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John Ballard (born 14 April 1951) is a Scottish singer-songwriter and record producer, based in Gothenburg, Sweden, where he has a recording studio (Tuff Studios). At Tuff Studios he has produced amongst others, Ace of Base (their first three albums), as well as co-writing some of their songs.
| Year | Artist(s) | Song |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Ace Of Base | "Happy Nation" |
| 1993 | Ace Of Base | "The Sign" |
| 1995 | Ace Of Base | "The Bridge" |
| 1998 | Ace Of Base | "Life Is A Flower" |
| Year | Artist(s) | Song | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ace Of Base | "No Stranger to Love" | ||
| Ace Of Base | "Mercy Mercy" | ||
| Ace Of Base | "Look Around Me" | Unreleased | |
| Ace Of Base | "Angel of Love" | Unreleased | |
| 1995 | Ace Of Base | "Beautiful Life" | Released on the album The Bridge |
| 1995 | Ace Of Base | "Perfect World" | Released on the album The Bridge |
| 1995 | Ace Of Base | "Que Sera" | Released on the album The Bridge |
| 1995 | Ace Of Base | "Edge of Heaven" | Released on the album The Bridge |
| 1998 | Ace Of Base | "I Pray" | Released on the album Flowers |
| 1998 | Ace Of Base | "Don't Go Away" | Released on the albums Cruel Summer and Flowers |
| 2013 | Farid Mammadov | "Hold Me" | Azerbaijan entry in the Eurovision Song Contest, took 2nd place [1] |
| 2014 | Tolmachevy Sisters | "Shine" | Russian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest, took 7th place [2] |
| 2016 | Sergey Lazarev | "You Are the Only One" | Russian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest, took 3rd place |
| 2017 | Demy | "This Is Love" | Greek entry in the Eurovision Song Contest, took 19th place |
| 2018 | DoReDoS | "My Lucky Day" | Moldovan entry in the Eurovision Song Contest, took 10th place |
Ballard has also written songs for the Eurovision Song Contest and also performed twice in the Swedish qualification rounds of ESC in the 1980s:
| Year | Artist(s) | Song | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | John Ballard/Ann-Louise Hanson | "Bara En Enda Gång" | Took 5th place in the Swedish qualification rounds of the ESC. |
| 1984 | John Ballard | "Rendez-Vous" | Took 3rd place in the Swedish qualification rounds of the ESC. |
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