Mark Taylor (born 1970 in Windsor, England) is a British record producer and songwriter. He has worked with artists such as Cher, Tina Turner, Lady Gaga, Nelly Furtado, Lionel Richie, Hall & Oates, Rod Stewart, Belinda Carlisle, Daniel Bedingfield, Ronan Keating, Enrique Iglesias, Britney Spears, James Morrison,Kylie Minogue, Jennifer Lopez. Taylor worked on Cher's 1998 album Believe, with whom he won a Grammy for its title track. The album went on to sell over 20 million copies worldwide. The song "Believe" featured an early example of the vocal effect Auto tune.
Songwriting and production credits
| Title | Year | Artist | Album | Songwriter | Producer | |||
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| "Believe" | 1998 | Cher | Believe |  Yes
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| "Runaway" | Yes
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Yes
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| "All or Nothing" | Yes
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Yes
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| "Strong Enough" | Yes
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Yes
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| "Dov'è l'amore" | Yes
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Yes
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| "Takin' Back My Heart" | Yes
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| "Now That You're Gone" | 1999 | Mike + the Mechanics | M6 | Yes
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| "When the Heartache Is Over" | Tina Turner | Twenty Four Seven | Yes
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| "Don't Leave Me This Way" | Yes
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Yes
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| "Rhythm Divine" | Enrique Iglesias | Enrique | Yes
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Yes
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| "Be With You" | Yes
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Yes
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| "Bailamos" | Yes
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Yes
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| "Ritmo Total" (Rhythm Divine) | Yes
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Yes
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| "Stronger" | Gary Barlow | Twelve Months, Eleven Days | Yes
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| "Viva La Musica" | 2000 | Gipsyland | Viva La Musica | Yes
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| "Torito" | Yes
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| "Ana Maria" | Yes
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| "La Bodega" | Yes
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| "La Quiero, No, No" | Yes
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| "La Droga" | Yes
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| "Me Siento Triste" | Yes
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| "Cantame Gitano" | Yes
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| "Mama" | Yes
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| "Me Va Me Va" | Yes
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| "Amigo De Verdad" | Yes
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| "Ole Ola" | Yes
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| "Santa Sarah" | Yes
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| "Hang On in There Baby" | Curiosity | Back to Front | Yes
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| "Gimme the Sunshine" | Yes
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| "Could I Have This Kiss Forever" (with Enrique Iglesias) |
Whitney Houston | Whitney: The Greatest Hits | Yes
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| "On a Night Like This" | Kylie Minogue | Light Years | Yes
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Yes
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| "Angel" | Lionel Richie | Renaissance | Yes
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Yes
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| "Tender Heart" | Yes
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| "Just Can't Say Goodbye" | Yes
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Yes
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| "Here is My Heart" | Yes
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Yes
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| "Don't Stop the Music" | Yes
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Yes
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| "Livin' for Love" | Natalie Cole | The Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 | Yes
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| "Hero" | 2001 | Enrique Iglesias | Escape | Yes
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Yes
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| "Chain Reaction" | Steps | Gold: Greatest Hits | Yes
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| "E Sara' A Settembre (Someone Like You)" | Andrea Bocelli | Cieli di Toscana | Yes
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| "L' Incontro" (featuring Bono) |
Yes
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| "L'Ultimo Re" | Yes
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| "Love to See You Cry" | Enrique Iglesias | Escape | Yes
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Yes
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| "One Night Stand" | Yes
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Yes
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| "She Be the One" | Yes
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Yes
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| "Heroe" | Yes
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Yes
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| "Surrender" | 2002 | Laura Pausini | From the Inside | Yes
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| "If You're Not the One" | Daniel Bedingfield | Gotta Get Thru This | Yes
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| "Honest Questions" | Yes
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| "Never Gonna Leave Your Side" | Yes
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| "Miss America" | Nick Carter | Now or Never | Yes
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Yes
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| "To Love a Woman" (featuring Enrique Iglesias) |
Lionel Richie | Encore | Yes
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| "Breathe on Me" | 2003 | Britney Spears | In the Zone | Yes
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| "Turn It On Again" | Ronan Keating | Turn It On | Yes
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| "She Gets Me Inside" | Yes
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| "First Time" | Yes
