Background

Anton Zaslavski was born on September 2, 1989, in Saratov, Russia. His family moved to Germany when he was 4 years old. There, he was raised in Kaiserslautern, with his two brothers, Arkadi and Daniel. His father, Igor Zaslavski, is a schoolteacher and a guitarist, while his mother, Marina Vladimirovna Zaslavski, is a piano teacher.

Education

Anton Zaslavski learned how to play the piano from his mother when he was 4 years old. He learned classical music and the drums by the time he was 12 years old.

In 2002, he began his career as a drummer for the metallic fusion band Dioramic. The band was in a contract with Lifeforce Records. He was influenced by the French electronic duo Justice and began concentrating on the metallic heavy electronic genre.

Career

Zaslavski adopted the stage name "Zedd" and composed songs for the group Dioramic. He played for them till 2010. He made his mark by winning two Beatport remix competitions in 2010. His debut original release, The Anthem, was among the top 20 of the Beatport Electro charts.

He left Dioramic to start making his own remixes on Cubase. His 2011 remix of Lady Gaga's number Born This Way was featured along with the original version on the special edition of Gaga's studio album.

By 2012, Zedd had released his debut single, Spectrum, through Interscope Records. The number reached the top of the Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs chart. This was followed by Beauty and a Beat, produced for Justin Bieber's third studio album, Believe.

He released his own debut studio album, Clarity, which had the number Spectrum as its lead song, in October 2012. The single Clarity was released in February 2013, as the album's third single. The number was among the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100 and sold over two million copies, to become the most-played number on American radio in September 2013. It was certified "platinum." Soon, Zedd made his first world tour that covered all the five continents.

He then produced the single Heaven for Japanese singer Namie Amuro's album Feel. He also released the single Stay the Night, featuring Hayley Williams, which reached the top 20 of the Billboard Hot 100 and was also certified "platinum."

He released his second studio album, True Colors, in 2015. The same year, he released a single with Selena Gomez, titled I Want You to Know. The song was nominated for a Teen Choice Award in the category of Party Song and reached number 17 on the Billboard Hot 100 list.

His album bagged the number one spot on the Billboard Dance Electronic Albums list, making him one of the most successful entertainers of 2015. He performed live at the CMT Music Awards ceremony in 2015 and stole the hearts of his fans. He also appeared at the Counter Point Music and Arts Festival and the Spring Awakening Festival that year.

He went on his second world tour from August to November 2015 and traveled across Europe, Asia, and North America. He also organized a concert in response to United States President Donald Trump's order to ban the entry of citizens from seven Muslim countries.

In 2016, he released his single Candyman with Aloe Blacc. The same year, his number Starving with Hailee Steinfeld peaked at number five on the UK Singles Chart. He also released a remix of the famous song Let Me Love You by DJ Snake and Justin Bieber. He collaborated with Riot Games and released the number Ignite for the League of Legends e-sports championship.

His next venture was his collaboration with Alessia Cara for the number Stay, which reached number 28 on the Billboard Hot 100 list in February 2017. This was followed by his single Get Low with Liam Payne, in July 2017.

His latest number, The Middle, with Maren Morris and Grey, reached the number one spot on the Billboard Pop Songs radio chart and number five on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in January 2018. He also released a video titled One Strange Rock for the National Geographic miniseries of the same name, in April 2018.

Achievements

• Zedd's debut single, Spectrum, released through Interscope Records, reached the top of Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs chart, making him an instant sensation. This was closely followed by his debut studio album, Clarity. The song Clarity was among the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100 and sold over two million copies, becoming the most-played number on American radio at the time of its release. His second studio album, True Colors, was announced soon. In February 2015, he released his single I Want You to Know with Selena Gomez, which was nominated for the Choice Party Song at the Teen Choice Awards.

Works

More photos

• music

  • Clarity 2012
  • True Colors 2015

Religion

There is no information about Zedd's religious beliefs.

Politics

Zedd isn't involved in politics.

Views

Quotations: "There's always good things when times are bad, [but if] you only look at the bad things, you get hung up. I think sometimes it's good to just step away for a second, look at the positive things and all the good things we have."

Personality

Physical Characteristics: Height: 174 cm

Weight: 67 kg

Body: slim

Hair color: brown

Eye color: blue

Interests

• Playing video games

• Music & Bands

  Radiohead

Connections

Zedd was in a relationship with popular singer Selena Gomez in 2015, when they released the single I Want You to Know. However, they broke up later.

Zedd reportedly dated Nina Dobrev. According to social media, he is currently single.

Father:

Igor Zaslavski

Mother:

Marina Zaslavski

Friend:

Skrillex

Skrillex and Zedd first connected after the latter sent the former a song over MySpace. In 2011, Skrillex signed him to OWSLA and helped him release his first single on the label, "Shave It". A remixed version of Skrillex's "Breakn' a Sweat" is also included on Zedd's debut album, Clarity.

Brother:

Arkadi Zaslavski

Brother:

Daniel Zaslavski

ex-girlfriend:

Selena Gomez

Zedd and Gomez were dating from at least January to April 2015. It was first revealed on 5 December 2014 that Zedd would be working with Gomez on her second studio album; and in addition, they have collaborated with each other on "I Want You to Know."

ex-girlfriend:

Nina Dobrev

References

• Zedd on Instagram