Emanuel Kiriakou
Emanuel "Eman" Kiriakou (born August 16, 1966) is an American songwriter, producer, record executive, music publisher and multi-instrumentalist, based in Los Angeles. He co-wrote and produced “Take You Dancing” by Jason Derulo, and a number of Billboard Hot 100 charting singles including: "What’s Left of Me" by Nick Lachey, "Crush" by David Archuleta, "Who Says" by Selena Gomez & the Scene, and "Tonight Tonight" by Hot Chelle Rae, which was #1 on the Billboard Hot AC charts, “It Girl” by Jason Derulo, and “Classic” and “American Dream” by MKTO. He has also collaborated with Celine Dion, Ne-Yo, MKTO, Demi Lovato, Selena Gomez, ZAYN, Gabby Barrett, Rachel Platten, David Foster, Madison Beer, Robert DeLong, Whitney Houston, Simple Plan, and Backstreet Boys.
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| Born | New Castle, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Genres | Pop rock, pop, acoustic, R&B, hip hop |
| Occupation(s) | Record Producer Songwriter Musician Vocalist |
| Labels | Universal |
| Associated acts | Joey McIntyre, Jason Derulo, R5, Demi Lovato, Hot Chelle Rae, Selena Gomez, Bridgit Mendler, Big Time Rush, Whitney Houston, David Archuleta, Jordin Sparks, Nick Lachey, New Kids On The Block, NKOTBSB, Vanessa Hudgens, Westlife, Simple Plan |
Early life
Kiriakou began playing with the guitar and piano at the age of 5, and joined his father’s Greek band at the age of fourteen. He credits this time in his father’s band as his real musical education. He graduated from Youngstown State University’s Dana School of Music, in Youngstown, Ohio with a degree in music, and then relocated to Minneapolis, Minnesota[1], where he won a Cleo Award for a Miller Lite television commercial.[2] After relocating to New York CIty, he linked up with Joey McIntyre and produced his second solo record, “Meet Joe Mac”[3]. Emanuel relocated to Los Angeles in 2004 (where he worked closely with Walter Afanasieff) where he currently resides.
Career
Kiriakou co-wrote and produced Jason Derulo's single "It Girl." He also co-wrote and produced the first single for Selena Gomez & the Scene titled "Who Says", co-wrote and produced Hot Chelle Rae's "Tonight Tonight" and co-wrote and produced "Fix a Heart" which appears on Demi Lovato's third studio album, Unbroken.[4]
Kiriakou also co-produced the title track on Whitney Houston's record entitled "I Look To You". He co-wrote and produced the first single on David Archuleta's record titled "Crush" which debuted at #2 on Billboard, the highest American Idol debut to date[5], receiving 1.8 million downloads and has been certified double platinum. Kiriakou's multi-format single for Nick Lachey's "What's Left of Me” hit top 10 on the pop Billboard chart and #1 on the Dance Chart.[6]
Kiriakou's music has been featured in television shows and major motion picture soundtracks[7], including the award-winning My Big Fat Greek Wedding. He co-produced the Demi Lovato version of "Let It Go" from the movie Frozen with his production partner Andrew Goldstein[8]. He has worked with chart-topping artists Demi Lovato (“Fix A Heart”, "In Case”, “Warrior” and ”Something That We’re Not” Selena Gomez, Celine Dion (‘Incredible”), Backstreet Boys, Robert DeLong, MKTO, and Ne-Yo.
Kiriakou partnered with Evan Kidd Bogart in 2011 to form their label and publishing companies, Crooked Paintings and Cre8ive Co., which specialize in creative/A&R services and artist development. The first and most notable signings on their roster are pop-duo MKTO[9], and electronic artist, FRND. Most recently, Kiriakou cowrote and co-produced Jason Derulo’s current single, “Take You Dancing”. He is also in production for The Struts’ third studio album.
Current collaborations
Jason Derulo, The Struts, Andrew Goldstein, Alex Chapman, Dag Lundberg, Teemu Brunila, Sarah Solovay, Serban Ghenea, Sarah Hudson, and Jesse St. John.
