Savan Kotecha
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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
- "If I Had You" (US CHR #15)
- "Evil in the Night"
- "The Original High"
- "Things I Didn't Say"
- "Start Without You" (UK #1)
- "What Happens on the Dance Floor"
- "Broken Heels" (UK #8)
- "The Silence" (UK #16)
- "Dumb"
- "Gotta Go"
- "Friday I'll Be Over U"
- "Just Like You"
- "Focus" (US #7) (UK #10)
- "Problem" (featuring Iggy Azalea) (US #2) (UK #1)
- "Break Free" (featuring Zedd) (US# 4) (UK #16)
- "One Last Time" (US #13) (UK #2)
- "Love Me Harder" (featuring The Weeknd) (US #7) (UK #48)
- "Bang Bang" (with Jessie J and Nicki Minaj) (US #3) (UK #1)
- "Santa Tell Me" (US Holiday Song Chart #1) (US #9) (UK #8)
- "Into You" (US #13) (UK #14)
- "Side to Side" (featuring Nicki Minaj) (US #4) (UK #4)
- "Everyday" (featuring Future) (US #55) (UK #123)
- "Greedy"
- "Sometimes"
- "Bad Decisions"
- "Touch It"
- "They Don't Know"
- "No Tears Left To Cry" (US #3) (UK #2)
- "God Is a Woman" (US #8) (UK #4)
- "Everytime" (US #62)
- "Breathin" (US #12) (UK #8)
- "Bloodline" (US #22)
- "Bad Idea" (US #27)
- "Ghostin" (US #25)
- "Break Up with Your Girlfriend, I'm Bored" (US #2) (UK #1)
- "Don't Call Me Angel" (US #13) (UK #2)
- "Bad to You" (with Normani and Nicki Minaj)
- "Nobody" (with Chaka Khan)
- "How I Look on You"
- "Bye" (US #25)
- "Don't Wanna Break Up Again" (US #28)
- "Saturn Returns Interlude"
- "Yes, And?" (US #1)
- "We Can't Be Friends (Wait for Your Love)" (US #1)
- "I Wish I Hated You" (US #39)
- "Imperfect for You" (US #37)
- "Twilight Zone" (US #18)
- "Dandelion" (US #38)
- "Past Life" (US #53)
- "Hampstead" (US #54)
- "Sunset Jesus"
- "I’ll Survive You"
- "I Wanna Go" (US #7) (US POP/CHR #1)
- "Up n’ Down"
- "If U Seek Amy" (US #19)
- "All That Comes Out Of My Mouth"
- "Quitter"
- "Inside Your Heaven" (US #1)
- "Easier To Lie"
- "Eyes on Me"
- "Let Your Heart Decide"
- "Want U Back" (UK #25) (US #12)
- "Grow Up (feat. Busta Rhymes)"
- "Over The Moon"
- "Dirty Love"
- "With Ur Love" (UK #4)
- "I Wish" (feat. T.I.) (US #117)
- "M.F.P.O.T.Y"
- "Killing It"
- "Alone With Me"
Charlie Puth
- "Empty Cups"
Christian TV
- "Love2Baby"
- "Your Body" (US #34) (UK #16)
- "Let There Be Love"
- "Love Fight"
- "Vibe On"
- "Speakers" (#29 Hot AC)
- "I Can't Break It to My Heart" (AUS #13)
- "Really Don't Care" (feat. Cher Lloyd) (US #26) (US Top 40 #7)
- "Something That We're Not"
- "Shouldn't Come Back"
- "Cool for the Summer" (UK #7) (US #11)
- "Confident" (US #21)
- "Stars"
- "Love Me Like You Do" (UK #1) (US #3)
- "On My Mind" (UK #5) (US #13)
- "Codes"
- "Don't Need Nobody"
- "Army"
- "Close to me"
- "Ring My Bells"
- "Chloe (You're the One I Want)" (US #93)
- "Spaghetti"
- "Teenage Kings"
- "Better Together"
G-Eazy feat. Jeremih
- "Saw It Coming"
- "Ride It" (UK #4)
Glee
- "Loser like Me" (US #6)
- "Light Up the World" (US #33)
- "All About You" (US Mainstream Top 40 - #38)
- "Sempre Sempre"
- "Una Noche"
- "Mama"
- "First Love" (US CHR: 20)
- "I Look So Good (Without You)" (US CHR #43)
- "Burn It Up"
- "Bang Bang" (with Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj)
- "The Club Is Alive" (UK #1)
- "36 Tricks of Love" (爱情三十六計) (Taiwan #1) (Taiwan Radio #1) (China #1)
