Although he can't sing (and, lucky for you, knows it) or play any instrument more complicated than a toaster, Charlie Mason has carved himself a unique niche in the recording industry as the go-to lyricist for an ever-growing network of blue-chip topliners and producers. How? He'd tell you he has no earthly idea, but it probably has something to do with the fact that when he's not setting words to music or writing words for his collaborators to set to music, he's thinking about doing one of those things or the other. That, or he's daydreaming about the alpaca farm he someday hopes to staff exclusively with adopted dachshunds. In any case, he's been lucky enough to score cuts with such international artists as Miley Cyrus, Eric Saade, Sarah Connor and Sergey Lazarev. If you're so inclined, you can read all about that below. Cheers!
"Firefly"
Jeronimo
The ballad that the Dutch singer performs in the "My Dad's a Detective" movie "The Battle" and, at least in the opinion of music blog My Fizzy Pop!!, "the standout" number from his "One Kiss" album"Tomorrow's Yesterday"
Almost Charlie
Title track from (and one of 11 co-writes on) the German outfit's third album; music blog WAJOBU declared the CD a "collection of musical gems" with "edges of wit and subtle metaphors in the lyrics""Bouncin' Up!"
2Boys
Along with "What a Life Is For," "Young Enough" and "Break the Day," one of four co-writes that the mop-topped Norwegian siblings packed for their Super RTL/Toggo tour of Germany"Kiss My Lipstick Off"
Georgia Haege
The Liquid Diet tippler's title track from an indie compilation that also featured seven other co-writes, among them "Make You Sorry" by Swedish rocker Teresia (Bjarneby)"Neyla"
Fady Maalouf
Co-wrote (the English) part of the lead single from the Lebanese-German singer's third album, "City of Gold," as well as the title track, "Save My Day," "Eyo," "Rita" and "Diamond""Phenomenal"
Cole Armour
Single by the Canadian 13-year-old whose powerful pipes so impressed Ellen DeGeneres that she invited him to make his television debut on her talk show"Target"
Luigi Masi
A co-write with the UK singer that, according to music blog Popjustice, "sounds like the sort of Saturdays album track that fans think should be a single but… should never be a single"
"Next to Me"
Nathalie Archangel
The American vocalist's waltz from "Melanie LaPatin Presents Ballroom Remixed" re-remixed into "Ricardo Autobahn's Electropop Remix" and released as a single… or would that be re-released?"Kiss and Tell Me Goodbye"
Adie
Single that the Maltese belter described on her own website as "a pop song with a pinch of modern country"
"Made in Japan"
Bella Thorne & Zendaya
Theme song from the Disney Channel's "Shake It Up" movie special and its accompanying soundtrack EP"Intensify"
Damn Cool Ex
Per music blog PopLedge, "a proper dance tune" from the duo that, per music blog Pop, Rinse, Repeat, is "one of Finland's most popular dance groups""Hands Up"
Keenan Cahill and Electrovamp
Besides being the Yank YouTube phenomenon's debut single and the Welsh sister act's comeback single, a Song of the Week for music blog Taking Over the Universe"So Hott"
Betty Owczarek
Summer single put out by the blonde bombshell from the first season of "Big Brother" in Belgium"Mannequinz"
Osvaldo Supino
Fourth single from the Italian electropopper's "Here I Am" EP (or, if you prefer, the first from the "Golden & Remixed" edition); also co-wrote the bonus track "I'm a Man (Not a Piece of Meat)""She Doesn't Know"
Willam (Belli)
A mistress anthem brought to scandalous life by the vixen that entertainment blog NMR called "the uproariously funny, love-him-or-hate-him queen" from Season 4 of "RuPaul's Drag Race""Someone New"
Jeronimo
One of nine (nine!) co-writes on the Dutch singer's debut CD, "One Kiss"; among the others: "All I Want Is You to Love Me," "Sugarcoated," "Hey, Hey" and "The Beat""Family"
Straight Up!
