Eshraque "iSHi" Mughal

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iSHi
Birth nameEshraque Mughal
Born (1981-02-12) February 12, 1981 (age 42)
Origin Stockholm, Sweden
Genres Hip hop
Dance-pop
R&B
Occupation(s) Songwriter
Record producer
Music executive
Years active2007–present
Labels
  • 2Stripes
  • Elevent
Website http://www.whoishi.com

Eshraque Mughal, better known by his stage name iSHi, is a Swedish music producer and songwriter.

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Life and career

In 2001 iSHi produced the music for The Lick TV show on MTV UK together with One Dread. He started working and spending more in the UK. In 2006, iSHi started working with a whole new project from scratch with rapper Lazee. Two years later, after releasing several singles and the album Setting Standards, iSHi and Lazee decided to go separate ways on good terms. After the summer 2009 he discovered singer Eric Turner. They started working together and later on iSHi signed him to his label 2Stripes Music. Later that year iSHi met British rapper Tinie Tempah. Tinie had just started working on his debut album Disc-Overy and flew over to Sweden to work with iSHi. The first song they did together was "Written in the Stars" featuring Eric Turner. The song became a worldwide hit and sold platinum in several countries including the United States. iSHi has also produced Tinie Tempah's 2013 single "Children Of The Sun" featuring John Martin and the Demonstration album track "Someday (Place in the Sun)".

iSHi has worked with artist such as Usher, Ne-Yo, Shakira, Lupe Fiasco, John Martin, Cheryl Cole, Avicii, Sebastian Ingrosso, Alexandra Burke, Emeli Sandé, Ella Eyre, Professor Green, Tinie Tempah and Wretch 32 among others.

Production credits

YearSongArtist
2006"Everything You're Not" [1] Darin
"If You Wanna" [2]
"Top Of The World" [3] Agnes
"Det Går Bra Nu" [4] Petter
2007"Frustration"
"Stor Stil"
"Get By"
"Fresh"
2008"Rock Away" [5] Lazee
"Drop Bombs"
"My Hero"
"Baby" (feat. Loon)
"Fastlife"
"Back To 85"
"All Across The World" (feat. Million Stylez)
"Setting Standards"
"Calling Out" (feat. Apollo Drive)
"I'm Not Pop"
"Hold On" (feat. Neverstore)
"Get To Know Me"
2009"Ride It (iSHi Remix)" Jay Sean
"Ride It (iSHi Desi Remix)"
"Brainwashed" Devlin
"Two Lives" Example
2010"Stronger"Lazee
"My Last Try" (feat. Eric Turner) Tinchy Stryder
"Game Over"
"Stereo Sun" (feat. Eric Turner)
2011"Written In The Stars" (feat. Eric Turner) Tinie Tempah
"Snap"
"Just A Little" (feat. Range)
"Invincible" (feat. Kelly Rowland)
"Break The Chain" (feat. Eric Turner & Sway) Lupe Fiasco
"Sane's The New Mad" Wretch 32
"Don't Be Afraid" (feat. Delilah)
"Read All About It" (feat. Emeli Sandé) Professor Green
"Fire" Alexandra Burke
2012"Angels & Stars" (feat. Lupe Fiasco & Tinie Tempah) Eric Turner
"Stylechanger" (feat. Kardinal Offishall, Wretch 32 & Professor Green)
"Dancing in My Head"
2013"Next To Me (iSHi Remix)" (feat. Kendrick Lamar) Emeli Sandé
"Children Of The Sun" (feat. John Martin) Tinie Tempah
"Someday (Place in the Sun)" (feat. Ella Eyre)
2015"Push It" (feat. Pusha T)iSHi
2017"Pick Up the Phone" (feat. Eric Turner) Lupe Fiasco

Singles

We Run (feat. French Montana, Wale & Raekwon)

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