Rajiv Dhall

Rajiv Dhall (born in Cincinnati, Ohio) is an Indian American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and part-time actor. On December 18, 2010, he started uploading videos to his YouTube channel "TwentyForSeven" which had over 1,000,000 subscribers and over 120 million views.[1]

Rajiv Dhall
ਰਾਜੀਵ ਢੱਲ, राजीव ढल
Birth nameRajiv Dhall
Born1992
Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
Occupation(s)Singer, songwriter, musician, producer
InstrumentsVocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, bass guitar, piano, saxophone
Years active2011–present

Biography

Rajiv Dhall was born the son of Punjabi Indian-origin father and Caucasian mother. He attended Plymouth-Canton Educational Park. While Dhall was in high school, he and his friends formed the emo-pop outfit TwentyForSeven (consisting of Dhall, (vocals/guitar), Matt Pastor (bass/keys/vocals), Blake Hayes (guitar/vocals), Tony Bastianelli (Synth/Programming) and Corey DeLuca (drums)[2]) and spent several years fronting the band with some success.

Career

His band appeared on E's, Opening Act competition in 2012 and as a surprise, they got a chance to be the opening act for Gym Class Heroes.[3]

He later started uploading solo cover songs to YouTube which eventually gave him a large online following. In 2015, he released his version of the One Direction song "Just Can't Let Her Go", which entered the Top 200 of the iTunes songs chart.[4]

After his success on YouTube, his friend Andrew Bazzi introduced him to Vine,[5] a short-form video sharing service where users can share six-second-long looping video clips. He was nominated for "Best Vine Musician" in the Seventh Annual Shorty Awards, losing out to Shawn Mendes.[6] He was also nominated for the 2015 MTV Woodie Awards.[7]

In 2016, he was nominated for the 2016 iHeartRadio Much Music Video Awards in the "Fan Fave Vine Musician" category and he won.[8]

He also made videos showcasing the top songs of 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, and 2018.

Awards and nominations
Year Ceremony Award Nominated Result
2015 7th Annual Shorty Awards[9] Vine Musician Rajiv Dhall Nominated
2016 iHeartRadio Much Music Video Awards[8] Fan Fave Vine Musician Rajiv Dhall Won

References
  1. "Rajiv Dhall". Rajiv Dhall – via YouTube.
  2. "Free Music Downloads: Pop Singles". PPcorn. May 13, 2016. Archived from the original on August 13, 2016. Retrieved June 29, 2016.
  3. La Rosa, Erin (July 17, 2012). "Opening Act Recap: TwentyForSeven Opens for Gym Class Heroes on Opening Act". E! News. Retrieved June 29, 2016.
  4. Collar, Matt. "Rajiv Dhall – Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved June 29, 2016.
  5. "Rajiv Dhall". Shorty Awards. Retrieved July 1, 2016.
  6. "Vine Musician in Social Media". Shorty Awards. Retrieved June 29, 2016.
  7. Hernandez, Brian Anthony (March 16, 2015). "MTV launches social category to honor indie artists for SXSW's Woodie Awards". Mashable. Retrieved June 29, 2016.
  8. Stevenson, Jane. "Fifth Harmony, Drake big winners at MMVAs". Toronto Sun. Retrieved June 29, 2016.
  9. "7th Annual Shorty Award Winners". Shorty Awards. Retrieved June 7, 2015.
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