Wayne Hector

We chat to multi-million-selling songwriter Wayne Hector on The Ivors red carpet to learn about the producer's role in the 21st century pop sound and why he'd love to work with Stevie Wonder…

Anita Awbi
  • By Anita Awbi
  • 1 Jun 2016
  • min read
Multi-million-selling songwriter Wayne Hector is one of Britain’s biggest modern musical exports.

Over his career, he’s penned more than 30 number one singles including hits for the likes of One Direction, The Wanted and Nicki Minaj.

In honour of his extraordinary global success, he received the prestigious International Achievement Award at the 61st Ivor Novello Awards last month.

We caught up with him on the red carpet to chat about the producer's role in the 21st century pop sound, his recognition at The Ivors and why he'd love to work with Stevie Wonder…