Michel Zitron | |
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![]() Michel Zitron during
Melodifestivalen 2024. | |
Background information | |
Birth name | Michel Henry Allan Zitron |
Origin | Stockholm, Sweden |
Genres | House, 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".
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]
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]
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||||||
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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. |
Title | Year | Artist(s) | Album | Credits |
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" Save The World" | 2011 | Swedish House Mafia featuring John Martin | Until Now |
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" Don't You Worry Child" | 2012 | |||
" Anywhere For You" | 2014 | John Martin | Non-album single |
|
"In My Blood" | 2015 | Alesso | Forever |
|
" Together" | 2016 | Martin Garrix and Matisse & Sadko | Seven |
|
" Happy That You Found Me" | 2024 | Danny Saucedo | Non-album single |
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Title | Year | Album |
---|---|---|
"Lay Low" [3] [10] | 2018 | Non-album single |
"When We Went Gold" [5] | ||
"Whiskey and Cola" [6] | 2019 |
Year | Category | Work | Outcome | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
2013 | Best Composer | — | Nominated | [11] |
Michel Zitron | |
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![]() Michel Zitron during
Melodifestivalen 2024. | |
Background information | |
Birth name | Michel Henry Allan Zitron |
Origin | Stockholm, Sweden |
Genres | House, 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".
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]
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]
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. |
Title | Year | Artist(s) | Album | Credits |
---|---|---|---|---|
" Save The World" | 2011 | Swedish House Mafia featuring John Martin | Until Now |
|
" Don't You Worry Child" | 2012 | |||
" Anywhere For You" | 2014 | John Martin | Non-album single |
|
"In My Blood" | 2015 | Alesso | Forever |
|
" Together" | 2016 | Martin Garrix and Matisse & Sadko | Seven |
|
" Happy That You Found Me" | 2024 | Danny Saucedo | Non-album single |
|
Title | Year | Album |
---|---|---|
"Lay Low" [3] [10] | 2018 | Non-album single |
"When We Went Gold" [5] | ||
"Whiskey and Cola" [6] | 2019 |
Year | Category | Work | Outcome | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
2013 | Best Composer | — | Nominated | [11] |