It's Alive was formed by ex-LAZY members Per Aldeheim and Kim Björkgren on guitars, and John Rosth who had been a member of Lineout. Other alumni of the program include Andreas Carlsson, Rami Yacoub, and Anders Bagge.Īs a teenager he sang in a variety of bands before joining a glam-style metal band called It's Alive in 1985 as their singer and frontman. As a child, Martin was a student of Sweden's public music-education program, and once said he had "public music education to thank for everything". Sandberg was born and grew up in Stenhamra, Ekerö Municipality, Stockholm County. Life and career Early career and It's Alive 4.1 Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles.1.2 Working with Cheiron and Denniz PoP.Martin has won the ASCAP Songwriter of the Year award a record eleven times. The previous year his corporate entity generated revenue of $54 million, with a profit of $19 million. According to Variety, his net worth was approximately $260 million in 2017. In early 2019, his single sales were tallied by The Hollywood Reporter to be at over $135 million. In addition, he has tied for the most Hot 100 number-one singles as a producer, 23, alongside George Martin, who had achieved 23 by the time of his death. Martin is the songwriter with the third-most number-one singles on the chart, behind only Paul McCartney (32) and John Lennon (26). Martin has written or co-written 25 Billboard Hot 100 number-one songs, most of which he has also produced or co-produced, including Katy Perry's " I Kissed a Girl" (2008), Maroon 5's " One More Night" (2012), Taylor Swift's " Shake It Off" and " Blank Space" (2014), and The Weeknd's " Blinding Lights" and " Save Your Tears" (2019-2021). Baby One More Time" (1998), the Backstreet Boys' " I Want It That Way" (1999), and NSYNC's " It's Gonna Be Me" (2000). He rose to prominence in the late 1990s making a string of hit singles such as Britney Spears's ". Karl Martin Sandberg ( Swedish: born 26 February 1971), known professionally as Max Martin, is a Swedish record producer, songwriter, and retired singer.