Pete Kirtley (born 14 April 1972) is an
English,
Ivor Novello Award-winning and
Brit Awards-nominated
songwriter, and
record producer. He has produced over 150
records worldwide with sales exceeding 12 million, including seven number-one hit singles worldwide, tracks on seven number-one albums, eight UK top-ten hits and thirty-five top-forty hits in Europe. His records have generated a total of more than 20 million hits on YouTube. He has written and/or produced for artists such as the
Sugababes,
Hear'Say,
Armin Van Buuren,
Tiesto,
Kim Wilde,
Mutya Buena and Stephen Gately. His production collaborations include
Ryan Tedder,
Guy Chambers and
Stargate.