American songwriter and record producer
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")
- 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 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")
- JLS ("The Club Is Alive")
- Vanessa Hudgens ("Say OK")
Discography
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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.
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