(born 1959 in Glasgow, Scotland) Ali Thomson is a Grammy and Emmy nominated, multi award winning songwriter and music producer. Over the last 30 years his songs have been recorded by artists from all over the world achieving many international hits (Roch Voisine, Laura Pausini, Girls Aloud, Mark Owen, Brian Kennedy, and many more). He was born in Glasgow, Scotland and moved to London shortly before his 17th birthday. A few years of jobs, bands and recording sessions followed before landing a publishing contract as a songwriter. Brother of Dougie Thomson.