Savan Kotecha
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Savan Kotecha is an American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 songwriter
Songwriter
A songwriter is an individual who writes both the lyrics and music to a song. Someone who solely writes lyrics may be called a lyricist, and someone who only writes music may be called a composer...

 and vocal producer
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...

 from Austin
Austin, Texas
Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of :Texas and the seat of Travis County. Located in Central Texas on the eastern edge of the American Southwest, it is the fourth-largest city in Texas and the 14th most populous city in the United States. It was the third-fastest-growing large city in...

, Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...

 of Indian
Indian people
Indian people or Indisians constitute the Asian nation and pan-ethnic group native to India, which forms the south of Asia, containing 17.31% of the world's population. The Indian nationality is in essence made up of regional nationalities, reflecting the rich and complex history of India...

 descent. Kotecha has sold over 60 million records with artists such as Usher
Usher (entertainer)
Usher Terry Raymond IV , who performs under the mononym Usher, is an American singer-songwriter, and actor. He is considered around the world to be the reigning King of R&B. Usher rose to fame in the late 1990s with the release of his second album My Way, which spawned his first Billboard Hot 100...

, Enrique Iglesias
Enrique Iglesias
Enrique Iglesias is a Spanish pop music singer, a son of singer Julio Iglesias.Enrique started his musical career on Mexican label Fonovisa...

, Carrie Underwood
Carrie Underwood
Carrie Marie Underwood is an American country singer-songwriter and actress who rose to fame as the winner of the fourth season of American Idol, in 2005...

, Britney Spears
Britney Spears
Britney Jean Spears is an American recording artist and entertainer. Born in McComb, Mississippi, and raised in Kentwood, Louisiana, Spears began performing as a child, landing acting roles in stage productions and television shows. She signed with Jive Records in 1997 and released her debut album...

, One Direction
One Direction
One Direction are a British-Irish boy band, consisting of members Niall Horan, Zayn Malik, Liam Payne, Harry Styles and Louis Tomlinson. They finished third on the seventh series of The X Factor. Following The X Factor, the group signed a record contract with Syco Music.One Direction's debut single...

 and Celine Dion
Celine Dion
Céline Marie Claudette Dion, , , is a Canadian singer. Born to a large family from Charlemagne, Quebec, Dion emerged as a teen star in the French-speaking world after her manager and future husband René Angélil mortgaged his home to finance her first record...

. He scored a #1 in the US with Carrie Underwood’s first ever single "Inside Your Heaven
Inside Your Heaven
"Inside Your Heaven" is a song written by Andreas Carlsson, Pelle Nylén, Savan Kotecha and produced by Desmond Child. Two versions of the song were released as singles in 2005 : one by American Idol winner Carrie Underwood, and another by Idol runner-up Bo Bice.Underwood's recording of the song,...

" Glee's "Loser Like Me
Loser Like Me
"Loser Like Me" is a song performed by the cast of American television series Glee, taken from their sixth soundtrack album, Glee: The Music, Volume 5. The song was written by the series' music producer Adam Anders, Swedish pop music producer Max Martin, and Peer Åström, Savan Kotecha, and Johan...

" and Britney Spears
Britney Spears
Britney Jean Spears is an American recording artist and entertainer. Born in McComb, Mississippi, and raised in Kentwood, Louisiana, Spears began performing as a child, landing acting roles in stage productions and television shows. She signed with Jive Records in 1997 and released her debut album...

' hits "I Wanna Go
I Wanna Go
"I Wanna Go" is a song by American recording artist Britney Spears, released as the third single from her seventh studio album, Femme Fatale. It was written and produced by Max Martin and Shellback, with additional writing by Savan Kotecha. Spears first posted a snippet of the track in February...

" as well co-writing "If U Seek Amy
If U Seek Amy
"If U Seek Amy" is a song by American recording artist Britney Spears from her sixth studio album, Circus. It was released on March 13, 2009 by Jive Records as the third single of the album, and was chosen by a poll on Spears's official website. "If U Seek Amy" was co-written and produced by Max...

", Usher's "DJ Got Us Fallin' in Love
DJ Got Us Fallin' in Love
"DJ Got Us Fallin' in Love" is a song by recording artist Usher and features guest vocals from American rapper Pitbull. It was written by Savan Kotecha, Pitbull, Shellback and Max Martin, with the latter two producing it. It is the first single from Usher's EP, Versus...

