Terefe spent his early years in Caracas in Venezuela, where he learned to play the guitar, before moving back to Stockholm in 1979.
[1] At the age of 15 he was signed up to a publishing deal and briefly fronted a rock band, but soon realised that he preferred a role writing and producing for other people.
Terefe's early productions in Stockholm were for Swedish artists Sara Isaksson, Ardis and André de Lange.
[6] In 2009 Martin Terefe was ranked as the Number 10 most successful music producer of hit songs on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart.
[7] Terefe and songwriter Sacha Skarbek (who is also managed by Michael Dixon) wrote the UK's entry for the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest, titled "Love Will Set You Free" and sung by Engelbert Humperdinck.