Zedd

Zedd
Zedd in 2014
Background information
Birth name	Anton Zaslavski
Born	(1989-09-02) 2 September 1989 (age 35) Saratov, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union (present-day Russia)
Origin	Kaiserslautern, Germany
Genres	EDM dance-pop house
Occupations	Record producer disc jockey
Instrument	Keyboards
Years active	2002–present
Labels	Interscope Owsla Spinnin' Dim Mak
Website	zedd.net

Anton Zaslavski (Russian: Антон Заславский;^[a] born 2 September 1989), known professionally as Zedd (/zɛd/), is a German record producer and DJ. His stage name, Zedd, was derived from zed, the English pronunciation, barring American English, for the first letter of his surname.^[1] Raised in Kaiserslautern,^[2] Zedd rose to mainstream success with his 2012 single "Clarity" (featuring Foxes), which peaked at number eight on the Billboard Hot 100 and won Best Dance Recording at the 56th Grammy Awards.^[3] It served as the third single for his debut studio album of the same name (2012), of which its deluxe edition spawned the US top 20 single "Stay the Night" (featuring Hayley Williams).

Zedd's second studio album, True Colors (2015), was supported by his third Billboard Hot 100-top 20 single, "I Want You to Know" (featuring Selena Gomez). His 2017 single, "Stay" (with Alessia Cara), peaked at number seven on the chart, while his 2018 single, "The Middle" (with Maren Morris and Grey) peaked at number five. Zedd guest appeared on Ariana Grande's 2014 single "Break Free", which peaked at number four. He released his third studio album, Telos, on 30 August 2024.

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