Ali Tamposi
Alexandra Leah Tamposi[1] (born November 17, 1989) is an American songwriter from West Palm Beach, Florida. She is best known for co-writing Kelly Clarkson's song "Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)," 5 Seconds of Summer's song "Youngblood", DJ Snake's "Let Me Love You" featuring Justin Bieber, Camila Cabello’s "Havana" featuring Young Thug, and Cabello's "Señorita" with Shawn Mendes.[2]
Ali Tamposi | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Alexandra Leah Tamposi |
| Born | November 17, 1989 |
| Origin | West Palm Beach, Florida U.S. |
| Genres | Pop |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter |
Tamposi appeared on the final season of The X Factor as vocal coach and mentor to Simon Cowell's team, working alongside groups Restless Road, Sweet Suspense, and winners Alex & Sierra. She worked closely with Alex & Sierra on their debut album, writing four songs with the duo.[3] In 2019, she won BMI Pop Songwriter of The Year.[4]
She was featured on the Cedric Gervais single "Love Again".
She is the granddaughter of real estate developer Samuel A. Tamposi.
Songwriting discography
| Year | Artist(s) | Song | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Beyoncé | Save The Hero | I Am...Sasha Fierce |
| 2010 | Crystal Bowersox | Lonely Won't Come Around | Farmer's Daughter |
| 2011 | Kelly Clarkson | Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You) | Stronger |
| 2012 | Cher Lloyd | Riot! | Sticks & Stones (U.S. Edition) |
| Christina Aguilera | Around The World | Lotus | |
| Empty Words | |||
| 2013 | Demi Lovato | Never Been Hurt | Demi |
| Quadron | Hey Love | Avalanche | |
| Ciara | Overdose | Ciara | |
| Rozzi Crane | Crazy Ass Bitch (Remix) (featuring Kendrick Lamar) | Non-album single | |
| 2014 | Lea Michele | On My Way | Louder |
| Cedric Gervais (featuring Ali Tamposi) | Love Again | Non-album single | |
| One Direction | Where Do Broken Hearts Go | Four | |
| 2015 | Ciara | One Woman Army | Jackie |
| Rozzi Crane | Crazy Ass Bitch | Space EP | |
| Wrabel | I Want You | Non-album single | |
| Bea Miller | This Is Not An Apology | Not an Apology | |
| Max Frost | Let Me Down Easy | Intoxication EP | |
| Katherine McPhee | Stranger Than Fiction | Hysteria | |
| Nickelback | She Keeps Me Up | No Fixed Address | |
| 2016 | Brooke Candy | Happy Days | Non-album single |
| Against the Current | In Our Bones | In Our Bones | |
| Vic Mensa | 16 Shots | There's Alot Going On | |
| DJ Snake | Let Me Love You (featuring Justin Bieber) | Encore | |
| 2017 | Kygo and Selena Gomez | It Ain't Me | Rare |
| Betty Who | Wanna Be | The Valley | |
| Lea Michele | Run To You | Places | |
| Getaway Car | |||
| Hey You | |||
| Nickelback | After the Rain | Feed the Machine | |
| Camila Cabello | Havana (featuring Young Thug) | Camila | |
| Avicii | Lonely Together (featuring Rita Ora) | Avīci (01) | |
| Bebe Rexha | Comfortable (featuring Kranium) | All Your Fault: Pt 2 | |
| Hailee Steinfeld and Alesso | Let Me Go (featuring Florida Georgia Line and watt) | Non-album single | |
| Rita Ora | Anywhere | Phoenix | |
| Selena Gomez and Marshmello | Wolves | Rare | |
| Little Mix | Dear Lover | Glory Days (Platinum Edition) | |
| 2018 | Liam Payne and Rita Ora | For You | Fifty Shades Freed |
| Cardi B | Thru Your Phone | Invasion of Privacy | |
| 5 Seconds of Summer | Youngblood | Youngblood | |
| BTS | Airplane Pt. 2 | Love Yourself: Tear | |
| 5 Seconds of Summer | Lie to Me | Youngblood | |
| Better Man | |||
| BTS | Idol | Love Yourself: Answer | |
| 2019 | John The Blind | Hallelujah | Non-album single |