", Shontelle
Shontelle
Shontelle Layne , known professionally as Shontelle, is a Barbadian singer, and songwriter. She released her debut album Shontelligence in November 2008. Her sophomore album, No Gravity, was released in September 2010...

's "T-Shirt
T-Shirt (song)
"T-Shirt" is the first solo single released by Barbadian singer Shontelle from her album Shontelligence. It is her second official single following the release of 2007's "Roll It" which was released only in select European countries...

", Adam Lambert
Adam Lambert
Adam Mitchel Lambert is an American singer, songwriter, and actor from San Diego, California. In May 2009, he finished as the runner-up on the eighth season of American Idol...

's "If I Had You
If I Had You (Adam Lambert song)
"If I Had You" is a song by American pop vocalist and American Idol season eight runner-up Adam Lambert. The song was written by Max Martin, Shellback, and Savan Kotecha and produced by Martin, Shellback and Kristian Lundin for Lambert's debut album, For Your Entertainment...

" and Leona Lewis
Leona Lewis
Leona Louise Lewis is a British singer and songwriter. Lewis first came to prominence in 2006 when she won the third series of the British television series The X Factor....

's "I Got You
I Got You (Leona Lewis song)
"I Got You" is a pop song performed by British singer-songwriter Leona Lewis. It was written by Arnthor Birgisson, Max Martin and Savan Kotecha, and produced by Birgisson. It is featured on Lewis' second studio album, Echo . "I Got You" was released on 21 February, 2010, in the United Kingdom as...

".

Kotecha's songs have been featured on nine UK number-one albums so far, and has had 14 top ten UK singles, including a number-one hit with One Direction
One Direction
One Direction are a British-Irish boy band, consisting of members Niall Horan, Zayn Malik, Liam Payne, Harry Styles and Louis Tomlinson. They finished third on the seventh series of The X Factor. Following The X Factor, the group signed a record contract with Syco Music.One Direction's debut single...

's What Makes You Beautiful
What Makes You Beautiful
"What Makes You Beautiful" is the debut single by British-Irish boyband One Direction, who finished third on the seventh series of The X Factor. The song written by Rami Yacoub, Carl Falk and Savan Kotecha and serves as the lead single from the band's upcoming debut studio album, Up All Night...

 , JLS
JLS
- Music :* JLS, an English boyband** JLS , debut album by JLS* JLS a Spanish Rock band based in Zaragoza , Spain formed in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic by lead Leo Susana.- Organizations :...

's "The Club Is Alive
The Club Is Alive
"The Club Is Alive" is a song by English boyband JLS. It was released in the United Kingdom on 2 July 2010 as the lead single from their second studio album, Outta This World.-Background:...

" and Alexandra Burke
Alexandra Burke
Alexandra Imelda Cecelia Ewen Burke is a British R&B and pop recording artist who rose to fame after winning the fifth series of British television series The X Factor in 2008...

's "Start Without You
Start Without You
"Start Without You" is a song by British recording artist Alexandra Burke. Featuring vocals from Jamaican American reggae rapper Laza Morgan, it was written by Kristian Lundin, Savan Kotecha, Julian Bunetta, and RedOne. The song is a pop song, which incorporates reggae fusion and dancehall....

". Other UK top ten hits include Cher Lloyd's "With Ur Love", Alexandra Burke's "Broken Heels
Broken Heels
"Broken Heels" is a song performed by British R&B/pop singer Alexandra Burke, released as the second single from her debut album, Overcome...

", Shontelle's "T-Shirt", Westlife
Westlife
Westlife are an Irish boy band established on 3 July 1998. They are to disband in 2012. The group's line-up was Nicky Byrne, Kian Egan, Mark Feehily, Shane Filan, and Brian McFadden . The group are the only act in British and Irish history to have their first seven singles peak at number one...

's "Obvious
Obvious (Westlife song)
"Obvious" is the third and final single released from Westlife's fourth studio album, Turnaround. The song peaked at number three on the UK Singles Chart, but marked the departure of Brian McFadden from the band...

