Faroese songwriter, producer and multi-instrumentalist
Bárður Háberg (born 1979; also spelled Bardur Haberg) is a Faroese songwriter, producer and multi-instrumentalist. He is one of two owners of the songwriting/production company Baroli Music. Together they write and produce songs for singers from all around the world. The other owner of Baroli Music is
Óli Jógvansson. In 2012 their songs had sold 1 million copies worldwide.[1]
Háberg is a multi-instrumentalist and started his musical career already as a child. He has been in several bands in the Faroe Islands and has performed as a freelance musician with various singers. Now he is mostly active in composing and producing music for the international market. His music has been released in countries such as United States, Japan,
Netherlands,
Taiwan,
Brazil and Italy.
Baroli Music
Bárður Háberg and
Óli Jógvansson started Baroli Music in 2006. They both live in the capital of the Faroe Islands and collaborate with various internationally successful companies such as
Universal Music, The Kennel Publishing/Universal Music Publishing (with whom they had an exclusive songwriting contract between 2010 and 2012),
Avex,
Sony and
Phrased Differently.
Discography
Some of the songs, which Bárður Háberg has composed and/or produced:
2021: "The Rumor" - co-written/co-produced/instrumentation. Released by group Billlie on South Korean label Mystic Story (SM Entertainment sub-label).
2020: "Kamikaze" - co-written/co-produced/instrumentation. Released by DJ Jimmy Clash on Metanoia Music.
2019: "Never Wanna Let You Go" - co-written/vocal production/instrumentation. Performed by Kill The Buzz, Jimmy Clash feat. vocals by Van Jay. Released by DJ Nicky Romero's label Protocol Recordings.
2017: "Forget" - co-written. Performed by "The Voice of Israel" winner LINA on the entire UK "Glory Days" Tour by Little Mix.
2015: I Like The Way – co-written/produced. On the EP "Dear Santa" by Girls' Generation-TTS which reached the #4 spot on Billboard's "US World Albums" chart and #2 on the main official album chart (Gaon) in South Korea.
2015: It – co-written/produced. On the Japan #1 (and Global #2!) album "
Genic" by
Namie Amuro. The album sold 160,000 copies (CDs) within its first week of release and has since been certified Platinum in Japan for sales of over 250,000.
2015: Take It From The Top – co-written/produced/mixed. Performed by
Ross Lynch and released by Walt Disney Records. The song is in Season 4 of Disney Channel series
Austin & Ally and is also the title track of the soundtrack EP for the season.
2014: Agape – co-written. Single by Chinese singer
Zhang Liyin released by major South Korean label
S.M. Entertainment. Within a couple of days after release the song rose to the Top 10 on
Baidu's "King" chart and has reached #3 as of 5 August 2014.
2014: Track produced/co-written for a
Samsung ad campaign in the UK.
2014: Money in My Bag – co-written/produced. Single by
Kumi Koda and included on her Japan #1 album "
Walk of My Life" (2015).
2014: LOL – co-written/produced. On the Japan #1 album "
Bon Voyage" by Japanese artist
Kumi Koda.
2014: Better in Stereo (full length theme song version) – co-written/produced. The song is performed by
Dove Cameron and included on the
Disney Channel: Play It Loud! album released by Walt Disney Records.
2013: Better Off – co-written. On album "Misconceptions of Us" by
SHINee(#4 on Korean album chart)
2013: Theme song for worldwide Disney Channel series
Liv and Maddie (co-written/produced).[6] A full version of the song (titled "Better in Stereo") was also released. The music video for the song was released on Disney's VEVO YouTube channel (7 million views as of March 2014) and aired on Disney Channel for about 3 months. The song also reached #4 on the US "Soundtrack" iTunes chart and was #1 on the "Kid Digital" Billboard chart for 3 consecutive weeks (it has spent a total of 23 weeks on that chart as of 1 April 2014).
2013: Afterparty – co-written/produced/mixed. The song is performed by
Caroline Sunshine and
Roshon Fegan and is included on the
Shake It Up: I Love Dance soundtrack album released by Walt Disney Records (USA). (#26 on Billboard 200)
2013: Future Sounds Like Us – co-written and produced. Performed by Dove Cameron and released on the
Shake It Up: I Love Dance soundtrack album (Walt Disney Records). (#26 on Billboard 200)
2013: Wake Me Up – co-written. The song is on the Japan #1 album
Love Again by Japanese popstar
Ayumi Hamasaki.
2012: A New Low – co-written. On the album "First" by
The Voice of Holland winner
Iris Kroes.[7] The album reached #4 on the official weekly charts in the Netherlands.
2012: Wake Me Up – co-written. The song is on the EP "Again" by Japanese popstar
Ayumi Hamasaki (#7 on Japanese weekly charts).
2012: So Nice – co-written and produced. The song is on the album
Japonesque (and released as digital single), by the Japanese female singer
Kumi Koda.[8] The album was released in January 2012 and reached #1 on the Japanese Oricon weekly chart in its first week of release (and #2 Globally). It has sold more than 150,000 copies as of December 2012.
2012: Lovely – co-written. Digital single with
The Voice of Korea finalist Woo Hye Mi.
2011: I Like It (EP) – co-written/produced. The first mini album by the
South Korean idol group
ChoColat.[10] The mini-album was released on 15 December 2011 under Universal Music and Paramount Music Entertainment.
^Hansen, Uni Leitisstein (12 October 2012).
"Á altjóða popptindunum" (in Faroese). Kringvarp Føroya (The National Faroese Radio and Television). Retrieved 27 December 2015.