Dhruv Sharma
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| Birth name | Dhruv Sharma |
| Born | 1999 India |
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| Years active | 2019 - present |
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| Website | dhrvie |
Dhruv Sharma (Hindi: ध्रुव शर्मा), known anonymously as dhruv, is an Indian-born, Singaporean-American singer-songwriter, guitar player and music producer.[1][2]
Early life
His family moved to Singapore when he was two years old. He attended United World College.[3] At the age of 18 he moved to the United States to study statistics and data science at Yale University, Connecticut, where he started getting into music.[4][5] Dhruv wrote piano songs in his bedroom when he started uploading demos to the internet in 2017. Raised in Singapore, with roots in India and the UK, Dhruv grew up on an electric mix of songs from Bollywood, 2000s pop radio and inspired by Frank Ocean.[6] He plays several instruments such as acoustic guitar, accordion, and keyboard.
Career
After releasing for independent mixtapes between 2017 and 2018, Sharma was signed to RCA.
In 2019 he released "Double Take", his debut single. Over the next two years, the song went viral because more people used it as the soundtrack for their TikTok videos.[7] Year later in 2020, he released his first studio album, rapunzel becoming his first number one album in several Southeast Asian countries.[8]
The R&B song about falling in love with a best friend hit number one in the Philippines and Thailand, and was in the top five on streaming charts in Malaysia, Indonesia and Singapore last year.[9] TikTok videos featuring the song have recorded 285.6 million views and on Spotify the song has more than 727 million streams.[10]
Even before the song started appearing on the charts last year, dhruv was confident enough to take a break from his studies in 2020 to focus on his music full time.[11]
He was best released their debut single "double take" on May 24, 2019, while a third-year student at Yale University.[12] He became famous in 2021 with the release of his 2019 single, "Double Take". That song became popoular though TikTok.[13] The song gained popularity on TikTok and was placed on Spotify's Today's Top Hits playlist in 2021.[14] In 2021 Dhruv debuted on Billboard Global Excl. US Chart with "Double Take".[15]
They followed this with "moonlight" and "vulnerable" in 2020. The themes of their music revolve around their experiences as a young, queer Indian man.[16]
On January 19, 2024, dhruv released his seventh studio song, Tragedy after taking a two-year break from music.[17][18][19]
Discography
Studio albums
- rapunzel (2020)
Singles
- double take (2019)
- moonlight (2019)[20]
- vulnerable (2020)
- airplane thoughts (2021)
- stable life (2021)[21]
- Blur (2022)
- Tragedy (2024)[22]
Related pages
References
- ↑ Williams, Sophie (2022-08-17). "Dhruv: TikTok storyteller blazing a trail for vital, anthemic queer pop". NME. Retrieved 2024-01-23.
- ↑ "Feel the Love With dhruv".
- ↑ "SINGER/SONGWRITER dhruv RELEASES rapunzel EP TODAY VIA LITTLE WORRY/RCA RECORDS – Sony Music Canada". www.sonymusic.ca. Retrieved 2024-01-23.
- ↑ "Dhruv". RCA Records. Retrieved 2024-01-23.
- ↑ "dhruv Luncurkan Debut EP 'rapunzel' Rilis Single "grateful"". Boleh Music. 2022-01-23. Archived from the original on 2024-01-23. Retrieved 2024-01-23.
- ↑ "SINGER/SONGWRITER dhruv RELEASES rapunzel EP TODAY VIA LITTLE WORRY/RCA RECORDS – Sony Music Canada". www.sonymusic.ca. Retrieved 2024-01-23.
- ↑ tan, boon (2022-02-08). "Singer Dhruv On His Viral Hit "Double Take" And His Childhood In Singapore". Harper's Bazaar Singapore. Retrieved 2024-01-24.
- ↑ "La historia y el significado de la canción 'Double Take - dhruv '". CMF Radio (in español). Retrieved 2024-01-25.
- ↑ Tanskul, Nicky (2021-09-21). "Watch dhruv's first official music video for viral hit 'double take'". Asia Live 365. Retrieved 2024-01-24.
- ↑ Den, Lion's (2024-01-22). "Singer-songwriter and producer Dhruv releases new single 'Tragedy'". LionhearTV. Retrieved 2024-01-23.
- ↑ Niitsu, Hotaru (2021-12-03). "Following global viral hit, dhruv releases new track 'stable life'". POP!. Retrieved 2024-01-23.
- ↑ "dhruv". Genius. Retrieved 2024-01-23. zero width space character in
|title=at position 1 (help) - ↑ "dhruv stars in illusory music video for 'double take' – watch". dhruv stars in illusory music video for 'double take' – watch | Bandwagon | Music media championing and spotlighting music in Asia. 2021-09-21. Retrieved 2024-01-23.
- ↑ Correspondent, Eddino Abdul HadiMusic (2022-02-07). "Singer dhruv on his viral hit double take and his childhood in Singapore". The Straits Times. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved 2024-01-23.
- ↑ Frankenberg, Eric (2021-08-06). "New Around the World: dhruv Draws a 'Double Take' With Global Debut". Billboard. Retrieved 2024-01-23.
- ↑ tan, boon (2022-02-08). "Singer Dhruv On His Viral Hit "Double Take" And His Childhood In Singapore". Harper's Bazaar Singapore. Retrieved 2024-01-23.
- ↑ Lucid (2024-01-24). "dhruv – Tragedy". Archived from the original on 2024-01-25. Retrieved 2024-01-25.
- ↑ "dhruv Tragedy". Archived from the original on
|archive-url=requires|archive-date=(help). line feed character in|title=at position 6 (help) - ↑ Dhruv - Tragedy (Official Video), retrieved 2024-01-25
- ↑ Joshi, Mitali (2022-05-19). "Dhruv "Moonlight" Song Review". WKNC 88.1 FM. Retrieved 2024-01-23.
- ↑ Panaligan, E. J. (2021-12-09). "The Deals: UTA Signs Bret Michaels; Dhruv Plots RCA Records Debut". Billboard. Retrieved 2024-01-23.
- ↑ dubiks (2024-01-19). "Dhruv releases new single "Tragedy"". DUBIKS. Retrieved 2024-01-23.
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