| Michel Zitron | |
| Birth Name: | Michel Henry Allan Zitron |
| Origin: | Stockholm, Sweden |
| Genre: | House, progressive house, dance-pop |
| Occupation: | Record producer, singer-songwriter, DJ |
Michel Henry Allan Zitron (pronounced as /sv/; 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".
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]
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]
| 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 | A Town Called Paradise | ||
| "Sweetest Heartache" (Style of Eye & Asalto featuring Michel Zitron)[7] | 2014 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | rowspan="4" | ||
| "Now That I've Found You" (Martin Garrix featuring John Martin and Michel Zitron) | 2016 | — | 70 | — | — | — | — | — | 73 | — | — | — | |||
| "Never Alone" (Felix Jaehn and Mesto featuring Michel Zitron)[8] | 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. | |||||||||||||||
| Title | Year | Artist(s) | Album | Credits | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Save The World" | 2011 | Swedish House Mafia featuring John Martin | Until Now | ||
| "Don't You Worry Child" | 2012 | ||||
| "Anywhere For You" | 2014 | John Martin | |||
| "In My Blood" | 2015 | Alesso | Forever | ||
| "Together" | 2016 | Seven | |||
| "Happy That You Found Me" | 2024 | Danny Saucedo |
| Title | Year | Album |
|---|---|---|
| "Lay Low"[9] | 2018 | rowspan="3" |
| "When We Went Gold" | ||
| "Whiskey and Cola" | 2019 |