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American songwriter and record producer
Savan Kotecha
Birth name Savan Harish Kotecha Origin
Austin, Texas , U.S. Genres Occupation(s) Labels
Musical artist
Savan Harish Kotecha is an American songwriter and record producer from
Austin, Texas .
[1] Kotecha is of
Indian (
Gujarati ) descent.
[2] He was also the executive music producer of the 2020 film
Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga , for which he wrote and produced several songs and performed one song.
[3]
Notable songs
Some of the artists for whom Kotecha has co-written notable songs include:
Lizzo ("
2 Be Loved ")
Ariana Grande ("
Problem ", "
Break Free ", "
Love Me Harder ", "
One Last Time ", "
Focus ", "
Into You ", "
Side to Side ", "
Bang Bang ", "
No Tears Left to Cry ", "
God Is a Woman ", "
Breathin ", "
Break Up with Your Girlfriend, I'm Bored ")
Katy Perry ("
Rise ")
Westlife ("
Obvious ", "
Amazing ", "
Us Against the World ", "
Beautiful in White ")
The Weeknd ("
Can't Feel My Face ", "
In The Night ")
Ellie Goulding ("
Love Me like You Do ", "
On My Mind ", "
Close to Me ")
Usher ("
DJ Got Us Fallin' in Love ")
Maroon 5 ("
One More Night ")
Britney Spears ("
I Wanna Go ", "
If You Seek Amy ")
One Direction ("
What Makes You Beautiful ")
Jessie J ,
Ariana Grande , and
Nicki Minaj ("
Bang Bang ")
Christina Aguilera ("
Your Body ")
Demi Lovato ("
Confident ", "
Cool For the Summer ")
Shayne Ward ("
No U Hang Up ", "
Breathless ")
Discography
[4]
[5]
Awards and nominations
Kotecha has been the recipient of nine
BMI Awards , 23
ASCAP Awards and two
Billboard Music Awards , among others.
[6]
References
^
Lindvall, Helienne (11 November 2010).
"Behind the music: Who's the guy with the silly wigs on The X Factor" .
The Guardian . Retrieved 2010-11-12 .
^
"Savan Kotecha, Songwriter" . ofindianorigin.co.uk . Archived from
the original on 2010-11-03. Retrieved 2015-10-24 . I come from a pretty traditional Gujarati family and that made getting into the music business pretty tricky. My parents like most Indian parents, wanted me to go to Uni and be a Doctor or Lawyer. That meant I was on my own for the most part as far as figuring out how to 'make it'. It also gave me something to prove which made me work extra hard.
^ Tangcay, Jazz (2020-06-26).
"Behind the Music of 'Eurovision,' Where Spoof Songs Say so Much" .
Variety . Retrieved 2020-10-28 .
^
discography | Kanani Songs
^
Discography | All Music
^ Robert, Yola (July 13, 2020).
"Legendary Songwriter Savan Kotecha Joins Holberton School Board Of Trustees To Increase Tech Diversity" .
Forbes . Retrieved October 2, 2020 .
^
"Savan Kotecha" . goldenglobes.com .
Hollywood Foreign Press Association . Retrieved October 2, 2020 .
^
"Savan Kotecha" . grammy.com .
The Recording Academy . Retrieved October 2, 2020 .
^ McIntyre, Hugh (March 15, 2021).
"Get To Know The Best Original Song Oscar Nominees" .
Forbes . Retrieved April 6, 2021 .
External links
2010s
"
Everything Is Awesome " – Written by
Shawn Patterson ,
Joshua Bartholomew ,
Lisa Harriton ,
Andy Samberg ,
Akiva Schaffer , and
Jorma Taccone (2014)
"
Dancing in the Dark " – Written by
Tor Erik Hermansen ,
Mikkel Storleer Eriksen ,
Ester Dean ,
Maureen Anne McDonald , and
Rihanna (2015)
"
Can't Stop the Feeling! " – Written by
Justin Timberlake ,
Max Martin , and
Shellback (2016)
"
Confident " – Written by
Demi Lovato ,
Ilya Salmanzadeh ,
Savan Kotecha , and
Max Martin (2017)
"Stronger Than I Ever Was" – Written by
Elton John and
Bernie Taupin (2018)
"Beautiful Life" – Written by
Bebe Rexha , David Saint Fleur, Samuel James Zammarelli, Nicholas Black, and Christopher Tempest (2019)
2020s
"Just Sing" – Written by
Max Martin ,
Justin Timberlake ,
Ludwig Göransson , and
Sarah Aarons (2020)
"Good Mood" – Written by Karl Johan Schuster,
Savan Kotecha ,
Oscar Görres , and
Adam Levine (2021)
"Ciao Papa" – Written by
Alexandre Desplat , Roeben Katz, and
Guillermo del Toro (2022)
"
Better Place " – Written by
Shellback ,
Justin Timberlake , and
Amy Allen (2023)