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Mitch Allan

b. 1972

American rock singer

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About Mitch Allan

Born 1972. Mitch Allan is an American singer, musician, singer-songwriter and guitarist.

Mitchell Allan Scherr is an American record producer, singer, and songwriter best known as the frontman of the rock band SR-71. He rose to fame with the hit single "Right Now". He wrote the song "1985" for SR-71, which later became a massive platinum hit for Bowling for Soup.

Since the mid-2000s, he has become a go-to collaborator for major pop artists including Demi Lovato, Third Eye Blind, Miley Cyrus, Carlie Hanson, Jason Derulo, Pitbull, Lindsay Lohan, Fifth Harmony, Kelly Clarkson, Simple Plan, Faith Hill, Selena Gomez, Bowling for Soup, Jonas Brothers, and Joe Cocker. Allan received a Latin Grammy Awards nomination for Song of the Year for co-writing Belinda Peregrín's "Bella Traición".

Allan was also the lead guitarist, producer, and backing vocalist of alternative project Satellite.

Career Production and songwriting

Allan began as a recording artist and songwriter after "1985", a song he wrote for his band SR-71, was recorded and released by pop-punk band Bowling for Soup in 2004. The track was certified Platinum and held the record for the most iTunes downloads in a single week at the time.

In 2007, Allan was nominated for a Latin Grammy Award when the song he co-penned with Kara DioGuardi and recorded by Belinda, "Bella Traición," received a Song of the Year nomination. That same year, another song written with DioGuardi, entitled "Lost," was recorded by Faith Hill and released as the first single from her Greatest Hits project. The song spent 21 weeks on the radio charts.

In 2015, Allan achieved his first worldwide #1 pop hit by co-writing Jason Derulo's "Want To Want Me". That same year, he co-wrote "Heartbeat Song" for Kelly Clarkson, which was subsequently nominated for a Grammy Award. When Allan partnered with writer-producer Jason Evigan under the moniker "The Suspex", they co-wrote and produced Demi Lovato's "Heart Attack," which reached #4 on the Mainstream Top 40 and was certified double platinum.

Personal life Allan lives in Los Angeles with his wife, Sana Yu, and their three children.

Selected discography

With SR-71 Now You See Inside (2000) Tomorrow (2002) Here We Go Again (2004)

With Satellite Ring the Bells (July 2011) Calling Birds (February 19, 2013)

Songwriting/producing

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Important facts

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Education
University of Maryland, Randallstown High School

People in Mitch Allan's life

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Contemporaries

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Mitch Allan?

American rock singer

When was Mitch Allan born?

Mitch Allan was born on 16 May 1972 in Baltimore.

What is Mitch Allan's occupation?

Mitch Allan is a singer, musician, singer-songwriter and guitarist.

What nationality is Mitch Allan?

Mitch Allan is American.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Mitch Allan

· Wikidata: Q3067338

· DBpedia: Mitch Allan

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