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Birth name | Anthony Paul Jefferies |
Born | Scarborough, Ontario, Canada | July 1, 1985
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Years active | 2008–present |
Anthony Paul Jefferies [1] (born July 1, 1985), preferably Paul Jefferies and known professionally as Nineteen85, is a Canadian, Grammy Award Winning record producer and songwriter. [2] Nineteen85 holds the distinction of winning an ASCAP Music Award back-to-back in 2014 and 2015.
He is best known for producing records for Drake, notably some of his most successful singles, "One Dance", "Hotline Bling" and "Hold On, We're Going Home". [3] In 2014 he was named by Complex magazine as one of 15 new producers to watch for. [4] In 2015, he founded the R&B duo Dvsn with singer Daniel Daley. He has been nominated for three Grammys, including for "Producer of the Year (Non-Classical)". [5] [6]
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||
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CAN | AUS | IRL | NZ | UK | US | US R&B /HH | ||||
"Hold On, We're Going Home" (Drake featuring Majid Jordan) | 2013 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | Nothing Was the Same | |
"Hazelton Trump" (OB O'Brien) | 2014 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Digital download | |
"0 to 100 / The Catch Up" (Drake) | 2014 | 61 | 27 | — | — | 68 | 35 | 8 | Digital download | |
"Truffle Butter" (Nicki Minaj featuring Drake and Lil Wayne) | 2015 | 43 | 18 | — | — | 188 | 14 | 4 | The Pinkprint | |
"My Love" (Majid Jordan featuring Drake) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Majid Jordan | ||
"Hotline Bling" (Drake) | 3 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Views | |
"One Dance" (Drake featuring Wizkid and Kyla) | 2016 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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"Too Good" (Drake featuring Rihanna) | 9 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 3 | |||
"For Free" (DJ Khaled featuring Drake) | 71 | 70 | — | — | 25 | 13 | 4 | Major Key | ||
"OTW" (Khalid featuring 6lack and Ty Dolla Sign) | 2018 | 30 | 27 | 57 | 11 | 60 | 57 | 35 |
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"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | |
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2017 | "Hotline Bling" (as songwriter) | Best Rap Song | Won | [7] [8] |
Nineteen85 | Producer of the Year, Non-Classical | Nominated | ||
Views (as producer) | Album of the Year | Nominated |
2021 | El Madrileño (as engineer) | Latin, Best Engineered Album. | Won |
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