Chris DeStefano
Christopher Michael DeStefano is a Grammy Award-winning American singer/songwriter, record producer and multi instrumentalist currently residing in Nashville, Tennessee. As a songwriter, he has multiple #1 songs with artists Carrie Underwood, Billy Currington, Brett Eldredge, Luke Bryan, Miranda Lambert & Carrie Underwood, Rascal Flatts and Jason Aldean.
Raised in Mount Laurel, New Jersey, DeStefano graduated from Lenape High School in 1993, where he was an active participant in the school's music program while playing in his spare time with a progressive rock band in the area.
Underwood's "Good Girl", which DeStefano co-wrote, reached number 1 on Hot Country Songs in 2012. DeStefano also co-wrote and produced Brett Eldredge's number 1 single "Don't Ya".
Chris also co-wrote the Carrie Underwood, 7 week, #1 song “Something in the Water”, the 3rd longest running female #1 Hot Country song in chart history. DeStefano co-wrote "Kiss Somebody" with its Australian singer, Morgan Evans, and fellow American songwriter, Josh Osborne. At the APRA Music Awards of 2018 the song and its writers won Country Work of the Year.
Discography
Songwriting discography
| Year | Artist | Album | Song | Co-written with |
| 2010 | David Archuleta | The Other Side of Down | "Something 'Bout Love" | David Archuleta, Sam Hollander, Dave Katz |
| 2011 | Kelly Clarkson | Stronger | "Let Me Down" | Kelly Clarkson |
| 2011 | David Cook | This Loud Morning | "This Is Not The Last Time" | David Cook, David Hodges |
| 2011 | Eli Young Band | Life at Best | "Every Other Memory" | Catt Gravitt, Josh Kear |
| 2011 | Scotty McCreery | Clear as Day | "Better Than That" | Jess Cates, Craig Wiseman |
| 2012 | Kris Allen | Thank You Camellia | "Turn the Pages" | Kris Allen, Jess Cates, Lindy Robbins |
| 2012 | Kris Allen | Thank You Camellia | "Shut That Door" | Kris Allen, Jess Cates |
| 2012 | Connie Britton | ' | "Buried Under" | Natalie Hemby |
| 2012 | Jana Kramer | Jana Kramer | "Why Ya Wanna" | Catt Gravitt, Ashley Gorley |
| 2012 | Haley Reinhart | Listen Up! | "Now That You're Here" | Haley Reinhart, Sam Watters |
| 2012 | Carrie Underwood | Blown Away | "Good Girl" | Carrie Underwood, Ashley Gorley |
| 2013 | Lauren Alaina | "Barefoot and Buckwild" | Lauren Alaina, Jon Nite | |
| 2013 | Big Time Rush | 24/Seven | "Picture This" | Carlos Pena Jr., James Maslow, Ashley Gorley |
| 2013 | Big Time Rush | 24/Seven | "Just Getting Started" | Kendall Schmidt, Logan Henderson, Ashley Gorley |
| 2013 | Big Time Rush | 24/Seven | "Lost in Love" | Carlos Pena Jr., Jake Miller, Shari Short |
| 2013 | Big Time Rush | 24/Seven | "Na Na Na" | Carlos Pena Jr., Ashley Gorley |
| 2013 | Luke Bryan | Crash My Party | "That's My Kind of Night" | Dallas Davidson, Ashley Gorley |
| 2013 | Billy Currington | We Are Tonight | “Hey Girl” | Rhett Akins, Ashley Gorley |
| 2013 | Gavin DeGraw | Make a Move | "Heartbreak" | Gavin DeGraw |
| 2013 | Brett Eldredge | Bring You Back | "Don't Ya" | Brett Eldredge, Ashley Gorley |
| 2013 | Florida Georgia Line | Here's to the Good Times | "Take It Out on Me" | Ashley Gorley, Shane McAnally |
| 2013 | Jake Owen | Days of Gold | "Ghost Town" | Ashley Gorley, Shane McAnally |