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Yes
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| "Let Her Down Easy" | Yes
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| "She Believes (In Me)" | Yes
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| "The Best of Me" | Yes
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| "Hold You Now" | Yes
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Yes
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| "I Wouldn't Change a Thing" | Yes
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Yes
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| "Not in Love" | Enrique Iglesias | 7 | Yes
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Yes
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| "California Callin'" | Yes
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Yes
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| "Addicted" | Yes
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Yes
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| "Free" | Yes
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| "Be Yourself" | Yes
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| "Wish You Were Here (With Me)" | Yes
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Yes
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| "You Rock Me" | Yes
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Yes
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| "Adicto" | Yes
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Yes
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| "Batcha Never" | 2004 | Cherie | Cherie | Yes
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| "I Belong" | Yes
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| "Never Gone" | 2005 | Backstreet Boys | Never Gone | Yes
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| "Unbelievable" | Craig David | The Story Goes... | Yes
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Yes
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| "Wish I Was Over You" | Jo O'Meara | Relentless | Yes
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Yes
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| "All Over Again" (featuring Kate Rusby) |
2006 | Ronan Keating | Bring You Home | Yes
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| "Friends in Time" | Yes
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| "This I Promise You" | Yes
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Yes
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| "Iris" | Yes
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| "Superman" | Yes
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| "It's So Easy Lovin' You" | Yes
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| "Bring You Home" | Yes
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Yes
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| "Hello Again" | Yes
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| "Just When I'd Given Up Dreaming" | Yes
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| "(We Just Need) Time" | Yes
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| "So Far Away" | Yes
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Yes
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| "Introducing The Brand" | 2006 | The Ordinary Boys | How To Get Everything You Ever Wanted In Ten Easy Steps | Yes
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| "Lonely At The Top" | Yes
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Yes
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| "The Great Big Rip Off" | Yes
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| "Club Chez-Moi" | Yes
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| "I Luv U" | Yes
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| "Nine2Five" | Yes
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| "Commercial Breakdown" | Yes
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| "Ballad of an Unrequited Self-Love Affair" | Yes
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| "The Higher The Highs" | Yes
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| "Shut Your Mouth" | Yes
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| "We've Got The Best Job Ever" | Yes
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| "Walking On The Faultlines (The Ultimate Step)" | Yes
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| "Thank You And Goodnight" | Yes
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| "Who's That Boy?" | Yes
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| "Boys Will Be Boys" | Yes
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| "Little Girl" | 2007 | Enrique Iglesias | Insomniac | Yes
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Yes
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| "Don't You Forget About Me" | Yes
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Yes
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| "You Make It Real" | 2008 | James Morrison | Songs for You, Truths for Me | Yes
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| "Broken Strings" (featuring Nelly Furtado) |
Yes
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| "Nothing Ever Hurt Like You" | Yes
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Yes
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| "3 Little Words" | Frankmusik | Complete Me | Yes
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| "The First Thing" | 2009 | Esmée Denters | Outta Here | Yes
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Yes
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| "When You're Around" | Frankmusik | Complete Me | Yes
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| "Standing Tears Apart" | Remi Nicole | Cupid Shoot Me | Yes
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| "Cupid Shoot Me" | Yes
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| "In My Dreams" | Yes
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| "Nice Boy" | Yes
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| "Loveless" | Yes
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| "Another Day" | Yes
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| "Broken Hearted People" | Yes
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| "Come Find Me" | Yes
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| "Going It Alone" | Yes
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| "I'll Be Waiting" | Yes
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| "Love Me So" | Yes
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| "I Don't Know How" | Yes
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| "Heartbeat" (featuring Nicole Scherzinger) |
2010 | Enrique Iglesias | Euphoria | Yes
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Yes
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| "Welcome to Burlesque" | Cher | Burlesque: OST | Yes
