Michel Zitron

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".

Michel Zitron
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

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

As featured artist

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	GLF: Gold ARIA: Platinum BPI: Silver RIAA: Gold	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]