Sylvester Sivertsen

Sly
Birth name	Sylvester Willy Sivertsen
Born	(1992-05-08) 8 May 1992 (age 33)
Years active	2018-present

Sylvester Willy Sivertsen (born 8 May 1992), known professionally as Sly, is a Danish songwriter and music producer who has written and produced songs including Dua Lipa's "We're Good", ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]} Sigrid's album "How To Let Go", ^{[5] [6]} Jonas Brothers' "Comeback" ^{[7] [8]} (from the album Happiness Begins ), Shawn Mendes' "Higher", The Chainsmokers' "Side Effects", Liam Payne’s "Slow" and "Live Forever" (featuring Cheat Codes), among others. ^[9]

Sly is the son of Danish singer and songwriter Lis Sørensen and drummer Jan Sivertsen. ^[10]

Discography

Production and songwriting credits ^{[9] [11] [12]}

Year	Artist	Title	Record Label	Achievements
2023	Måneskin	HONEY (ARE U COMING?)	EPIC
	UPSHAL	WET WHITE TEE SHIRT (SIDE A)	ARISTA Records
2022	5 Seconds of Summer	Flatline	BMG Rights Management (US) LCC
	Winona Oak	Radio	Warner Music Group
	Måneskin	SUPERMODEL	EPIC, Sony Music	SUPERMODEL: Platinum and gold certified, [13] BMI Award 2023 "Most-Performed Songs of the Year"
		TIMEZONE
		BABY SAID
		GASOLINE
		DON'T WANNA SLEEP
		IF NOT FOR YOU
		READ YOUR DIARY
	MØ	Cool to Cry	Sony Music
		New Moon
	Fletcher	Her Body Is Bible	Capitol Records
	Lauv	Kids Are Born Stars
	Sigrid	How To Let Go	Island Records
2021	Westlife	Alone Together	East West Records
	Sigrid	Burning Bridges	Island Records
		Mirror	Island Records
	Tove Styrke	Start Walking	Sony Music
	MØ	Live to Survive	Island Records
	Dua Lipa	We're Good [14] [15]	Warner Music	Certified Silver in UK [16] and Gold in USA [17]
	Boys World	Relapse	KYN Entertainment
	David44	Understood	Thunderboy Records
2020	Liam Payne with Cheat Codes	Live Forever	Capitol Records
	Shawn Mendes	Higher	Island Records
	Olivia O'Brien	Was It All In My Head?	Island Records/Universal Music
	Winona Oak	With Myself [18]	Neon Gold Records/Atlantic Records
	Mads Langer	Life in Stereo	Sony Music
	NCT 127	Elevator (127F)	SM Entertainment
	SuperM	Together at Home	Capitol Records
2019	Jonas Brothers	Comeback (from album Happiness Begins)	Republic Records
	Gryffin	All You Need to Know (Feat. Calle Lehmann)	Darkroom Records/Geffen Records	Certified Gold [19]
	Steve Aoki & Monsta X	Play it Cool	Ultra Records/Starship Entertainment
	Stefan	Lies	Sony Music
		Other Hands	Sony Music
	Skinz	Spotlight	Warner Music
	Alexander Oscar	Highs & Lows	Sony Music
	Jackson Penn	Sick In The Head	Lobster
2018	The Chainsmokers	Side Effects feat. Emily Warren	Disruptor Records/Columbia Records	Certified Gold [19]
	Liam Payne	Slow	Capitol Records/Universal Music
	Jens	Mixtape	Universal Music
	Norlie & KKV	Om Du Lämner Mig Nu	Universal Music
	Citybois	Glemme Mig	Sony Music
		De Eneste	Sony Music/Epic Records

2020

• Sly - "Cotton Candy" (feat. Emily Warren) ^{[20] [21] [22]}

Awards

• Won BMI Award for Most-Performed Song of the Year 2020, for "Side Effects" by The Chainsmokers. ^[23]
• Won BMI Award for Most-Performed Song of the Year 2022, for "We're Good" by Dua Lipa. ^[24]
• Nominated for Carl-prisen 2020, Producer of the Year and International Success of the Year. ^[25]
• Won Danish Music Award for Best Danish Producer 2021 ^[26]
• Nominated for Carl-prisen 2022, Pop composer of the Year and International Success of the Year. ^[27]
• Won Carl Prisen 2022 for International Success of the year ^[28]

References

1. Dua Lipa – We're Good , retrieved 18 February 2021
2. "Danske Sylvester hitter med verdensstjerne: 'Det er jo bare kæmpe optur'". DR (in Danish). 15 February 2021. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
3. "Dua Lipa Releases New Song "We're Good"". pm studio world wide news (in Japanese). Retrieved 18 February 2021.
4. "Dua Lipa udgiver deluxe-album og ny single – produceret af dansker". gaffa.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 18 February 2021.
5. "Sigrid - "Mirror"". Stereogum. 26 May 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
6. "How to Let Go", Wikipedia, 2 June 2022, retrieved 16 June 2022
7. "Danske musikere går nummer 1 med genforenet amerikansk boyband". gramex.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 18 February 2021.
8. Jonas Brothers – Comeback , retrieved 18 February 2021
9. "Sly (51)". Discogs.
10. Povlsen, Lisbeth (29 March 2019). "Lis Sørensens nye liv: Sej single". SE og HØR.
11. "Sylvester Sivertsen". Discogs. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
12. "Sylvester Willy Sivertsen | Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
13. "Supermodel (Måneskin song)", Wikipedia, 21 February 2023, retrieved 21 February 2023
14. Chavez, Adriana (12 February 2021). "Dua Lipa Releases 'We're Good' Single and Music Video". Vacancy Magazine. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
15. Wolkoff, Christian (12 February 2021). "Dansker har produceret Dua Lipas nye single – se Titanic-videoen til 'We're Good'". SOUNDVENUE.COM (in Danish). Retrieved 20 May 2021.
16. "Award". BPI. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
17. "Gold & Platinum". RIAA. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
18. "Winona Oak Shares New Song "With Myself"". pm studio world wide news.
19. "Gold & Platinum". RIAA. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
20. Robles, Jonathan (16 August 2020). "Sly makes magnetic debut with 'Cotton Candy,' featuring Emily Warren". Variance Magazine. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
21. "HITS Daily Double : The B-Side - SLY AND SWEET". HITS Daily Double.
22. McPherson, Steve (18 August 2020). "PLAYLIST: What's New On The Sphere?".
23. "2020 BMI London Awards". BMI.com.
24. "2022 BMI Pop Awards". BMI.com. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
25. "Carl Prisen 2020: Og de nominerede er…". gaffa.dk. 15 May 2020.
26. Freudendal, Jakob (20 November 2021). "Vinderne ved Danish Music Awards er fundet – Artigeardit, Tessa og Drew Sycamore hiver priser hjem". SOUNDVENUE.COM (in Danish). Retrieved 23 November 2021.
27. "Her er de nominerede til sangskriverprisen Carl Prisen". gaffa.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 5 May 2022.
28. "Kønsbalancen i dansk musik var i bedring ved Carl Prisen – og Lars Ulrich fik æresprisen". gaffa.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 16 June 2022.

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