Peter Rycroft

British songwriter and producer

Lostboy

Background information
Birth name| Peter John Rees Rycroft
Born| October 1993, London, England
Genres|

* Pop
* dance-pop

Occupations| Songwriter, record producer
Years active| 2016–present
Website| areyoulostboy.com

Musical artist

Peter Rycroft (born October 1993),[1] known professionally as Lostboy, is a British songwriter and music producer. Active in the music fields since 2010s, he has written and produced music across multiple genres, working with Tiësto, Rita Ora, Ellie Goulding, Lewis Capaldi, Anne-Marie, Little Mix, Zedd and Ava Max. In 2023, he co-wrote Calvin Harris' single "Miracle" which spent 8 weeks at No.1 in the UK,[2] and produced and co-wrote Kylie Minogue's 2023 hit single "Padam Padam", for which he won the Grammy Award for Best Pop Dance Recording.[3]

## Early life

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Peter Rycroft began piano lessons at age six, then took drum lessons and joined several bands during high school. Originally planning to enroll at the Liverpool Institute for the Performing Arts to study song production, Rycroft took a gap year to tour with The Laurence Jones Band, and realised that he wanted to write songs.[4] Inspired by Peter Pan, with whom he shares a given name, Rycroft began working under pseudonym Lostboy.

## Career

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Fraser T. Smith got ahold of Lostboy's demo, and invited him to do additional production on songs for Anne-Marie and Gavin James. Lostboy soon began to work with an array of UK artists, writing and producing songs for Becky Hill, and producing 2019 single "Losing Me" for Gabrielle Aplin.[4] Lostboy went on to co-write Zedd and Kehlani's 2019 single "Good Thing", to co-write with Lewis Capaldi Rita Ora's 2020 single "How to Be Lonely", to co-produce with Tiësto his and Ava Max's 2021 single "The Motto",[5] and co-write and co-produce "Hate You" from Jung Kook's debut solo album "Golden", among others.

In 2022, Lostboy signed a global publishing deal with Sony Music Publishing UK.[5]

In 2023, Lostboy co-wrote with Ina Wroldsen Kylie Minogue's hit single "Padam Padam" which he also produced. He also co-wrote and produced the song "Rise" by Freya Ridings for the teen comedy film Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken.[6][7] The single is Minogue's first to break into the UK top 10 since 2011,[8] and her first ever to chart on the Billboard Hot Dance / Electronic Song list, peaking at Number 10.[9][10]

In 2023, Lostboy won Songwriter of the Year at the 2023 Music Business Worldwide A&R Awards.[11]

## Awards and nominations

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Award Show  | Year  | Category  | Work  | Result  | Ref(s)

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Music Business Worldwide A&R Awards | 2022  | Producer of the Year  | (Various)  | Nominated  | [12]
Music Business Worldwide A&R Awards | 2022  | Song of the Year  | "Remind Me" (Tom Grennan)  | Nominated  | [12]
Music Business Worldwide A&R Awards | 2023  | Producer of the Year  | (Various)  | Nominated  | [13]
Music Business Worldwide A&R Awards | 2023  | Song of The Year  | "Miracle" (Calvin Harris & Ellie Goulding)  | Nominated  | [13]
Music Business Worldwide A&R Awards | 2023  | Songwriter of The Year  | (Various)  | Won  | [11]
Grammy Awards | 2024  | Best Pop Dance Recording | "Padam Padam" (Kylie Minogue)  | Won  | [14]
ASCAP Awards | 2024  | Songwriter off The Year  | (Various)  | Won  | [1]

## References

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1. ^ Companies House, Lostboy Music
2. ^ "The Official Charts". Official Charts.
3. ^ "Lostboy | Artist". Grammy Award. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
4. ^ a b "That Sounds Great: Lostboy explains his songwriting experiences with Lewis Capaldi and others | That Sounds Great on Apple Podcasts". Apple Podcasts. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
5. ^ a b Robinson, Kristin (20 October 2022). "Publishing Briefs: Songclip Partners With Hipgnosis; Sony Finds Lostboy". Billboard. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
6. ^ Grow, Kory (18 May 2023). "Kylie Minogue Wants to Get Your Blood Pumping in 'Padam Padam' Video". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
7. ^ Geraghty, Hollie (18 May 2023). "Listen to Kylie Minogue's punchy new single 'Padam Padam'". NME. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
8. ^ "Kylie Minogue scores her first top 10 hit since 2010 – but what does Padam Padam mean?". BBC News. 16 June 2023. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
9. ^ Cusson, Michael (21 January 2013). "Hot Dance/Electronic Songs". Billboard. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
10. ^ Murray, Gordon (8 June 2023). "Kylie Minogue Notches First Top 10 on Hot Dance/Electronic Songs Chart With 'Padam Padam'". Billboard. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
11. ^ a b "The A&R Awards 2023: All The Winners". Music Business Worldwide. 8 November 2023. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
12. ^ a b "The A&R Awards 2022: The finalists revealed! - Music Business Worldwide". 22 September 2022.
13. ^ a b "The A&R Awards 2023: The finalists revealed! - Music Business Worldwide". 26 September 2023.
14. ^ "Here Are The Nominees For Best Pop Dance Recording At The 2024 Grammys". www.grammy.com. Retrieved 19 November 2023.