Martin Harrington

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Martin Harrington is a British songwriter, record producer and music publisher. He has written songs for artists including Emma Bunton, Five, Celine Dion, Natalie Imbruglia and Blue.{{citation needed|date= April 2023}} The song "Love at First Sight" by Kylie Minogue, of which he was one of the co-writers, was nominated for both Grammy and Ivor Novello awards{{cite book|last=Sinclair|first=David|title=Wannabe: how the Spice Girls reinvented pop fame|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UeGVatY5WzIC&pg=PA57|accessdate=24 September 2010|date=15 June 2004|publisher=Omnibus Press|isbn=978-0-7119-8643-5|page=57}} and was the most played song on UK radio in 2002. The song "Shiver" by Natalie Imbruglia, of which he was one of the co-producers, was the most played song on UK radio in 2005.{{citation needed|date= April 2023}}

In June 2016, Harrington and Thomas Leonard filed a $20 million lawsuit against Ed Sheeran, alleging that his song "Photograph" copied elements from their 2009 composition "Amazing," performed by Matt Cardle. The case was settled in 2017 under undisclosed terms.{{cite news |title=Ed Sheeran is being sued for $20m by two songwriters over his track Photograph |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-36486648 |work=BBC News |date=9 June 2016}}