Dhruv Sharma (singer)

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Dhruv
Birth nameDhruv Sharma
Born (1999-02-25) 25 February 1999 (age 25)
London, UK
Genres
Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter
Years active2019–present
Labels
  • RCA
  • Little Worry
Website dhrvie.com

Dhruv Sharma, professionally known as Dhruv, is a British-born, 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. Sharma released his debut EP, rapunzel, in January 2022 under RCA/Little Worry. [3]

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Early life and education

Sharma was born in London, England, from an Indian family. [4] They all relocated to Singapore when he was 2 and he lived there until the age of 18. He learned the piano as a child and began writing melodies at a young age. He started pursuing and writing music seriously at the age of 15, and began uploading self-recorded demos to SoundCloud while living in Singapore.

Sharma eventually moved to the US at the age of 18 and attended Yale University. [3] Following the success of "double take", Sharma paused his studies to focus on pursuing music full-time.

Career

Sharma released his debut single "double take" on May 24, 2019, while he was still a student. [3] 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. [3] "double take" eventually debuted on the Billboard Global Excl. US Chart. [5] Sharma was signed to RCA in October 2021. [6]

He released his first mixtape "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 Smithreens 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]

Discography

Studio albums

Singles

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