"An absolute delight" in the estimation of music blog My Fizzy Pop!!; released as a single by the Swedes that music blog Don't Stop the Pop called "a beautiful duo who tell it like it is""Yesterday's Tomorrows"
Jane Badler
One of three pitch-black ballads on the "V" vamp's "Mistaken Identity" EP; music blog Pop, Rinse, Repeat wrote that the songs are "delicate, but they've been around the block""Summertime Forever"
Saint Yvess feat. Monsito
The globetrotting DJ's love song to sun, sand and what is presumably one of his four favorite seasons"L'Amore è Femmina (Out of Love)"
Nina Zilli
Both the title track from the Italian singer's second full-length album and her country's official 2012 Eurovision Song Contest entry; finished in modo fantastico… in ninth place!"All Around the World"
Jimmie Lindh feat. Jonas Lengstrand
Single released, contrary to what its title implies, mostly all around its vocalists' native Scandinavia; also co-wrote the B-side "The You You Never Were""How to Kill a Ghost"
Concrete Rose
One of three numbers (the others being "Anonymous" and "You're Suicide") recorded by the English girl group that music blog Electroqueer branded "über-sassy""Animal"
Future Breeze
Not a vegetable or a mineral but a dance single released into the wild by the venerable German DJ tag team of Markus Boehme and Martin Hensing"When I Was Blind"
Kaya feat. Pierre Lewis
Eye- and hopefully ear-opening duet that prompted music blog BillCS Is Tuned-On to advise listeners to "be forewarned… it's melt-worthy!""All I Need"
Spencer & Hill
One of three co-writes (along with "Lost in the Music" and previous single "One Touch Away") on the "Countdown Housebeats: Made in Germany (Vol. 2)" compilation"Confident"
Jennifer Meade
One of two ballads (the other being "Fly With Me") picked up for the Canadian singer's 2012 album, "Loveville""One Night"
Javi Torres & Roke DJ feat. Danny Ulman
The answer to question, "¿Qué sucede cuando se agrega un cantante y dos DJs a un club lleno de gente?""Take It Easy"
Kenneth Giles
A Song of the Week for music blog Taking Over the Universe, which called it "high energy, high synth, high sex" and its singer, an alum of Ireland's Labelled, "totally cute""I'll Help You Let Me Go"
Osvaldo Supino
The rare tearjerker from the Italian dance machine who's better known for having, as music blog Pop, Rinse, Repeat so mildly put it, "a bit of controversy in his bag of tricks"
"Valentine"
Luigi Masi feat. The Elements
A kind of sonic Hallmark card released just in time for Cupid's 2012 shooting spree; music blog Popjustice seemed to almost like it, calling it "almost good, but not quite""Fighting the Dark"
Neo
An apparently solar-powered single from the Scandipop Mika's "Reborn" album; dismissed by music blog Swedish Stereo as "lacking drama, but very spiritual" (hey, can't win 'em all!)"Sassy"
Sarah Burgess
A serving of "cotton candy [with] a bite that you weren't expecting," suggested music blog Pop, Rinse, Repeat, adding that the single makes "you just want to… move your feet""Sacrifice"
Jeronimo
The Dutch singer's 2012 Eurovision Song Contest entry; failed, though it's "a very modern, catchy affair that instantly sticks in your head," according to music blog A Song For Europe"Shout It Out Loud"
Pob
The British vocalist's first effort following the breakup of his boy band, Boy Banned; "an excellent way to start your Friday nights," suggested music blog Electroqueer
"Wasted"
Freak Asylum
One of two co-writes on UK dancing queen Kelly Llorenna's "Let the Madness Begin" album; "the perfect soundtrack to waking up in a police cell," teased music blog Diva Incarnate"The Best of Me"
BFF
One of a pair of ballads (the other being "Stay") included on "Heartcore," the debut CD by the girl group that was formed during the 2011 season of Austria's "Popstars""When I Think About Sex… "
Osvaldo Supino