, "Amazing
Amazing (Westlife song)
"Amazing" is the third and final single from Westlife's fifth studio album, Face to Face. The song peaked at #4 on the UK Singles Chart, however, it is the band's lowest selling single to date, and it fell out of the charts entirely within a week....

" and "Us Against the World
Us Against the World (Westlife song)
"Us Against The World" is the second single from Westlife's ninth studio album, Back Home. The single was released in both Ireland and the United Kingdom. The single was officially confirmed by band member Nicky Byrne during an X Factor interview, which later appeared on the band's official...

" as well as Shayne Ward
Shayne Ward
Shayne Thomas Ward is an English pop singer who rose to fame as the winner of second series of The X Factor. He has sold over 3 million records worldwide and has had number one albums and singles in 9 countries.During The X Factor competition, Ward was mentored by manager Louis Walsh...

's, "No U Hang Up
No U Hang Up
"No U Hang Up" is a song written by Arnthor Birgisson, Rami Yacoub and Savan Kotecha and performed by The X Factor winner, Shayne Ward. The song was released as a double A-side single along with "If That's OK with You".-Charts:...

" and "Breathless
Breathless (Shayne Ward song)
"Breathless" is a song by the second United Kingdom X Factor winner Shayne Ward. It was released as his fifth single and 2nd and final single for his second album on November 19, 2007. On Valentine's day 2008 the song was announced as number 2 on the UK's greatest love songs of all time...

". His songs have won six BMI
Broadcast Music Incorporated
Broadcast Music, Inc. is one of three United States performing rights organizations, along with ASCAP and SESAC. It collects license fees on behalf of songwriters, composers, and music publishers and distributes them as royalties to those members whose works have been performed...

 awards and two Billboard Music Award
Billboard Music Award
The Billboard Music Award is an honor given by Billboard magazine, the preeminent publication covering the music business. The Billboard Music Awards show had been held annually in December until it went dormant in 2007, but it returned in May 2011...

s.

Savan is also currently a A&R executive at Simon Cowell's SYCO label as well has having his own Label Imprint under SYCO/Sony, visit www.kananisongs.com for more info.

He served as the lead vocal coach
Vocal coach
A vocal coach is a music teacher who instructs singers on how to improve their singing technique, take care of and develop their voice, and prepare for the performance of a song or other work. Vocal coaches may give private music lessons to singers, or they may coach singers who are rehearsing on...

 for the 2010
The X Factor (UK series 7)
The X Factor is a British television music competition to find new singing talent; the winner of which receives a £1 million recording contract with the Syco Music record label. The seventh series started on ITV on 21 August 2010 and ended on 12 December 2010. The winner was Matt Cardle and...

 series of 'The X Factor UK
The X Factor (UK)
The X Factor is a British television music competition to find new singing talent. Created by Simon Cowell, it began in September 2004 and is contested by aspiring singers drawn from public auditions. It is the originator of the international X Factor franchise. The seven series of the show to date...

', and is now serving as vocal producer/coach for 'The X Factor (U.S.)
The X Factor (U.S.)
The X Factor is an American television music competition to find new singing talent. The show is produced by creator Simon Cowell's company SYCOtv. It premiered on September 21, 2011 on Fox....

'.

2011

▪ Christian TV "Love2Baby"

▪ Glee Cast "Loser Like Me" (US #6)

▪ Glee Cast "Light up the world" (US #33)

▪ Britney Spears "I Wanna Go" (US #7) (US POP/CHR #1)

▪ Britney Spears "Up n' Down"

▪ Victoria Justice "Beggin' (on your knees)" (US #58)

▪ Victoria Justice "Best Friends Brother" (US #86)

▪ BC Jean "I'll Survive You"

▪ Il Divo "Sempre Sempre"

▪ Laza Morgan "One By One"

▪ One Direction "What Makes You Beautiful" (UK #1)

▪ One Direction "Na Na Na"

▪ One Direction "I Wish"

▪ One Direction "One Thing"

▪ One Direction "Up All Night"

▪ One Direction "Save You Tonight"

▪ Cher Lloyd "With Ur Love" (UK #4)

▪ Cher Lloyd "Want U Back"

▪ Cher Lloyd "Grow Up"

▪ Cher Lloyd "Over The Moon"

▪ Carolina Liar "All That Comes Out Of My Mouth"
2010

▪ Miranda Cosgrove "Oh Oh"

