Sandro Cavazza Explained

Sandro Cavazza
Birth Name:Alessandro Michele Cavazza
Birth Date:11 September 1992
Origin:Stockholm, Sweden
Genre:Pop
Years Active:2014–present

Alessandro Michele "Sandro" Cavazza (pronounced as /it/; born 11 September 1992) is a Swedish singer-songwriter of Italian origin. Besides his solo career he was also a member of the pop group Estraden.

He names his musical influences as Eagle-Eye Cherry, Nirvana, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Westlife, ABBA, Max Martin, Bon Iver and Queen, in particular Freddie Mercury.

Cavazza is well known as a good friend of the Swedish producer Avicii. They made two songs together ("Gonna Love Ya" and "Sunset Jesus") for Avicii's album Stories. Cavazza is also featured on "Without You" which was nominated for a Grammis in 2017. During a road-trip through America, Avicii and Cavazza wrote multiple songs together. After Avicii's death in 2018, only "Forever Yours" was released in 2020, after it was finished by Norwegian producer and DJ Kygo.

Despite his intention to retire as a performer after that, he has since featured on songs by other artists, including "All for Love" by Felix Jaehn (May 2023) and "Fade Away" from Kygo's fifth album Kygo (June 2024).

Personal life

In an interview in June 2018, Cavazza described his background as "very Swedish and part Italian", consisting of Sunday dinners with his Italian family partnered with a very secure social system in Sweden. This allowed him the opportunity to attend music school.[1] On 23 November 2021, Cavazza announced his intention to "end his career" as an artist, claiming the reasons to be that "some things like social media, competition and being at the center of attention do not make me happy". He intended to solely focus on his career as a songwriter and held one final concert in Stockholm in 2022.[2]

Discography

Extended plays

TitleDetails
Sandro Cavazza
  • Released: 28 April 2017[3]
  • Label: Ineffable Music, Universal
  • Formats: Digital download
Weird & Talkative
  • Released: 13 November 2020[4]
  • Label: Ineffable Music, Universal
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming

Singles

As lead artist

TitleYearPeak chart positions CertificationsAlbum
SWE
[5]
AUS
[6] [7]
BEL
(FL)

[8]
BEL
(WA)

[9]
GER
[10]
NL
[11]
NOR
[12]
SWI
[13]
"What It Feels Like"[14] 2017 Sandro Cavazza
"Don't Hold Me"[15]
"So Much Better" (Remix)[17] 12
"High with Somebody"
20189
  • GLF: 3× Platinum[18]
rowspan="5"
"Here"[19]
"Used To"
[20]
63
  • GLF: Gold
"Enemy"[21] 201943
  • GLF: Platinum
"Forever Yours (Avicii Tribute)"
[22]
20204 96 58 49 65 65 5 25
"Sad Child"
[23]
Weird & Talkative
"Lean on Me"[25] 44
  • GLF: Platinum
"Love to Lose"
[26]
2021rowspan="4"
"Don't Deserve This"
[27]
"Shameless"[28]
"The Days"[29] 202268
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

As featured artist

TitleYearPeak chart positionsCertificationsAlbum
SWE
AUS
AUT
[30]
BEL
(FL)

BEL
(WA)

FRA
[31]
GER
NL
NOR
SWI
"Beautiful Life"
(Lost Frequencies featuring Sandro Cavazza)
201651 1 1 39 50 65 Less Is More
"Without You"
(Avicii featuring Sandro Cavazza)
20171 20 7 15 15 59 18 13 3 10
  • GLF: 7× Platinum[36]
  • BEA: Platinum
  • BVMI: Platinum
  • IFPI AUT: Gold[37]
  • SNEP: Platinum
Avīci (01)
"Happy Now"
(Kygo featuring Sandro Cavazza)[38]
20183 50 53 26 13 168 53 6 20
  • GLF: 3× Platinum
  • ARIA: Gold[39]
  • BEA: Gold
  • BVMI: Gold
  • IFPI SWI: Gold[40]
  • SNEP: Gold
"All for Love"
(Felix Jaehn featuring Sandro Cavazza)[41]
202333
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Non-single album appearances

TitleYearPeak chart positionsCertificationsAlbum
SWE
NOR
"Gonna Love Ya"
(Avicii featuring Sandro Cavazza)
20153 25
  • GLF: 3× Platinum
Stories
"Sunset Jesus"
(Avicii featuring Gavin DeGraw, John Dhani Lennevald, Mike Posner & Sandro Cavazza)
37
"Beautiful"
(Kygo featuring Sandro Cavazza)
2020Golden Hour
"Fade Away"
(Kygo featuring Sandro Cavazza)
2024Kygo
"—" denotes a song that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Other certified songs

