Feli Ferraro

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Felicia Ferraro
Born1993
Connecticut, United States
Other namesFeli Ferraro
Musical career
Genres
Occupations
  • Songwriter
  • singer
  • producer
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Website www.arthouseent.com/feliferraro

Feli Ferraro is an American singer, producer and topline songwriter, best known for contributing various songs to artists in the K-pop industry, as well as co-written songs "Players" (Coi Leray), "Undecided" (Chris Brown), "Waves" (Normani & 6lack), "Wild Ones" (Jessie Murph & Jelly Roll), "Unforgiven" (Le Sserafim & Nile Rodgers), and "Time" from DJ Black Coffee's Grammy-winning 2021 album Subconsciously . [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] Ranked #16 on Genius crowd-sourced "Top Songwriters of 2022" list, the Los Angeles-based musician was also longlisted for the Grammy Award for Songwriter of the Year, Non-Classical in 2024. [6] [7] Ferraro is signed to Kara DioGuardi's publishing company Arthouse Entertainment. [3] [8]

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Beginnings

Initially writing alongside former X Factor USA contestants Diamond White and Normani, Ferraro was invited to a session by Chris Brown mixing engineer Patrizio 'Teezio' Pigliapoco, alongside Brown, Scott Storch, and writer Antonio Stith in August 2018, which quickly evolved into "Undecided" after Brown began humming the melody. [9]

UMPG and Coi Leray

After writing for several Japanese boy bands, Ferraro was next invited to a recurring Universal Music Publishing Group international writing camp that works to create songs based on specific, commissioned briefs from UMPG Korea, detailing genre, theme, and tempo. [1] The completed songs are then pitched to various labels and artists in the K-pop, C-pop, and J-pop markets. [1] Between this camp (nicknamed "The Hit Factory') and other writing opportunities, Ferraro has received co-write placements for BTS, Le Sserafim, Lay Zhang, Minho, TVXQ, Tomorrow X Together, and XG, among others. [1]

In 2022, Ferraro collaborated with producer Johnny Goldstein and fellow writer Akil King to work on Coi Leray's major-label debut album Coi , co-writing or producing fourteen out of seventeen associated tracks, including top 10 hit "Players" and European hit "Baby Don't Hurt Me", both of which received Grammy nominations. [2]

Personal life

Ferraro recently married fellow musician and songwriter BENJMN, who she met at a past writing camp. [1]

Selected songwriting credits

TitleYearArtistAlbum
"Empty Cup"2017 Diamond White Non-album singles
"Cleopatron (Drunk on Me)"
"Waves" (featuring 6lack)2018 Normani
"Rumors" (With Sofia Carson) R3hab The Wave
"Undecided"2019 Chris Brown Indigo
"Emerald / Burgundy" (featuring Juvenile & Juicy J)
"Choices" Layton Greene Tell Ya Story
"Control Myself" Generations Shonen Chronicle
"All Day" The Rampage The Riot
"Becoming" Diana Gordon Non-album singles
"Paint the Sky" (featuring Tia Ray) Far East Movement
"Dead End" Anna Clendening Dead End
"Lonely"2020 Chloe x Halle Ungodly Hour
"None for You" Kiana Ledé Kiki (Deluxe)
"X (1 Thing Wrong)" JoJo Good to Know
"The Recipe" (featuring Rema) Aluna Francis Renaissance
"Hurt" (featuring DeathbyRomy) Lost Kings It's Not You, It's Me
"I Feel Good" (featuring Anthony Watts & DJWS)2021 Pitbull Non-album singles
"Nostálgico" (With Rauw Alejandro & Chris Brown) Rvssian
"Time" (featuring Cassie) Black Coffee Subconsciously
"Flying Apsaras" Lay Zhang East
"Drive" Spencer Sutherland Afterlife of the Party (soundtrack)
"Surprise"2022 Chlöe Non-album single
"Players" Coi Leray Coi
"Bops"
"My Body"
"Run BTS" BTS Proof
"Choice" Minho Chase
"Cameo" (featuring Kareen Lomax) Kavinsky Reborn
"Pray" Jessie Murph Drowning
"Where Do You Go"
"I Would've"
"Worried"2023 Chlöe In Pieces
"I'll Kill You" Swarm
"Baby Don't Hurt Me" (featuring David Guetta & Coi Leray) Anne-Marie Unhealthy
"Summer in the Hamptons" Jonas Brothers The Album
"Walls" (featuring Jon Bellion)
"Unforgiven" (featuring Nile Rodgers) Le Sserafim Unforgiven
"Rodeo" TVXQ 20&2
"Wild Ones" (With Jelly Roll) Jessie Murph That Ain't No Man That's the Devil
"Ick" Lay Bankz Now You See Me
"In Your Hands"2024 Halle Bailey Non-album single
"Tears" Perrie Edwards Non-album single
"Something Ain't Right" XG Awe
"DUH!" Flo Milli Bad Boys: Ride or Die (soundtrack)
"Over The Moon" Tomorrow X Together The Star Chapter: Sanctuary
"Danger"

Executive-produced/co-written projects

Projects with ~ 75% Felicia Ferraro production/songwriting credits or more
AlbumArtistYearLabel
Wasted Youth (EP) Diana Gordon 2020
Coi Coi Leray 2023

Guest appearances

List of guest appearances, with other performing artists, showing year released and album name
TitleYearOther performer(s)Album
"Wildcard"2017Mickey ValenWildcard Remixes EP
"I Can't Escape"2018Slander, SayMyNameNon-album single
"Contagious"2018Dante Klein, Dylan JaggerNon-album single
"Pussy" (Background Vocals)2022 Latto Non-album single
"Eve, Psyche & the Bluebeard's Wife" (Background Vocals)2023 Le Sserafim Unforgiven
"Paradise"2024 Chris Brown Non-album single

Awards and nominations

YearCeremonyAwardResultRef
2021Gold Derby Music AwardsAlbum Of The Year ( Ungodly Hour )Nominated [10]
2024 BMI Pop Music Awards Most Performed Pop Songs ( Baby Don't Hurt Me )Won [11]
People's Choice Country Awards The Song of 2024 ( Wild Ones )Nominated [12]

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