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, for the first letter of his surname. Raised in

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, Zedd rose to mainstream success with his 2012 single "

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" (featuring

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), which peaked at number eight on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and won Best Dance Recording at the 56th Grammy Awards. It served as the third single for his debut studio album of the same name (2012), of which its deluxe edition spawned the US top 20 single " Stay the Night" (featuring Hayley Williams). Zedd's second studio album, '' True Colors'' (2015), was supported by his third ''Billboard'' Hot 100-top 20 single, " I Want You to Know" (featuring

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). His 2017 single, "

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" (with

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), peaked at number seven on the chart, while his 2018 single, " The Middle" (with Maren Morris and

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) peaked at number five. Zedd guest appeared on

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's 2014 single " Break Free", which peaked at number four. He released his third studio album, ''

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'', on 30 August 2024.

Early life

Anton Zaslavski was born on 2 September 1989 in

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, to a

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family. He grew up in Dansenberg,

, Germany, after his family moved there when Anton was three years old. He reportedly is a classically trained musician, the son of two musicians. His father, Igor Zaslavski, is a guitarist and schoolteacher, and his mother is a piano teacher. He began playing the piano at the age of four and drums at twelve years old. He has an older brother, Arkadi, and a younger half-brother, Daniel. In 2002, Zaslavski began playing for the German

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band Dioramic, signed by Lifeforce Records. Zaslavski's interest in producing electronic music was piqued after hearing ''

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'' by the French electronic duo

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Career

2010–2011: Beginnings

After leaving Dioramic in 2010, Zedd won two

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remix contests in 2010; his first original release, "The Anthem", entered the Beatport Electro house chart in the top 20. He also remixed

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's " Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites". He has since produced remixes of well-known artists, including

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, Enhypen,

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, Madeon, Porter Robinson, Krewella, Galantis,

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, Periphery and others. Zaslavski creates his music using the

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suite of music production applications, and uses plug-ins such as the Sylenth1, Nexus, SynthMaster 2.6, and Omnisphere synthesizers, and the Kontakt sampler. Zedd's remix of Lady Gaga's track " Born This Way" appeared on the special edition of her third studio album, '' Born This Way'' (2011). In 2011, his single " Shave It Up" (then known as "Shave It") became Zedd's first release on

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. Zedd went on to release "Slam the Door" and "Shotgun" with OWSLA before departing to release his debut album in 2013.

2012–2014: ''Clarity''

In 2012, Zedd signed with

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and released his debut single from the label, "

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", with lyrics and vocals by

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. It shot to the top of ''Billboard''s Hot Dance Club Songs. He then produced the

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song, "

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", which was also released on Interscope. He also produced and co-wrote the third single " Beauty and a Beat" with Max Martin for Justin Bieber's third studio album, '' Believe''. On 12 October 2012, Zedd released his debut studio album, ''

'', with " Shave It" as the album's first single and "

" as its second single. "

", featuring British singer-songwriter

, was released on 1 February 2013 as the album's third single. It charted in the top 10 of ''Billboard'' Hot 100, sold 2,238,000 copies, and was certified platinum, making it Zedd's most successful single to date. The song also became the No. 1 most played on American radio on 10 September 2013. Zedd concluded 2013 with his first worldwide tour, selling out venues across 5 continents. Years later,

claimed that he was not given proper credit for his contributions to the songs "Clarity" and "Spectrum". Koma alleged that his role was downplayed, particularly by Zedd, who he described as "toxic." Koma also said he brought Foxes to the project. Zedd worked with Japanese singer

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and produced her promotional single, "

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" for her album '' Feel''. Zedd would later work with her again in 2015 for her album, '' genic'', although none of his songs were actually featured on the album. " Stay the Night", featuring Hayley Williams, was released as a single on 10 September 2013, as part of the deluxe version of Zedd's album. The song met similar success, although it was criticized for its lack of uniqueness and less powerful lyrics compared to "Clarity". It ranked in ''Billboard'' Hot 100's top 20, and certified platinum as well. In 2013, Zedd produced " Aura", " G.U.Y.", and "Donatella" on Lady Gaga's 2013 album, '' Artpop''. On 26 January 2014, he released the single " Find You" featuring Matthew Koma and Miriam Bryant, which is included on the soundtrack for the film '' Divergent''. On 3 July 2014,

released a song with Zedd entitled " Break Free", which peaked at No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 and peaked at No. 1 on the Hot Dance/Electronic Songs. The song was nominated at the

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in the category of "Break-Up Song". On 18 December 2014, ''Moment of Clarity'', a documentary about Zedd and his 2013 world tour, was released through his YouTube channel, with

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and Julia Roberts.

