PJ Harding | |
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Origin | Sydney, Australia [1] |
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Years active | 2015–present [2] |
Labels | Universal Music Publishing Group [3] RCA Records |
Website | https://www.pjharding.com/ |
Peter Harding, known professionally as PJ Harding, is an Australian singer-songwriter, musician, and producer originally from Sydney, Australia. [4] PJ relocated to Los Angeles in 2019.
Peter is best known for co-writing 'July' with Noah Cyrus, earning over one billion streams and an ARIA 5x platinum certification. [5] PJ was awarded the APRA AMCOS’ Billions Award. The song has reached multiple platinum status with seven times platinum in Canada, five times platinum in Australia, quadruple platinum in the US; and platinum in the UK, Austria, and Denmark. It was a top 10 song in New Zealand and the Netherlands. [6]
PJ has written alongside artists including: Lennon Stella, Lil Nas X, Bebe Rexha, Chromeo, Ruel, Jessica Mauboy and Guy Sebastian [7] [8]
In April 2021, Harding and Cyrus released the People Don’t Change EP, featuring the single ‘Dear August’. The EP was by Records, LLC and RCA Records. [9]
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