Frank Musker

Professional

Composer/Lyricist:	Both
Genre:	Songwriter

Biography

Frank Musker is one of the most internationally successful and established British songwriters. He has consistently transcended musical and international boundaries, producing an extraordinary wealth of successful songs.

Including some of the following:-

Air Supply's 'Every Woman In The World' - a million selling top five single in the U.S. for which he has just won a BMI award for over two million radio plays. The Air Supply album and Greatest Hits album, on which the song is featured, sold over 7 million records.

'Senza Una Donna' recorded by Paul Young and Italy's number one recording artist, Zucchero, was a top five single in twenty countries, including the UK. The duet featured on both their albums and sold in excess of six million units worldwide.

'Too Much Love Will Kill You' was winner of the Ivor Novello Award for best song musically and lyrically. Featured on Queen's final album, 'Made In Heaven', which has currently sold over eight million units around the world. It was also a top five UK and international hit for Brian May on his solo album, 'Back to The Light'.

Frank's musical versatility, experience and in depth knowledge of five languages has allowed him to collaborate with some of the world's most important artists, which include: Chaka Khan, Maxi Priest, Carly Simon, John Denver, Lucio Battisti, Milton Nascimento, Freddie Mercury, Roger Daltry, Randy Crawford, Sister Sledge, Sheena Easton, The Three Degrees, Patty Austin, Level 42, Elaine Paige, Sarah Brightman, Dionne Warwick, Bette Midler, Bonny Tyler, Alan Parsons, Jeffrey Osborne, Jennifer Rush, KC and The Sunshine Band, The Four Tops, Billy Ocean, Claude Francois, Cher, The Ojays, Lisa Stansfield, Howard Donald (of Take That) and Robert Miles.

Recent Work includes: 'The Rhythm Is Magic', by Marie Claire D'Ubaldo, which he wrote and produced, stayed at number one for seven weeks and is currently featured in the smash Italian film, 'Il Ciclionic'.

He has co-written and produced the new album for Howard Donald, which was released in the Autumn of 1997. He has songs on the new Lisa Stansfield album, selling over a million units and rising, worldwide and soon to be released in the US. He has written 'Credo', the title track on the new Jennifer Rush album. He has seven songs on Zucchero's current 'Greatest Hits' album, including 'Senza Una Donna', 'Diamante', 'Wonderful World', 'Mama' and 'My Love'. Most recently he has co-written four songs with Robert Miles for his new album '23am'. The first single, entitled 'Freedom', features Kathy Sledge on vocals. (Robert Miles' first album sold 13 million units worldwide.)

Frank is a truly international writer and producer, his songs are regularly translated and recorded by artists in Europe, the USA, the Far East, Latin American and all over the world. He has more than 25 Gold and Platinum records to his credit so far, and is responsible for record sales conservatively estimated at over 70 million to date.

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