Solo Artist
Most frequent collaborator: Petey Martin · 8 tracks
Holds writing credit on 58 of 59 tracks
Yes, on nearly all of them, but almost always with co-writers. Kygo, real name Kyrre Gørvell-Dahll, produces his tracks and holds a writing credit on around 98% of them, though he rarely writes alone. He co-wrote hits like 'Firestone,' 'Stole the Show,' and 'Stranger Things' with the guest vocalists and songwriters he features. The main exception is 'Higher Love,' a cover he remixed rather than wrote.
Across all 59 tracks: how many Kygo wrote alone, how many they co-wrote, and how many were written by others. The bracket marks every track they hold any writing credit on.
Share of all 59 tracks where they are personally credited, by role.
Kygo's writing credit per album, in release order. Hover any bar for the album.
Where Kygo sits on the scale from a pure performer (0%, sings songs written by others) to a complete author (100%, writes everything). The bright marker is their catalogue authorship score, plotted against other artists on the site.
Reference artists spread across the scale, closest by genre and era.
None of the signature songs above fall in this category.
Sony Music / RCA
Sony Music / RCA
Sony Music / RCA
RCA Records
No albums from this decade.
Bubble size = tracks worked on together. PM Petey Martin · SC Sandro Cavazza · RT Ryan Tedder · SC Stuart Crichton · SS Sasha Sloan · VB Valerie Broussard
Data Insight
Kygo writes all of his own music and works with guest vocalists who co-write the lyrics for their parts. His posthumous collaboration with Whitney Houston on 'Higher Love' stands out as one of the most unusual credit arrangements in his catalog, Gaye and Townsend don't appear, but Houston's performance carries the legacy of an old soul deep cut.
Quick Facts
Creative Fingerprint
A producer who co-writes with his singers: Kygo builds his tropical house tracks and co-writes almost all of them alongside the guest vocalists and songwriters he features, from Conrad Sewell to Ryan Tedder.
The Story
Kygo (Kyrre Gørvell-Dahll) is a Norwegian DJ and record producer who popularized the 'tropical house' subgenre. Known for lush, emotionally resonant productions, he became one of Spotify's fastest-ever streams-to-one-billion artists.