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Arjan Dhillon
Born14 December[1]
Bhadaur, Punjab, India
OriginPunjab, India
Genres
Occupations
  • Singer
  • rapper
  • songwriter
InstrumentVocals
Years active2017 –present
LabelsBrown Studios, Panj-aab
WebsiteArjan Dhillon on Instagram

Arjan Dhillon is an Indian singer, rapper, and songwriter known for his work in Punjabi music. He started as a songwriter in 2017. Dhillon pursued his musical career as lead artist in 2018 with the track "Ishq Jeha Ho Gya" in the film Afsar soundtrack. He got a breakthrough with his single track "Bai Bai", released on 29 October 2020 followed by "My Fellas". Dhillon released his debut EP "The Future" on 25 November 2020 and his debut studio album Awara on 25 November 2021.

Early life

Dhillon was born and raised in Bhadaur, Punjab. He started writing songs when he was studying in secondary school.[2]

Career

2017–2019: Debut as lyricist and singer

Dhillon started his career as a lyricist in 2017, initially penned various tracks for Nimrat Khaira, including "Suit", "Tohar", "Lehnga", And "Ranihaar". In 2018, he started his singing career with the song "Ishq Jeha Ho Gaya" from Afsar's soundtrack, he also penned four tracks "Udhar Chalda", Sun Sohniye", "Khat", "Ravaya Na Kar" of the soundtrack. Following this, He also penned Hustinder's "Pind Puchdi" and Nishawn Bhullar's "Muchh" tracks. Dhillon released his debut single track "Shera Samb Lai" in June 2019 on Brown Studios YouTube channel.

2020–2021: Musical breakthrough, The Future, Awara

2020 was the breakthrough year for Dhillon's musical career. In March 2020, he released "Jatt di Janeman". This song was followed by his audio track "Uber". He finally came into the limelight in 2020 with his single tracks "Bai Bai" and "My Fellas", and also released various other successful tracks like "Kala Jaadu" and "Mull Pyar Da" in the following months. On 25 November 2020, he released his debut EP The Future, consisting of six tracks.[3] Later on 30 November, for making his contribution to 2020-2021 Indian farmers' protest through his singing and encouraging protesters, Dhillon released his single track "Panjab Kithe Dabda". Following this, he released one more non-commercial song, named "Soorme Aun Tareeka Te".

In February 2021, Dhillon released 3 songs "Gutt", "Likhari", and "Jutti" on the same day, with the video of "Gutt" song which is the most viewed song of Arjan Dhillon on YouTube with more than 50 million views. Besides, Dhillon released 5 single tracks in 2021, including "Jaagde Raho", "Pindaa De Naa", "Pehli Peshi", "My Rulez" and "Kalli Sohni". In 2021, Dhillon penned lyrics for Diljit Dosanjh's "Luna" from MoonChild Era album.[4] The album peaked at no. 32 on Canadian Albums Chart by Billboard.[5] In October, Dhillon featured as guest artist for first time in Shipra Goyal's Koke song, he also penned that song. In November 2021, he announced his debut studio album Awara which was released on 25 November.[6] His debut album charted at 8 on Spotify Top Albums Debut Global.[7] Album also charted at 1 on Spotify Top Albums India and at 2 on Apple Music Top Indian Albums. Dhillon reached 1 million followers on instagram in December 2021. At the same time, he had more than 1.2 million Spotify listeners . In December 2021, Dhillon's written duet song "What Ve" was released in the voice of Diljit Dosanjh, and Nimrat Khaira.[8] In December, Dhillon announced his debut concert tour "Destiny Tour Canada" (2022) alongside Nimrat Khaira via his Instagram story.

2022: Destiny Tour and Jalwa

In February 2022, Nimrat Khaira's album "Nimmo" was released in which Dhillon served as lyricist in 7 songs[9] and also co-singer in 1 song "Ki Karde Je". "Ki Karde Je" was the first duet song of Arjan Dhillon, it also charted at 36 position on UK Asian music charts.[10] In March 2022, he released his new single track "Jawani", which is the most streamed song of Arjan Dhillon on Spotify with more than 20 million streams.

