Laurell Barker (born April 20, 1979),Ratsit, accessed 28 December 2022 also known mononymously as Laurell, is a Canadian singer and songwriter currently residing in Malmö, Sweden. She has co-written songs with numerous artists, including Twice, Eleni Foureira and Oh My Girl. She is also known for co-writing songs competing in the Eurovision Song Contest and its national selections.
She won a Juno Award in 2018 for Dance Recording of the Year. In 2019, Barker was the first female songwriter to have three songs competing in a Eurovision final.
Discography As main artist Title Year Peak chart positions Album SWE GER AUT"Habit"2021 — 31 31"Get Loud" — — —Cookie Jar"Sober"2023 85 — —
As featured artist Title Year Artist Album"Good Thing"2017Tritonal"Good Vibes"QuintinoBright Nights"Hide"Matt FaxContrast"Perfect Mess"Steve Void and Navarrarowspan="12" "Call Me"Tritonal"True Love"2018Sondr"Get Over It"Sophie Francis"Change My Heart"Ummet Ozcan"About You"Tyron Hapi"Sweat"DJ Assad"After Midnight"LNY TNZ and Mann"Closer"Nick Fiorucci"Come and Go"2019Flight School"Slow"2020Unknown Brain, Steve Andreas and Haj"Chocolat"Foothills
Songwriting discography Title Year Artist Album Co-written with"Ghosts"2015Charlie Storwickrowspan="4" Charlie Storwick, Ian Prince, Dave Corman"Stop and Stare"2018Letters from PlutoIan Prince, Kristina Torrieri"Rough Cut"Cassie DasilvaCassie Dasilva, Ryan Stewart"Kissing Tree"Ainsley ElisaRyan Stewart, Jocelyn Alice"On My Own"Claire RichardsMy Wildest DreamsOliver Jacobs, Aidan Martin, Ricardo Hindes"Between You and Me"One Bitrowspan="2" One Bit, Stevie Appleton"Lil' Touch" (몰랐니)Oh!GGRachael Kennedy, Nathalia Marshall, Lance Shipp, Choi Ji-Yeon, Odal Park"Money Ca$h"2019Laurence NerbonneFEULaurence Nerbonne"Maria"Eleni FoureiraGypsy WomanClaydee, Emy Perez, Eleni Foureira"Barcelona"Claydee, Tim Aeby, Sarah Haba"Going On"Henri PFRDuncan Laurence, Henri Peiffer, Kiris Houston, Soran Dussaigne"Love Me Wrong"2020Isak DanielsonRemember to Remember MeIsak Danielson, Ken Berglund"살짝 설렜어 (Nonstop)"Oh My GirlNonstopSteven Lee, Andreas Stone Johansson, Sebastian Thott, Seo Ji-eum, Mimi"Bella Bella"Luca Hänni110 KaratFrazer Mac, Jon Hällgren, Lukas Hällgren, Pele Loriano "Oči meduze"Andrija JoJimmy Jansson, Palle Hammarlund"Bring It Back"TwiceEyes Wide OpenEarattack, Gong Do, Katya Edwards"Popcorn"2021LightsumSteven Lee, Andreas Stone Johansson, Joe Lawrence"Shout It Out"2022KaraMove AgainSteven Lee, Joe Lawrence
Eurovision Song Contest entries Year Country Song Artist Co-written with Final Points Semi Points"Stones"ZibbzCorinne Gfeller, Stee Gfellercolspan="2" 1386"Sister"SistersMarine Kaltenbacher, Tom Oehler, Thomas Stengaard2524colspan="2" "She Got Me"Luca HänniFrazer Mac, Luca Hänni, Jon Hällgren, Lukas Hällgren43644232"Bigger than Us"Michael RiceAnna-Klara Folin, John Lundvik, Jonas Thander2611colspan="2" "Empires"AlicjaPatryk Kumór, Dominic Buczkowski-Wojtaszek, Frazer Maccolspan="4" "El Diablo"Elena TsagrinouJimmy "Joker" Thörnfeldt, Oxa, Thomas Stengaard16946170
National final entries
Eurovision: You Decide entries (United Kingdom) Year Artist Title Co-written with Result2017Holly Brewer"I Wish I Loved You More"Kevin Fisher, Courtney Harrell, Mattias Frändå, Johan Åsgärde, Oliver LundströmFinalOlivia Garcia"Freedom Hearts"Gabriel Alares, Sebastian Lestapier, Linnea NelsonFinal2018Asanda Jezile"Legends"Christopher Wortley, Roel RatsFinal2019Michael Rice"Bigger than Us"Anna-Klara Folin, John Lundvik, Jonas Thander1st