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| "You Haven't Seen the Last of Me" | Yes
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| "Don't Say Goodbye" | Olly Murs | Olly Murs | Yes
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Yes
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| "Heartbreaker" | 2011 | Enrique Iglesias | Euphoria | Yes
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Yes
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| "Coming Home" | Yes
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Yes
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| "I Won't Let You Go" | James Morrison | The Awakening | Yes
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| "Up" (featuring Jessie J) |
Yes
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| "Glitter & Gold" | Rebecca Ferguson | Heaven | Yes
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| "Love & Hate" | 2012 | Marcus Collins | Marcus Collins | Yes
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Yes
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| "That's Just Life" | Yes
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Yes
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| "Buildings and Treetops" | Nell Bryden | Non-album single | Yes
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| "White and Black" | 2013 | Josh Kumra | Good Things Come to Those Who Wait |
Yes
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| "Take It Like a Man" | Cher | Closer to the Truth | Yes
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| "My Love" | Yes
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| "Dressed to Kill" | Yes
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Yes
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| "Lovers Forever" | Yes
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| "Sirens" | Yes
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Yes
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| "I Hope You Find It" | Yes
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| "That's Alright with Me" | Olly Murs | Right Place Right Time | Yes
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Yes
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| "Beautiful" (with Kylie Minogue) |
2014 | Enrique Iglesias | Sex and Love / Kiss Me Once |
Yes
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Yes
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| "Only a Woman" | Sex and Love | Yes
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Yes
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| "Always" | 2015 | Ella Eyre | Feline | Yes
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Yes
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| "I Need You Tonight" | James Morrison | Higher Than Here | Yes
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Yes
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| "Sticks and Stones" | 2017 | Nelly Furtado | The Ride | Yes
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Yes
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| "Phoenix" | Yes
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| "Bliss" | Yes
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| "The Letter" | Mike + the Mechanics | Let Me Fly | Yes
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Yes
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| "I'll Be There for You" | Yes
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Yes
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| "Raining Glitter" | 2018 | Kylie Minogue | Golden | Yes
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Yes
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| "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)" | Cher | Dancing Queen | Yes
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| "SOS" | Yes
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| "One of Us" | Yes
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| "Dancing Queen" | Yes
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| "The Name of the Game" | Yes
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| "Waterloo" | Yes
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| "Mamma Mia" | Yes
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| "Chiquitita" | Yes
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| "Fernando" | Yes
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| "The Winner Takes It All" | Yes
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| "My Love Goes On" ( Featuring Joss Stone) | 2019 | James Morrison | You're Stronger Than You Know | Yes
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| "Brighter Kind Of Love" | Yes
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| "So Beautiful" | Yes
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| "Feels Like The First Time" | Yes
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Yes
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| "Glorious" | Yes
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| "Power" | Yes
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| "Slowly" | Yes
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| "Ruins" | Yes
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| "I Still Need You" | Yes
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Yes
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| "Don't Wanna Lose You Now" | Yes
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Yes
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| "Cross The Line" | Yes
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| "Until The Stars Go Out" | Yes
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Yes
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| "DJ Play a Christmas Song" | 2023 | Cher | Christmas | Yes
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| "What Christmas Means to Me" (with Stevie Wonder) | Yes
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| "Run Rudolph Run" | Yes
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| "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)" (with Darlene Love) | Yes
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| "Angels in the Snow" | Yes
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| "Home" (with Michael Bublé) | Yes
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| "Please Come Home for Christmas" | Yes
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| "I Like Christmas" | Yes
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| "Christmas Ain't Christmas Without You" | Yes
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Yes
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| "Santa Baby" | Yes
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| "Put a Little Holiday in Your Heart" (with Cyndi Lauper) | Yes
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| "This Will Be Our Year" | Yes
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