In April 2022, Arjan Dhillon embarked on his debut concert tour "Destiny Tour Canada" alongside Nimrat Khaira. During Tour, they performed in five different cities of Canada. In April 2022, he released his new single track "Setting"; it was followed by two other single tracks "Thabba Ku Zulfan" on 12 May, and "Nakhre" on 11 July. Following this, Arjan also announced Destiny Tour Australia and New Zealand with Nimrat Khaira.[11] It began on 6 August 2022 in Perth and continued until 7 September 2022 with its final destination scheduled in Canberra, Australia.[12]

In August 2022, he released a duet song "Photo" with Nimrat Khaira.[13] On 24 August 2022, Dhillon released music video of his Awara album's song "Mandeer". One week later, he released his new single track "Panjab Warga". On 13 October 2022 Arjan Dhillon released the cover of his second studio album "Jalwa" on Instagram and, announced that album would be released on 17 October 2022. "Jalwa" album included 12 solo songs, album was released altogether on 17 October.[14] "Jalwa" album charted at 9 on Spotify Top Albums Debut Global.[15]Album also charted at 3 on Spotify Top Albums India, at 2 on Apple Music Top Indian Albums, and at 2 on Apple Music Top Canadian Albums. Dhillon reached 1.5 million followers on instagram in October 2022. At the same time, he had more than 2.4 million Spotify listeners. On 17 October 2022, first music video of "Jalwa" album's "25-25" song was released, "25-25" song charted at 28 on UK Asian music chart, and at 19 on UK Punjabi music chart.[16] [17] On 31 October 2022, he released 2nd music video of "Jalwa" album's "It's My Time" song.[18]

Discography

Main article: Arjan Dhillon discography

Studio albums

  • Awara (2021)
  • Jalwa (2022)
  • A for Arjan (2022)
  • Saroor (2023)
  • Chobar (2024)

Tours

References

  1. ^ arjandhillonofficial (14 December 2020). "Arjan Dhillon on instagram:"thank you all for the birthday wishes". Instagram. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Singer, songwriter Arjan Dhillon says he loves the freedom that his profession offers". Tribune. 24 November 2020. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
  3. ^ "The Future - Vol. 1 - EP by Arjan Dhillon", Apple Music, 26 November 2020, retrieved 21 November 2021
  4. ^ "Watch Latest Punjabi Official Music Lyrical Video Song 'Luna' Sung By Diljit Dosanjh". Times of India. 10 November 2021. Archived from the original on 10 November 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  5. ^ "Billboard Canadian Albums". Billboard. 2 January 2013. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  6. ^ "ਅਰਜਨ ਢਿੱਲੋਂ ਹੋਏ ù". ABP Punjabi (in Punjabi). 17 November 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  7. ^ "Top Albums Debut Global". Spotify. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
  8. ^ "What Ve: Diljit Dosanjh and Nimrat Khaira's latest track has the sweetest mix of Punjabi and English". The Times of India. 16 December 2021. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
  9. ^ "Arjan Dhillon to collaborate with 'This' Punjabi singer for his entire album! Details inside". PTC Punjabi. 24 August 2021. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
  10. ^ "Asian Music Chart Top 40 | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
  11. ^ Sab, Rupinder Kaur (7 July 2022). "Nimrat Khaira & Arjan Dhillon World Tour: ਨਿਮਰਤ ਖਹਿਰਾ-ਅਰਜਨ ਢਿੱਲੋਂ ਕੈਨੇਡਾ ਤੋਂ ਬਾਅਦ ਇਸ ਦੇਸ਼ 'ਚ ਮਚਾਉਣਗੇ ਧਮਾਲ". News18 Punjab (in Punjabi). Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  12. ^ Canberra Theatre Centre (7 September 2022). "Destiny Tour". Riotact. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  13. ^ "Watch The Latest Punjabi Video Song 'Photo' Sung By Nimrat Khaira & Arjan Dhillon". The Times of India. 5 August 2022. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
  14. ^ "Arjan Dhillon's much awaited album "Jalwa" out now! Details inside". PTC Punjabi. 17 October 2022. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
  15. ^ "Top Albums Debut Global". Spotify. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
  16. ^ "Asian Music Chart Top 40 | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
  17. ^ "Official Punjabi Music Chart Top 20 | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
  18. ^ Chhabra, BHavya (31 October 2022). "It's My Time Song Review: Arjan Dhillon Gives Us Righteous Groovy Vibes In The New Video". 5 Dariya News. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
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