Giorgio Tuinfort

Giorgio Hesdey Tuinfort (born 30 April 1981) is a Dutch record producer and songwriter. He is best known for his production work for Senegalese-American singer Akon and French DJ David Guetta.

Giorgio Tuinfort
Tuinfort in 2009
Background information
Birth name	Giorgio Hesdey Tuinfort
Born	(1981-04-30) 30 April 1981 Paramaribo, Suriname
Genres	Pop R&B classical dance
Occupations	Record producer songwriter keyboardist
Instruments	Piano keyboards
Website	giorgiotuinfort.com

Biography

Born in Suriname, Tuinfort moved to the Netherlands at nine months old. His musical career began at age four, after he attended a special music class for toddlers. After being touted a "musical promise", he was admitted to the Young Talent Class of the Royal Conservatory of The Hague at the age of 11. Tuinfort then studied Classical music, with his major instrument being the piano.

Tuinfort's production and composition abilities were first discovered at the age of 16 by Rutger “Rutti” Kroese, who gave him the platform to work with well-established Dutch artists such as Re-Play, Brace, Ebon-E, Negativ and Lange Frans & Baas B. Through this, Tuinfort became a sought-after name in local music production. Subsequently, Tuinfort embarked on an international career and moved to the United States to work with then upcoming Senegalese American recording artist Akon. As his frequent co-producer, he saw commercial success with contributions to the singer's singles including "“Right Now (Na, Na, Na)", "Beautiful", and "What You Got".

In the years following he collaborated with numerous artists including Gwen Stefani, Michael Jackson, Sia, Rihanna, Lady Gaga, Whitney Houston and Lionel Richie among many others. He began collaborating with French DJ David Guetta in 2009, and saw further success blending EDM with pop and urban music. This resulted in him contributing to Guetta's singles such as "Who's That Chick?" with Rihanna, "One Last Time" with Ariana Grande and "Titanium" with Sia. Tuinfort composed musical themes for the UEFA 2016 European Football Championships. Aside from the title song with David Guetta, Tuinfort also composed classical renditions which were recorded by the 130-piece Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra and received international praise.

Tuinfort, together with Franck van der Heijden, is the composer of the 2011 UEFA Nations League theme song, which was lauded by critics as one of the best contemporary classical pieces of modern time. Giorgio once again composed all music for the UEFA Euro 2020 including the official song of the tournament ‘We Are the People’ together with Martin Garrix, Bono and The Edge.

In the interim Giorgio has showed his intercontinental abilities with successes on both Japanese and Indian soil. He co-produced ‘Scarlet’ for the Japanese group J Soul Brothers II, which became a major success and reached the number one position on the Japanese charts. In India he co-produced “Chammak Challo” for the Bollywood film Ra.One. The song was named the most downloaded song and video of the year when released, winning a Merchi “Song of the Year” Award.

When asked, Giorgio still mentions Classical Music as the "Love of his Life" and expresses his ambitions to release his own music in 2023.

Production and songwriting

Giorgio has written- and produced for the world most renowned artists, amongst them Akon, David Guetta, Michael Jackson, Black Eyed Peas, Gwen Stefani, Rihanna, Sia, Lady Gaga, Martin Garrix, Avicii, Ariana Grande, Céline Dion, Charlie Puth, Britney Spears, Whitney Houston, Usher, Lionel Richie and Sean Paul.

Awards

Giorgio was nominated for a Grammy Award four times, winning twice. He won the prestigious BMI Songwriter Award an unprecedented 30 times. He is recipient of the Buma Export Award (an award given to Dutch composers who have sold the most records abroad). He was also awarded the Golden Harp (Dutch music accomplishment award) and a Gouden Kalf (Dutch equivalent of the Oscars) for his music score for the Dutch film Bolletjes Blues. In 2015, Giorgio was commended by the Dutch royal family as recognition to his achievements and contribution to Dutch music on an international scale.

StemDrop

Tuinfort is part of the trio which created StemDrop, a new evolution in global music collaboration. StemDrop launches a song with one of the greatest songwriters online via TikTok. TikTok creators globally are exclusively provided with music stems and invited to produce their own versions of the brand-new song. StemDrop is a collaboration between Syco Entertainment, Universal Music Group and Republic Records.

Drop #001 was launched on October 19, 2022. It is the song “Red Light”, written by the hit-making team Max Martin, Savan Kotecha and Ali Payami.

Personal life

Giorgio is known for avoiding the limelight and not being present on social media, citing "Music should speak for itself".

