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Walter Afanasieff

American record producer and songwriter · United States · On the map · Musicians · Born 1958 · age 68

Walter Afanasieff, formerly nicknamed Baby Love in the 1980s, is an American record producer and songwriter. He was a frequent collaborator of Mariah Carey on her first six studio albums.

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Afanasieff and Carey co-wrote many songs together, including the number-one singles "Hero", "All I Want for Christmas Is You", "One Sweet Day", and "My All". He won the 1999 Grammy Award in the Record of the Year category for producing "My Heart Will Go On" by Celine Dion, and the 2000 Grammy Award for Producer of the Year, Non-Classical.

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United States
Category
Musicians
Type
Singer / Musician
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Living
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Born 1958 · age 68

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