R-rated single from the Italian scandal magnet's "Here I Am" EP; music blog My Fizzy Pop!! delighted in its "suggestive lyrics… and fervor that matches the act itself""Red Box"
K'Sandra
Dance track from the "Light 'n' Dark" album by the 21st Annual L.A. Music Awards nominee"4 Ya Queen"
Charly Mae
Buzz single cranked up by the British vocalist that music blog Flop of the Pops dubbed "a less abrasive Cher Lloyd"; the song itself, music blog PopLedge called "a fiery affair""Champagne"
Nelson Clemente
Cork-popper released by the up-and-comer from Down Under who won music blog Electroqueer's Song of the Year prize in 2007; note: this song did not win Song of the Year"The Stars Are Saying Yes"
Boy Banned
The English boy band's last hurrah, praised by music blog My Fizzy Pop!! as being "not only their finest single… but one of the dreamiest songs of the year""Music"
Same Difference
A 2012 Swiss Eurovision Song Contest entry, co-written with the UK "X Factor" siblings; failed, though it left the staff of entertainment website Heatworld "wetting [themselves] with excitement""Scarecrow"
Ulrik Munther
Hidden track on the debut album by the Swedish wunderkind who, as music blog Scandipop observed, has been "causing notable levels of excitement" since winning Lilla Melodifestivalen in 2009
"Calling All the Monsters"
China Anne McClain
A Billboard Hot 100 single performed by the "A.N.T. Farm" star in the Halloween 2011 episode of the Disney Channel hit; rose to No. 1 on Radio Disney's Top 30 countdown"Strangers Again"
Luigi Masi
Though never a single, a "Single Mix" of one of the seven co-writes that jam-packed the UK act's "His Name Is Luigi" compilation (and one of three from the "On Your Radar" EP)"One Touch Away"
Spencer & Hill
Speeding bullet of a club hit from the superstar DJs with arguably the cutest logo in the history of club hits, superstar DJs and cute logos"Awaken My Spirit"
Jenny May
As the English words in its title suggest, an English version of the Latvian singer's Top 5 hit, "Es Gribu Vēl Mīlēt""Emergency"
I.D.A.
"One of the best tracks released this autumn," according to music blog Swedish Stereo; also one of three co-writes featured on the rocker's "Pink Explosion" album"Unstoppable"
China Anne McClain
An all-go, no ready-set number performed on the Disney Channel's "A.N.T. Farm" by the series' leading lady; also included, as you'd expect, on the accompanying soundtrack"Alive"
Linda Teodosiu
Electrifying summer single from the onetime "Deutschland sucht den Superstar" standout; "much better than previous offerings" was the verdict handed down by music blog Europopped"Melanie LaPatin Presents Less Ballroom, More Remixed"
Various Artists
Sequel to the star-studded "Ballroom Remixed" compilation featuring songs from the original album "retweaked for clubdom," as music blog BillCS Is Tuned-On put it"I Just Wanna Dance"
Geraldo Sandell & Ricky Luna
A party for the ears that the Disney Channel's "Shake It Up" rattled and rolled out for both the series and its soundtrack"Summer Rain"
Boy Banned
The British foursome's Fady Maalouf cover; "amazing lyrics, fantastic vibe and [a video that] amounts to a sexy guy wet T-shirt contest," summed up music blog FABTASTIC! Music"Irresistible"
Kaya
Club banger No. 3 from the all-American girl that teen monthly M Magazine singled out as a "future star""Renaissance Man"
Jeronimo
A pre-album tease put out by the 22-year-old that music blog Charley Says POP! hailed as "Holland's next teen idol""Blow Me Up"
Honey
Cover of the combustible Romy Low single by the Czech sexpot also known as Honorata Skarbek"Black Sheep"
The Morellas
Song chosen by England's Vogue Collective to rebrand the group as modern-day Vargas girls; likened to "seductive shimmying" by music blog My Fizzy Pop!!"Turn the Tide (Cilla Turns)"
AiluCrash
A call to arms released as a single from the soundtrack to the award-winning Swedish film "Jag Saknar Dig"; boasts a "big, emotional rock chorus," wrote music blog Swedish Stereo"Melanie LaPatin Presents Ballroom Remixed"
