Savan kotecha biography of martin

Interview: Michael Cragg

In the last eighteen months or so song­writer, producer and former X Factor class clown Savan Kotecha has helped create some of pop's best moments.

We're talking grade A bril­liance like 'Bang Bang', 'Problem', 'Love Me Like You Do', 'Can't Feel My Face' and 'Cool For The Summer'.

Oh, and 'On My Mind'.

For over a decade he's helped 'pen' more proper hits than you've had hot showers and is, alongside mentor and all round actual genius Max Martin and various members of his Wolf Cousins col­lect­ive, about to unleash a slew of new, career-defining bangers.

Despite not really doing inter­views he agreed to a chat over some breakfast in Beverly Hills.

Here's what happened.

How has your song­writ­ing developed since working with the likes of Westlife and Shayne Ward?
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