Savan Kotecha has written songs for some of the world’s most famous artists.<\/p>\n
Those artists include Jennifer Lopez, Britney Spears, Celine Dion, Nicki Minaj, Katy Perry, One Direction, Carrie Underwood, Maroon 5 and many others.<\/p>\n
His hits down the years have also included smashes for Jessie J (Bang Bang<\/em>), The Weekend (I Can’t Feel My Face<\/em>) Demi Lovato (Cool For The Summer<\/em>), Justin Bieber (Beauty And A Beat<\/em>), Usher (DJ Got Us Falling In Love<\/em>) and Ellie Goulding (On My Mind<\/em>).<\/p>\n He has enjoyed a particularly fruitful creative relationship with Ariana Grande, with\/for whom he wrote smashes such as God Is A Woman, No Tears Left To Cry<\/em>, and Break Up With Your Girlfriend, I’m Bored.<\/em><\/p>\n In total, Kotecha’s songs have attracted 17 Grammy nominations and one Golden Globe nomination, and have fueled tracks that have sold over 375 million copies worldwide.<\/p>\n In addition, Kotecha has won 9 BMI Awards, 13 ASCAP Awards, and two Billboard Music Awards.<\/p>\n “[Writing a hit] Is about distancing yourself from your original idea, and being honest with yourself. Is it actually great, or do you just want<\/em> it to be great?”<\/p>\n Savan Kotecha<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n The early portion of Kotecha’s life was spent living in Manassas, Virginia, with two parents who both worked for computer company IBM.<\/p>\n In the first half of the 1990s, Kotecha\u2019s family moved to Austin, Texas, which is where he started playing the keyboard and writing his own songs.<\/p>\n