Various Artists
The "So You Think You Can Dance" choreographer's album full of wild-'n'-crazy ballroom songs performed by everyone from Sweden's Gravitonas to Britain's Elouise"Give Me You"
Cornelia Mooswalder
One of a pair of ballads (the other being "Anonymous") recorded by the winner of Austria's "Heroes of Tomorrow" competition for what became her No. 1 album"Determinate"
Bridgit Mendler, Adam Hicks, Naomi Scott & Hayley Kiyoko
Go-get-'em anthem performed by the fictional band in the Disney Channel movie "Lemonade Mouth"; reached No. 51 on Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart and No. 1 on Radio Disney's Top 30 countdown"Gold Digger"
The SoapGirls
Money-minded co-write from the debut album by the South African act that seems determined to work listeners into a lather; "kaching" sold separately"Baby, Run! Run!"
Carina Lirola
Less a suggestion than a warning, contributed by the frontwoman of England's Ezcapade to the "Tokyo Auto Salon 2011 Presents Evolution #7" compilation"When the Lights Are Down"
Kamouflage feat. LP
Club single put out under an alias by American hitmaker Lucas Prata… who then blew his own cover by appearing in the corresponding video"Drama"
Jody Williams
Thrill-seeking electropopper pumped full of adrenaline by the winner of Season 4 of "Idols" in South Africa"Starlight"
Kaya
Second release by the American vocalist that teen monthly J-14 covered as one to watch… or, better yet, listen to"I Wanna See You Smile"
Dominik Büchele
A sweet nothing, sung enthusiastically rather than whispered romantically, from the "Deutschland sucht den Superstar" finalist's "Ready" set"Blow Me Up"
Romy Low
Explosive second single, complete with BSFW (barely-safe-for-work) music video, from the Spanish siren's muy caliente "Flapper Girl" CD"; music blog Europopped called it "just beyond""Ridiculous"
Anniela
Co-write from the Swedish bombshell's "Electric" CD that only lives up to its title in the good sense (right?)"Unsay Goodbye"
Bastian Van Shield feat. Jennifer Karr
Club single by the German DJ that, once played, cannot be unput in your head"We're On You"
Anders Fernette
Lively relationship post-mortem from the "Run" album by the fittest graduate ever of Sweden's "Fame Factory""Fallen Angel"
DCX
Its heavenly title notwithstanding, rather a devilish single from the Finnish act that went Top 5 with previous co-write "Poor Romeo""Out of Reach"
Ilhama Qasimova
Ballad performed by the Azerbaijan vocalist during her country's Eurovision 2011 semi-finals"VIP"
Christelle
Dance-floor catnip released as a single from the Gabon-born sex kitten's first full-length album, "Club Christelle""All of My Life"
Howard Carpendale
Love song from the enduring German singer's "Das Alles Bin Ich" CD… the deluxe edition, no less!"Aggressive Boyz"
Romy Low
One of two co-writes (the other being "Blow Me Up") included on "Flapper Girl," the debut album by Spain's new… well, flapper girl"Destiny"
Play
Theme song from the 2010 Disney Channel movie "Avalon High"; "just beautiful!" exclaimed music blog Scandipop, adding that "the chorus is divine""Real Love"
Sarah Connor
Second single, and title song, from the World Music Award winner's seventh album"Kiss It Goodbye"
Miley Cyrus
Electrorocker featured in an episode of, and on the bestselling soundtrack to, "Hannah Montana Forever""Christmas Doesn't Cost a Dime"
Luke Jackson
Another team-up with the folk-pop Boy Wonder, released as a holiday single in the UK; note: that holiday was not Halloween"The Ghost of Christmas Past"
Vlad in Tears
Kind of a Goth "Jingle Bells" put out in 2010 by the Italian rock band that, at the time, was going by only its initials"Seeing Double"
Julia & Sarah
Two-ply bonus track that accompanied the DVD package of the German kid flick "Hanni & Nanni""Mono"
Monrose
