Savan Kotecha
Savan Harish Kotecha 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
- Ariana Grande
- Katy Perry
- Emblem3
- Westlife
- The Weeknd
- Ellie Goulding
- Usher
- Maroon 5
- Britney Spears
- One Direction
- Jessie J, Ariana Grande, and Nicki Minaj
- Christina Aguilera
- Demi Lovato
- Shayne Ward
- JLS
- Vanessa Hudgens
- Liam Payne
- Ed Sheeran
Discography
;Adam Lambert- "If I Had You"
- "Evil in the Night"
- "The Original High"
- "Things I Didn't Say"
- "Start Without You"
- "What Happens on the Dance Floor"
- "Broken Heels"
- "The Silence"
- "Dumb"
- "Gotta Go"
- "Friday I'll Be Over U"
- "Just Like You"
- "Focus"
- "Problem"
- "Break Free"
- "One Last Time"
- "Love Me Harder"
- "Bang Bang"
- "Santa Tell Me"
- "Into You"
- "Side to Side"
- "Everyday"
- "Greedy"
- "Sometimes"
- "Bad Decisions"
- "Touch It"
- "They Don't Know"
- "No Tears Left To Cry"
- "God Is a Woman"
- "Everytime"
- "Breathin"
- "Bloodline"
- "Bad Idea"
- "Ghostin"
- "Break Up with Your Girlfriend, I'm Bored"
- "Don't Call Me Angel"
- "Bad to You"
- "Nobody"
- "How I Look on You"
- "Bye"
- "Don't Wanna Break Up Again"
- "Saturn Returns Interlude"
- "Yes, And?"
- "We Can't Be Friends (Wait for Your Love)"
- "I Wish I Hated You"
- "Imperfect for You"
- "Twilight Zone"
- "Dandelion"
- "Past Life"
- "Hampstead"
- "Sunset Jesus"
;BC Jean
- "I’ll Survive You"
- "I Wanna Go"
- "Up n’ Down"
- "If U Seek Amy"
- "All That Comes Out Of My Mouth"
- "Quitter"
- "Inside Your Heaven"
- "Easier To Lie"
- "Eyes on Me"
- "Let Your Heart Decide"
- "Want U Back"
- "Grow Up "
- "Over The Moon"
- "Dirty Love"
- "With Ur Love"
- "I [Wish (Cher Lloyd song)|I Wish]"
- "M.F.P.O.T.Y"
- "Killing It"
- "Alone With Me"
- "Empty Cups"
- "Love2Baby"
;Dannii Minogue
- "Love Fight"
- "Vibe On"
- "Speakers"
;Demi Lovato
- "Really Don't Care"
- "Something That We're Not"
- "Shouldn't Come Back"
- "Cool for the Summer"
- "Confident"
- "Stars"
- "Love Me Like You Do"
- "On My Mind"
- "Codes"
- "Don't Need Nobody"
- "Army"
- "Close to me"
- "Ring My Bells"
- "Chloe (You're the One I Want)"
- "Spaghetti"
- "Teenage Kings"
- "Better Together"
- "Saw It Coming"
;Glee
;Hilary Duff
- "All About You"
- "Sempre Sempre"
- "Una Noche"
- "Mama"
- "First Love"
- "I Look So Good "
- "Burn It Up"
;JLS
;Jolin Tsai
;Jordan Pruitt
- "My Shoes"
;Katy Perry
;Ke$ha
- "All That Matters "
- "One by One"
- I [Got You (Leona Lewis song)|"I Got You"]
- "Brave"
- "Naked"
- "Outta My Head"
- "Psycho B**ch"
- "Sunshine"
- "2 Be Loved"
- "Disconnected"
- "Symptoms Of You"
iCarly Soundtrack
- "Stay My Baby"
- "Oh Oh"
- "Devil Pray"
- "Addicted"
- "Borrowed Time"
- "Tu Vecina"
- "Feel"
- "If Not For You"
;Megan & Liz
- "Release You"
- "Forever Until Tomorrow"
;Nick Jonas
- "Under You"
- "Motivation"
- "Bad to You"
- "Back It Up"
- "Live While We're Young"
- "What Makes You Beautiful"
- "Na Na Na"
- "I Wish"
- "Up All Night"
- "Save You Tonight"
- "Kiss You"
- "One Thing"
- "Heart Attack"
- "Last First Kiss"
- "Back For You"
- "Nobody Compares"
- "Still The One"
- "Change My Mind"
- "Magic"
- "Happily"
- "Vas Happenin Boys"
- "Mamma"
- "Roll The Credits"
- "Would You Mind"
- "Teacher"
- "Open Arms"
- "No More"
- "Me Necesita"
- "Let's Not Be Alone Tonight"
- "Back Together"
;Sam Smith
;Shayne Ward
- "If That's OK with You"
- "No U Hang Up"
- "Breathless"
- "Damaged"
- "Some Tears Never Dry"
- "Until You"
- "Melt the Snow"
- "U Got Me So"
- "You Make Me Wish"
- "Stand by Me"
- "Something Worth Living For"
- "A Better Man"
;Skip Marley
- "Lions"
- "Calm Down"
- "Pointless Relationship"
- "Whatever Will Be"
- "Almost Me"
- "Somebody To You"
- "Nobody Love"
- "Expensive"
- "California Lovers"
- "Sexy, Naughty, Bitchy"
- "Call Him Mine"
;Victoria Justice
;Vanessa Hudgens
- "Say OK"
- "Whatever Will Be"
- "Can't Feel My Face"
- "In the Night"
- "Shameless"
- "Rockin'"
- "Love to Lay"
- "A Lonely Night"
- "Ordinary Life"
- "Where We Are"
- "No More Heroes"
- "Us Against the World"
- "Something Right"
- "The Easy Way"
- "Pictures In My Head"
- "Amazing"
- "Colour My World"
- "Hit You With The Real Thing"
- "Maybe Tomorrow"
- "Miss You When I’m Dreaming"
- "Still Here"
- "Obvious"
- "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 | |
| 2016 | Golden Globe Awards | Best Original Song | "Love Me like You Do" | Nomitated | |
| 2016 | Grammy Awards | Best Song Written for Visual Media | "Love Me like You Do" | Nomitated | |
| 2020 | Grammy Awards | Album of the Year | Thank U, Next | Nomitated | |
| 2021 | Grammy Awards | Best Compilation Soundtrack | Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga | Nomitated | |
| 2021 | Academy Awards | Best Original Song | "Husavik" | Nomitated |