Savan Kotecha
American songwriter and record producer from Austin, Texas
Savan Harish Kotecha (born August 28, 1978) is an American record producer and songwriter. He was 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.
Personal life
Kotecha is of Indian Gujarati descent.
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")
Emblem3 ("Chloe (You're the One I Want)")
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 U Seek Amy")
One Direction ("What Makes You Beautiful", "One Thing")
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")
JLS ("The Club Is Alive")
Vanessa Hudgens ("Say OK")
Liam Payne ("Sunshine")
Ed Sheeran ("Sapphire, "Symmetry")
December 10 (‘’Run My Way’’)
Discography
Awards and nominations
Kotecha has been the recipient of nine BMI Awards, 23 ASCAP Awards and two Billboard Music Awards, among others.
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