THE NORDIC MUSIC PODCAST

Dino Medanhodzic is one of Sweden’s leading songwriters and producers: he’s a record maker and he’s a record breaker.

 

Growing up in Arboga, a small town situated an hour and a half’s train journey westward from Stockholm, Dino started out as a guitarist in Death Metal bands at the age of 17. Not necessarily where you’d guess that the guy who has made pop history as the songwriter with the most Melodifestivalen entries-that-have-gone-directly-to-the-final-in-a-row would have begun his career.

 

Apart from his successful writing and production collaborations with Dotter, Dino is also involved with Manchester-based writing & production collective  - the global powerhouse known as The Six. He’s worked with South Korean superstar Taemin, James Blunt, Callum Scott and Swedish hit makers Smash Into Pieces and Liamoo. And that’s just a small selection of the vast number of people he has spent quality time in the studio with.

 

This year he was in charge of both Jacqline and Dotter's entires to Melodifestivalen, both of which have been massive radio hits in Sweden. And, in fact, as Dino shares with Melody A.M. during our interview, Jacqline’s much loved track, 'Effortless', came about when Dino and the writers of Loreen’s 'Tattoo' went into the studio to try and write a follow-up single for Loreen. Oh to have been a fly on the wall in that writing session!

 

Check out the Dino Medanhodzic playlist below - it includes (just!) 30 out of too-many-to-mention bangers that he has had a hand in writing and/or producing over the years.