Dave Gibson (Scottish singer-songwriter)

Dave Gibson
Birth name	David James Harvey Gibson [1]
Born	Scotland, UK
Genres	Pop Dance Electronic Country R&B Gospel
Occupations	Singer Songwriter
Instruments	Vocals Guitar
Years active	2009–present
Labels	BMG
Spouse	Lily Nicksay ​ (m. 2015)​ [2]
Website	www.bmg.com/de/artist/dave-gibson

David James Harvey Gibson is a Scottish singer and writer of Grammy, CMA and CMT nominated, and BMI award-winning songs. He has lived in Los Angeles, California since 2015. ^[3]

Career

Since then, he has collaborated with many artists and producers, including Bruno Mars, Philip Lawrence, MXM, Stargate, Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins, BURNS, Gitty, James Arthur, Lukas Graham, Louis Tomlinson, G-Eazy, Toni Braxton, Jessie J, Mary J. Blige, Keith Urban, Tim McGraw and Faith Hill. ^[4]

Discography

Year	Artist	Song	Album	Label	Role	Achievements
2025	Saint Clara	Here for Me	Songs I Cry 2		Writer
2024	Bruno Martini	You Will Find Me			Writer
	Pixie Lott	Anybody Else			Vocal Producer, Writer
	Christian Gates	Shreds	No Strings Attached		Writer
	Jamie Miller	Better By Myself	Long Way Home		Writer
	Lawrence Rothman	LAX (feat Amanda Shires)	The Plow That Broke The Plains		Writer
		Twin Flames			Writer
	Pixie Lott	Show You Love	Encino	BMG	Vocal Producer, Writer
		Somebody's Daughter
		Anybody Else
		Blockbuster Video
		Further From Love
		Coco
		Happy
		Vintage
		Stars
		Say So
		All We Have Is Now
		Comes Back Around
	Gina Alice	Lonely In Paris	Dreamcatcher EP
		Game Show
	Violet Days	Mulholland Drive	Shimmer and Blue
	Conrad Sewell	Different Kind Of Love
	Koe Wetzel	Bar Song
	Lasse Skriver	Hold On
	Louis Tomlinson		Louis Tomlinson Live
	DJ Will Clarke, Burns	Give Me
2023	Thirty Seconds To Mars	Midnight Prayer	It's The End Of The World
	Kaaze, Steve Aoki	Won't Forget This Time
	Saint Clara	Progress	Progress
	Bebe Rexha	Call On Me (David Guetta Remix)
	Hogland	Afterlife
	Bebe Rexha	Call On Me
	Lukas Graham	Share That Love (Feat G Eazy)	4 (The Pink Album)
		Say Forever
2022	Louis Tomlinson	Out Of My System (Acoustic)			Vocal Producer, Writer, Guitar
		Out Of My System	Faith in the Future	BMG Records	Writer	UK #1 Album UK Independent #1 Album US Billboard 200 #5 Album Australia #2 Album Belgium #1 Album Dutch #2 Album German #2 Album Scottish #2 Album Spanish #1 Album
		Chicago
		Paradise (Target Deluxe Exclusive)
		Face The Music
		Saved By A Stranger (Demo)	Bigger Than Me (B-Side)		Vocal Producer, Writer, Vocals, Guitar
	Anthony Ramos	We Made It	Lyle Lyle Crocodile Soundtrack	Columbia Pictures, Island Records	Writer, producer, vocals
	Nina Nesbitt	Heirlooms	Alskar Nights	Cooking Vinyl	Writer
	Nghtmre + SLANDER	Monster	Thrive	Self Released	Writer, vocals
	Nina Nesbitt	Heirlooms	Alskar	Cooking Vinyl	Writer	Scottish Charts #3 Album UK Charts #34 Album UK Independent Charts #2 Album
