{{Short description|American producer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, audio engineer}} {{Use mdy dates|date=February 2023}} {{Infobox person |name = Alexander Joseph Delicata | module = {{Infobox musical artist |embed=yes |genre = {{hlist|pop|country|hip-hop|R&B}} |label = BMI / Warner Chappell Music<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://warnerchappell.com/our-songwriters/ |title=Our songwriters |access-date=February 21, 2023 |archive-date=January 6, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230106132449/https://warnerchappell.com/our-songwriters/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |years_active = 2007–present |occupation = {{Hlist | Producer | songwriter | multi-instrumentalist | audio engineer}} <ref>{{cite web | url=https://musicengineering.frost.miami.edu/about/guest-engineers/index.html | title=Guest Engineers &#124; Frost School of Music &#124; University of Miami | access-date=February 21, 2023 | archive-date=February 21, 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230221231234/https://musicengineering.frost.miami.edu/about/guest-engineers/index.html | url-status=live }}</ref> |background = person<!-- track if single person or group for hCard microformat: use value person or group_or_band. --> }} }}

'''Alex Delicata''' is an American songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist, best known for co-writing Kygo & OneRepublic's "Lose Somebody", Rihanna's "California King Bed", Beyoncé's "Daddy Lessons" and Meek Mill's "All Eyes on You".<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.complex.com/music/2015/06/meek-mill-dreams-worth-more-than-money-review | title=Review: Meek Mill Finally Delivers the Album We Were All Hoping for in 2012 | website=Complex Networks | access-date=February 21, 2023 | archive-date=December 18, 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221218090637/https://www.complex.com/music/2015/06/meek-mill-dreams-worth-more-than-money-review | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine | url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-country/beyonces-daddy-lessons-her-americana-moment-64623/ | title=Beyoncé's 'Daddy Lessons': Her Americana Moment? | magazine=Rolling Stone | date=April 26, 2016 | access-date=February 21, 2023 | archive-date=February 21, 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230221231230/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-country/beyonces-daddy-lessons-her-americana-moment-64623/ | url-status=live }}</ref> A frequent collaborator of production teams The Monarch and The Runners, many of Delicata's documented musical contributions have begun with informal, impromptu guitar sessions to formulate potential melodies and lyrical themes.<ref>{{cite magazine | url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/kevin-cossom-daddy-lessons-beyonce-lemonade-7349863/ | title=Beyonce's Folky 'Lemonade' Track 'Daddy Lessons': Co-Writer Kevin Cossom Shares the Story Behind the 'Tough' Song | magazine=Billboard | access-date=February 21, 2023 | archive-date=February 21, 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230221231233/https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/kevin-cossom-daddy-lessons-beyonce-lemonade-7349863/ | url-status=live }}</ref> He has also worked with Rita Ora, MGK, Hunter Hayes, and Lil Wayne, among others.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.euphoriazine.com/blog/2023/02/interviews-hunter-hayes-red-sky/ | title=Hunter Hayes | date=February 9, 2023 | access-date=February 21, 2023 | archive-date=February 21, 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230221231232/https://www.euphoriazine.com/blog/2023/02/interviews-hunter-hayes-red-sky/ | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/304035-lil-wayne-s-funeral-see-full-production-credits-news | title=Lil Wayne's "Funeral": See Full Production Credits | website=HNHH | date=January 31, 2020 | access-date=February 21, 2023 | archive-date=February 21, 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230221231230/https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/304035-lil-wayne-s-funeral-see-full-production-credits-news | url-status=live }}</ref>

==Songwriting, instrumental and production credits== Credits are courtesy of Discogs, Tidal, Spotify, and AllMusic.