Co-write, recorded in stereo in spite of what its title suggests, on the German threesome's final album, "Ladylike""Secret Weapon"
Secret Weapon
Dance-floor party-starter released as Sweden's Gay Pride theme in 2010; rainbow flag not included"Dirty Girl"
Diyana
Gleefully potty-mouthed number from the German knockout's self-titled debut; also co-wrote "Wake Up Without You""Summer Rain"
Fady Maalouf
One of three co-writes on the "Deutschland sucht den Superstar" runner-up's 2010 CD, "Into the Light" (the others being "Vers les étoiles" and "Kissing Moonlight")"Anonymous"
Jennifer Meade
Discreet ballad from the Canadian vocalist's "In the Name of Love" album"Unforgiven"
Wow
Single unleashed amid high-pitched screams on the world teen scene by the colorful American boy band"Lucky Number"
Three
Debut single by the Swedish triplets; included on dance compilations worldwide, much to the chagrin of every other number"It's a Mistake"
Sam Taylor
A heart-tugger by the baby-faced British balladeer; "literally leaves me with goosebumps," wrote music blog Electroqueer, "every time I hear it""Rodeo"
Sarah Connor
One of two co-writes (the other being the title track) included on "Real Love," the German "X Factor" judge's 2010 CD"Black Sheep"
Lesyah
Retro track from the Aussie belter's "Day in the Sun" collection; was not actually about sheep, black or otherwise"You Don't Know What You're Sorry For"
Sweetbox
A countdown-to-a-breakup song from "The Next Generation" album that marked Jamie Pineda's debut as frontwoman of the legendary international act"Faith"
Luke Jackson
Charity single performed by, and co-written with, the altruistic British troubadour in aid of Cystic Fibrosis Trust"All Eyes On Me"
Jameerah
The multi-culti glamour girls' debut single, released in one territory after another in 2009; prompted music blog FABTASTIC! Music to (rhetorically) ask, "How can you not love it?""U Got Me Good"
Sheri
A Top 5 Swedish single (all the way up to No. 2, to be exact) from the acclaimed film "Snabba Cash""Tunnel Vision"
Jonathan (Fagerlund)
One of four co-writes included on the Swedish singer's second album, "Welcome to My Life" (the others being "Magnifying Glass," "Somebody Better" and "Serendipity")"Play to Win"
La Vuvuzela
World Cup theme by the South African girl group (not by the actual instrument); also co-wrote "Romeo" and "Masquerade" for the trio's self-titled debut"Overrated"
Ashley Tisdale
The second iTunes release from the "High School Musical" ingénue's 2009 "Guilty Pleasure" album; co-written with the singer-actress herself"Black Light"
Kaden (James)
A Stateside buzz single that generated so much hoopla, it was picked up by MTV for use in an episode of its reality hit, "The Hills""It's Over (Oh Yeah)"
Leki & The Sweet Mints
A bonus track from the Universal act's retrofab 2009 CD? Oh yeah!"Scream"
BoA
Spine-tingler from the South Korean superstar's self-titled English-language debut, which, per music blog Melismatic, was released (as one would hope) "with all kinds of fanfare""Upgrade"
Eric Saade
Cut from the former What's Up singer's bestselling solo debut, "Masquerade"; described by music blog Scandipop thusly: "lush strings… some beats… then everything is turned up"
"American Beauty"
Cinema Bizarre
Bonus track that helped put the "deluxe" in the deluxe edition of the German alt-rockers' 2009 "Toyz" album"Off the Rails"
Katrina Risteska
A co-write from the Australian "So You Think You Can Dance" soundtrack performed by one of the finalists herself; "an irresistible thumper," music blog FABTASTIC! Music called it"Selfish"
Queensberry
Slyly self-aware admission from the German girl group's sophomore release, "On My Own," in 2009"Strangers Again"
Luigi Masi
A Song of the Day for music blog Popjustice from the UK singer's "Save His Shoes" CD; also co-wrote five other tracks, including "Lost in a Shiver," "Over the Top" and "Barefoot in December""Love Condensed"
Almost Charlie
