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Antonina Armato

Antonina Armato is an American songwriter, record producer, music producer and businesswoman. She is the co-founder and member of Rock Mafia, a record production/songwriting team. She has worked with

Antonina Armato is an American songwriter, record producer, music producer and businesswoman. She is the co-founder and member of Rock Mafia, a record production/songwriting team. She has worked with Justin Bieber, Zedd, Gwen Stefani, Demi Lovato, Christina Aguilera, Vanessa Hudgens, Miley Cyrus, Selena Gomez, No Doubt, Wyclef Jean, Green Day, Sheena Easton, Mariah Carey, Ariana Grande, Flo Rida, Ellie Goulding, Tokio Hotel, AGNEZ MO, Jojo Siwa, and BTS. She has produced and written songs for the soundtracks of the films Descendants 3 and Descendants: The Rise of Red. Career 1980s–1990s One of Armato’s first major hits was “I Still Believe”, which reached number 13 on the Billboard Hot 100 for Brenda K. Starr after being featured on her self-titled album. The track was later covered by Mariah Carey. Armato wrote the song about her first love, later recalling that she “felt every word of it”. She wrote the Top 40 radio hit “Come Back To Me” for singer Vanessa Hudgens. She also wrote and produced the top 5 single, “Love You like a Love Song” for Selena Gomez. She co-wrote and produced Miley Cyrus’s Top 10 singles “See You Again” and “7 Things” and her single “Fly on the Wall”. She co

Era
21st Century
Lived
1974–present
From
United States
Born in
Santa Monica
Known as
songwriter, record producer, businessperson
Genres
pop rock