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Birth name | Dhruv Sharma |
Born | London, England | 25 February 1999
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Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter |
Years active | 2019–present |
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Dhruv Sharma (born February 25, 1999), known mononymously as Dhruv, is an English-Indian singer-songwriter. [1] [2] His 2019 single " Double Take", a "smooth R&B track about falling in love with a best friend", became a sleeper hit after it went viral on TikTok two years after its release. In 2021, the song went No. 1 in the Philippines and Thailand, and reached the top five of Malaysia, Indonesia, and Singapore's streaming charts.
Dhruv Sharma was born on February 25, 1999 in London to an Indian family. [3] He moved to Singapore at the age of two. He learned the piano as a child and began writing melodies at a young age. Dhruv started pursuing and writing music seriously at the age of 15, and began uploading self-recorded demos to SoundCloud while living in Singapore. At the age of 18 he moved to New Haven, Connecticut to attend Yale University. [4] During his time at Yale, Dhruv performed as a member of the Shades of Yale cappella group. Dhruv would go on to pause his studies in 2020, prior to the virality of " Double Take", in order to pursue music full time. [4]
Sharma released his debut single "double take" on May 24, 2019, while he was still a student at Yale University. [4] This was followed by the release of singles "moonlight" and "vulnerable" the following year. Sharma rose to prominence in 2021 when "double take" went viral on social media. [4] "double take" eventually debuted on the Billboard Global Excl. US Chart. [5] Sharma was signed to RCA in October 2021. [6]
He released his debut studio album "rapunzel" on January 21, 2022. [7] He later released a standalone single "Blur" in 2022 [8] and was a support act for Joji on his 2022 North American Smithereens Tour. [9]
On January 19, 2024, Dhruv released "Tragedy", the lead single from his forthcoming debut studio album, after taking a brief hiatus from releasing music. [10]
Later in 2024, he released two more singles in "How?" and "Speed of Light".
Dhruv | |
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Birth name | Dhruv Sharma |
Born | London, England | 25 February 1999
Genres | |
Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter |
Years active | 2019–present |
Labels |
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Website |
dhrvie |
Dhruv Sharma (born February 25, 1999), known mononymously as Dhruv, is an English-Indian singer-songwriter. [1] [2] His 2019 single " Double Take", a "smooth R&B track about falling in love with a best friend", became a sleeper hit after it went viral on TikTok two years after its release. In 2021, the song went No. 1 in the Philippines and Thailand, and reached the top five of Malaysia, Indonesia, and Singapore's streaming charts.
Dhruv Sharma was born on February 25, 1999 in London to an Indian family. [3] He moved to Singapore at the age of two. He learned the piano as a child and began writing melodies at a young age. Dhruv started pursuing and writing music seriously at the age of 15, and began uploading self-recorded demos to SoundCloud while living in Singapore. At the age of 18 he moved to New Haven, Connecticut to attend Yale University. [4] During his time at Yale, Dhruv performed as a member of the Shades of Yale cappella group. Dhruv would go on to pause his studies in 2020, prior to the virality of " Double Take", in order to pursue music full time. [4]
Sharma released his debut single "double take" on May 24, 2019, while he was still a student at Yale University. [4] This was followed by the release of singles "moonlight" and "vulnerable" the following year. Sharma rose to prominence in 2021 when "double take" went viral on social media. [4] "double take" eventually debuted on the Billboard Global Excl. US Chart. [5] Sharma was signed to RCA in October 2021. [6]
He released his debut studio album "rapunzel" on January 21, 2022. [7] He later released a standalone single "Blur" in 2022 [8] and was a support act for Joji on his 2022 North American Smithereens Tour. [9]
On January 19, 2024, Dhruv released "Tragedy", the lead single from his forthcoming debut studio album, after taking a brief hiatus from releasing music. [10]
Later in 2024, he released two more singles in "How?" and "Speed of Light".