Savan Kotecha

And like, oh my God, you did these songs. And I thought they were just the best kids. And I was like, they have something. And it was One Direction. And yeah. And then I did X Factor that year, which was the funnest three months. I mean, I've made lifelong friends from the people that worked on that show. And yeah.

I was, so we tried to find a role for me. So we made it like vocal producer so I could help mold them and on air as well. But like, it was really, I tried not to be on air. I put on stupid wigs throughout the series.

I was, so we tried to find a role for me. So we made it like vocal producer so I could help mold them and on air as well. But like, it was really, I tried not to be on air. I put on stupid wigs throughout the series.

I was, so we tried to find a role for me. So we made it like vocal producer so I could help mold them and on air as well. But like, it was really, I tried not to be on air. I put on stupid wigs throughout the series.

I was thinking there never, no way they're going to put this in the edit, but they did.

I was thinking there never, no way they're going to put this in the edit, but they did.

I was thinking there never, no way they're going to put this in the edit, but they did.

you're also very good at accents I saw you do a couple accents like Niles accent oh yeah we did a lot of fun like behind the scenes comedy sketches and stuff and for the four finalists or the five finalists we did like we did like I wrote comedy songs for them like for One Direction it was What's Happening Boys um And I just fell in love with those guys and that whole process.

you're also very good at accents I saw you do a couple accents like Niles accent oh yeah we did a lot of fun like behind the scenes comedy sketches and stuff and for the four finalists or the five finalists we did like we did like I wrote comedy songs for them like for One Direction it was What's Happening Boys um And I just fell in love with those guys and that whole process.

you're also very good at accents I saw you do a couple accents like Niles accent oh yeah we did a lot of fun like behind the scenes comedy sketches and stuff and for the four finalists or the five finalists we did like we did like I wrote comedy songs for them like for One Direction it was What's Happening Boys um And I just fell in love with those guys and that whole process.

And then when it was over, it was like, okay, you know, I'd go on tour a little bit and with the X Factor tour, because I was assigned, I started working for Psycho for Simon's label. So I was assigned the Cher Lloyd album to make and then I was supposed to advise for One Direction. And then Cher happened and then one day lightning struck and What Makes You Beautiful was written.

And then when it was over, it was like, okay, you know, I'd go on tour a little bit and with the X Factor tour, because I was assigned, I started working for Psycho for Simon's label. So I was assigned the Cher Lloyd album to make and then I was supposed to advise for One Direction. And then Cher happened and then one day lightning struck and What Makes You Beautiful was written.

And then when it was over, it was like, okay, you know, I'd go on tour a little bit and with the X Factor tour, because I was assigned, I started working for Psycho for Simon's label. So I was assigned the Cher Lloyd album to make and then I was supposed to advise for One Direction. And then Cher happened and then one day lightning struck and What Makes You Beautiful was written.

and you know first i think up all night was the first one to just get it going and um and yeah and and one what makes you beautiful happens we didn't really know it's interesting like i wrote it for my wife um and i didn't really i knew it was correct the song you know what i mean like um when we wrote it you know i had that phrase and a bit of the start of the chorus melody and carl and rami were playing with chords and stuff and

and you know first i think up all night was the first one to just get it going and um and yeah and and one what makes you beautiful happens we didn't really know it's interesting like i wrote it for my wife um and i didn't really i knew it was correct the song you know what i mean like um when we wrote it you know i had that phrase and a bit of the start of the chorus melody and carl and rami were playing with chords and stuff and

and you know first i think up all night was the first one to just get it going and um and yeah and and one what makes you beautiful happens we didn't really know it's interesting like i wrote it for my wife um and i didn't really i knew it was correct the song you know what i mean like um when we wrote it you know i had that phrase and a bit of the start of the chorus melody and carl and rami were playing with chords and stuff and

I went out of the room and listened to some voice notes and I had... And then I read it that morning. I had written down on my phone from something my wife had said. Like I wrote down like, oh, you're beautiful. You don't know you're beautiful. That's what makes you beautiful. And started singing that along to whatever the chords were, just, you know.

I went out of the room and listened to some voice notes and I had... And then I read it that morning. I had written down on my phone from something my wife had said. Like I wrote down like, oh, you're beautiful. You don't know you're beautiful. That's what makes you beautiful. And started singing that along to whatever the chords were, just, you know.

I went out of the room and listened to some voice notes and I had... And then I read it that morning. I had written down on my phone from something my wife had said. Like I wrote down like, oh, you're beautiful. You don't know you're beautiful. That's what makes you beautiful. And started singing that along to whatever the chords were, just, you know.

And when it was done, I mean, I tweaked it a little bit in New York and, like, there were, you know, before the boys went to hear it. But I don't think any of us realized, like, oh, it was going to be this thing, you know. And I remember, like... Yeah, I think because even though the label wanted me to change some of the lyrics, you know, the what makes you beautiful part.