Joel Little

Joel Little (born 13 February 1983) is a New Zealand record producer, musician and Grammy Award-winning songwriter. He is best known for his work as a writer and producer with artists such as Lorde, Ellie Goulding, Taylor Swift, Imagine Dragons, BROODS, Khalid, Elliphant, Shawn Mendes, Marina Diamandis, Amy Shark, Tove Lo, and Niall Horan. On January 26, 2014, Little won a Grammy Award for Song Of The Year, alongside Lorde, for the singer smash hit "Royals". The duo eventually went to work again, and earned a Golden Globe nomination for their work on Lorde's song 'Yellow Flicker Beat' from the original motion picture soundtrack of 'The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part, 1' in the category Best Original Song. In the media, he has appeared in fellow collaborators documentaries such as Taylor Swift's 'Miss Americana' and Niall Horan's 'The Show (Short Film).

Born: February 13, 1983 (Age 41) in Auckland, New Zealand