Giorgio Tuinfort
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30 April 1981
- Record producer
- songwriter
- keyboardist
- Piano
- keyboards
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| Born | Giorgio Hesdey Tuinfort 30 April 1981 Paramaribo, Suriname |
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| Formerly of | D-Men |
| Website | giorgiotuinfort |
Giorgio Hesdey Tuinfort (born 30 April 1981) is a Dutch record producer and pianist. He is best known for his production work for Senegalese-American singer Akon and DJ David Guetta. Tuinfort has been credited on releases by artists such as Michael Jackson, Gwen Stefani, Rihanna, Sia, Lady Gaga, Martin Garrix, Ariana Grande, Céline Dion, Charlie Puth, Britney Spears, Whitney Houston, Usher, others Lionel Richie, among others.
Born in Suriname, Tuinfort moved to the Netherlands at the age of one. His musical career started at age four, after he attended a special music class for toddlers. After being touted as a "musical promise", he was admitted to the Young Talent Class of the Royal Conservatory of The Hague in 1992. Tuinfort then studied Classical music, with his major instrument being the piano.
Tuinfort's production and composition abilities were first discovered in 1997 by Rutger “Rutti” Kroese, who gave him the platform to work with well-established Dutch artists such as Re-Play, Brace, Ebon-E, Negativ and Lange Frans & Baas B. Through this, Tuinfort became a sought-after name in local music production. Subsequently, Tuinfort embarked on an international career and moved to the United States to work with the then-upcoming Senegalese American recording artist Akon. As his frequent co-producer, he saw commercial success with contributions to the singer's singles including "“Right Now (Na, Na, Na)", "Beautiful", and "What You Got".
In the years following, he collaborated with numerous international artists. He began collaborating with French DJ David Guetta in 2009, and saw further success blending EDM with pop and urban music. This resulted in him contributing to Guetta's singles such as "Titanium" with Sia and "One Last Time" with Ariana Grande. In the interim, Giorgio has shown his intercontinental abilities with successes on both Japanese and Indian soil. He co-produced ‘Scarlet’ for the Japanese group J Soul Brothers II, which became a major success and reached the number one position on the Japanese charts. In India, he co-produced “Chammak Challo” for the Bollywood film Ra.One. The song was named the most successful digital song and video of the year, winning a Merchi “Song of the Year” Award.
Tuinfort composed musical themes for the UEFA 2016 European Football Championships. Aside from the title song with David Guetta, Tuinfort also composed classical renditions, which were recorded by the 130-piece Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra and received international praise.
Tuinfort, together with Franck van der Heijden, is the composer of the UEFA Nations League theme song, which was lauded by critics as one of the best contemporary classical pieces of modern times.[1][2] Giorgio once again composed all music for the UEFA Euro 2020, including the official song of the tournament ‘We Are the People’ together with Martin Garrix, Bono and The Edge.
Giorgio continues his musical success story, as recently as the 2025 smash "Gone Gone Gone" by DJ and music producer David Guetta, American singer-songwriter Teddy Swims and Australian singer-songwriter Tones and I.
When asked, Giorgio always mentions Classical Music as the "Love of his Life" and expresses his ambitions to release his own music in 2026.
Awards
Giorgio was nominated for a Grammy Award four times, winning twice. He won the prestigious BMI Songwriter Award an unprecedented 30 times. He is a recipient of the Buma Export Award (an award given to Dutch composers who have sold the most records abroad). He was also awarded the Golden Harp (Dutch music accomplishment award) and a Gouden Kalf (Dutch equivalent of the Oscars) for his music score for the Dutch film Bolletjes Blues. In 2015, Giorgio was commended by the Dutch royal family in recognition of his achievements and contributions to Dutch music on an international scale.
Personal life
Giorgio is known for avoiding the limelight and not being present on social media, citing "Music should speak for itself".[citation needed]
