Zedd

Zedd is globally renowned for his skills as a DJ, songwriter and record producer. He is one of the top names in the electro-house music genre.

Early Accomplishments

He began his musical training by learning the piano at the age of 4 and the drums at age 12, after which he joined the band, Diormac in 2002.

Leaving the band in 2010, he was a double winner at the Beatport remix contest with his debut original song, The Anthem.

Best Known For

His debut album in 2012 features songs like Spectrum (with Matthew Koma), Stay the Night and the Grammy award winning song, Clarity while his 2015 album, True Colors features songs like Stay (ft. Alessia Cara), I Want You to Know (ft. Selena Gomez) and Break Free (ft. Ariana Grande).

Sexual Orientation

Zedd is straight. He and Selena Gomez were a hot topic for gossip sites and media houses in 2015 as they often spoke of their admiration for each other. Their relationship however, ended after a year. In 2019, he was rumored to be dating Olivia Culpo after they were spotted together at Coachella.

Family

Born as Anton Zaslavski to Igor Zaslavski and an unnamed mom, he is the middle of their 3 sons; Arkadi the older and Daniel the younger. He also has a half-sister by the name Lisa Alarcon.

Religion

Although his family is Jewish by heritage, Zedd is actually a Christian and worships in the faith of the Roman Catholic.

Worth To Know

His name, Zedd was gotten from the British pronunciation of the first letter of his last name.

He has earned 5 award wins and 13 nominations from his 2018 song, The Middle (ft. Maren Morris Grey).