Songwriting and production credits

Year	Artist	Song	Album
2001	Ebon-E	"On My Way (Hey What 2 Do)"	Non-album single
2002	Def Rhymz	"Ome Def"	Hoorgasme
	Gordon & Re-Play	"Een Nieuw Begin"	Gordon & Re-Play
		"Vrienden Voor Het Leven"
	Sat-R-Day	"My Girls Best Friend"	The Megamix
	Edsilia Rombley	"Chaingang (Break These Chains)"	Face to Face
	Re-Play	"Niemand"	Non-album single
2003	Gordon	"I'll Be Your Voice"
2004	Mark Dakriet	"Vrij Zijn"	Dit Ben Ik
		"Nooit Meer Alleen"
		"Muziek"
		"Nu Het Over Is" feat. Ruth Jacott
		"Tegen Beter Weten In"
		"Je Moeten Missen"
		"Samen Sterk" feat. Ladysmith Black Mambazo
		"Droom Maar"
		"Waardeloos" feat. Suzanna Lubrano
		"Een Laatste Dans"
		"Voor Altijd"
		"We Komen Er Wel Uit"
		"Er Is Een Wig"
		"De Reis"
		"Dit Lied Is Voor Jou"
2005	Brace	"Hartendief"	Strijder
		"Drijfzand"
		"Les Geleerd"
		"Dit Ben Ik"
		"Vraag Jezelf Eens Af"
		"Samen"
	Yes-R	"Tienermoedes" feat. Brainpower and Negativ	Mijn Pad
		"Bedankt" feat. Typhoon
	Lange Frans & Baas B	"Het Land Van..."	Het land van
2006	Negativ	"Negativitijdperk"	Negativitijdperk
		"Onbreekbaar"
		"Dingen Gedaan"
		"Je Weet Niet Wie Ik Ben"
		"Ga Maar Los"
		"Kijk Eens Om Je Heen" feat. Ebon-E
		"Niks Is Wat Het Zijn Moet" feat. Ebon-E
	Excellent	"Doe Dustig"	Excalibur
	Akon	"Shake Down"	Konvicted
		"Blown Away" feat. Styles P
	Gwen Stefani	"The Sweet Escape" feat. Akon	The Sweet Escape
2007	Brick & Lace	"Get That Clear (Hold Up)"	Love Is Wicked
	Bone Thugs-n-Harmony	"I Tried" feat. Akon	Strength & Loyalty
	Brick & Lace	"Never Never"	Love Is Wicked
	Bone Thugs-n-Harmony	"Never Forget Me" feat. Akon	Strength & Loyalty
	Brick & Lace	"Boyfriend"	Love Is Wicked
	Brace	"Dilemma"	Dilemma
		"Van Jongen Naar Man"
		"QPido"
	Leona Lewis	"Forgive Me"	Spirit
	Mario	"Do Right"	Go
	Nicole Scherzinger	"Puakenikeni"	Non-album single
2008	Michael Jackson	"Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'" with Akon	Thriller 25
	Colby O'Donis	"What You Got" feat. Akon	Colby O
	Nelly	"Body on Me" feat. Akon and Ashanti	Brass Knuckles
	Three 6 Mafia	"That's Right" feat. Akon	Last 2 Walk
	Colby O'Donis	"Let You Go"	Colby O
		"Under My Nose"
	Akon	"Right Now (Na Na Na)"	Freedom
	Sway DaSafo	"Silver & Gold"	The Signature LP
		"Pray for Kaya"
	Akon	"Beautiful" feat. Colby O'Donis and Kardinal Offishall	Freedom
		"Keep You Much Longer"
		"We Don't Care"
		"Birthmark"
		"Over the Edge"
		"Freedom"
2009	Icon	"Right Now"	Non-album single
	Lionel Richie	"Just Go" feat. Akon	Just Go
		"Nothing Left to Give" feat. Akon
	UGK	"Hard as Hell" feat. Akon	UGK 4 Life
	David Guetta	"Sexy Bitch" feat. Akon	One Love
	Whitney Houston	"Like I Never Felt" feat. Akon	I Look to You
		"I Got You"
2010	Kat DeLuna	"Push Push" feat. Akon	Inside Out
	Flo Rida	"Club Can't Handle Me" feat. David Guetta	Only One Flo (Part 1)
	Natalia Kills	"Mirrors"	Perfectionist
	Quincy Jones	"Strawberry Letter 23" feat. Akon	Q: Soul Bossa Nostra
	Michael Jackson	"Hold My Hand" with Akon	Michael
	David Guetta	"Who's That Chick?" feat. Rihanna	One More Love
	The Black Eyed Peas	"The Best One Yet (The Boy)"	The Beginning
2011	Mohombi	"Love in America"	MoveMeant
		"Match Made in Heaven"
	David Guetta	"Where Dem Girls At?" feat. Flo Rida and Nicki Minaj	Nothing But the Beat
		"Little Bad Girl" feat. Taio Cruz and Ludacris
		"The Alphabeat"	Nothing But the Beat: Electronic Album
		"Lunar" with Afrojack
		"Sunshine" with Avicii
		"Metro Music"
		"Toy Story"
		"Dreams"
		"Glasgow"
		"Turn Me On" feat. Nicki Minaj	Nothing But the Beat
		"Sweat" vs. Snoop Dogg
		"Without You" feat. Usher
		"Nothing Really Matters" feat. Will.i.am
		"I Can Only Imagine" feat. Chris Brown and Lil Wayne
		"Crank It Up" feat. Akon
		"Night of Your Life" feat. Jennifer Hudson
		"Repeat" feat. Jessie J
		"Titanium" feat. Sia
		"I'm a Machine" feat. Crystal Nicole and Tyrese
	Timbaland	"Pass at Me" feat. Pitbull	Non-album single
	Porcelain Black	"Naughty Naughty"
	Jessie J	"Laserlight" feat. David Guetta	Who You Are
2012	Various artists	"100 Jaar"	Hallo Wereld
	Suzanna Lubrano	"Tardi Di Mas"	Non-album single
