Ali Tamposi

Ali Tamposi
Birth name	Alexandra Leah Tamposi
Born	(1989-11-17) November 17, 1989 (age 35)
Origin	West Palm Beach, Florida U.S.
Genres	Pop
Occupation	Singer-songwriter

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]

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".^{[citation needed]}

She is the granddaughter of real estate developer Samuel A. Tamposi.^{[citation needed]}

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	"Love Again" (featuring Ali Tamposi)	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
	Katharine 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"
	Louis the Child	"Too Close" (featuring Wrabel)
	5 Seconds of Summer	"Teeth"	13 Reasons Why: Season 3 OST and Calm
	Camila Cabello	"Shameless"	Romance
		"Liar"
	Ozzy Osbourne	"Under the Graveyard"	Ordinary Man
	Blink-182	"I Really Wish I Hated You"	Nine
	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?"
	Kiiara	"I Still Do"
	Charlotte Lawrence	"Slow Motion"	Charlotte
	Sam Smith	"Just Kids"	Love Goes
	Alesso & Charlotte Lawrence	"The End"	Non-album single
	John Legend & Faouzia	"Minefields"
	Miley Cyrus	"Midnight Sky"	Plastic Hearts
		"WTF Do I Know"
		"Plastic Hearts"
		"Angels like You"
		"Prisoner" (featuring Dua Lipa)
		"Gimme What I Want"
		"Night Crawling" (featuring Billy Idol)
		"Hate Me"
		"Midnight Sky Remix (Edge of Midnight)" (featuring Stevie Nicks)
2021	Sophia Messa	"Not That Kind of Love"	Non-album single
	Liza Owen	"Josie" (featuring Jimmie Allen)	Songs from Monte Nido
		"Starry Eyed"
	Justin Bieber	"Hold On"	Justice
		"Deserve You"
		"Die for You" (featuring Dominic Fike)
		"I Can't Be Myself" (featuring 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

1. "WHAT DOESN'T KILL YOU (STRONGER)". ASCAP. American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. Retrieved July 23, 2023.
2. "For 'Havana' & 'Youngblood' Co-Writer Ali Tamposi, A Career Surge After Sobriety". Billboard. October 29, 2018. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
3. Mallernee Barnes, Ellen (March 28, 2012). "10 Questions: Ali Tamposi". BMI. MusicWorld. Retrieved October 30, 2013.
4. "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.