Biography
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. [5] 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. [6]
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. [7] In 2019, Abby V debuted his solo album, First of All, that featured eight original songs in various languages including English, Hindi and Tamil. [8] The following year, in 2020, Abby V solidified his place in the music world with the viral video "73 Ragas with Abby". [9] 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. [10]
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. [11]
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. [12] 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. He shared in an interview that the Kantara team had directly contacted and hired him and didn't even require an audition. [13] Abby V performed for Sai Baba's 100th celebration in Puttaparthi in the presence of Bollywood actress Aishwarya Rai. [14]
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