures* and "Like it Like it" by Marcus & Martinus feat. Silentó together.

Discography

No.4 in the ‘French Singles chart’ and no.1 in Czech Republics ‘Radio Top 100’.
Latin Grammy Award in 2013 for ‘Record of the Year’ and holds the record for the second-longest run inside the top-five in the Billboard Latin Songs, with 51 weeks.
· Certified 16X Platinum US and 2x Platinum in Mexico. Certified Gold in Italy and Spain.
Peaked position 1 in US Billboards ‘Hot Dance Club Songs’ chart and on ‘Spanish Airplay Chart’
· Certified 2X Platinum in Canada. 1X Platinum in Australia. Platinum in Mexico.
Peaked position 1 on ‘Swedish Airplay chart’. The song represented Cyprus in Eurovision Song Contest 2012.
· Certified 2X Platinum in Sweden.
Peaked position 1 on US billboards ‘Hot Dance Club Songs’ chart.
· Certified Platinum in Venezuela. Gold in Canada and Australia.
Positioned no.23 in the US billboard ‘Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles’ chart.
· Certified 2X Platinum in Sweden.
US ‘Billboard 200’ it peaked position 51, and position 9 in ‘Swedish Album top list’.
The track has charted on French, Belgian and Swedish Singles Chart.
The song has peaked to number 1 on the Danish Singles Chart.
Peaked position 3 on ‘Spanish Charts’.