	Trijntje Oosterhuis	"We Are Gold"	Wrecks We Adore
	David Guetta	"She Wolf (Falling to Pieces)" feat. Sia	Nothing But the Beat 2.0
	Ludacris	"Rest of My Life" feat. Usher and David Guetta	Fast & Furious 6 OST
	David Guetta	"Just One Last Time" feat. Taped Rai	Nothing But the Beat 2.0
	Rihanna	"Phresh Out the Runway"	Unapologetic
		"Right Now" feat. David Guetta
	David Guetta	"Play Hard" feat. Ne-Yo and Akon	Nothing But the Beat 2.0
		"Every Chance We Get We Run" with Alesso feat. Tegan and Sara
		"Metropolis" with Nicky Romero
2013	Snoop Lion	"Tired of Running" feat. Akon	Reincarnated
	David Guetta	"Ain't a Party" with Glowinthedark feat. Harrison	Non-album single
	Lady Gaga	"Fashion!"	Artpop
	Britney Spears	"It Should Be Easy" feat. Will.i.am	Britney Jean
		"Body Ache"
		"Til It's Gone"
		"Now That I Found You"
2014	David Guetta	"Shot Me Down" feat. Skylar Grey	Listen
		"Bad" with Showtek feat. Vassy
	Michael Jackson	"Love Never Felt So Good"	Xscape
	David Guetta	"Blast Off" with Kaz James	Listen Again
		"Lovers on the Sun" feat. Sam Martin	Listen
	Ariana Grande	"One Last Time"	My Everything
	David Guetta	"Dangerous" feat. Sam Martin	Listen
		"What I Did for Love" feat. Emeli Sande
		"No Money No Love" with Showtek feat. Elliphant and Ms. Dynamite
		"Goodbye Friend" feat. The Script
		"Lift Me Up" feat. Nico & Vinz and Ladysmith Black Mambazo
		"Listen" feat. John Legend
		"Bang My Head" feat. Sia
		"Yesterday" feat. Bebe Rexha
		"Hey Mama" feat. Bebe Rexha, Nicki Minaj and Afrojack
		"Sun Goes Down" with Showtek feat. Magic! and Sonny Wilson
		"S.T.O.P." feat. Ryan Tedder
		"I'll Keep Loving You" feat. Birdy and Jaymes Young
		"The Whisperer" feat. Sia
		"Rise" feat. Skylar Grey
2015	Ne-Yo	"Who's Taking You Home"	Non-Fiction
	Re-Play	"Er Is Geen Ander"	Non-album single
		"Mona Lisa"
	David Guetta	"Bang My Head" feat. Sia and Fetty Wap	Listen Again
	Anastacia	"Take This Chance"	Ultimate Collection
	Namie Amuro	"What I Did for Love"	genic
2016	Charlie Puth	"Up All Night"	Nine Track Mind
	David Guetta	"This One's for You" feat. Zara Larsson	Non-album single
	The Black Eyed Peas	"Where Is the Love?" feat. The World
	Celine Dion	"Ma faille"	Encore un soir
		"Tu Sauras"
	Fais	"Used to Have It All" with Afrojack	Non-album single
	Martin Garrix	"Hold On & Believe" feat. The Federal Empire	Seven EP
	Robin Schulz	"Shed a Light" with David Guetta feat. Cheat Codes	Uncovered
2017	Martin Garrix	"Scared to Be Lonely" with Dua Lipa	Dua Lipa Complete Edition
	Star Cast	"Gooder Than a Mother" feat. Queen Latifah and Miss Lawrence	Star OST
	David Guetta	"Light My Body Up" feat. Nicki Minaj and Lil Wayne	Non-album single
		"2U" feat. Justin Bieber	7
	Bruno Mars	"Versace on the Floor" vs. David Guetta	Non-album single
	Mono Mind	"Save Me a Place"	Mind Control
	David Guetta	"So Far Away" with Martin Garrix feat. Jamie Scott and Romy Dya	7
	G-Eazy	"Pick Me Up" feat. Anna of the North	The Beautiful & Damned
2018	Afrojack	"Bed of Roses" feat. Stanaj	Non-album single
	Sean Paul	"Mad Love" with David Guetta feat. Becky G	Mad Love the Prequel
	David Guetta	"Like I Do" with Martin Garrix and Brooks	7
		"Flames" with Sia
	Martin Garrix	"Ocean" feat. Khalid	Non-album single
		"High on Life" feat. BONN
	David Guetta	"Blame It on Love" feat. Madison Beer	7
		"Say My Name" with Bebe Rexha and J Balvin
		"She Knows How to Love Me" feat. Jess Glynne and Stefflon Don
		"Para Que Te Quedes" feat. J Balvin
2019	Sherefa	"Is It Love?"	Non-album single
	Martin Garrix	"Summer Days" feat. Patrick Stump and Macklemore
		"These Are the Times" feat. JRM
	David Guetta	"Never Be Alone" with Morten feat. Aloe Blacc
	Celine Dion	"Lying Down"	Courage
	Sandaime J Soul Brothers from Exile Tribe	"Scarlet" with Yves & Adams featuring Afrojack	Raise the Flag
2020	David Guetta	"Let's Love" with Sia	TBA
	Olivia O'Brien	"Now"	Maybe We Would Be in Love Right Now EP
2021	Joel Corry	"Bed" with David Guetta and Raye	TBA
	Starrah	"Who Decides War (More Than Words)"	The Longest Interlude
		"8 Days a Week"
	Martin Garrix	"We Are the People" feat. Bono and the Edge	Non-album single