| 2013 | Jake Owen | Days of Gold | "Life of the Party" | Ashley Gorley, Dallas Davidson |
| 2013 | Chris Young | A.M. | "Aw Naw" | Chris Young, Ashley Gorley |
| 2013 | Chris Young | A.M. | "A.M." | Chris Young, Ashley Gorley |
| 2013 | Chris Young | A.M. | "Goodbye" | Chris Young, Ashley Gorley |
| 2013 | Chris Young | A.M. | "We're Gonna Find It Tonight" | Chris Young, Rhett Akins |
| 2014 | Jason Aldean | Old Boots, New Dirt | "Just Gettin' Started" | Rhett Akins, Ashley Gorley |
| 2014 | Dan + Shay | Where It All Began | "Nothin' Like You" | Ashley Gorley, Dan Smyers, Shay Mooney |
| 2014 | Florida Georgia Line | Anything Goes | "Smile" | Dallas Davidson, Ashley Gorley |
| 2014 | Florida Georgia Line | Anything Goes | "Every Night" | Tyler Hubbard, Tyler Kelley, Ashley Gorley |
| 2014 | Lucy Hale | Road Between | "Kiss Me" | Mike Daly, Ashley Gorley, Lindy Robbins |
| 2014 | Lucy Hale | Road Between | "Lie a Little Better" | Mike Daly, Melissa Peirce |
| 2014 | Lucy Hale | Road Between | "That's What I Call Crazy" | Ashley Gorley, Kacey Musgraves |
| 2014 | Miranda Lambert | Platinum | "Somethin' Bad" | Brett James, Priscilla Renea |
| 2014 | Rascal Flatts | Rewind | "Rewind" | Ashley Gorley, Eric Paslay |
| 2014 | Cole Swindell | Cole Swindell | "Swayin'" | Rhett Akins, Ashley Gorley |
| 2014 | Chase Rice | Ignite the Night | "Ready Set Roll" | Chase Rice, Rhett Akins |
| 2014 | Chase Rice | Ignite the Night | "Do It Like This" | Dallas Davidson, Ashley Gorley |
| 2014 | Chase Rice | Ignite the Night | "Beach Town" | Chase Rice, Jon Nite |
| 2014 | Chase Rice | Ignite the Night | "Beer With The Boys" | Chase Rice, Ashley Gorley |
| 2014 | Chase Rice | Ignite the Night | "We Goin' Out" | Chase Rice, Shane Minor |
| 2014 | Chase Rice | Ignite the Night | "50 Shades Of Crazy" | Chase Rice, Jon Nite |
| 2014 | Chase Rice | Ignite the Night | "Best Beers Of Our Lives" | Chase Rice, Shane Minor |
| 2014 | Carrie Underwood | ' | "Something in the Water" | Carrie Underwood, Brett James |
| 2014 | Carrie Underwood | "Little Toy Guns" | Carrie Underwood, Hillary Lindsey | |
| 2015 | Bon Jovi | Burning Bridges | "Life Is Beautiful" | Jon Bon Jovi, Billy Falcon |
| 2015 | Luke Bryan | Kill the Lights | "Kick the Dust Up" | Dallas Davidson, Ashley Gorley |
| 2015 | Kelly Clarkson | Piece by Piece | "Second Wind" | Shane McAnally, Maren Morris |
| 2015 | Thomas Rhett | Tangled Up | "Tangled" | Adam Hoffman, Matt Lipkins, Josh Osborne, Scott Schwartz |
| 2015 | Carrie Underwood | Storyteller | "Renegade Runaway" | Carrie Underwood, Hillary Lindsey |
| 2015 | Carrie Underwood | Storyteller | "Smoke Break" | Carrie Underwood, Hillary Lindsey |
| 2015 | Carrie Underwood | Storyteller | "Clock Don't Stop" | Hillary Lindsey, Blair Daly |
| 2016 | Dan + Shay | Obsessed | "From the Ground Up" | Dan Smyers, Shay Mooney |
| 2016 | Rachel Platten | Wildfire | "Superman" | Rachel Platten, Lindy Robbins |
| 2016 | Bon Jovi | This House Is Not for Sale | "Roller Coaster" | Jon Bon Jovi, Ashley Gorley |
| 2018 | Carrie Underwood | NBC Sunday Night Football | "Game On" | Carrie Underwood, Brett James |
| 2018 | - | - | - | Carrie Underwood, Brett James |
| 2018 | - | - | - | - |