Zaeden

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Zaeden
Birth nameSahil Sharma
Born (1995-07-02) 2 July 1995 (age 28)
Gurgaon, Haryana, India
Genres Pop, dance-pop, electronic
Occupation(s)Singer, producer, DJ, sound engineer
Years active2014–present
Labels Universal Music, Warner Music Group, Spinnin', VYRL Originals
Website zaedenmusic.com

Sahil Sharma (born 2 July 1995), better known by his stage name Zaeden, is a singer and record producer. [1] [2]

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Early life and career beginnings

Zaeden was born in Gurugram, India to Latika and Ashish Sharma. He also has a sister named Sanjana Sharma. Growing up, he attended The Heritage School, [3] where he played the tabla and piano throughout school. At the age of 14, he began performing as a DJ. [4] He briefly studied mass communication at Amity University, Noida before relocating to Mumbai to study sound engineering. [4]

Sharma stated that his given name was too common in India, and so he chose the stage name "Zaeden" as it meant "out of the box thinking" in Latin. [5]

Career

Sharma began his career at the age of 14, [6] by mixing tapes of dance music releases and distributing them among his friends, which led him to release his first single titled "Land of Lords" in 2014. [5] That same year, his remix of Coldplay's "Magic" aired on Dutch DJ Hardwell's radio show Hardwell On Air, making him one of the youngest DJs to be featured on the show. [3] He further released his official remix of Maroon 5's single "Don't Wanna Know" that year. [7]

In 2015, he signed with Spinnin' Records and released his single "Yesterday," a collaborative effort with American DJ Borgeous. [8]

In 2016, Sharma was a closing act for DJ David Guetta's Mumbai concert. [9] That same year, he became one of the few Indian artists to have performed at the Tomorrowland Festival in Belgium, where he premiered "Yesterday" along with his remix of Justin Bieber's "Love Yourself." [4] In July of that year, Sharma released his second single under Spinnin' titled "Never Let You Go," a collaborative effort with DJ duo Nina & Malika. [10] [11] The track featured vocals by Cimo Frankel, and the subsequent music video was shot across Europe. [12] [13] He was also featured on GQ magazine's 'Best Dressed List 2016' and MensXP's list of ‘Top 50 Indians who defined fashion in 2016.' [14] He also spoke at the TEDx conference at The Heritage School that year. [15]

In 2017, Sharma released his official remix of Maroon 5's collaborative effort with American rapper Kendrick Lamar, "Don't Wanna Know." [16] He also released his third single titled "City of the Lonely Hearts" featuring Cimo Frankel. That same year, he was one of the opening acts for the Mumbai date on Justin Bieber's Purpose World Tour. [17] [18]

He represented India at Tomorrowland, Marenostrum, as well as clubs like Ushuaïa, Pacha, and Privilege in Ibiza.

On 5 September 2019, Zaeden released his first Hindi non-film song, "tere bina" on VYRL, Universal Music along with a music video featuring Amyra Dastur. A few weeks later, he released its acoustic version with Jonita Gandhi. A regular performer at Tomorrowland, he debuted "tere bina" during his third appearance there.

During the time India was in a lockdown, he went on to release four more singles, "kya karoon?", "dooriyan", "intezaar," and "socha na tha". He also collaborated with Lost Stories for "Noor," and Sez on the Beat for "Kahaani 2020". All the tracks garnered positive response from the audiences and the industry veterans alike. In 2021, he released his debut album titled "Genesis 1:1". It featured 11 tracks.

Zaeden has tied up with international brands such as Gucci, Puma, Fossil, Axe, Tinder, and Bumble.[ citation needed ] For Puma’s classic collection, ‘Future Riders,’ he shot a couple of digital properties with Bollywood actress Sara Ali Khan. The 25-year-old has been featured on GQ’s Best Dressed and MensXP's ‘Top 50 Indians who defined fashion in 2016’ list.[ citation needed ] He has collaborated with designers Shantanu & Nikhil, and Siddhartha Tytler.[ citation needed ]

In 2023, He launched his own fragrance brand "SOL" [19] .

Discography

YearAlbumSong
2014"Land of Lords"
(with Syzz)
2015"Yesterday"
(with Borgeous)
2016"Never Let You Go"
(with Nina & Malika)
2017"City of the Lonely Hearts"
(featuring Cimo Fränkel)
"Tere Jaane Se"
(featuring Ankit Tiwari)
2018"Tempted to Touch"
(featuring Rupee)
"Something like"
(with Yves V featuring Jermaine Fleur)
"Uncomplicated"
(with Lost Stories featuring Matthew Steeper)
2019"tere bina"
(featuring Amyra Dastur)
2020"kya karoon?"
"dooriyan"
(featuring Aashna Hegde)
"Kahaani 2020"

(with Sez on the Beat, Enkore, yungsta, Lit Happu and Shayan Roy)

"Noor"
(with Lost Stories and Akanksha Bhandari)
"intezaar"

(with somanshu)

"socha na tha"
"for Christmas"

(featuring Natania)

2021"kho gaya"
(with Yashraj)
"KTMBK"
(with Hanita Bhambri)
"days"
"Settle Down"

(with Fly by Midnight)

"Setting Sail (From "Modern Love" Season 2 Soundtrack)"

(with Lisa Mishra)

2022Paas Aa

(with AAKASH)

Lagda Na

(with Stunnah Beatz)

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