Christian De Walden

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Christian De Walden
Origin Italy
Genres Pop, Latin Pop
Occupation(s) songwriter, producer
Instrument(s) Keyboards, Programming
Years active1972-present
Website http://dewaldenmusic.com

Christian de Walden (born September 12, 1946) is a record producer, composer, arranger and songwriter of Italian origin, who currently resides in Los Angeles, California. [1] He produced hits for Amanda Lear, Audrey Landers, Bonnie Bianco, Anne Murray, Brigitte Nielsen, Engelbert Humperdinck, Michael Holm, Thomas Anders, Marta Sánchez, The Three Degrees, Cheap Trick, Bad English, XLR8, Charlie Green, Lorena Herrera, Sarah Geronimo, Vanna Vanna and others. [2]

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In 2003 Christian de Walden was honored by the BMI Latin Award as a songwriter of "Yo No Soy Esa Mujer", recorded by the Latin Grammy nominee Paulina Rubio. [3]

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References

  1. "De Walden Music International". Archived from the original on 2018-11-19. Retrieved 2019-11-08.
  2. See Allmusic.com
  3. See BMI news on September 15, 2003 Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
  4. See Billboard Hot Latin Tracks [ dead link ]
  5. See in Dutch Charts Archived July 28, 2011, at the Wayback Machine