Imad-Roy El-Amine (born April 28, 1992), known by his stage name Imad Royal, is a Lebanese Canadian electronic R&B singer, producer, and songwriter.[1][2][3]
Imad Royal | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Imad-Roy El-Amine |
| Born | April 28, 1992 |
| Origin | Quebec City, Quebec |
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| Years active | 2014–present |
| Labels | Atlantic |
| Website | imadroyal |
His earlier work includes cuts on #1 albums by The Chainsmokers and Panic! At The Disco's Grammy-nominated album, “Pray for the Wicked”, where he is credited as a producer on the album's lead single.[4][5] He worked heavily on the Birds of Prey soundtrack, including the singles, Doja Cat’s “Boss Bitch” and Charlotte Lawrence’s “Joke's On You”, MAX’s singles “Love Me Less" (feat. Quinn XCII) and “Blueberry Eyes" (feat. SUGA of BTS) as well as 5 additional songs from his latest album Colour Vision. Recent cuts include "Take it Back" - Jawny ft. Beck, "Proof" - BTS, "Surrender My Heart" - Carly Rae Jepson, and many more
Discography edit
Singles edit
- Troubles (2015)
- Down For Whatever feat. Pell (2016)
- Bad 4 U (2016)
- Queen of France (2019)
- Seeing Red (2020)
EPs edit
- Cycles (Octal Sound, 2014)[2]
- Everything Happens (Nice Life, Atlantic, 2017)
Selected songwriting and production credits edit
| Year | Artist | Album | Song | Role[a] | Notes |
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| 2015 | Panic! at the Disco | Death of a Bachelor | "Hallelujiah" | Producer, songwriter | RIAA: Platinum. The album received a nomination for Best Rock Album at the 59th Annual Grammy Awards[4] |
| 2016 | Louis The Child, Icona Pop | Weekend - Single | "Weekend" | Producer | RIAA: Gold |
| 2017 | The Chainsmokers | Memories...Do Not Open | "Don't Say" (feat. Emily Warren | Songwriter | RIAA: Platinum |
| 2018 | Oliver Tree | Alien Boy | "Alien Boy" | Producer (album),[6] Composer ("Alien Boy")[7] | RIAA: Gold[8] |
| 2018 | Bea Miller | Aurora | "Girlfriend" | Producer, songwriter | |
| 2019 | Panic! at the Disco | Pray for the Wicked | "Say Amen (Saturday Night)" | Producer, songwriter | RIAA: Platinum |
| 2019 | MAX feat. Quinn XCII | Colour Vision | "Love Me Less" | Composer, guitar; Producer | RIAA: Gold |
| 2019 | gnash | we | "t-shirt"
"nobody's home" |
Producer, songwriter | RIAA: Gold |
| 2020 | Doja Cat | Birds of Prey: The Album | "Boss Bitch" | Producer, songwriter | RIAA: Platinum;
BPI: Silver, FIMI: Gold |
| 2020 | Charlotte Lawrence | Birds of Prey: The Album | "Joke's on You" | Producer, songwriter | |
| 2020 | Jucee Froot | Birds of Prey: The Album | "Danger" | Producer, songwriter | |
| 2020 | Jurnee Smollett-Bell feat. Black Canary | Birds of Prey: The Album | "It's a Man's Man's Man's World" | Producer[9] | |
| 2020 | Quinn XCII | A Letter To My Younger Self | "Coffee"
"Mad at Me" "Everything I Need" "Am I High RN" "A Letter to my Younger Self" "Meeting Strangers" |
Executive producer, Producer, songwriter[10] | |
| 2020 | MAX | Colour Vision | "Colour Vision"
"Love Me Less" "Blueberry Eyes" "New Life" "Checklist" "SOS" "There is a God" |
Producer, songwriter[11] | |
| 2020 | Christian French | Good Things Take Time - EP | "Good Things Take Time"
"I Think Too Much" "Crowded Room" "Make or Break Up" "Time of Our Lives" |
Producer, songwriter[12] | |