| 5 Seconds of Summer | Easier | Calm | |
| The Chainsmokers & Bebe Rexha | Call You Mine | World War Joy | |
| Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello | Señorita | Shawn Mendes and Romance | |
| Charli XCX | White Mercedes | Charli | |
| Charlotte Lawrence | Navy Blue | Non-album single | |
| Gryffin & Carly Rae Jepsen | OMG | OMG – Single | |
| Louis The Child | Too Close (feat. Wrabel) | Too Close – Single | |
| 5 Seconds of Summer | Teeth | 13 Reasons Why: Season 3 OST | |
| Camila Cabello | Shameless | Romance | |
| Liar | |||
| Ozzy Osbourne | Under the Graveyard | Ordinary Man | |
| Blink-182 | I Really Wish I Hated You | I Really Wish I Hated You | |
| Jake Bugg | Kiss Like The Sun | Non-album single | |
| Camila Cabello | Living Proof | Romance | |
| 2020 | Louis Tomlinson | Always You | Walls |
| Ozzy Osbourne | All My Life | Ordinary Man | |
| Goodbye | |||
| Eat Me | |||
| Today Is the End | |||
| It's a Raid (featuring Post Malone) | |||
| Scary Little Green Men | |||
| Holy for Tonight | |||
| Dua Lipa | Break My Heart | Future Nostalgia | |
| 5 Seconds of Summer | Old Me | Calm | |
| No Shame | |||
| Best Years | |||
| Not in the Same Way | |||
| Lover of Mine | |||
| Thin White Lies | |||
| High | |||
| Jonas Brothers | X (featuring Karol G) | Non-album single | |
| James Blake | Are You Even Real? | Non-album single | |
| Kiiara | I Still Do | Non-album single | |
| Charlotte Lawrence | Slow Motion | Charlotte | |
| Sam Smith | Just Kids | Love Goes | |
| Alesso & Charlotte Lawrence | THE END | Non-album single | |
| John Legend & Faouzia | Minefields | Non-album single | |
| Miley Cyrus | Midnight Sky | Plastic Hearts | |
| WTF Do I Know | |||
| Plastic Hearts | |||
| Angels Like You | |||
| Prisoner (feat. Dua Lipa) | |||
| Gimme What I Want | |||
| Night Crawling (feat. Billy Idol) | |||
| Hate Me | |||
| Midnight Sky Remix (Edge of Midnight) (feat. Stevie Nicks) | |||
| 2021 | Sophia Messa | Not That Kind of Love | Non-album single |
| Liza Owen | JOSIE (feat. Jimmie Allen) | Songs From Monte Nido | |
| STARRY EYED | |||
| Justin Bieber | Hold On | Justice (Justin Bieber album) | |
| Deserve You | |||
| Die For You (feat. Dominic Fike) | |||
| I Can't Be Myself (feat. Jaden Smith) | |||
| Hailey | |||
| Wrabel | good | these words are all for you | |
| John Legend | Crowd Go Crazy | Space Jam: A New Legacy | |
| Jake Bugg | About Last Night | Saturday Night, Sunday Morning | |
| OneRepublic | Forgot About You | Human | |
| James Blake | Foot Forward | Friends That Break Your Heart | |
| Lost Angel Nights | |||
| 2022 | Ozzy Osbourne | Patient Number 9 | Patient Number 9 |
| Immortal | |||
| Parasite | |||
| No Escape from Now | |||
| One of Those Days | |||
| A Thousand Shades | |||
| Mr. Darkness | |||
| Nothing Feels Right | |||
| Evil Shuffle | |||
| Dead and Gone | |||
| God Only Knows | |||
| 2023 | Charlotte Lawrence | "Boys Like You" | Non-album single |
References
- "WHAT DOESN'T KILL YOU (STRONGER)". ASCAP. American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. Retrieved July 23, 2023.
- "For 'Havana' & 'Youngblood' Co-Writer Ali Tamposi, A Career Surge After Sobriety". Billboard. October 29, 2018. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
- Mallernee Barnes, Ellen (March 28, 2012). "10 Questions: Ali Tamposi". BMI. MusicWorld. Retrieved October 30, 2013.
- "RESERVOIR WINS BIG AT THE 2019 BMI POP AWARDS; ALI TAMPOSI NAMED BMI SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR". Reservoir Media. May 15, 2019. Retrieved October 2, 2020.