Teemu Brunila

Teemu William Brunila[1] (born 24 November 1976 in Turku) is a Finnish singer, songwriter, musician and producer. Brunila became known as the lead vocalist and songwriter for the pop group The Crash. During their career, the band released four studio albums and one compilation album.[2]

Later career

After The Crash disbanded, Brunila has concentrated on writing music for other Finnish artists, including Anna Abreu and Jenni Vartiainen. He has also written songs for British acts like Pixie Lott and JLS and American R&B artist Trey Songz.[3] When a song "Never Again" was featured on Songz's album Chapter V, Brunila became the first Finn to have co-written a song for an album at the top of the Billboard 200 album chart.[4]

Studio Killers

In 2011, a new virtual band Studio Killers started to gain success with their single "Ode to the Bouncer" and was said to have members from Finland, Denmark, and the United Kingdom. The group has never disclosed the identities of its members, but Brunila has been hypothesized to be the voice of the band's singer, Cherry.[5]

Personal life

Teemu Brunila is a graduate of the University of Turku, majoring in law. He has stated, however, that he has no intentions to start practicing law.[6]

Selected discography

Studio albums by The Crash

Year	Album	Peak Position
Year	Album	FIN
1999	Comfort Deluxe	26
2001	Wildlife	3
2003	Melodrama	2
2005	Selected Songs 1999–2005	10
2006	Pony Ride	2

Songwriting and production credits

Title	Year	Artist(s)	Album	Credits	Written with	Produced with
"Catching Snowflakes"	2010	Pixie Lott	Turn It Up Louder	Co-writer	Victoria Lott	–
"The Last Song"	2010	JLS	Outta This World		Aston Merrygold, Marvin Humes, Oritse Williams, Jonathan Gill, Fredrick Ball	–
"Innocence"	2011	JLS	Jukebox		Aston Merrygold, Marvin Humes, Oritse Williams, Jonathan Gill, Fredrick Ball	–
"Never Again"	2012	Trey Songz	Chapter V		Tremaine Neverson, James Abrahart, Curtis Mayfield, Matthew Prime	–
"Twilight"	2013	Sub Focus	Torus		Nicholas Douwma	–
"Feels Like Coming Home"	2014	Jetta	Feels Like Coming Home EP		Jetta John-Harley, Rickard Goransson, Justin Franks	–
"I'll Keep Loving You" (featuring Birdy & Jaymes Young)	2014	David Guetta	Listen		Pierre Guetta, Frederik Riesterer, Giorgio Tuinfort, Jaymes McFarland, Jasmine van den Bogaerde, Matthew Dragstrem	–
"Here It Is" (featuring Chris Brown)	2015	Flo Rida	My House EP		Tramar Dillard, Alexander Izquerdio, Justin Franks, Gary Hill, Josh Abraham, Oliver Goldstein, Thomas Troelsen	–
"That's What I Like" (featuring Fitz)		Flo Rida	My House EP	Co-writer/Producer	Tramar Dillard, Breyan Isaac, Frederick Hibbert, Jamie Sanderson, Jimmy Marinos, Mike Skill, Thomas Troelsen, Marcos Palacios, Ernest Clark, Vincent "Vinny" Venditto, Wally Palamarchuk	Sermstyle, Vinny, Axident, Anton Ben-Horin, Ben Maddahi, Miles Beard, JP Negrete, Gladieux
"Last Party"		Mika	No Place in Heaven	Co-writer	Michael Penniman Jr., Matthew Hales	–
"Porcelain"		Mika	No Place in Heaven	Co-writer/Producer	Michael Penniman Jr., Jori Sjoroos, Joseph Khajadourian, Alex Schwartz	Mika
"Bring Me to Life" (featuring Milly Pye)		MK	Non-album single	Co-writer	Marc Kinchen, Mark Batson, Milly Pye	–
"Party"	2016	JP Cooper	Raised Under Grey Skies	Co-writer/Producer	John Cooper	–
"Too Many People"		Milly Pye	Non-album single		Milly Pye, Hank Solo	Hank Solo
"September Song"		JP Cooper	Raised Under Grey Skies		John Cooper, Benjamin McIldowie, Jonathan Hume	Mike Spencer
"Birthday"	2017		Fifty Shades Darker: OST		John Cooper	–
"She's on My Mind"			Raised Under Grey Skies	Co-writer/Additional producer	John Cooper, Benjamin McIldowie, Jonathan Hume	Mike Spencer, Jon Hume
"Wait"				Producer	–	Hank Solo
"All This Love" (featuring Mali-Koa Hood)				Co-writer/Producer	John Cooper	–
"The Only Reason"				Producer	–	–
"Change"					–	Hank Solo
"Closer"					–	Mike Spencer
"Beneath the Streetlights and the Moon"					–	Greg Wells
"In the Silence"				Co-writer/Producer	John Cooper	–
"Tidal Wave"				Producer	–	–

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References

"Teemu Brunila Discography". Discogs. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
Alanko, Tero (2006). Neljäs sukupolvi : suomalainen rock nyt. Helsinki ; Juva: WSOY ; WS Bookwell. pp. 95–104. ISBN 951-0-31764-0.
Tolonen, Arttu. "Teemu Brunila hits his sweet spot as a songwriter". Music Finland. Retrieved 28 January 2013.
"Finnish songwriter contributes to album topping the Billboard 200 Chart in the U.S". Helsingin Sanomat. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
"Menestysbändin salattu laulaja tuleekin Suomesta – tunnistatko? – Hymy". Hymy.fi. Otavamedia Oy. Retrieved 28 January 2013.
"The Crashin Teemu Brunila lehdelle: Ei todellakaan lakimiehen hommiin! – Uutiset – Viihde – MTV3.fi". MTV Media. Retrieved 28 January 2013.

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[1] "Teemu Brunila Discography". Discogs. Retrieved 4 February 2013.

[2] Alanko, Tero (2006). Neljäs sukupolvi : suomalainen rock nyt. Helsinki ; Juva: WSOY ; WS Bookwell. pp. 95–104. ISBN 951-0-31764-0.

[3] Tolonen, Arttu. "Teemu Brunila hits his sweet spot as a songwriter". Music Finland. Retrieved 28 January 2013.

[4] "Finnish songwriter contributes to album topping the Billboard 200 Chart in the U.S". Helsingin Sanomat. Retrieved 4 February 2013.

[5] "Menestysbändin salattu laulaja tuleekin Suomesta – tunnistatko? – Hymy". Hymy.fi. Otavamedia Oy. Retrieved 28 January 2013.

[6] "The Crashin Teemu Brunila lehdelle: Ei todellakaan lakimiehen hommiin! – Uutiset – Viihde – MTV3.fi". MTV Media. Retrieved 28 January 2013.