| 2020 | Carlie Hanson feat. Iann Dior | Ego - Single | "Ego" | Producer, songwriter | |
| 2020 | Drax Project feat. Fetty Wap & Aacacia | Firefly - Single | "Firefly" | Producer, songwriter | |
| 2021 | Phil Good | Float On - Single | "Float On" | Producer | |
| 2021 | Anthony Ramos | Space Jam: A New Legacy Soundtrack | "The Best" | Producer, songwriter | |
| 2021 | Jawny | The Story of Hugo - EP | "Best Thing"
"Take it Back" "You Should Watch This One" "Tombstone Grey" |
Producer, songwriter | |
| 2021 | Yung Bae ft. Sam Fischer & Pink Sweat$ | Silver & Gold - Single | "Silver & Gold" | Producer, songwriter | |
| 2022 | Oliver Tree | Cowboy Tears | "Cowboy's Don't Cry"
"The Villain" |
Producer, songwriter | |
| 2022 | Keshi | Gabriel | "Hell/Heaven" | Producer, songwriter | |
| 2022 | BTS | Proof | "For Youth" | Producer, songwriter | |
| 2022 | Jawny ft. Beck | Take it Back - Single | "Take it Back" | Producer, songwriter | |
| 2022 | MAX | Wasabi - Single | "Wasabi" | Producer, songwriter | |
| 2022 | MASN | Crush - Single | "Crush" | Producer, songwriter | |
| 2022 | Carly Rae Jepson | The Loneliest Time | "Surrender My Heart" | Producer, songwriter | |
| 2022 | Arden Jones | Age Tapes 0 | "Call it Even" | Producer, songwriter | |
| 2022 | Gryffin, Au/Ra | Alive | "Evergreen" | Producer, songwriter | |
| 2023 | 44phantom | Cherry Cigarettes - Single | "Cherry Cigarettes" | Producer, songwriter | |
| 2023 | Cafuné | Perspective - Single | "Perspective" | Producer, songwriter | |
| 2023 | Jawny | It's Never Fair, Always True | "Intro"
"Strawberry Chainsaw" "LaLaLa" "Wide Eyed" "Adios" "Take it Back ft. Back" "Death is a DJ" "Giving Up on You" "True" "Fall in Love" "I Look Better When I'm in Love" |
Executive producer, producer, songwriter |
Notes
- ^ All songwriting and production credits are shared unless specially noted
References edit
- ^ "Imad Royal | Biography & History". AllMusic.
- ^ a b ago, Hannah Golden 4 years (October 4, 2016). "Imad Royal bridges hip hop and electronic music (Interview)".
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Says, Liamdude5. "Charlotte Lawrence's Original Song 'Joke's on You' from 'Birds of Prey' Released | Film Music Reporter".
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ a b "Lebanese musician nominated for 2017 Grammy Awards". Al Bawaba.
- ^ "Lebanese musician nominated for 2017 Grammy Awards | News , Lebanon News | THE DAILY STAR". The Daily Star.
- ^ "Alien Boy - Oliver Tree | Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
- ^ "Alien Boy - Oliver Tree | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
- ^ "Gold & Platinum". RIAA.
- ^ "Andrew Orkin Music-Andrew Orkin Music homepage containing links to Composition for Film, TV, Commercial and Songwriting". Andrew Orkin Music.
- ^ A Letter to My Younger Self - Quinn XCII | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic, retrieved September 28, 2020
- ^ "Colour Vision by MAX". Genius. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
- ^ "Christian French Unveils New Brilliant EP 'good things take time'". Out Now Magazine | Music News - Charts , Festivals & Clubs. September 23, 2020. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
External links edit
- Imad Royal on Instagram
- Imad Royal on Facebook
- Imad Royal on Twitter
- Imad Royal on SoundCloud
- Imad Royal at IMDb