Selected Discography
| Artist | Album | Tracks | Credit | US & UK Single Charts | US & UK Album Charts | Single & Album Certifications |
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| Joey McIntyre | Meet Joe Mac (2001) | "Rain", "NYC Girls", "Easier", "Mrs. Callahan", "With a Girl Like You" | Produced / Co-Wrote / Musician / Vocals | — | — | — |
| Joey McIntyre | One Too Many - Live from New York (2002) | All Tracks | Co-Wrote / Guitar / Vocals | — | — | — |
| Kenny G | At Last...The Duets Album (2004) | All Tracks (except "The Music That Makes Me Dance") | Co-Produced / Recording Engineer / Music Programming / Electric Guitar |
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| Joey McIntyre | 8:09 (2004) | "Dance Like That", "Love Me That Way", "This Is Different", "Supergirl", "L.A. Blue", "Id Never Get Over You", "California", "Someday", "Falling", "Endlessly" | Produced / Co-Wrote / Musician / Vocals / Mixing / Editing | — | — | — |
| Nick Lachey | What's Left of Me (2006) | "What's Left of Me" | Produced/ Co-wrote |
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| Joey McIntyre | Talk to Me (2006) | All Tracks | Co-Produced | — | — | — |
| Jesse McCartney | Right Where Want You Me (2006) | "Tell Her" | Produced/ Co-Wrote/ Musician | — |
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| Taylor Hicks | Taylor Hicks (2006) | "Just to Feel That Way" | Co-Wrote | — | — | — |
| Katherine McPhee | Katharine McPhee (2007) | "Better Off Alone" | Produced/ Wrote/ Musician | — |
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| Jordin Sparks | Jordin Sparks (2007) | "Next to You" | Produced/ Co-Wrote/ Musician | — |
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| "Permanent Monday" | — | |||||
| "Worth the Wait" | — | |||||
| Celine Dion | Taking Chances (2007) | "Surprise Surprise" | Produced / Musician | — | — | — |
| Vanessa Hudgens | Identified (2008) | "Gone With the Wind" | Produced/ Co-Wrote | — |
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| New Kids on the Block | The Block (2008) | "2 in the Morning" | Produced/ Co-wrote | — |
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| Lesley Roy | Unbeautiful (2008) | "Crushed" | Produced/ Co-Wrote | — | — | — |
| "Slow Goodbye" | — | |||||
| Celine Dion | My Love: Essential Collection (2008) | "There Comes a Time" | Produced / Musician | — | — | — |
| Whitney Houston | I Look to You (2009) | "I Look to You" | Co-Produced/ Musician |
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| Backstreet Boys | This Is Us (2009) | “Shattered” | Produced | — |
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| Unbreakable (2007) | “Inconsolable” | Produced/ Co-Wrote/ Musician |
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| Ashley Tisdale | Guilty Pleasure (2009) | “Tell Me Lies” | Produced/ Co-Wrote | — |
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| Headstrong (2007) | “Love Me for Me” | Produced | — |
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| Crosby Loggins | Time to Move (2009) | "Seriously" | Co-Wrote | — | — | — |
| Elliott Yamin | Fight for Love (2009) | "You Say" | Produced / Co-Wrote | — | — | — |
| "How Do I Know" | — | |||||
| Kris Allen / Adam Lambert | Single (2009) | "No Boundaries" | Produced | — | — | — |
| Westlife | Where We Are (2009) | "No More Heroes" | Produced/ Co-Wrote/ Musician | — |
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| The Friday Night Boys | Off the Deep End (2009) | "Stuttering" | Produced/ Wrote | — | — | — |
| "Stupid Love Letter" | — | |||||
| Michael Bolton | One World One Love (2009) | "Hope It's Too Late" | Produced / Co-Wrote / Musician | — | — | — |
| Fefe Dobson | Joy (2010) | "Stuttering" | Guitar | — | — | — |
| Charice | Charice (2010) | "In This Song" | Co-produced/ Co-wrote | — |
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| Josh Groban | Illuminations (2010) | "Hidden Away" | Co-Produced / Musician | — | — | — |
| "Higher Window" | — | |||||
| David Archuleta | The Other Side of Down (2010) | “Falling Stars” | Produced/ Co-Wrote | — |
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| David Archuleta (2008) | “Crush” | Produced/ Co-Wrote/ Musician |
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| NKOTBSB | NKOTBSB (2011) | "Don't Turn Out the Lights" | Produced/ Wrote | — |
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| Yelawolf | Radioactive (2011) | "Made In the U.S.A." feat. Priscilla Renea) | Co-Produced/ Co-Wrote | — |
