Sia has no desire to be famous, when she performs her hits like “Chandelier” and “Elastic Heart” she doesn’t show her face to the audience. Even on Saturday Night Live she was turned facing away from the audience. What fans might not know about this mysterious artist is that she is the lyrical mastermind behind some of the biggest pop songs to date.

Sia is continuing her run on the charts with her latest single, “Big Girls Cry” and has just released the music video. The video features her mini-me muse Maddie Ziegler. Sia co-directed the video along with Daniel Askill and Ryan Heffington choreographed it. The video keeps the same emotional and schizophrenic feel that has been featured in her other music videos.

In honor of her new music video and mysterious style, TheCelebrityCafe.com is counting down the top ten songs that were written by Sia that fans might not know she was behind. From Britney Spears to Rihanna, all of these artists have recorded words originally created by Sia.

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Britney Spears released her eight studio album Britney Jean and one of the first singles off of that album was “Perfume.” Sia managed to capture Spears musical style but also showcase how far she has come as an artist and her maturity.

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9. No. 9

Even though Christina Aguilera’s Bionic wasn’t a huge success for her, it did feature a couple of breakout singles like “You Lost Me.” The song was written by Sia and performed beautiful by Aguilera. She added a haunting layer to it with her vocal delivery and the lyrics are attention grabbing from the beginning to the end.

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8. No. 8

Latin superstar Shakira recorded “She Wolf” and the song was a huge success. Sia wrote the hit that was able to capture Shakira’s personality and confidence. Sia has a way of channeling these artists when she is working, this song is perfectly crafted for Shakira.

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7. No. 7

Sia has worked with Celine Dion, for many songwriters this would be the height of their career but for Sia it was just another day at the office. The two co-wrote this single, which was featured on Dion’s latest album.

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6. No. 6

Jessie J and Sia are a musical match and that is clear on her hit single, “Breathe” which was released back in 2013. This was featured on her second album, Alive and really shows off just what an emotional and powerful singer J is. Sia captured that energy and passion within the lyrics of “Breathe.”

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5. No. 5

When David Guetta released “Titanium” it took over the music charts and radio airwaves. This song was everywhere. The mastermind behind it was none other than Sia. Sia, who is also featured on the song, wrote a hit that felt modern and brand new. Sia has been able to take pop music and reinvented it.

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4. No. 4

Glee star Lea Michele first solo effort, “Cannonball,” was written by Sia. Sia met with Michele after the death of her boyfriend Cory Monteith. Together they decide that a song should be written about the need to move on in a positive way and honor Monteith. “Cannonball” was the result and it seemed like a tribute that Michele was proud of.

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3. No. 3

Beyonce recorded and released “Pretty Hurts” back in 2013. Katy Perry and Rihanna passed on the song but once Beyonce heard it, she wanted to record it immediately. This is a powerful anthem that was sung beautiful by Beyonce. After realizing that Sia wrote the album, you can hear her lyrical influences and word choices within the song.

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2. No. 2

Sia doesn’t just write for powerful female singers, she wrote Ne-Yo’s massive hit, “Let Me Love You (Until You Learn To Love Yourself).” The song was an instant success and crossed over from being just an R&B song and was also a catchy pop song. Sia has a ear for musical successes that can take over the pop chart.

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Sia wrote one of Rihanna’s biggest hit “Diamonds.” The song was released back in 2012 and reportedly only took 14 minutes to write, when Rihanna recorded the song she stuck to the inflections and style that Sia had used when she wrote the song. “Diamonds” is one of Rihanna’s most successful singles and also showcased her incredible vocal range and passion.