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Crystal Nicole Johnson, better known by her stage name Cristyle or sometimes credited as Cri$tyle is a Grammy Award winning songwriter signed with So So Def/EMI Music.[1]
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Career
Johnson was born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia and wrote her first song at the age of ten.[citation needed] She got her start in singing at different talent shows and open mics in Atlanta. [2] Cristyle has written songs for Girlicious, Janet Jackson, Jennifer Lopez, Keke Palmer, Teyana Taylor, Tiffany Evans, Chilli, Natasha Bedingfield and often co-writes. She has co-written several songs with Mariah Carey amongst other artists. Recently she wrote songs featured on the projects of Brandy, Ciara, Jennifer Hudson, and Beyoncé.[2][3][4]
Production and writing discography
Johnson has a list of songs that she has written or co-written on her Myspace page. [5]
Artist Title Album Year Jennifer Lopez "Gotta Be There" Brave 2007 Keke Palmer "Hood Anthem" So Uncool 2007 Janet Jackson "So Much Betta"
"The 1" (ft. Missy Elliott)
"What's Ur Name"Discipline 2008 Mariah Carey "Touch My Body"
"Cruise Control" (ft. Damian Marley)
"I'll Be Lovin' U Long Time"
Side Effects (ft. Young Jeezy)
HeatE=MC² 2008 Chilli "Dumb Dumb Dumb" Bi-Polar 2008 Natasha Bedingfield "Angel" Pocketful of Sunshine 2008 Tiffany Evans "I'm Grown" Tiffany Evans 2008 Teyana Taylor "Google Me" From a Planet Called Harlem 2008 Brandy "The Definition"
"Shattered Heart"Human 2008 Beyoncé "Scared of Lonely" I Am… Sasha Fierce 2008 Pussycat Dolls "Elevator" Doll Domination 2008 "Painted Windows" 2009 LeToya Luckett "Lazy" Lady Love 2009 Mariah Carey "Angels Cry" Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel 2009 Monica "Love All Over Me" Still Standing 2010 Sugababes "Give It To Me Now" Sweet 7 2010 Rihanna "Only Girl (In the World)" Loud 2010 Jessica Mauboy "No One Like You" Get 'Em Girls 2010 Jesse McCartney "Mrs. Mistake" Have It All 2010 David Guetta "Night Of Your Life"
"I'm a Machine"Nothing but the Beat 2011 Johnson has also sung a number of demos and is accredited to other works in progress. (listed below). [6]
- "Bread Crumbs"[7]
- "Can't Stop"[8]
- "Friend Like Me"[9]
- "Good One Now"[10]
- "Scared of Lonely" (Demo for Beyoncé) [11] [12]
- "Hard to Breathe"(Demo for Pussycat Dolls)[13]
- "I Don't Wanna Love Ya"[14]
- "I Just Love Ya"[15]
- "In The Morning"[16]
- "The Definition"
- "Only Girl (In The World)" (Demo of Rihanna's song)
References
- ^ Introducing…Cri$tyle!
- ^ a b EarStyle (2008). "EarStyle Interview With Cri$tyle". EarStyle. http://earstyle.net/cristyle.php. Retrieved 2008-04-21.[dead link]
- ^ The Urban Network
- ^ Leona Lewis Debuts Today + Meet Mariah Carey & Chilli's Songwriter Cri$tyle
- ^ Cri$tyle's Official Myspace Page
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External links
Categories:- American singer-songwriters
- Living people
- Grammy Award winners
- American songwriters
- African American singer-songwriters
- African American songwriters
- People from Atlanta, Georgia
- American songwriter stubs
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