Esther Renay Dean, known professionally as Ester Dean, is an American singer-songwriter and record producer. She rose to prominence as a pop songwriter in the late 2000s and wrote numerous hit songs for singers including Rihanna, Katy Perry, Britney Spears, Nicki Minaj, and Beyoncé through the 2010s. She has acted in numerous films, including the 2012 musical comedy Pitch Perfect and its sequels. == Life and career == Esther Renay Dean was born in Muskogee, Oklahoma, to single mother Hester... [more on Wikipedia]