Nina Woodford

Nina Woodford-Wells is an American based Swedish song writer.

Due to her sister's boyfriend, who was a producer, Nina started singing backup for Swedish artists such as Eric Gadd, Titiyo, The Navigators.[1] and international artists recording in Stockholm, as in the case of Britney Spears album Oops!... I Did It Again.[2] She started to make suggestions on how to improve the songs lyrics and the sister's boyfriend encouraged her to start writing songs.[3] Woodford also tried a hand at acting in the mid 90’s and played smaller parts in a handful of Swedish TV and film productions.[4]

At age 25 she moved to London and started working her way up as a song writer from the bottom. Woodford has written songs for Tom Jones, Leona Lewis, Sophie Ellis-Bextor, British TV Show Britannia High, Australian singers Cassie Davis and Holly Valance, Christina Milian, The Saturdays, Sugababes and Jay Sean.[5]

Her biggest hit to date is Broken Strings the third single by James Morrison from his second studio album Songs for You, Truths for Me. The song is a duet with Canadian pop/R&B singer-songwriter Nelly Furtado.[5]

Personal life

Nina grew up in Stockholm's Södermalm borough. Today she lives in Los Angeles and is married to record producer Greg Wells.

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