Jonas Gladnikoff


Jonas Gladnikoff is a Swedish songwriter and music producer. Born in Täby, he began songwriting at an early age. Later in life he moved to Åland in Finland before eventually moving to Stockholm. He has written several songs for singers from across Europe, but is best known for writing entries for the Eurovision Song Contest, the Junior Eurovision Song Contest, and for various national pre-selections. He studied songwriting at the Music Production Academy Musikmakarna, graduating in 2006. He co-wrote the songs that represented Ireland in 2009, 2010 and 2014: "Et Cetera" performed by Sinéad Mulvey & Black Daisy, "It's for You", performed by 1993 Eurovision winning Niamh Kavanagh, and "Heartbeat" sung by Can-linn.
Among his entries in national pre-selections for the Eurovision Song Contest he is best known for having co-written the runner up in the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2009, the Danish final, with the song "Someday" performed by the Icelandic singer Hera Björk, which became a big hit and also won the OGAE Second Chance Contest 2009 for Denmark. Gladnikoff is a member of the jazz pop project Technicoloured Roses. In 2021 he co-wrote and produced the song Llévame al cielo released by Drag Race España host Supremme de Luxe and which was later also used as the final challenge of the first season of the show where the top four recorded their own version of the song.

Entries in the Eurovision Song Contest

Entries in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest

  • "Réalta na mara" by Aimee Banks, Ireland,, 12th place
  • "IOU" by Taylor Hynes, Ireland,, 15th place
  • "Banshee" by Anna Kearney, Ireland,, 12th place
  • "Solas" by Sophie Lennon, Ireland,, 4th place

Entries in national Eurovision pre-selections

2006
  • "Po dhe jo" by Ingrid Jushi, eliminated
2007
  • "Open your eyes" by Charlene & Natasha, eliminated
  • "I Will Survive Without You" by Edgaras Kapocious, 10th place
2009
2010
2011
  • "Topsy Turvy" by J.Anvil, 10th place
  • "Falling" by Nikki Kavanagh, 2nd place
  • "Sueños rotos" by Melissa, 5th place
  • "Volver" by Auryn, 2nd place
  • "Tensão" by Filipa Ruas, 4th place
2012
  • "This Must Be Love" by Ana Mardare, 13th place
2013
2014
2015
  • "Right In" by Emily Charalambous, 11th place
  • "Sound of Colours" by Jurgis Bruzga, 5th place
2016
  • "All Around the World" by Deborah C, 11th place
  • "Fire Burn" by Dominic, 13th place
  • "Falling Glass" by Corazon, 8th place
  • "Who Needs a Heart?" by Kristel Lisberg, unplaced
  • "Good Enough" by Annica Milán & Kimmo Blom, 5th place
  • "Superhuman" by Xandra, eliminated
2017
  • "Tonight" by Deborah C & Josef Tabone, 7th place
  • "Victorious" by Virgis Valuntonis, eliminated
  • "Walk On By" by Xandra, 5th place
2018
  • "Back to Life" by Eleanor Cassar, 5th place
  • "Call 2morrow" by Matthew Anthony, 7th place
  • "We Can Run" by Avenue Sky, 9th place
  • "A Thousand Times" by Angie Ott, 5th place
  • "Devoted" by Johnny Bădulescu, 4th place
  • "Thinking About You" by Endless feat. Maria Grosu 6th place
  • "Try" by Xandra, 9th place
  • "Heaven" by MIHAI, 7th place
  • "The Voice" by Suren Poghosyan, 10th place
  • "Dišem" by Nina Petković, 5th place
  • "Aldrei gefast upp"/"Battleline" by Fókus, 5th place
2019
  • "Weight of the World" by Nicola, eliminated
  • "I Will Not Surrender" by Maxim Zavidia, 2nd place
2022
  • "Naked" by Leya Leanne, 9th place
  • "Guilty" by Møise, 10th place
2023
  • "Love Again" by Skrellex, 7th place
  • "Indestructible" by Cosmina, 8th place
  • "Haunted" by Lyndsay, eliminated
  • "Creeping Walls" by Nathan, 11th place
  • "Whatever Wind May Blow" by Dominic Cini & Anna Azzopardi, eliminated
  • "Love You Like That" by Jake, eliminated
2024
  • "Fever" by Cătălina Solomac, 4th place
  • "Return" by Mark, eliminated
2025
  • "Ég flýg í storminn"/"Stormchaser" by Birgo, eliminated

Entries in national Junior Eurovision pre-selections

2015
2018
  • "IOU" by Taylor Hynes, Ireland,, 1st place
2021
  • "Change" by Yulan Law, Unplaced

Other songwriting credits (highlights)