Melodifestivalen entries (Sweden) Year Artist Title Co-written with Result2018Renaida"All the Feels"Jon Hällgren, Peter Barringer, Lukas Hällgren9th2019Margaret"Tempo"Anderz Wrethov, Jimmy Jansson, Sebastian von Koenigsegg5th (Heat)2020Ellen Benediktson and Simon Peyron"Surface"Paul Rey, Anderz Wrethov, Sebastian von Koenigsegg, Ellen BenediktsonSecond ChanceHanna Ferm"Brave"David Kjellstrand, Jimmy Jansson4th2021Nathalie Brydolf"Fingerprints"Andreas Stone Johansson, Etta Zelmani, Anna-Klara Folin7th (Heat)Paul Rey"The Missing Piece"Fredrik Sonefors, Paul Rey12th2022Faith Kakembo"Freedom"Anderz Wrethov, Palle Hammarlund, Faith Kakembo10th2023Laurell"Sober"Anderz Wrethov, Andreas Stone Johansson, Thomas Stengaard5th (Heat)Maria Sur"Never Give Up"Anderz Wrethov9th2025Andreas Lundstedt"Vicious"Andreas Lundstedt, Dino Medanhodzic, Liam Cacatian Thomassen3rd (Heat)Meira Omar"Hush Hush"Anderz Wrethov, Dino Medanhodzic, Meira Omar10th2026Indra"Beautiful Lie"Anderz Wrethov, Indra Elg, Kristofer Strandberg, Robert Skowronski3rd (Heat)Meira Omar"Dooset Daram"Anderz Wrethov, Jimmy "Joker" Thörnfeldt, Meira Omar9th
Die Grosse Entscheidungsshow entries (Switzerland) Year Artist Title Co-written with Result2018Alejandro Reyes"Compass"Alejandro Reyes, Lars Christen2ndZibbz"Stones"Corinne Gfeller, Stee Gfeller1st
Eurovizijos Atranka entries (Lithuania) Year Artist Title Co-written with Result2018Mia"Arrows"Rickard Bonde Truumeel, Greig Watts7th (Heat)2019Gabrielė Rybko"Lay It Down"Georgie Dennis, Cameron Warren9th (Heat)
Dansk Melodi Grand Prix entries (Denmark) Year Artist Title Co-written with Result2019Leeloo"That Vibe"Ludvig Hilarius Brygmann, Maria MarcusOut (Final)
National final entry (Germany) Year Artist Title Co-written with Result2019S!sters"Sister"Marine Kaltenbacher, Tom Oehler, Thomas Stengaard1st
Melodi Grand Prix entries (Norway) Year Artist Title Co-written with Result2019Carina Dahl"Hold Me Down"Ashley Hicklin, Jeroen Swinnen, Pele Loriano, Laura GroesenekenEliminated (Final)2020Lisa Børud"Talking About Us"Jimmy Jansson, Anderz Wrethov, Maia WrightEliminated (Gold Duel in Heat)Raylee"Wild"Andreas Stone Johansson, Anderz Wrethov3rd/4th place (Gold Final)2021Raylee"Hero"Andreas Stone Johansson, Anderz Wrethov, Thomas Stengaard, Frazer MacEliminated (Final)
Beovizija entry (Serbia) Year Artist Title Co-written with Result2020 Andrija Jo "Oči meduze" Jimmy Jansson, Palle Hammarlund, Andrijano Ajzi 4th (Final)
Dora entry (Croatia) Year Artist Title Co-written with Result2022 Mia Negovetić "Forgive Me (Oprosti)" Andreas Stone Johansson, Denniz Jamm, Mia Negovetić 3rd
Eurosong entry (Belgium) Year Artist Title Co-written with Result2023 The Starlings "Rollercoaster" Kato Callebaut, Tom Eeckhout, Thomas Stengaard, Andreas Stone Johansson, Anderz Wrethov, Anna Grey 2nd
Junior Eurovision Song Contest entries Year Country Song Artist Co-written with Place Points "Who I Can Be" Harry Georgiou Anna-Klara Folin, Nathalie Brydolf, Thomas Stengaard, Victoria Chalkitis colspan="2"
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