Michel Zitron

Michel Zitron
Michel Zitron during Melodifestivalen 2024.
Michel Zitron during Melodifestivalen 2024.
Background information
Birth nameMichel Henry Allan Zitron
OriginStockholm, Sweden
GenresHouse, progressive house, dance-pop
Occupation(s)Record producer, singer-songwriter, DJ

Michel Henry Allan Zitron (Swedish pronunciation: [mɪˈɧɛlː sɪˈtruːn]; born 29 June 1981) is a Swedish record producer, singer-songwriter and DJ. He has, along with his main music partner John Martin, worked with Avicii, Alesso, Afrojack, Martin Garrix, Taio Cruz, Tinie Tempah and most notably Swedish House Mafia.[1] He is also co-writer and was the vocalist on Tiësto's track "Red Lights".

Early life

Zitron was born to a Finnish-Romani father and a Finnish mother, and grew up in Tensta, Stockholm. He attended a Finnish-language school until he was 12 years old.[2]

Music career

2018: VCATION

On 27 July 2018, Michel Zitron along with John Martin launch a new music project called "VCATION". This was followed by the duo's debut single under this name entitled "Lay Low".[3][4] Their second single, "When We Went Gold", was released on 21 September 2018.[5] VCATION's first song of 2019 was released on 18 January and was called "Whiskey and Cola".[6]

Discography

Singles

List of singles as featured artist, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
SWE
 AUT
 BEL
 CAN
 FIN
 GER
 IRE
 NL
 UK
 US
 US
Dance
"Red Lights"
(Tiësto featuring Michel Zitron) [Uncredited] 		2013 9 8 28 41 11 29 3 42 6 56 5 A Town Called Paradise
"Sweetest Heartache"
(Style of Eye & Asalto featuring Michel Zitron)[7] 		2014 — — — — — — — — — — — Non-album singles
"Now That I've Found You"
(Martin Garrix featuring John Martin and Michel Zitron) 		2016 —[A] 70 — — — — — 73 — — —
"Never Alone"
(Felix Jaehn and Mesto featuring Michel Zitron)[9] 		2019 — — — — — — — — — — —
"Hold On"
(Martin Garrix and Matisse & Sadko featuring Michael Zitron) 		— — — — — — — — — — —
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Songwriting and production credits

Title Year Artist(s) Album Credits
"Save The World" 2011 Swedish House Mafia featuring John Martin Until Now
  • Co-writer
"Don't You Worry Child" 2012
"Anywhere For You" 2014 John Martin Non-album single
  • Producer
"In My Blood" 2015 Alesso Forever
  • Co-writer
"Together" 2016 Martin Garrix and Matisse & Sadko Seven
  • Producer
"Happy That You Found Me" 2024 Danny Saucedo Non-album single
  • Co-writer

Releases under an alias

As VCATION (with John Martin)

Title Year Album
"Lay Low"[3][10] 2018 Non-album single
"When We Went Gold"[5]
"Whiskey and Cola"[6] 2019

Awards and nominations

Grammis Awards

Year Category Work Outcome Ref.
2013 Best Composer — Nominated [11]

Notes

  1. ^ "Now That I've Found You" did not enter the Swedish Singles Chart, but peaked at number five on the Swedish Heatseeker chart.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Michel Zitron". AllMusic. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
  2. ^ Sseruwagi, Jonathan; Von Wright, Elin (11 July 2017). "Michel Zitron: "Jag har aldrig känt mig särskilt finsk, min identitet är att jag skriver låtar och producerar musik"". Sveriges Radio (in Swedish). Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  3. ^ a b Stone, Katie (2 July 2018). "Songwriters Behind Swedish House Mafia Hits Launch New Project VCATION & Debut Single "Lay Low" – EDM.com – The Latest Electronic Dance Music News, Reviews & Artists". Edm.com. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  4. ^ ""Don't You Worry Child" Singer John Martin Launches New Project Alongside SHM Hype | Your EDM". www.youredm.com. Archived from the original on 26 July 2018. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  5. ^ a b [1][dead link‍]
  6. ^ a b "Whiskey & Cola by VCATION on Spotify". Open.spotify.com. 1 January 2019. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  7. ^ "Release group "Sweetest Heartache" by Style of Eye & Asalto feat. Michel Zitron". MusicBrainz.org. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
  8. ^ "Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 11, 2016" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  9. ^ Goldenberg, Ross (3 September 2019). "Felix Jaehn and Mesto stretch the summer season with 'Never Alone'". Dancing Astronaut. Archived from the original on 5 October 2019. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
  10. ^ ""Don't You Worry Child" Singer John Martin Launches New Project Alongside SHM Hype". 25 July 2018. Archived from the original on 26 July 2018.
  11. ^ "2013 Archives – Grammisgalan". Grammis.se. Retrieved 25 April 2020.


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