	James Arthur	Car's Outside Car's Outside (Acoustic) Car's Outside (Sped Up Version) Car's Outside (Slowed Down Version)	Car's Outside EP	Columbia Records	Writer
	Anthony Gargiula	Storm	N/A		Writer
	Calum Scott	The Way You Loved Me	Bridges	Capitol Records	Writer
	Weezer	A Little Bit of Love	SZNZ: Spring	Atlantic Records Crush	Writer	Canada Rock (Billboard) #2 Song [5] US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard) #28 Song [5] US Alternative Airplay #1 Song US Rock Airplay (Billboard) #4 Song [5]
	Nell Bryden	Somebody For Me	Arms Around The Flame	157 Records NYC	Writer
2021	Amanda Shires	Wish For You	For Christmas	Silver Knife Records	Writer
	D.O.	Dad	Empathy (EP)	SM Entertainment	Writer	South Korea (KMCA) Platinum Album (250k +) [6] Harpers Bazaar #1 K-Pop Album 2021 [7] South Korean Charts (Gaon) [6] #1 Album Japanese Charts (Oricon) #4 Album [8]
	Christopher	Ghost	My Blood	Parlophone	Writer	#3 Highest Earning Song Denmark 2021
2020	Lukas Graham ft. G-Eazy	Share That Love	N/A	Warner Records	Writer, vocal producer, Background Vocals [9]
	Evie Irie	Vulnerable	The Pessimist EP	Republic Records	Writer
	Spencer Sutherland	Too Many Friends	Indigo	BMG	Writer
	Hurts	Voices	Faith	Lento Records	Writer	Austrian Charts #8 Album German Charts #9 Album Scottish Charts #5 Album UK Charts (OCC) #21 Album [10]
	Nico Santos	Unforgettable (feat. Alvaro Soler)	Nico Santos	Virgin Records	Writer	German Charts #3 Album [11] Austrian Charts #5 Album [12] Swiss Charts #2 Album
	Maximillian	Crossroads	Still Alive EP	Universal Music A/S	Writer
	Louis Tomlinson	Walls	Walls	Arista/Syco	Writer	Italy (FIMI) Gold Album Mexico (AMPROFON) Gold Album [13] Spain (PROMUSICAE) Gold Album [14] UK (BPI) Silver Album [15] US Billboard #9 Top 200 Album [16] UK Charts (OCC) #4 Album [17] Australian Charts (ARIA) #6 Album [18] Scottish Charts (OCC) #1 Album [19] Belgian Charts (Ultratop Flanders) #10 Album [20]
	Christopher	Ghost	N/A	Parlophone (Denmark)	Writer	#1 Song Danish Radio 2020
2019	Holland	Loved You Better	N/A	Warner Music Korea	Writer
	Liam Payne	Before It Ends	LP1 (deluxe)	Capitol Records	Writer
	James Arthur	Car's Outside	You	Columbia Records	Writer	UK (BPI) Silver Album [21] UK Charts (OCC) #2 Album [22] Scottish Charts (OCC) #4 Album [23] Irish Charts (IRMA) #7 Album [24] Swiss Charts (Schweizer Hitparade) #5 Album [25]
	Luke Evans	Changing	At Last	BMG (UK)	Writer	UK Charts (OCC) #11 Album [26]
	Evie Irie	Vulnerable	5 Weeks In LA	Republic Records	Writer
	Mika	Ready to Call This Love (feat. Jack Savoretti)	My Name is Michael Holbrook	Republic Records	Writer	Belgian Charts (Ultratop Wallonia) #3 Album [27] France Charts (SNEP) #6 Album [28] Italian Charts (FIMI) #10 Album [29] Swiss Charts (Schweizer Hitparade) #10 Album [30]
	Conrad Sewell	Changing	Life	300 Entertainment	Writer	Australian Charts (ARIA) #1 Album [31]
	Matrix & Futurebound	Hindsight	Mystery Machine	Metro/Viper Recordings	Writer, Vocalist	UK Official Dance Charts #5 Album
	Boris Way	Wasted Love	Wasted Love (Remixes)	Parlophone (France)	Writer