Single from the German group's sophomore CD, "The Plural of Yes"; also co-wrote all the other songs (which is why bandleader Dirk Homuth named the band what he did)"97 Ways"
Mattias Andréasson
Romantic countdown served up by the M of Swedish supergroup EMD; also co-wrote "In Overtime" with the Grammy winner"Homecoming Queen at the End of the World"
Consortium of Genius
Single released by the "Dr. Horrible" forerunners for Halloween 2009; includes a dramatic monologue by '80s scream queen Kelli Maroney ("Night of the Comet")"Dance in the Shadows"
Jonathan (Fagerlund)
Second single from the Swedish heartthrob's self-titled debut album; "is a good summary of Jonathan at his best," wrote music blog PopPosterGirl"Stiletto Heels"
Queensberry
Ballad from the German "Popstars" winners' 2008 debut, "Volume I"; was not actually about shoes of any kind"If I Told You Once"
What's Up
A Top 40 Swedish single by the boy band that, at the time, featured a rising star by the name of Eric Saade"Hit 'N' Run"
Monrose
A Top 20 single (technically, a Top 16 single), complete with roller-disco music video, from what was the German girl group's 2008 album, "I Am""But I Know What I Want"
Sanna Nielsen
A particularly emphatic cut from the Swedish singer's No. 1 album, "Stronger""Double-Cross My Heart"
Donal Skehan
The future celebrity chef's entry in Ireland's Eurovision Song Contest finals in 2008; might have been a contender, were it not for that damn Dustin the Turkey!"Count Me Out"
Vendela Palmgren
Both a breakup and a putdown recorded by the Swedish Disney ingenue in preparation for her assault on the pop charts; "promising stuff," music blog Scandipop declared it"Falling Insane"
Sensor
The one of the 10 co-writes on the Russian act's clothing-optional "Naked" album that Side-Line Music Magazine called "gorgeous," "brilliant" and "irresistible""Scream"
Monrose
A fall chiller released as a bonus track on the German girl group's No. 1 single, "Hot Summer""To Be or Not to Be"
Beat Collective
Shakespeare-inspired song that gave the Austrian band's 2008 album its title"Wanna Feel Real"
The Provider
The Swedish act's first Popjustice Song of the Day; "the sort of amazing," proclaimed the music blog, "that makes you want to hear other tunes by the team responsible""Dangerouz"
Sarah Burgess
Single No. 2 from the "American Idol" contestant's "One" album; also co-wrote the ballad "Find a Way""Down"
One of three co-writes (the others being "Turn the World Around" and "We Are") that made it onto the Swedish rock band's 2008 album, "You're Not Alone""He Said, She Said"
Sergey Lazarev
Argumentative track from the the "TV Show" album by "Russia's most famous pop star," according to music blog Electroqueer"Poor Romeo"
Cosmo4
Revamp of the DCX single from the Swedish girl group's "All Around the World" album; "has an epic chorus!" wrote music blog Don't Stop the Pop"Do or Die"
Danny (Saucedo)
Sharp cut of apparently a life-or-death nature from the Swedish Grammy winner's 2007 debut, "Heart Beats""Beautiful Ones"
Billiam
A Top 40 hit in 2007 for the UK foursome that music blog Popjustice memorably dubbed "the worst boy band of all time, and by 'of all time,' we really do mean 'of all time'""Loving Counterclockwise"
Almost Charlie
Title track from the German alternapop outfit's debut; also co-wrote all of the other songs on the CD, though not necessarily in a counterclockwise fashion"Think About Tomorrow"
Leonid Rudenko
Dance track included on the Russian DJ's album called, um, "Album"; boasts special guest vocals by Danny Foster, an alumnus of the UK "Popstars" act Hear'Say"The Day She Gave Up On Me"
Switch 22
One of two songs co-written for the self-proclaimed superheroes of pop that music blog My Fizzy Pop!! optimistically suggested were "putting the fun back into pop""Poor Romeo"
DCX
A Top 5 single in Finland, later included on the duo's "Flying High" album and on dance compilations worldwide.
