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American songwriter and record producer

Musical artist

Savan Harish Kotecha is an Oscar,[1]Golden Globe[2] and multi Grammy[3] nominated American songwriter and record producer from Austin, Texas.[4] Kotecha is of Indian (Gujarati) descent.[5] 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.[6]

Notable songs[edit]

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[edit]

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Awards and nominations[edit]

Kotecha has been the recipient of nine BMI Awards, 23 ASCAP Awards and two Billboard Music Awards, among others.[9]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Tagat, Anurag (April 26, 2021). “Oscar Nominee and Songwriter Savan Kotecha Talks ‘Eurovision Song Contest,’ Indian Roots”. Rolling Stone India. Retrieved January 19, 2023.
  2. ^ “Savan Kotecha”. Golden Globes. Retrieved January 19, 2023.
  3. ^ “All GRAMMY Awards and Nominations for Savan Kotecha”. Grammy Awards. Retrieved January 19, 2023.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ “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.
  6. ^ Tangcay, Jazz (2020-06-26). “Behind the Music of ‘Eurovision,’ Where Spoof Songs Say so Much”. Variety. Retrieved 2020-10-28.
  7. ^ discography | Kanani Songs
  8. ^ Discography | All Music
  9. ^ Robert, Yola (July 13, 2020). “Legendary Songwriter Savan Kotecha Joins Holberton School Board Of Trustees To Increase Tech Diversity”. Forbes. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
  10. ^ “Savan Kotecha”. goldenglobes.com. Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
  11. ^ “Savan Kotecha”. grammy.com. The Recording Academy. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
  12. ^ McIntyre, Hugh (March 15, 2021). “Get To Know The Best Original Song Oscar Nominees”. Forbes. Retrieved April 6, 2021.

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