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" ! scope="col" style="width:30.5em;"| Title ! scope="col"| Year ! scope="col" style="width:12em;"| Artist ! scope="col" style="width:26em;"| Album |- ! scope="row"|"California King Bed" | 2010 | Rihanna | ''Loud'' |- ! scope="row"|"Swagger Jagger" | rowspan="2"| 2011 | Cher Lloyd | ''Sticks and Stones'' |- ! scope="row"|"Tomorrow Never Dies" | Nicole Scherzinger | ''Killer Love (Deluxe Edition)'' |- ! scope="row"|"How We Do (Party)" | rowspan="3"| 2012 | Rita Ora | ''Ora'' |- ! scope="row"|"Biggest Fan" | rowspan="2"| Chris Brown | rowspan="2"| ''Fortune (Deluxe Edition)'' |- ! scope="row"|"Do It Again" |- ! scope="row"|"Running Out of Reasons" | 2013 | The Wanted | ''Word of Mouth'' |- ! scope="row"|"By My Side" | 2014 | Great Good Fine Ok | ''Body Diamond'' |- ! scope="row"|"Gone" | rowspan="3"| 2015 | Machine Gun Kelly | ''General Admission'' |- ! scope="row"|"Force of Nature" | Bea Miller | ''Not an Apology'' |- ! scope="row"|"All Eyes on You" (Featuring Chris Brown & Nicki Minaj) | Meek Mill | ''Dreams Worth More Than Money'' |- ! scope="row"|"Daddy Lessons" | rowspan="2"| 2016 | Beyoncé | ''Lemonade'' |- ! scope="row"|"F**k Off" | The Lonely Island | ''Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping OST'' |- ! scope="row"|"Go for Broke" (Featuring James Arthur) | 2017 | MGK | ''Bloom'' |- ! scope="row"|"Lose Somebody" | rowspan="5"| 2020 | Kygo & OneRepublic | ''Golden Hour'' & ''Human'' |- ! scope="row"|"Dreams" | Lil Wayne | ''Funeral'' |- ! scope="row"|"Ankles" | Jessie Reyez | ''Before Love Came to Kill Us'' |- ! scope="row"|"Give A F***" <ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.wonderlandmagazine.com/2020/12/16/premiere-john-duff-give-a-fuck/ | title=John Duff is Taking Us to the Stage for His New Single "Give a Fuck" | date=December 16, 2020 | access-date=February 21, 2023 | archive-date=February 21, 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230221231232/https://www.wonderlandmagazine.com/2020/12/16/premiere-john-duff-give-a-fuck/ | url-status=live }}</ref> |John Duff |{{N/A|Non-album single}} |- ! scope="row"|"Other Side" <ref>{{cite web | url=https://raydarmagazine.com/khamari-creates-rnb-from-the-male-perspective/ | title=Khamari Creates Modern R&B from the Male Perspective — Raydar Magazine | date=March 15, 2022 | access-date=February 21, 2023 | archive-date=February 21, 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230221231234/https://raydarmagazine.com/khamari-creates-rnb-from-the-male-perspective/ | url-status=live }}</ref> | Khamari |''Eldorado'' |- ! scope="row"|"Sober" | 2023 | Hunter Hayes | ''Red Sky'' |- |}

==Awards and nominations== {| class="wikitable" ! scope="col"| Year ! scope="col"| Ceremony ! scope="col"| Award ! scope="col"| Result !Ref |- | 2016 | BMI R&B/Hip-Hip Awards | Most Performed R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (''All Eyes on You'') | {{won}} | style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.bmi.com/news/entry/2016_bmi_rb_hip_hop_awards | title=BMI Honors Toni Braxton with President's Award at 2016 BMI R&B/Hip-Hop Awards | date=September 2, 2016 | access-date=February 21, 2023 | archive-date=March 17, 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170317144800/https://www.bmi.com/news/entry/2016_bmi_rb_hip_hop_awards | url-status=live }}</ref> |- | 2017 | 59th Annual Grammy Awards | Grammy Award for Album of the Year (''Lemonade'') | {{nom}} | style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.grammy.com/artists/alex-delicata/19651|title=Artist. Alex Delicata|website=Grammy Awards|access-date=25 March 2023|archive-date=February 21, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230221231233/https://www.grammy.com/artists/alex-delicata/19651|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.bmi.com/news/entry/bmi-writers-take-major-grammy-nominations | title=BMI Writers Take Major GRAMMY Nominations | date=December 27, 2016 | access-date=February 21, 2023 | archive-date=February 21, 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230221231234/https://www.bmi.com/news/entry/bmi-writers-take-major-grammy-nominations | url-status=live }}</ref> |- | 2021 | BMI London Awards | Most Performed Songs (''Lose Somebody'') | {{won}} | style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.bmi.com/award-shows/london-2021/ | title=2021 BMI London Awards | access-date=February 21, 2023 | archive-date=October 12, 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211012110323/https://www.bmi.com/award-shows/london-2021/ | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.bmi.com/news/entry/bmi-2021-london-awards | title=BMI Celebrates its 2021 London Award Winners | date=October 11, 2021 | access-date=February 21, 2023 | archive-date=October 11, 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211011182226/https://www.bmi.com/news/entry/bmi-2021-london-awards | url-status=live }}</ref> |- | 2022 | BMI Pop Awards | Most Performed Songs (''Lose Somebody'') | {{won}} | style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.bmi.com/award-shows/pop-2022/ | title=2022 BMI Pop Awards | access-date=February 21, 2023 | archive-date=September 24, 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220924185649/https://www.bmi.com/award-shows/pop-2022/ | url-status=live }}</ref> |- |}

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