Charlie's songs have been heard on series such as "Hannah Montana Forever" ("Kiss It Goodbye" by Miley Cyrus), "Gossip Girl" ("Leaving Is Easy" by Almost Charlie), "The Hills" ("Black Light" by Kaden), "A.N.T. Farm" ("Calling All the Monsters" and "Unstoppable" by China Anne McClain) and "Shake It Up" ("Calling All the Monsters" by China Anne McClain, "Just Wanna Dance" by Geraldo Sandell & Ricky Luna, and "Made in Japan" by Bella Thorne & Zendaya); and in commercials for ESPN2 and "Belgium's Next Top Model" ("All Eyes On Me" by Jameerah). He also co-wrote songs for the Disney Channel movies "Avalon High" ("Destiny" by Play) and "Lemonade Mouth" ("Determinate" by Bridgit Mendler and Co.).
Charlie himself has also appeared on VH1 and SOAPnet as a talking head. The rest of him did not speak.
Charlie's co-write, "U Got Me Good," recorded in English by Sheri for the Swedish movie "Snabba Cash," reached No. 2 on that country's singles chart. He also co-wrote "Firefly," which Jeronimo performed in the Dutch flick "Mijn Vader is een Detective: The Battle"; "Turn the Tide," which AiluCrash performed in the Swedish film "Jag Saknar Dig"; "You Become" for the Straight8 Festival entry "Life Is Beautiful"; "Worth the Journey" for another Straight8 Festival short; "I'll Still Be Missing You" for the thriller "The Marionette"; and "My Last Audition" for the showbiz short "Audition."
You can thank your lucky stars that Charlie's zombie/vampire/werewolf/witch high school musical "The Dead Don't Date" has managed to never be staged. And he can thank his lucky stars that, in working on its demos, he got to hear Broadway babes like Tony nominee Kerry Butler ("Xanadu") and Amy Spanger ("Chicago") sing his characters.He's also written more show tunes and novelty songs than either he or anyone else will ever need. One of them, "I'm a Nerd" by cabaret cut-up Joshua Desjardins, is "what could happen if a Weird Al Yankovic song got dunked in Europop," suggested music blog BillCS Is Tuned-On.