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| Demi Lovato | Unbroken (2011) | "Fix a Heart" | Produced/ Co-Wrote |
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| Days Difference | Single (2011) | "Down With Me" | Produced / Co-Wrote | — | — | — |
| Big Time Rush | Elevate (2011) | “If I Ruled the World” | Produced | — | — | — |
| BTR (2010) | “I Know You Know” (feat. Cymphonique Miller) | Produced/ Wrote | — |
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| Jason Derulo | Future History (2011) | "It Girl" | Produced/ Co-Wrote |
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| Selena Gomez & the Scene | When the Sun Goes Down (2011) | "Who Says" | Produced/ Co-Wrote |
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| Ne-Yo | R.E.D. (2012) | "Shut Me Down" | Co-produced/ Co-wrote | — |
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| Simple Plan | Get Your Heart On! (2011) | "Summer Paradise" | Co-produced/ Co-wrote |
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| Hot Chelle Rae | Whatever (2011) | "Tonight Tonight" | Produced/ Co-Wrote |
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| "I Like It Like That" | Co-Produced/ Co-Wrote |
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| "Keep You With Me” | — | |||||
| "Radio" | — | |||||
| "Beautiful Freaks" | — | |||||
| Bridgit Mendler | Hello My Name Is... (2012) | "Ready or Not" | Co-Produced/ Co-wrote/ Additional Vocals |
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| "Top of the World" | — | |||||
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| "All I See Is Gold" | — | |||||
| "The Fall Song" | — | |||||
| "Love Will Tell Us Where to Go" | — | |||||
| "Rocks at My Window" | — | |||||
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| 98 Degrees | 2.0 (2013) | "Girl’s Night Out" | Co-produced/ Co-wrote | — |
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| R5 | Louder (2013) | "Loud" | Co-produced/ Co-wrote |
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| The Mowgli's | Waiting For The Dawn (2013) | "Say It Just Say It" | Co-Produced / Co-Wrote | — | — | — |
| Cody Simpson | Surfer's Paradise (2013) | "Summertime of Our Lives" | Co-Wrote/ Co-Produced | — |
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| MKTO | MKTO (2013) | "Classic" | Co-produced/ Co-wrote |
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| "God Only Knows" | — |
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| Oh Land | Wish Bone (2013) | "Cherry On Top" | Co-Wrote | — | — | — |
| Demi Lovato | Demi (2013) | “In Case” | Produced/ Co-Wrote | — |
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| "Warrior” | Co-Produced/ Co-Wrote | — | ||||
| “Something That We’re Not” | Co-Produced/ Co-Wrote | — | ||||
| "I Hate You Don’t Leave Me” | Co-Produced/ Co-Wrote | — | ||||
| Frozen Soundtrack (2013) | “Let It Go” | Produced |
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| Celine Dion | Loved Me Back to Life (2013) | "Incredible" (Duo With Ne-Yo) | Co-Produced/ Co-Wrote | — |
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| "Save Your Soul" | Produced/ Co-Wrote | — | ||||
| "Thankful" | Produced | — | ||||
| R5 | Heart Made Up on You (2014) | "Heart Made Up on You" | Co-Produced / Co-Wrote | — | — | — |
| Sometime Last Night (2015) | "Lightning Strikes" | — | — | — | ||
| MKTO | Bad Girls EP (2015) | "Bad Girls" | Co-Produced / Co-Wrote | — | — | — |
References
- Poulton, Sarah (May 20, 2006). "YSU graduate writes hit". The Vindicator. Retrieved July 15, 2019.
- "1997 Miller Time "Dick" Miller Lite Commercial - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2020-07-24.
- Meet Joe Mac - Joe Mac | Credits | AllMusic, retrieved 2020-07-24
- "Emanuel Kiriakou | Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2020-07-24.
- "David Archuleta". Billboard. Retrieved 2020-07-24.
- "Nick Lachey". Billboard. Retrieved 2020-07-24.
- Willis, John; Monush, Barry (2002-04-01). Screen World 2001. Hal Leonard Corporation. pp. 192–. ISBN 978-1-55783-479-9. Retrieved 14 August 2011.
- "Emmanuel Kiriakou". IMDb. Retrieved 2020-07-24.
- "Los Angeles- Up Close and Personal with Evan Bogart and Eman Kiriakou". GRAMMYPro.com. Retrieved 2016-04-29.
- "Kenny G Featuring Earth, Wind & Fire: The Way You Move". Billboard.com.
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