Chris Braide is a multi-platinum, 2× Grammy-nominated, Ivor Novello, ASCAP, and BMI award-winning British singer-songwriter, producer, artist, and musician with over 65 million records sold worldwide. Across multiple decades, he has crafted some of the world’s most enduring pop classics, including multiple UK and US #1 hits — among them the global anthem “Unstoppable” — blending art-pop and orchestral sophistication.
Braide’s signature style — blending melodic clarity, emotional precision, and widescreen production, all anchored by his unmistakable piano touch — has made him a sought-after collaborator. From his Malibu studio, he has written with and produced for artists including Beyoncé, Sia, and Lana Del Rey, while working alongside producers such as Hans Zimmer, Diplo, and David Guetta, and film directors Baz Luhrmann and Brady Corbet. He is one half of the progressive rock duo DBA with Yes keyboardist Geoff Downes.
His work with Sia has yielded multiple Billboard #1s — including 1000 Forms of Fear (2014, US #1, 6× Platinum) and This Is Acting (2016, US #1, 10× Platinum) — with “Unstoppable” (2024, US #1, 1.5 billion streams) becoming a modern anthem of resilience. The song earned a BMI Award (2023) for Most Performed Work, APRA Awards (2024 and 2025) for Most Performed Australian Work Overseas, and set a record with over 100 weeks on Billboard’s Adult Contemporary chart. Other milestones include “She Wolf (Falling to Pieces)” (David Guetta feat. Sia, US #1 Billboard Hot Dance Club chart, UK #1 Official Dance Singles Chart, 850M streams), “Flames” (2018, 1.8B streams, #1 Most Performed Song in Europe), and the award-winning “Out There”, co-written with Sia and co-produced with Hans Zimmer for the BBC’s Seven Worlds, One Planet, introduced live by Sir David Attenborough to over 100,000 people at Glastonbury.
He worked with Cathy Dennis to write and produce multiple UK #1 hits for Simon Fuller’s pop projects, including “Have You Ever” (2001), “Anything Is Possible” (2002, Ivor Novello Award, 1.7M copies sold), “Say Goodbye”(2003), and “After Dark” for Kylie Minogue’s Body Language (2003). With hitmaker Desmond Child, he co-wrote “Invisible” (2003, US #8, 2× ASCAP Awards) and “Dreams” (2004, US #1 Billboard Top Single Sales). He also co-wrote “This Is the Night” (2003, US #1, 2× Platinum, Billboard Music Award) — the best-selling US single of the year.
Braide’s work spans genres and generations with highlights including “God Made You Beautiful” for Beyoncé (US #1 Video Chart), “Blank Page” for Christina Aguilera (US #7), “30 Minute Love Affair” for Paloma Faith (UK #2), “Ten Feet Tall” for Afrojack (US #10), “Come See About Me” for Nicki Minaj (US #2, Platinum), “Million Dollar Man” for Lana Del Rey from her landmark #1 album Born to Die (33× Platinum; 600 weeks on Billboard), “Kill and Run” for The Great Gatsby soundtrack (US #1 Soundtracks), “Helium” for Sia (Fifty Shades Darker, US #5; UK #3), and “Lullabies”for Yuna (later reimagined as “Forever”, Diplo & Braide, US #1 Beatport Chart). He also produced Natalie Portman’s vocals and co-wrote original music for Corbet’s Vox Lux (2018).
Across a career defined by melody and emotional clarity, Chris Braide continues to shape modern pop from the piano outward — creating songs that last, not just songs that chart.
In parallel with his pop career, Braide maintains a deep body of artist-driven work. His long-running collaboration with Yes keyboardist Geoff Downes as Downes Braide Association has produced a series of acclaimed albums blending progressive roots with cinematic modern production, while his recent trilogy with friend and lyricist Dean Johnson marks a return to songwriting at its most personal — melodic, poetic, and rooted in emotional truth. Alongside this, Braide has released intimate piano recordings and reimagined classics, revealing the core of his musical voice in its purest form.