Tim Powell | |
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Birth name | Timothy Martin Powell |
Born | 1979 (age 44–45) |
Origin | Sussex, UK |
Genres | Pop, dance |
Tim Powell, born Timothy Martin Powell (born 21 June 1979), [1] is a British songwriter, producer and mixer. Powell was a member of the writing and production house, Xenomania, for fourteen years. [2] His first hit " All I Wanna Do" for Dannii Minogue peaked at number four on the UK Singles Chart in 1997. [3] In his fourteen years at Xenomania, Powell contributed to hit records such as " Hole in the Head" and " Round Round" by Sugababes, " Call the Shots" by Girls Aloud and " Love etc." by Pet Shop Boys.
In March 2010, Powell split from Xenomania to become an independent songwriter and producer. Following his departure, Powell co-wrote "I'm in Love" by Alex Gaudino and co-wrote and produced Ed Drewett's debut single "Champagne Lemonade", released in October 2010. [4]
Powell collaborated again with Pet Shop Boys co-writing and producing their single, " Together", which features on their album Ultimate. [5]
2012 saw Powell work and share writing and/or production credits with Paloma Faith's " Picking Up the Pieces" (co-writer), [6] Saint Etienne for their album Words & Music, Jess Mills' single "For My Sins" and the third track on Little Mix's debut album DNA, " Change Your Life", released in November 2012.
Powell collaborated with Pet Shop Boys for a third time in 2019 on the track "Give Stupidity a Chance" from their Agenda EP. [7]