Charlie has heard his lyrics translated into more languages than he knew existed and some that he half-suspects come from "Star Trek." Among them (as best he can guesstablish):
Chinese: Xian Zi's "作曲"; Liu Fei's "Bu Tan Lian Ai Tan She Me," from her "Exit Lilith" collection
Dutch: Ketnet Band's single, "Te Cool Voor Mij"; "Big Brother" babe Betty Owczarek's single, "Koel Me Af"
Estonian: Birgit Õigemeel's No. 1 single, "Homme"; the JZ Belle album track "Meil on Lõpp"
French: "Vers les Étoiles," from Fady Maalouf's "Into the Light" CD
Italian: Nina Zilli's "L'amore é Femmina," the title track from her 2012 album (and her country's Eurovision Song Contest entry)
Japanese: Tomohisa Yamashita's "Tomo" from his No. 1 album, "Supergood, Superbad"; Alisa Mizuki's "Heroines" (don't be fooled by the English title) from "SpeciAlisa"
Korean: "Daydream," AnyBand's version of BoA's "Scream," also sung by… BoA on the re-release of the "Talk Play Love" EPLatvian: Jenny May's Top 5 hit, "Es Gribu Vēl Mīlēt"
Spanish: "Baila, Baila," performed by Germany's Melanie Jaeger; "Mi Amore," by Latvia's Jenny May with Javier FernandezSwedish: Arvingarna's "Som i en Dröm," from the group's "Nummer 8" album
Swiss: "Stizzar" by P.I.A. feat. Orange
Taiwanese: Elva Hsiao's "Miss Elva" album track, "瘦瘦瘦瘦"
In spite of his fondness for drinking too much coffee and then exclaiming "Mon dieu!" even though he isn't the least bit sure what it means, Charlie has been allowed to add lyrics to songs co-written by such A-listers as:
2Boys
Johan Aberg
Stefan Almqvist
Hani Alwani
Anniela Andersson
Mattias Andreasson (of EMD)
Ricardo Autobahn (of Spray)
Jane Badler
Vivien Eileen Bauernschmidt (ex-Aloha From Hell)
Hayden Bell
Teresia Bjarneby
Carl Björsell
Freja Blomberg
Rike Boomgaarden
Kitty Brucknell
Florian Buba
Christian Buettner (of Famties)
Leo Chantzaras (aka Freakchild)
Liam Curry
Rob Curti
Joy Deb
Linnea Deb
Ron Dohanetz
Måns Ek
Electrovamp
The Elements
Jörgen Elofsson
DJ Mike Emilio
Johan Emmoth
Carl Falk
Stu Gabriel
Alexander Geringas
Oscar Gorres
Groovepusher
Robin Grubert
Trofast Hammenvik
Joakim Haukaas (of HitNation)
Jakob Hazell
Adam Hicks
Yasmina Hunzinger
Richard Hymas
Chris Jay
Jonas Jeberg
Fredrik "Franciz" Jernberg
Jeronimo
Clarence Jey
Johnel (aka John Lundvik)
Alexander Jonsson
David Jost
Elias Kapari
Kaya
Bernd Klimpel
George LaMond
Andy Lee (of Love to Infinity)
Erik Lewander
Erik Lidbom
Thomas Lipp (of Crush Boys)
Lolene
Jose Lucas
Sarah Lundback
John Matthews (aka Ricardo Autobahn)
Fady Maalouf
Charly Mae
Anton Malmberg Hård Af Segerstad (of Le Kid)
Luigi Masi
Nik Miles
Frida Molander
Niclas Molinder (of Twin)
David Neisser
Petra Marklund (aka September)
John Matthews (aka Ricardo Autobahn)
Mynority
Naiv
Adrian Newman
Not Profane
Andreas Ohrn (of Gravitonas)
Jonas Olson
Marcello Pagin (of Famties)
Amy Paige (of Van Go Lion)
Joacim Persson (of Twin)
The Provider
Christian Rabb
Karl-Johan "KJ" Råsmark
Tommy Reeve
JR Rotem
Evelina Saltell
Same Difference
Danny Saucedo (of EMD)
Erik Segerstedt (of EMD)
Kristoffer Sjokvist
Mark "Big" Smith (as Chameleon Musique)
Stormby (aka Matt Eriksson)
Iggy Strange-Dahl
Strify (of Cinema Bizarre)
Linda Sundblad
Jonas Thander
Sebastian Thott
Ashley Tisdale
Daniel Volpe (of Crush Boys)
Peter Wallevik
Gabriel Warmby
Noel "Replay" Wayne
Melanie Wehbe
Johan "Jones" Wetterberg
Stephan Willing
Darin Zanyar
Alexander Zuckowski
Since he can resist neither working with talented people nor working, period, Charlie has history of butting into the careers of promising new artists. Currently, however, he is on hiatus from his kibitzing so that he might finally develop a knowledge of alpacas that he will feel safe in calling encyclopedic.
Contact: charlie@beezleberrymusic.com
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