Education Andover High School Name Martin Johnson | Years active 2005 – present | |
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Born September 9, 1985 (age 39) ( 1985-09-09 ) Origin Andover, MA, United States Genres Pop rock, alternative rock, pop punk, R&B Occupation(s) Singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer Role Singer · martinjohnsonmusic.com Albums Profiles | ||
Birth name Martin Bennett Johnson | ||
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Martin Bennett Johnson (born September 9, 1985) is an American singer, songwriter and record producer. In addition to being a songwriter and producer, he is the frontman of the pop rock band Boys Like Girls and the new wave band The Night Game.
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- Hero heroine martin johnson earthfest 2011
- Martin johnson boys like girls
- Personal life
- Boys Like Girls
- Songwriting
- Selected discography
- References
He has written and produced for various artists, including Taylor Swift, Avril Lavigne, Daughtry, Jason Derulo, Christina Perri, Gavin Degraw, Hot Chelle Rae, and many more. Johnson is credited with having several RIAA-certified multi-platinum songs ("The Other Side", "Here's to Never Growing Up", "Two Is Better Than One" (sole writer), "Love Drunk", "The Great Escape," "You'll Always Find Your Way Back Home"). Songs he has written have sold over 10 million copies and he has had nine Top 40 charting singles.
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Personal life
Martin Johnson was born in Andover, MA on September 9, 1985. Johnson attended Andover High School and graduated in 2004. He began dating actress Briga Heelan in 2009. They attended Andover High School together.
Boys Like Girls
Johnson is the lead singer and plays guitar for the band Boys Like Girls. The band, which consists of Johnson, Paul DiGiovanni, John Keefe, and Morgan Dorr (as of 2011) was formed in Boston, Massachusetts in 2005. Since releasing their debut album in 2006, the band has sold over a million albums and has accumulated over one hundred twenty million plays for their music on MySpace. Johnson produced the band's latest record, Crazy World. The group is currently on hiatus.
Songwriting
He co-wrote, with Taylor Swift, the song "You'll Always Find Your Way Back Home" from the Hannah Montana Movie soundtrack. Most recently, Johnson produced and co-wrote Avril Lavigne's "Here's to Never Growing Up", Jason Derulo's "The Other Side", Karmin's "Acapella", Mike Posner's "The Way It Used To Be", Gavin Degraw's "Best I Ever Had", and Christina Perri's "Human". in 2016 he collaborated with a cappella group, Pentatonix.
Selected discography
Credits primarily adapted from AllMusic.
In addition to the above-listed, Johnson (co-)wrote every track on the following Boys Like Girls albums: Boys Like Girls (2006), Love Drunk (2009), and Crazy World (2012).