Ikky

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Ikky
Birth nameIkwinder Singh Sahota
Origin Toronto, Ontario, Canada
GenresHip-hop
Occupation(s)Record producer, record executive
Years active2017–present
Labels4N Records

Ikwinder Singh is a Canadian musician and record producer. He is associated with Punjabi music. He has produced for variety of artists notably Tory Lanez, Diljit Dosanjh, Sidhu Moose Wala, Shubh, Karan Aujla, Amrit Maan, Veet Baljit, Gurnam Bhullar, Himmat Sandhu, Garry Sandhu and Ammy Virk among others. [1] His singles "Baller" with Shubh and "Chauffeur" with Diljit Dosanjh and Tory Lanez charted on the Canadian Hot 100. [2] His EP "Four You" with Karan Aujla peaked at No. 16 on the Billboard Canadian Albums Chart. [3] [4]

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Early life

Ikwinder Singh Sahota was born in 1999 in Rexdale, Toronto to Sikh immigrants from India. His father was a writer in India before he decided to come to Canada. [4] [5]

Career

Ikky's first production credit appears in 2017 on the song "Ford" by Aman Yaar, which was released by Jamifi Studios. He produced music for singles like "Bhangra Boliyan"(Prabh Saini), "Picka" (Veet Baljit), "Diamond" (Gurnam Bhullar).

In 2018, he released "Yeah Baby" [5] by Garry Sandhu and "Kamli" by Mankirt Aulakh.

In 2020, he worked with Punjabi artists Sidhu Moose Wala for the song "Bambiha Bole" [6] and Diljit Dosanjh for the song "Akh Laal Jatt Di" [7] which was released from his album, G.O.A.T. .

4N Records

In 2021, Ikky launched his own label, 4N Records (pronounced foreign), a partnership with Warner Music India/Warner Music Canada and Coalition Music. [5] [8] "80 90" [9] was the first release on the label, and featured Amrit Maan and Garry Sandhu in the spring of 2021. [10] This release was followed by "Koi Na" with Nseeb, [11] the lead single from EP called Say My Name. [1]

In 2022, he released "Magical Love" and "Ranjhe". Ikky teamed up with Diljit Dosanjh and Tory Lanez on the release of "Chauffeur". [12] His Spotify Singles were released later that year with a new version of "80 90" (Garry Sandhu) and a cover of Ain't No Sunshine featuring Himmat Sandhu and Preston Pablo. [13] In the summer of 2022, Ikky released a song posthumously with Soni Pabla called "She's The One". [14] The track used a demo the singer had created before his death in 2006. Ikky continued releasing tracks in 2022, "Baller" by Shubh and "Hello Hello Hola" [15] (Las Villa, Garry Sandhu, MC Davo).

In February 2023, Ikky released an EP in collaboration with Karan Aujla title "Four You" with the focus track "52 Bars". In March 2023, Ikky collaborated with Bhalwaan, and released the track "On God (Freestyle)", produced by Ikky. [16] In June 2023, Ikky announced "4N Nights: Toronto" occurring at TD Music Hall at Massey Hall in Toronto. The series showcased 3-4 guest performances per show with additional surprise special guests. [17] In August 2023, Admirin' You with Karan Aujla featuring Preston Pablo was released as the lead single for Karan's "Making Memories" album which Ikky produced.In November 2023, he announced his Man Like Ikky Tour. [18]

In February 2024, Ikky released his electronic/house EP "Ikky's House". [19]

In April 2024, Ikky announced the US leg of his Man Like Ikky Tour. [20]

Discography

Albums

List of Album, with selected details and chart positions
TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions
CAN
[21] 		NZ UK Digital
Making Memories
(with Karan Aujla)
  • Released: 18 August 2023
  • Label: Warner Music
  • Format: Digital Download, Streaming
51480

Extended plays

List of EPs, with selected details and chart positions
TitleEP detailsPeak chart positions
CAN
[22]
Say My Name
(with Nseeb)
  • Released: 13 August 2021
  • Label: 4N Records
  • Format: Digital download, Streaming
—
Four You
(with Karan Aujla)
  • Released: 4 February 2023
  • Label: Rehaan Records
  • Format: Digital download, Streaming
16
Ikky's House
  • Released: 23 February 2024
  • Label: 4N Records
  • Format: Digital download, Streaming
_

Singles

As lead artist

TitleYearPeak chart positionLabelAlbum
CAN
[23] 		NZ
Hot
[24] 		IND UK Asian [25] UK Punjabi
80 90
(with Amrit Maan & Garry Sandhu)		2021———16114N Records
Koi Na
(with Nseeb)		—————Say My Name
Magical Love2022—————
Ranjhé—————
Chauffeur
(with Diljit Dosanjh & Tory Lanez)		32 [2] 8—31Warner Music
80 90
(with Garry Sandhu)		—————4N Records
Ain't No Sunshine
(with Himmat Sandhu & Preston Pablo)		—————
She's The One
(with Soni Pabla)		—————
Baller
(with Shubh)		68 [2] 101121Shubh
Hello Hello Hola
(with Garry Sandhu, Las Villa & MC Davo)		—————4N Records
"52 Bars" (with Karan Aujla)202313511 [26] 1 [27] 1 [28] Karan AujlaFour You EP
"Take It Easy" (with Karan Aujla)—14—8 [29] 5
"Falling Apart"
(with Karan Aujla) 		—32——14
"Yeah Naah"
(with Karan Aujla) 		—19—16 [30] 8 [31]
On God (Freestyle)
(with Bhalwaan)		—————Bhalwaan & 4N Records
Challa
(with Gurdas Maan & Diljit Dosanjh)		—————4N Records
Admirin' You
(with Karan Aujla featuring Preston Pablo)		———105Karan AujlaMaking Memories
Kamle

(with Gurnazar & Lavi Tibbi)

—————Universal Music India Pvt. Ltd.
Ishq Hua (Loved Happened)2024—————4N Records
Poonian
(with Himmat Sandhu)		—————Himmat Sandhu
Heartless

(with Jay Sean)

—————3AM Ent.
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Production discography

list of tracks only credited as music producer with year released and artists
TitleYearArtist(s)Album
Ford2017Aman Yaarnon-album singles
Bhagra Boliyan2018Prabh Saini
PikkaVeet Baljit
Diamond Gurnam Bhullar
Yeah Baby Garry Sandhu
Difference Amrit Maan
Pariyan Ton Sohni
KamliMankirt Aulakh
Wallah2020Garry Sandhu
Bambiha Bole Sidhu Moose Wala & Amrit Maan
Akh Laal Jatt Di Diljit Dosanjh G.O.A.T.
Asi Oh Hunne AaAmrit Maan
2 Seater Gippy Grewal & Afsana Khan The Main Man
Gun Te GulabGippy Grewal
Piche PicheGippy Grewal, Bohemia
Ayen KivenGippy Grewal, Amrit Maan
22-22Gulab Sidhu, Sidhu Moose Wala
All Bamb2021Amrit Maan, Gurlez AkhtarAll Bamb
Kaala GhodaAmrit Maan, Divine
Softly-Tiësto Remix2023

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