- "My Shoes" (Radio Disney #11)
- "Beauty and a Beat" (featuring Nicki Minaj) (US #5)
- "All That Matters (The Beautiful Life)"
- "One by One"
- "I Got You" (UK #14)
- "Brave"
- "Naked"
- "Outta My Head"
- "Psycho B**ch"
- "Sunshine"
- "2 Be Loved"
- "Disconnected"
- "Symptoms Of You"
iCarly Soundtrack
- "Stay My Baby" (Radio Disney #19)
- "Oh Oh"
- "Devil Pray"
- "Addicted"
- "Borrowed Time"
- "Tu Vecina" (featuring Ty Dolla Sign)
- "Feel"
- "If Not For You"
- "One More Night" (US #1)
- "Release You"
- "Forever Until Tomorrow"
- "Around the World" (featuring Fetty Wap)
- "Under You"
- "Motivation" (US #33) (UK #27)
- "Bad to You" (with Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj)
- "Back It Up" (feat. Pitbull) (US #98) (Grammy Nominated)
- "Live While We're Young" (US #3) (UK #3)
- "What Makes You Beautiful" (US #4) (UK #1)
- "Na Na Na"
- "I Wish"
- "Up All Night"
- "Save You Tonight"
- "Kiss You" (UK #9) (US #19)
- "One Thing" (UK #9)
- "Heart Attack"
- "Last First Kiss"
- "Back For You"
- "Nobody Compares"
- "Still The One"
- "Change My Mind"
- "Magic"
- "Happily"
Paul Potts
- "Mamma"
- "Roll The Credits" (US CHR #37)
- "Would You Mind"
- "Teacher"
- "Open Arms"
- "No More"
- "Me Necesita" (feat. CNCO)
- "Let's Not Be Alone Tonight"
- "Back Together" (feat. Nicki Minaj)
Sage The Gemini feat. Nick Jonas
- "Good Thing" (US #78)
- "How Do You Sleep?" (US #24) (UK #7)
- "If That's OK with You" (UK #2)
- "No U Hang Up" (UK #2)
- "Breathless" (UK #6)
- "Damaged"
- "Some Tears Never Dry"
- "Until You"
- "Melt the Snow"
- "U Got Me So"
- "You Make Me Wish"
- "Stand by Me" (UK #14)
- "Something Worth Living For"
- "A Better Man"
- "T Shirt" (US #36) (UK #6)
- "Lions"
- "Calm Down"
- "Pointless Relationship" (AUS #5)
- "Whatever Will Be" (AUS #13)
- "Almost Me"
- "Somebody To You" (UK #4)
- "Nobody Love" (US #60)
- "Expensive"
- "California Lovers"
- "Sexy, Naughty, Bitchy"
- "Call Him Mine"
- "DJ Got Us Falling In Love" (US #4)
- "Scream" (US #9) (UK #5)
- "Beggin' on Your Knees" (US #58)
- "Best Friend's Brother" (US #86)
- "Say OK" (US #61)
- "Whatever Will Be" (Tammin Sursok cover)
- "Can't Feel My Face" (US #1)
- "In the Night" (US #12)
- "Shameless"
- "Rockin'"
- "Love to Lay"
- "A Lonely Night"
- "Ordinary Life"
- "Where We Are"
- "No More Heroes"
- "Us Against the World" (UK #8)
- "Something Right"
- "The Easy Way"
- "Pictures In My Head"
- "Amazing" (UK #4)
- "Colour My World"
- "Hit You With The Real Thing"
- "Maybe Tomorrow"
- "Miss You When I’m Dreaming"
- "Still Here"
- "Obvious" (UK #3)
- "Heal"
- "When a Woman Loves a Man"
- "I Get Weak"
Awards and nominations
Kotecha has been the recipient of nine BMI Awards, 23 ASCAP Awards and two Billboard Music Awards, among others.
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Golden Globe Awards | Best Original Song | "Love Me like You Do" | Nominated | |
| Grammy Awards | Best Song Written for Visual Media | Nominated | |||
| 2020 | Grammy Awards | Album of the Year | Thank U, Next | Nominated | |
| 2021 | Grammy Awards | Best Compilation Soundtrack | Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga | Nominated | |
| Academy Awards | Best Original Song | "Husavik" | Nominated |