Zedd

Zedd
Zedd
	at Veld Festival 2017
Born	Anton Zaslavski; 2 September 1989 (age 36); Saratov, USSR, Russian Federation
Occupations	DJ; songwriter; record producer;
Years active	2010–present
	Musical career
Genres	EDM; house; dance-pop;
Labels	Interscope

Anton Zaslavski (born 2 September 1989), better known by his stage name Zedd, is a Russian-born German DJ, songwriter, and record producer. He was born in Saratov, Russia, and raised in Kaiserslautern, Germany.^[1] He is known for remixing the music of other singers while also releasing his own singles.

Zedd has released top singles such as "Clarity"" (2012; with Foxes), "Stay The Night" (with Hayley Williams) "Stay" (2017; with Alessia Cara), and "The Middle" (2018; with Maren Morris and Grey), and was featured on Ariana Grande's song "Break Free" (2014). All of these songs reached the top ten on the Billboard Hot 100 in the US.^[2] The first song won him a Grammy Award for Best Dance Recording.^[3]

Zedd collaborated with Lady Gaga on her third studio album, Artpop. He cites Gaga as an inspiration.^[4]

In 2019, he worked with Katy Perry on the songs "365" and "Never Really Over".

Discography

• Clarity (2012)

• True Colors (2015)

• Telos (2024)

Personal Life

Zedd briefly dated singer and actress Selena Gomez in 2015. He revealed that he hated the media talking about it. ^[5]

Zedd lives in Beverly Hills, California. ^[6]

Zedd is a fan of the German football club 1. FC Kaiserslautern. ^[7]

References

↑ "ZEDD". TIDAL Browse - High Fidelity Music Streaming. Retrieved 2019-06-30.
↑ "Zedd". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-06-30.
↑ "Zedd". GRAMMY.com. 2014-03-04. Retrieved 2019-06-30.
↑ "Zedd Recalls Being 'Starstruck' the First Time He Met Lady Gaga as an 'Up-and-Coming' Producer". PEOPLE.com. Retrieved 2019-06-30.
↑ Life, Hollywood. "Selena Gomez's ex Zedd speaks out about the worst part of dating the superstar: 'I was pissed'". Business Insider. Retrieved 2026-06-10.
↑ Romeyn, Kathryn (2018-03-29). "Zedd's Beverly Hills Estate Is a Modern-Architecture Lover's Dream". Architectural Digest. Retrieved 2026-06-10.
↑ "Grammy-Gewinner Zedd besucht den Betze - 1. FC Kaiserslautern" (in German). 2014-02-08. Retrieved 2026-06-10.

[1] "ZEDD". TIDAL Browse - High Fidelity Music Streaming. Retrieved 2019-06-30.

[2] "Zedd". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-06-30.

[3] "Zedd". GRAMMY.com. 2014-03-04. Retrieved 2019-06-30.

[4] "Zedd Recalls Being 'Starstruck' the First Time He Met Lady Gaga as an 'Up-and-Coming' Producer". PEOPLE.com. Retrieved 2019-06-30.

[5] Life, Hollywood. "Selena Gomez's ex Zedd speaks out about the worst part of dating the superstar: 'I was pissed'". Business Insider. Retrieved 2026-06-10.

[6] Romeyn, Kathryn (2018-03-29). "Zedd's Beverly Hills Estate Is a Modern-Architecture Lover's Dream". Architectural Digest. Retrieved 2026-06-10.

[7] "Grammy-Gewinner Zedd besucht den Betze - 1. FC Kaiserslautern" (in German). 2014-02-08. Retrieved 2026-06-10.

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