Nina Woodford (born 13 July 1979)[1] Stockholm, is the daughter of the Swedish music producer Sten Sandahl,[2] and the Black American social anthropologist Prudence Woodford-Berger.
[3] At the age of 16,[4] she began her career singing backing vocals for Swedish artists Eric Gadd, Titiyo, and The Navigators.
[4] At age 25, Woodford moved to London, and wrote the European Hot 100 #1 smash hit, Broken Strings,[4] by James Morrison from his album Songs for You, Truths for Me.
Nina was tapped by Sesame Street in 2021 to compose a song honoring Juneteenth, a federal holiday in the United States commemorating the emancipation of African-American slaves.
[7] She has also written for Leona Lewis, Idina Menzel, Tom Jones, Sugababes, Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Christina Milian, The Saturdays, and Jay Sean.