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Abby V | |
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| Birth name | Abhishek Venkatachalam |
| Born | November 25 |
| Genres | Various |
| Occupation | Singer |
| Years active | 2020–present |
Abby V is a singer, songwriter, playback singer, composer, and music producer from Toronto, Canada. Abby V is best known for his mastery of both Hindustani and Carnatic ragas and is able to perform in a variety of musical genres. [1] He gained widespread recognition in 2020 with his "73 Ragas with Abby," video that went viral on social media and made him a recognized figure in the mainstream Indian music industry. [2] Most recently, in 2025, he gained greater international visibility as a singer with the lead track, "Brahmakalasha," from the highly anticipated film Kantara: Chapter 1. [3] The track released in multiple languages with Abby V as the singer. [4] 2025 also saw Abby V sing for Premante a Telugu film backed by Telugu superstar Rana_Daggubati [5]
Abby V was born and raised in Toronto and graduated from University of Toronto's Rotman School of Management. He has trained in both western music and classical Indian music - the latter being under the guidance of teachers Smt. Ranjani-Gayatri and Smt. Raji Gopalakrishnan. [6] Abby V also holds degrees in vocal music performance and production technology from the Metalworks Institute. There, he was a recipient of the Institute's Slaight Scholarship. [7]
Abby V first gained international recognition in 2015 when he won the televised reality singing competition, Astro International Superstar. This singing competition featured participants from around the world. [8] In 2019, Abby V debuted his solo album, First of All, that featured eight original songs in various languages including English, Hindi and Tamil. [9] The following year, in 2020, Abby V solidified his place in the music world with the viral video "73 Ragas with Abby". [10] He followed up this track with several other videos and reels on his social media accounts that continued to gain him followers, global visibility, and success as a singer. [11]
In November 2023, Abby V released his second album, Aarambh, with three-time Grammy Award winner and four-time Grammy nominee, Ricky Kej. The album featured collaborations with various Indian musicians and earned a Juno Award nomination for best album. [12]
Abby V made his debut as a playback singer in Indian cinema in 2024 when composer Anirudh Ravichander utilized him as a playback singer for the song "Neelorpam" from the film Indian 2. [13] In 2025, Abby V gained greater prominence as a singer with the lead track "Brahmakalasha" from Kantara: Chapter 1. Each version of the track received 100K+ views within a day of release.