Teemu William Brunila[1] (born 24 November 1976, in Turku) is a Finnish singer, songwriter, musician and producer. Brunila became known as the lead vocalist and songwriter for the pop group The Crash. During their career, the band released four studio albums and one compilation album.[2]
After The Crash disbanded, Brunila has concentrated on writing music for other Finnish artists, including Anna Abreu, Saara and Jenni Vartiainen. He has also written songs for British acts like Pixie Lott and JLS and American R&B artist Trey Songz.[3] When a song "Never Again" was featured on Songz's album Chapter V, Brunila became the first Finn to have co-written a song for an album at the top of the Billboard 200 album chart.[4]
In 2011, a new virtual band Studio Killers started to gain success with their single "Ode to the Bouncer" and was said to have members from Finland, Denmark, and the United Kingdom. The group has never disclosed the identities of its members, but Brunila has been hypothesized to be the voice of the band's singer, Cherry.[5]
Teemu Brunila is a graduate of the University of Turku, majoring in law. He has stated, however, that he has no intentions to start practicing law.[6]
Year | Album | Peak Position | |
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FIN | |||
1999 | Comfort Deluxe | 26 | |
2001 | Wildlife | 3 | |
2003 | Melodrama | 2 | |
2005 | Selected Songs 1999–2005 | 10 | |
2006 | Pony Ride | 2 | |
Title | Year | Artist(s) | Album | Credits | Written with | Produced with |
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"Catching Snowflakes" | 2010 | Pixie Lott | Turn It Up Louder | Co-writer | Victoria Lott | – |
"The Last Song" | JLS | Outta This World | Aston Merrygold, Marvin Humes, Oritse Williams, Jonathan Gill, Fredrick Ball | – | ||
"Innocence" | 2011 | Jukebox | Aston Merrygold, Marvin Humes, Oritse Williams, Jonathan Gill, Fredrick Ball | – | ||
"Never Again" | 2012 | Trey Songz | Chapter V | Tremaine Neverson, James Abrahart, Curtis Mayfield, Matthew Prime | – | |
"Twilight" | 2013 | Sub Focus | Torus | Nicholas Douwma | – | |
"Feels Like Coming Home" | 2014 | Jetta | Feels Like Coming Home EP | Jetta John-Harley, Rickard Goransson, Justin Franks | – | |
"I'll Keep Loving You" | David Guetta | Listen | Pierre Guetta, Frederik Riesterer, Giorgio Tuinfort, Jaymes McFarland, Jasmine van den Bogaerde, Matthew Dragstrem | – | ||
"Here It Is" | 2015 | Flo Rida | My House EP | Tramar Dillard, Alexander Izquerdio, Justin Franks, Gary Hill, Josh Abraham, Oliver Goldstein, Thomas Troelsen | – | |
"That's What I Like" | Co-writer/Producer | Tramar Dillard, Breyan Isaac, Frederick Hibbert, Jamie Sanderson, Jimmy Marinos, Mike Skill, Thomas Troelsen, Marcos Palacios, Ernest Clark, Vincent "Vinny" Venditto, Wally Palamarchuk | Sermstyle, Vinny, Axident, Anton Ben-Horin, Ben Maddahi, Miles Beard, JP Negrete, Gladieux | |||
"Last Party" | Mika | No Place in Heaven | Co-writer | Michael Penniman Jr., Matthew Hales | – | |
"Porcelain" | Co-writer/Producer | Michael Penniman Jr., Jori Sjoroos, Joseph Khajadourian, Alex Schwartz | Mika | |||
"Bring Me to Life" | MK | Co-writer | Marc Kinchen, Mark Batson, Milly Pye | – | ||
"Party" | 2016 | JP Cooper | Raised Under Grey Skies | Co-writer/Producer | John Cooper | – |
"Hehkuu" | JVG | Non-album single | Jare and VilleGalle, Antti Riihimäki | – | ||
"Too Many People" | Milly Pye | Milly Pye, Hank Solo | Hank Solo | |||
"September Song" | JP Cooper | Raised Under Grey Skies | John Cooper, Benjamin McIldowie, Jonathan Hume | Mike Spencer | ||
"Birthday" | 2017 | Fifty Shades Darker: OST | John Cooper | – | ||
"She's on My Mind" | Raised Under Grey Skies | Co-writer/Additional producer | John Cooper, Benjamin McIldowie, Jonathan Hume | Mike Spencer, Jon Hume | ||
"Wait" | Producer | – | Hank Solo | |||
"All This Love"(featuring Mali-Koa Hood) | Co-writer/Producer | John Cooper | – | |||
"The Only Reason" | Producer | – | – | |||
"Change" | – | Hank Solo | ||||
"Closer" | – | Mike Spencer | ||||
"Beneath the Streetlights and the Moon" | – | Greg Wells | ||||
"In the Silence" | Co-writer/Producer | John Cooper | – | |||
"Tidal Wave" | Producer | – | – | |||
"Superpowers" | 2017 | Saara | Co-writer/Producer | Saara, Hank Solo | – | |
"Magic" | 2020 | Kylie Minogue | Disco | Co-writer | Kylie Minogue, Michelle Buzz, Daniel Heløy Davidsen, Peter Wallevik | – |
"Miss a Thing" | Co-writer/Producer | Kylie Minogue, Nico Johann "Stadi" Hartikainen, Ally Ahern | Nico Johann "Stadi" Hartikainen | |||
"Real Groove" | Kylie Minogue, Nico Johann "Stadi" Hartikainen, Alida Gaprestad | |||||
"Till You Love Somebody" | Co-writer | Kylie Minogue, Skylar Adams, Linslee Campbell | – | |||