▪ JLS "The Club Is Alive" (UK #1)

▪ Alexandra Burke "Start Without You" (UK #1)

▪ Alexandra Burke "What Happens on the Dance floor"

▪ Usher "DJ Got Us Falling In Love" (US #4)

▪ Shayne Ward "Close To Close"

▪ Shayne Ward "Obsession"

▪ Westlife "I Get Weak"
2009

▪ Paula Deanda "Roll The Credits" (US CHR #37)

▪ Paul Potts "Mamma"

▪ Jessie James "I Look So Good (Without You)" (US CHR #43)

▪ Jessie James "Burn It Up"

▪ Jada "Break Up Song"

▪ Days Difference "Speakers" (#29 Hot AC)

▪ Space Cowboy "Boyfriends Hate Me"

▪ Alexandra Burke "Broken Heels" (UK #8)

▪ Alexandra Burke "The Silence" (UK #16)

▪ Alexandra Burke "Dumb"

▪ Alexandra Burke "Gotta Go"

▪ Carrie Underwood "Quitter"

▪ Allison Iraheta "Friday I'll Be Over U"

▪ Allison Iraheta "Just Like You"

▪ Leona Lewis "I Got You" (UK #14)

▪ Leona Lewis "Brave"

▪ Leona Lewis "Naked"

▪ Leona Lewis "Outta My Head"

▪ Adam Lambert "If I Had You" (US CHR #15)

▪ Westlife "Where We Are"

▪ Westlife "No More Heroes"

2008

▪ The Three Graces "You'll Be Watching"

▪ Shontelle "T Shirt" (US #36) (UK #6)

▪ ICarly Soundtrack/Miranda Cosgrove "Stay My Baby" (Radio Disney #19)

▪ Jordan Pruitt "My Shoes" (Radio Disney #11)

▪ Delta Goodrem "I Can't Break It My To My Heart" US Album (AUS #13)

▪ Lesley Roy "Phsyco B**ch"

▪ Leon Jackson "Stargazing"

▪ Leon Jackson "Fingerprints"

▪ Same Difference "Right Between The Eyes"

▪ Britney Spears "If U Seek Amy" (US #19)

2007

▪ Enrique Iglesias "Ring My Bells"

▪ Delta Goodrem "I Can't Break It To My Heart" (AUS #13)

▪ Journey South "Do You Think Of Me"

▪ Journey South "I'll Be Your Desire"

▪ Westlife "Us Against The World" (UK #8)

▪ Westlife "Something Right"

▪ Westlife "The Easy Way"

▪ Westlife "Pictures In My Head"

▪ Celine Dion "Eyes On Me"

▪ Shayne Ward "If That's OK with You" (UK #2)

▪ Shayne Ward "No U Hang UP (UK #2)

▪ Shayne Ward "Breathless" (UK #6)

▪ Shayne Ward "Damaged"

▪ Shayne Ward "Some Tears Never Dry"

▪ Shayne Ward "Until You"

▪ Shayne Ward "Melt the Snow"

▪ Shayne Ward "U Got Me So"

▪ Shayne Ward "You Make Me Wish"

2006

▪ Edurne "Un Dolor Silencioso (Antilove Song)"

▪ Il Divo "Una Noche"

▪ Shayne Ward "Stand By Me" (UK #14)

▪ Shayne Ward "Something Worth Living For"

▪ Shayne Ward "A Better Man"

▪ Stephanie McIntosh "You Should Have Lied"

▪ Vanessa Hudgens "Say OK" (US #61)

▪ Vanessa Hudgens "Whatever Will Be"

2005

▪ Tammin "Pointless Relationship" (AUS #5)

▪ Tammin "Whatever Will Be" (AUS #13)

▪ Tammin "Almost Me"

▪ Carrie Underwood "Inside Your Heaven" (US #1)

▪ Celine Dion "Let Your Heart Decide"

▪ Westlife "Amazing" (UK #4)

▪ Westlife "Colour My World"

▪ Westlife "Hit You With The Real Thing"

▪ Westlife "Maybe Tomorrow"

▪ Westlife "Miss You When I'm Dreaming"

▪ Westlife "Still Here"

2002-2004

▪ Dannii Minogue "Love Fight"

▪ Il Divo "Mama"

▪ Westlife "Obvious" (UK #3)

▪ Westlife "Heal"

▪ Westlife "When a Woman Loves a Man"

▪ Lindsay Lohan "Disconnected"

▪ Lindsay Lohan "Symptoms Of You"

▪ Ryan Cabrera "Shame on Me"

▪ Geri Halliwell "Ride It" (UK #4)

Discography Europe (and minor markets)

2006
  • Agnes
    Agnes Carlsson
    Agnes Emilia Carlsson, also known mononymously as Agnes , is a Swedish recording artist. She rose to fame as the winner of Idol 2005, the second season of the Swedish Idol series...

