Template:SongwriterSavan Harish Kotecha is an American songwriter and record producer of Indian descent, from Austin, Texas. Kotecha has co-written such hits as Ellie Goulding' "Love Me Like You Do", The Weeknd "Can't Feel My Face" , Ariana Grande's "Problem" and "Break Free", "Love Me Harder", "One Last Time" , Jessie J's Grammy Nominated Bang Bang (Jessie J, Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj song), Britney Spears' "If U Seek Amy" and "I Wanna Go", Usher’s "DJ Got Us Fallin' in Love" One Direction's "What Makes You Beautiful", "Kiss You" and "Live While We're Young", and Maroon 5's "One More Night" amongst others. The recipient of 9 BMI Awards 9 ASCAP Awards, and 2 Billboard Music Awards, Kotecha’s songs have achieved number one status all over the world, having sold more than 180 million copies. Kotecha was seen on the American version of Simon Cowell's The X Factor, as a vocal producer, a role reprised from the original UK show, Kotecha aided and developed the show's budding talent.
Relation with Demi[]
- Kotecha co-wrote Demi's singles Really Don't Care, Cool for the Summer and Confident. He also co-wrote the songs Something That We're Not and Shouldn't Come Back for her album DEMI.