Notes and References

  1. Web site: You Should Know... Sandro Cavazza . Joe. June 5, 2018. June 9, 2018.
  2. Web site: Sandro Cavazza tar farväl med en sista EP och avskedskonsert i vår. https://web.archive.org/web/20220214005557/https://www.mynewsdesk.com/se/livenation/pressreleases/sandro-cavazza-tar-farvael-med-en-sista-ep-och-avskedskonsert-i-vaar-3146105. 2022-02-14. 2022-02-14. Mynewsdesk. 23 November 2021 . sv.
  3. Web site: Sandro Cavazza – EP by Sandro Cavazza on Apple Music. Apple Music (AU). 28 April 2017 . August 16, 2017.
  4. Web site: Weird & Talkative – EP by Sandro Cavazza on Apple Music. Apple Music (AU). November 13, 2020. November 13, 2020.
  5. Peak positions in Sweden:
  6. Web site: Discography Sandro Cavazza. Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
  7. The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 17 February 2020. The ARIA Report. Australian Recording Industry Association. 1563. 17 February 2020.
  8. Web site: Discografie Sandro Cavazza. Belgium (Flanders) Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
  9. Web site: Discographie Sandro Cavazza. Belgium (Wallonia) Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
  10. Web site: Discographie Sandro Cavazza. enter "Sandro Cavazza" into the "Suchen" box. GfK Entertainment. November 2, 2018.
  11. Web site: Discografie Sandro Cavazza. Dutch Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
  12. Peak positions in Norway:
  13. Web site: Discographie Sandro Cavazza. Swiss Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
  14. Web site: What It Feels Like – Single by Sandro Cavazza on Apple Music. iTunes Store (AU). 3 February 2017 . 16 August 2017.
  15. Web site: Don't Hold Me – Single by Sandro Cavazza on Apple Music. iTunes Store (AU). 17 March 2017 . 16 August 2017.
  16. Web site: Sandro Cavazza – Don't Hold Me. Grammofonleverantörernas förening. sv. 18 April 2024. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20240418140127/http://sys2.grammotex.se/netdata/grp006.mbr/artdata?sart=8387067. 18 April 2024.
  17. Web site: So Much Better (Remix) – Single by Sandro Cavazza on Apple Music. iTunes Store (AU). 16 August 2017.
  18. Sweden. Sandro Cavazza. 7 January 2024.
  19. Web site: Here – Single by Sandro Cavazza on Apple Music. iTunes Store (AU). 24 August 2018 . 24 August 2018.
  20. Web site: Used To – Single by Sandro Cavazza ft. on Apple Music. uMusic. 6 November 2018.
  21. Web site: Enemy – single. iTunes Australia. 27 April 2019.
  22. Web site: Forever Yours (Avicii Tribute) – single. iTunes United States. 27 January 2020.
  23. Web site: "Sad child" – single. Apple Music. June 26, 2020. June 26, 2020.
  24. Web site: Sandro Cavazza & Brother Leo – Sad Child. Grammofonleverantörernas förening. sv. 2 April 2024. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20240402034829/http://sys2.grammotex.se/netdata/grp006.mbr/artdata?sart=10256087. 2 April 2024.
  25. Web site: Lean on Me – Single. Apple Music. October 9, 2020.
  26. Web site: Love to Lose – single. Apple Music. February 19, 2021. February 20, 2021.
  27. Web site: Don't Deserve This – single. Apple Music. 5 March 2021. 5 March 2021.
  28. Web site: Shameless – single. Apple Music. 20 October 2021. 1 November 2021.
  29. Web site: Sandro Cavazza - The Days. YouTube. 4 March 2022. 5 March 2022.
  30. Web site: Discografie Sandro Cavazza. Austrian Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
  31. Web site: Discographie Sandro Cavazza. French Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
  32. Belgium. single. 2019. 7 January 2024.
  33. Germany. Sandro Cavazza. 7 January 2024.
  34. Netherlands. Sandro Cavazza. 7 January 2024.
  35. France. Sandro Cavazza. 7 January 2024.
  36. Sweden. Avicii. 7 January 2024.
  37. Austria. Sandro Cavazza. 7 January 2024.
  38. Bein. Kat. September 24, 2018. Kygo and Sandro Cavazza Debut 'Happy Now' Collab at iHeartRadio Music Festival. Billboard. October 15, 2018. MSN.
  39. Australia. single. 2019. 7 January 2024.
  40. Switzerland. Sandro Cavazza. 27 January 2024.
  41. Web site: Felix Jaehn ft. Sandro Cavazza • All For Love. MTV. 26 May 2023. 28 May 2023.
  42. Web site: Sandro Cavazza – What Kind of Man. Grammofonleverantörernas förening. sv. 27 April 2024. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20240427031559/http://sys2.grammotex.se/netdata/grp006.mbr/artdata?sart=8928491. 27 April 2024.