2018	Nico Santos	Unforgettable	Streets of Gold	Virgin Records	Writer
	Luca Schreiner	Over You	N/A	Ultra Music	Writer
	Alex Aiono	No Drama	N/A	UMGRI/Interscope	Writer
	Kodaline	Shed A Tear	Politics of Living	B-Unique/RCA	Writer	Irish Charts #1 Album [32] UK Official Charts #15 Album [33]
	Toni Braxton	Coping	Sex & Cigarettes	Def Jam Recordings	Writer	2018 Grammy Nomination Best R&B Album [34] UK Official Charts #1 R&B Album [35]
2017	Tim McGraw and Faith Hill	Speak to a Girl	The Rest of Our Life	Arista Nashville	Writer [36] [37]	US Billboard #1 Top Country Album [38] US Billboard #2 Top 200 Album [38] 2017 CMA Nomination Best Musical Event of the Year [39] 2018 CMT Nomination Best Duo Video of the Year [40] 2018 BMI Award for Outstanding Radio Play [41]
	Robin Schulz (with Hugel)	I Believe I'm Fine	Uncovered	Tonspiel, Warner Music Group	Writer, Vocalist
	Robin Schulz	Higher Ground		Tonspiel, Warner Music Group	Writer, Vocalist
	Toni Braxton	Coping (Eden Prince Remix) Coping (Paris & Simo Remix) Coping (Stadiumx Remix) Coping (Disco Killerz Remix) Coping (Tom Swoon Remix)	Coping (Remixes) EP	Def Jam Recordings	Writer	US Billboard #1 Dance Single [42]
	Matrix & Futurebound	Light Us Up (feat. Calum Scott)	N/A	Parlophone UK	Writer
	Julian Martel	Get Over It	N/A	Anubis Vidar Entertainment Group	Writer
	Jackson Yee	Unpredictable	N/A	Beijing Time Fengjun Culture & Entertainment Co.	Writer [43]
	Nell Bryden	Dared the World and Won	Bloom	157 Records	Writer
	RKCB	31/10	RCKB-Sides	Allpoints	Writer, Vocalist [44] [45]
		Burden
2016	James Arthur	Sermon (feat. Shotty Horroh)	Back From The Edge	Columbia Records	Writer	UK Albums Chart #1 album [46] UK (BPI) Platinum Album [47] US Billboard Top 40 Album [48]
	Conrad Sewell	Remind Me	All I Know EP	300 Entertainment	Writer	Australian Charts (ARIA) #9 Album [49] Australian Charts (ARIA) Gold single [50]
	Tim Bowman Jr.	Everybody Needs Love (feat. BrvndoP)	Listen	Lifestyle Music Group, Capitol Records	Writer	2017 Grammy Nomination Best Gospel Album [51] US Billboard #1 Top Gospel Album [52]
		Back to You		Lifestyle Music Group, Capitol Records	Writer
	RKCB	Elevated	N/A	N/A	Writer
	Mount	Bend Before We Break	N/A	Ultra Music	Writer, Vocalist
2015	Marco Mengoni	Dove Siamo	Le Cose Che Non Ho	Sony Music Italy	Writer	Italian Charts (FIMI) 4× Platinum Album [53]
	Andrea Faustini	Back to the Sea	Kelly	Syco Music, RCA, Sony Music	Writer
	DC Breaks	Breathe (feat. Dave Gibson)	N/A	RAM Records	Writer, Vocalist
		Faithless			Writer
		If This Is Love			Writer
2014	Nell Bryden	Wayfarer	Wayfarer	Absolute Marketing & Distribution/157 Records	Writer
		Camouflages			Writer
		Waves			Writer
		Westbourne Park			Writer
		Crescent City Gold			Writer
		Wolves			Writer
2013	Marco Mengoni	Pronto A Correre	#prontoacorrere	Sony Music Italy	Writer	Italian Charts (FIMI) 2× Platinum Album [54] Italian Charts (FIMI) Platinum Single [55]

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