2015–2016: ''True Colors''

After taking a six-month break, Zedd announced the release of his second studio album, ''True Colors''. On 23 February 2015, Zedd released his collaboration featuring

, " I Want You to Know". The song was co-written by Zedd, Ryan Tedder of

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, and Kevin Drew, and produced by the former. The song was nominated for "Choice Party Song" at the

and made it to No. 1 on ''Billboard'''s Dance/Electronic Songs and peaked at number 17 on ''Billboard'' Hot 100. The song was certified platinum in the US for selling over one million copies. Zedd released his second single, " Beautiful Now" featuring

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, on 13 May 2015. The album, ''True Colors'', was released two days later. The album peaked at number 1 on ''Billboard''s

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, and has ranked at other various international charts. The third single from the album, " Papercut", featuring

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, was released on 17 July 2015. On 22–23 May, he headlined the Counter Point Music and Arts Festival along with

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and

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. Along with Eric Prydz, Zedd headlined the first day of 2015 Spring Awakening Festival. Zedd performed at the 2015 CMT Music Awards with Lady Antebellum. Together, they performed mashup of their songs " Long Stretch of Love" and " Beautiful Now." His second world tour, the ''True Colors'' Tour, ran from August to November 2015 and visited Asia, North America and Europe. Zedd was included in the line-up for

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2016. On 26 February 2016, Zedd released the single " Candyman" alongside

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. On 15 July 2016, singer

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and producer duo

released a song featuring Zedd titled "

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", which peaked at No. 5 on the ''Billboard'' Mainstream Top 40 and No. 5 on the UK Singles Chart. Zedd released a collaboration with

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for the 2016 ''

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'' eSports championship, Worlds, titled " Ignite" on 26 September 2016. He followed up the release of the song with a "Finals Remix" a month later. On 15 December 2016, Zedd released a remix of DJ Snake's hit song " Let Me Love You".

2017–2023: Collaborations and singles

In 2017, he organized a benefit concert for the American Civil Liberties Union, prompted in response to US President Donald Trump's executive order to "suspended all refugee admissions for 120 days and blocked citizens of seven Muslim-majority countries, refugees or otherwise". The line-up included Daya, Halsey, Macklemore,

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and

. On 23 February 2017, Zedd released his collaboration along with

, "

" which debuted at number 28 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and 33 on the UK Singles Chart. On 6 July 2017, Zedd released his single with Liam Payne, " Get Low". On 23 January 2018, Zedd released his single with Maren Morris and

, " The Middle", which rose to No. 1 on the ''Billboard''

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radio chart and peaked at No. 5 spot on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. In March 2018, ''

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'' named Zedd as number seven on their 2018 ranking of dance musicians titled Billboard Dance 100. Zedd was tapped by National Geographic to make a song inspired by the documentary series '' One Strange Rock'' and released a video to the song, also titled "One Strange Rock" on his YouTube channel on 9 April 2018. On 17 July 2018, Zedd released his single with Elley Duhé, " Happy Now". The accompanying music video was later released 23 August 2018. On 27 September 2018, Zedd released his remix of the

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single " Lost in Japan". This single quickly rose onto the Top 40 charts and was the first collaboration between the two artists. They performed this song at the 2018 American Music Awards on 10 October 2018 and then performed it again at the

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on 8 November 2018. The accompanying music video was released following both performances on 9 November 2018. On 14 February 2019, Zedd released his collaboration with

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, " 365", along with the song's music video. Zedd performed at

on the main stage 21 April 2019, bringing out

, and Maren Morris. On 1 May 2019, Zedd announced the Orbit Tour, which kicks off in the fall of 2019. He will tour along with duo NOTD and