    "On Top of the World"


2007
  • Stanfour
    Stanfour
    Stanfour are a German rock band who formed in 2004. The band was founded on the German island of Föhr where the four core members live. Already prior to the band's formation, brothers Alexander and Konstantin Rethwisch spent years in Los Angeles working closely together with a producer of film music...

    "It's Not Over"
  • Amy Diamond
    Amy Diamond
    Amy Diamond is a Swedish pop singer, actress and television presenter. She is known for her single "What's in It for Me" and album This Is Me Now which were released when she was 12 years old. The song was a 2005 hit in Sweden, Denmark, Norway, and Finland. It was the most-played song in Poland...

    "Stay My Baby" (#4 SWE)
  • Lisa Bund
    Lisa Bund
    Lisa Bund is a German pop singer. She is best known for achieving third place in the fifth season of German casting show Deutschland sucht den Superstar . Lisa Bund has released her first album Born Again in 2007. The first single was Learn to Love you...

    "Closer"
  • E Type "True Believer" (#1 SWE)
  • Ola
    Ola Svensson
    Ola Nils Håkan Svensson , professionally known simply as Ola, is a Swedish pop singer born in Lund in the southern region of Skåne, Sweden. He first appeared on Idol in 2005. He has sold over 135 000 records in Sweden and his songs have been played on the radio just under 200,000 times in Sweden...

    "Rain" (#1 SWE)
  • Stephanie McIntosh
    Stephanie McIntosh
    Stephanie McIntosh is an Australian actress and singer. She is known for her role as Sky Mangel in the Australian soap opera Neighbours and her music career, which began with the release of her debut album Tightrope in September 2006.-Background:McIntosh attended Firbank and then Melbourne Girls...

    "You Should Have Lied"
  • Marilou
    Marilou
    -Background/Early Life:Marilou was born on September 20, 1990 in Longueuil, Quebec, Canada. She developed interest in the musical world starting at the age of eight when she started dance, music and theater courses. Her first show was made in several of several hundreds of spectators at an annual...

    "Ce Monde Est Fait Pour Nous"
  • Marilou "Je Pars Sans Toi"


2008
  • Emilia de Poret "I Can"
  • Charlotte Perrelli
    Charlotte Perrelli
    Charlotte Perrelli is a Swedish singer and occasional television host, perhaps most famous for winning the 1999 Melodifestivalen and subsequently that year's Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Take Me to Your Heaven."Since then she has released six singles and five albums...

    "Appreciate"
  • News "Liar" (#1 JP)
  • Monrose
    Monrose
    Monrose was a German pop band, first established in November 2006. Formed on the fifth installment of the German adaption of the international television talent show Popstars on the ProSieben network, the trio consisted of singers and songwriters Mandy Capristo, Senna Guemmour, and Bahar...

    "Stained"
  • Jonathan Fagerlund
    Jonathan Fagerlund
    Jonathan Fagerlund, sometimes just Jonathan is a Swedish singer, born January 8, 1991 in Jönköping, Sweden. He has released two albums Flying and Welcome to My World and 4 singles. He is signed to Dreamline Music record label. He has also taken part in Melodifestivalen...

    "A Little More"
  • Jonathan Fagerlund "If I Can't Love You Anymore"
  • Cortes "Mama"


2009
  • No Angels
    No Angels
    The No Angels are an all-female pop trio from Germany, consisting of band members Lucy Diakovska, Sandy Mölling, and Jessica Wahls. Critically acclaimed, the band has won dozen of awards and prizes since their establishment in the early 2000s, including three ECHOs, a World Music Awards, a NRJ...

    "Minute By Minute"
  • No Angels "Thunderstorm"

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