Stargate (music producers)

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Stargate is a Norwegian record production and songwriting duo, composed of Tor E. Hermansen (born 14 October 1972) and Mikkel S. Eriksen (born 10 December 1972) and based in Los Angeles, California. The duo has been credited on hit songs and albums for American R&B, pop and hip hop acts. Formed in 1996 in Trondheim, Norway, Stargate broke into the US recording industry in 2001, with their first major credit on the single "One Night Stand" by British girl group Mis-Teeq, which peaked within the top five of the Billboard Dance Charts. Stargate and Mis-Teeq saw further US chart success with the release of "Scandalous", which peaked at number two on the chart, as well as within the top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100. In 2006, Stargate produced the single "So Sick" by American R&B singer Ne-Yo, which peaked atop the Billboard Hot 100. They have since produced ten songs that did so, such as Beyoncé's worldwide hit "Irreplaceable", and Katy Perry's "Firework". The duo has worked extensively with...

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