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. On 31 May 2019,

released her single " Never Really Over" in which Zedd is a producer and a songwriter on the track. The song debuted at number 15 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100. On 27 September 2019, Zedd released the single " Good Thing" with

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. On 10 October 2019, Zedd tweeted that he had been "permanently banned" from China due to his liking of a tweet related to ''

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'', an American

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which had been banned in the country several days prior as a result of the episode " Band in China". This seemingly only applies to live performances, however, as much of his music remains easily accessible within the country. On 16 July 2020, Zedd released the single " Funny" with

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, along with the song's music video. On 23 October 2020, Zedd released the single " Inside Out" with

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. In April 2021, it was revealed that Zedd would have a residency at the new Las Vegas super club

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, along with

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, with each receiving US$250,000 per gig. The initial show was set to be on 3 July 2021. On 13 August 2021, Zedd performed at Musikfest, with the opening acts Gabi DeMartino and Dot. On 7 September 2021, ''

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'' announced the collaboration between Zedd and ''Valorant'' to create different cosmetic weapon skins which featured exclusive sound effects, as well as a custom tune on the weapons when inspected. On 28 January 2022, Zedd released the song "You've Got to Let Go If You Want to Be Free" with the English electronic duo Disclosure. On 20 May 2022, Zedd played at EDC

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, which was also live streamed. On 12 August 2022, Zedd started a commercial collaboration with computer peripherals company HyperX (acquired by HP Inc. in 2021) and became its "Global Brand Ambassador".

2024–present: ''Telos'' and ''Dragon Ball Daima''

Nine years after releasing ''True Colors'', Zedd announced his third album, ''

'', which was released on 30 August 2024. Zedd also announced the accompanying Telos Tour. On 21 June, Zedd released "Out of Time", featuring

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, as the first single from the album. In September 2024, he performed "No Gravity" with Bava (musician) to a sold-out audience in Los Angeles. Zedd collaborated with the Japanese vocal duo C & K to perform , the opening theme song of the 2024 anime series '' Dragon Ball Daima''. He was offered the job of composing the song as he is an open fan of the ''Dragon Ball'' franchise, while the lyrics are written by Yukinojo Mori. Zedd also performs the show's ending theme, " Nakama", this time in collaboration with Japanese-American singer Ai, who wrote the lyrics.

Personal life

Zedd briefly dated singer and actress

in 2015. He revealed that he hated the media attention surrounding it. Zedd is a fan of the German football club

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. Zedd speaks Russian, German, and English, as well as basic French.

Discography

* ''

'' (2012) * '' True Colors'' (2015) * ''

'' (2024)

Awards and nominations

American Music Awards

APRA Music Awards

Billboard Music Awards

DJ Awards

Grammy Awards

iHeartRadio Music Awards

iHeartRadio Titanium Awards

iHeartRadio Titanium Awards are awarded to an artist when their song reaches 1 Billion Spins across iHeartRadio Stations.

MTV Europe Music Awards

MTV Video Music Awards

Much Music Video Awards

Radio Disney Music Awards

Teen Choice Awards

Tours and concerts

Headlining

* Moment of Clarity Tour (2013) * True Colors Tour (2015) * Echo Tour (2017–2018) * Orbit Tour (2019) * Palm Tree Festival Hawaii (2024) * Telos Tour (2024)

Residency

* Hakkasan Nightclub in Las Vegas (2017–2021) * OMNIA Nightclub in Las Vegas (2017–2021) * Wet Republic in Las Vegas (2017–2021) *

Nightclub in Las Vegas (2021–present)

Supporting

* Meowingtons Hax Tour (

, 2011) * Born This Way Ball (

, 2012, Asia Leg) * Witness: The Tour (

, 2018, Brisbane, Sydney, and Auckland)

Guest appearance

* Linkin Park and Friends – Celebrate Life in Honor of Chester Bennington (2017) – drums on " Crawling"

Notes

References

External links

* * {{Authority control 1989 births 21st-century German musicians APRA Award winners Dance-pop musicians German dance musicians German electronic dance music DJs German house musicians German people of Russian-Jewish descent German record producers Grammy Award winners for dance and electronic music Interscope Records artists Living people MTV Video Music Award winners Naturalized citizens of Germany Owsla artists People from Kaiserslautern Russian emigrants to Germany