Savan Kotecha

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")

Discography

;Adam Lambert

• "If I Had You" (US CHR #15)
• "Evil in the Night"
• "The Original High"
• "Things I Didn't Say"

;Alexandra Burke

• "Start Without You" (UK #1)

• "What Happens on the Dance Floor"

• "Broken Heels" (UK #8)

• "The Silence" (UK #16)

• "Dumb"

• "Gotta Go" ;Allison Iraheta

• "Friday I'll Be Over U"

• "Just Like You" ;Ariana Grande

• "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) ;Avicii

• "Sunset Jesus" ;Backstreet Boys

• "In a World Like This" ;BC Jean

• "I’ll Survive You" ;Britney Spears

• "I Wanna Go" (US #7) (US POP/CHR #1)

• "Up n’ Down"

• "If U Seek Amy" (US #19) ;Carolina Liar

• "All That Comes Out Of My Mouth" ;Carrie Underwood

• "Quitter"

• "Inside Your Heaven" (US #1) ;Cassadee Pope

• "Easier To Lie" ;Celine Dion

• "Eyes on Me"

• "Let Your Heart Decide" ;Cher Lloyd

• "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" ;Christina Aguilera

• "Your Body" (US #34) (UK #16)

• "Let There Be Love" ;Dannii Minogue

• "Love Fight"

• "Vibe On"

;Days Difference

• "Speakers" (#29 Hot AC)

;Delta Goodrem

• "I Can't Break It to My Heart" (AUS #13)

;Demi Lovato

• "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"

;Ellie Goulding

• "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"

;Enrique Iglesias

• "Ring My Bells"

;Emblem3

• "Chloe (You're the One I Want)" (US #93)
• "Spaghetti"
• "Teenage Kings"

;Fifth Harmony

• "Better Together"

;G-Eazy feat. Jeremih

• "Saw It Coming"

;Geri Halliwell

• "Ride It" (UK #4) ;Glee
• "Loser like Me" (US #6)
• "Light Up the World" (US #33)

;Hilary Duff

• "All About You" (US Mainstream Top 40 - #38)

;Il Divo

• "Sempre Sempre"
• "Una Noche"
• "Mama"

;Jennifer Lopez

• "First Love" (US CHR: 20)

;Jessie James

• "I Look So Good (Without You)" (US CHR #43)
• "Burn It Up"

;Jessie J

• "Bang Bang" (with Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj) ;JLS

• "The Club Is Alive" (UK #1)

;Jolin Tsai

• "36 Tricks of Love" (爱情三十六計) (Taiwan #1) (Taiwan Radio #1) (China #1)

;Jordan Pruitt

• "My Shoes" (Radio Disney #11) ;Justin Bieber
• "Beauty and a Beat" (featuring Nicki Minaj) (US #5)

;Katy Perry

• "Rise" (US #11)
• "Witness"

;Ke$ha

• "All That Matters (The Beautiful Life)"

;Laza Morgan

• "One by One" ;Leona Lewis

• "I Got You" (UK #14)

• "Brave"

• "Naked"

• "Outta My Head"

;Lesley Roy

• "Psycho B**ch"

;Liam Payne

• "Sunshine"

;Lizzo

• "2 Be Loved"

;Lindsay Lohan

• "Disconnected"
• "Symptoms Of You" ;Miranda Cosgrove

iCarly Soundtrack

• "Stay My Baby" (Radio Disney #19)
• "Oh Oh"

;Madonna

• "Devil Pray"
• "Addicted"
• "Borrowed Time"

;Maluma

• "Tu Vecina" (featuring Ty Dolla Sign)

;Maneskin

• "Feel"
• "If Not For You"

;Maroon 5

• "One More Night" (US #1)

;Megan & Liz

• "Release You"

;MKTO

• "Forever Until Tomorrow"

;Natalie La Rose

• "Around the World" (featuring Fetty Wap)

;Nick Jonas

• "Under You"

;Normani

• "Motivation" (US #33) (UK #27)
• "Bad to You" (with Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj)

;Prince Royce

• "Back It Up" (feat. Pitbull) (US #98) (Grammy Nominated)

;One Direction

• "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"
• "Vas Happenin Boys"

;Paul Potts

• "Mamma" ;Paula DeAnda
• "Roll The Credits" (US CHR #37)

;PrettyMuch

• "Would You Mind"
• "Teacher"
• "Open Arms"
• "No More"
• "Me Necesita" (feat. CNCO) ;R5
• "Let's Not Be Alone Tonight"

;Robin Thicke

• "Back Together" (feat. Nicki Minaj)

;Sage The Gemini feat. Nick Jonas

• "Good Thing" (US #78)

;Sam Smith

• "How Do You Sleep?" (US #24) (UK #7)

;Shayne Ward

• "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" ;Shontelle

• "T Shirt" (US #36) (UK #6) ;Skip Marley

• "Lions"

• "Calm Down"

;Tammin Sursok

• "Pointless Relationship" (AUS #5)
• "Whatever Will Be" (AUS #13)
• "Almost Me"

;The Vamps

• "Somebody To You" (UK #4) ;Tori Kelly

• "Nobody Love" (US #60)

• "Expensive"

• "California Lovers"

;Tata Young

• "Sexy, Naughty, Bitchy"
• "Call Him Mine"

;Usher

• "DJ Got Us Falling In Love" (US #4)

• "Scream" (US #9) (UK #5) ;Victoria Justice

• "Beggin' on Your Knees" (US #58)

• "Best Friend's Brother" (US #86) ;Vanessa Hudgens

• "Say OK" (US #61)

• "Whatever Will Be" (Tammin Sursok cover) ;The Weeknd

• "Can't Feel My Face" (US #1)

• "In the Night" (US #12)

• "Shameless"

• "Rockin'"

• "Love to Lay"

• "A Lonely Night"

• "Ordinary Life"

;Westlife

• "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.

References

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