Alessandro Michele "Sandro" Cavazza () 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 was a 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), "Fade Away" from Kygo's fifth album Kygo (June 2024) and “Young Again” by Don Diablo (September 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. 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.
Discography Extended plays Title Details Sandro Cavazza Released: 28 April 2017 Label: Ineffable Music, Universal Formats: Digital download Weird & Talkative Released: 13 November 2020 Label: Ineffable Music, Universal Formats: Digital download, streaming
Singles As lead artist Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album SWEPeak positions in Sweden: For all except noted: For "Gonna Love Ya": For "Sunset Jesus": For "High with Somebody": For "Used To": AUS BEL(FL) BEL(WA) GER NL NORPeak positions in Norway: For all except noted: For "Gonna Love Ya": SWI "What It Feels Like" 2017 — — — — — — — — Sandro Cavazza "Don't Hold Me" — — — — — — — — GLF: Gold "So Much Better" 12 — — — — — — — "High with Somebody" 2018 9 — — — — — — — GLF: 3× Platinum rowspan="5" "Here" — — — — — — — — "Used To" 63 — — — — — — — GLF: Gold "Enemy" 2019 43 — — — — — — — GLF: Platinum "Forever Yours (Avicii Tribute)" 2020 4 96 58 49 65 65 5 25 "Sad Child" — — — — — — — — GLF: Gold Weird & Talkative "Lean on Me" 44 — — — — — — — GLF: Platinum "Love to Lose" 2021 — — — — — — — — GLF: Gold rowspan="4" "Don't Deserve This" — — — — — — — — "Shameless" — — — — — — — — "The Days" 2022 68 — — — — — — — "Hold on Me" 2024 49 33 — — — — 25 — "—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
As featured artist Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album SWE AUS AUT BEL(FL) BEL(WA) FRA GER NL NOR SWI "Beautiful Life"(Lost Frequencies featuring Sandro Cavazza) 2016 — — 51 1 1 39 50 65 — — BEA: 2× Platinum BVMI: Gold NVPI: Platinum SNEP: Gold Less Is More "Without You"(Avicii featuring Sandro Cavazza) 2017 1 20 7 15 15 59 18 13 3 10 GLF: 7× Platinum BEA: Platinum BVMI: Platinum IFPI AUT: Gold SNEP: Platinum Avīci (01) "Happy Now"(Kygo featuring Sandro Cavazza) 2018 3 50 53 26 13 168 53 — 6 20 GLF: 3× Platinum ARIA: Gold BEA: Gold BVMI: Gold IFPI SWI: Gold SNEP: Gold "All for Love"(Felix Jaehn featuring Sandro Cavazza) 2023 — — — 33 — — — — — — "—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Non-single album appearances Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album SWE NOR "Gonna Love Ya"(Avicii featuring Sandro Cavazza) 2015 3 25 GLF: 3× Platinum Stories "Sunset Jesus"(Avicii featuring Gavin DeGraw, John Dhani Lennevald, Mike Posner & Sandro Cavazza) 37 — "Beautiful"(Kygo featuring Sandro Cavazza) 2020 — — Golden Hour "Fade Away"(Kygo featuring Sandro Cavazza) 2024 — — Kygo "—" denotes a song that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Other certified songs Title Year Certifications Album "What Kind of Man" 2017 GLF: Gold Sandro Cavazza
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