Dutch selected music discography

Bolletjes Blues – Welkom in ons leven featuring Derenzo, Kimo, Mr Probz, Negativ, Raymzter

Brace – Cupido

Brace – Dilemma

Brace – Dit ben ik featuring Brainpower

Brace – Drijfzand

Brace – Hartendief featuring Ali B

Brace – Les Geleerd featuring Lange Frans

Brace – Samen

Brace – Van Jongen naar Man

Brace – Vraag Jezelf eens Af

Dignity – Everything Has Changed (Piano Version)

E-Life – K.I.T.A

Ebon-E – On My Way

Excellent – Doe Rustig

Gio – Je Hebt me

Goldy – Goldy

Gordon – I'll be your Voice (Songfestival 2003)

Gordon & Re-Play – Een Nieuw Begin featuring Extince

Gordon & Re-Play – Vrienden voor het Leven

Kinderen voor Kinderen – 100 Jaar

Kinderen voor Kinderen – Als de Wereld nou van Mij is

Kinderen voor Kinderen – Dierenvriend

Kinderen voor Kinderen – Leef met Elkaar

Kinderen voor Kinderen – Ons Hele Leven Lang

Kinderen voor Kinderen – Wereldplan

Lange Frans – Doofpot

Lange Frans – Testament

Lange Frans – Zing voor me featuring Thé Lau

Lange Frans & Baas B – Dankbaar featuring Suzanna Lubrano

Lange Frans & Baas B – Geef me nog een Kans featuring Brace

Lange Frans & Baas B – Kamervragen

Lange Frans & Baas B – Neem me niet Kwalijk

Lange Frans & Baas B – Het Land van

Lange Frans & Baas B – Venus en Mars

Lange Frans & Baas B – Verder

Mark Dakriet – De Reis

Mark Dakriet – Dit Lied is Voor Jou

Mark Dakriet – Droom Maar

Mark Dakriet – Een Laatste Dans

Mark Dakriet – Er is een Weg

Mark Dakriet – Je Moeten Missen

Mark Dakriet – Muziek

Mark Dakriet – Nooit Meer Alleen

Mark Dakriet – Nu het Over is met Ruth Jacott

Mark Dakriet – Samen Sterk met Lady Smith Black Mambazo

Mark Dakriet – Tegen Beter Weten in

Mark Dakriet – Voor Altijd

Mark Dakriet – Vrij Zijn

Mark Dakriet – Waardeloos met Suzanna Lubrano

Mark Dakriet – We Komen er wel Uit

Negativ – Dingen Gedaan

Negativ – Je Weet niet wie ik Ben

Negativ – Kijk Eens om je Heen

Negativ – Negativitijdperk

Negativ – Niks is wat het Zijn moet featuring Ebon-E

Negativ – Onbreekbaar

Raymzter – Soms Gaat het Mis

Re-Play – Die Tijd

Re-Play – Hum Hum

Re-Play – Niemand

Re-Play – Piraterij

Re-Play – Schaakmat

Re-Play – Ware Liefde

Sat-R-Day – My Girl's Best Friend

Trijntje Oosterhuis – We are Gold