Arjun (singer)
| Arjun Coomaraswamy அர்ஜூன் குமாரசுவாமி | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Arjun Coomaraswamy |
| Born |
23 September 1990 Sri Lanka |
| Genres | R&B, Pop |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter, producer, instrumentalist, actor |
| Instruments | Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards, Drum |
| Years active | 2011 – present |
| Associated acts | The Blaze Brothers, Anirudh Ravichander, Charles Bosco, Sourav Ray (Master-B), S.Dubey (Justin Blaze). |
| Website |
www |
Arjun Coomaraswamy (Tamil: அர்ஜூன் குமாரசுவாமி), known by his stage name Arjun, is a British singer-songwriter, record producer and actor born in Colombo, Sri Lanka. He is a Sri Lankan Tamil.[1] He gained fame through his online musical performances. Although he has a degree in Architect but his passion was always music.[2]
Arjun Coomaraswamy, a Tamil particularly became popular by following an R&B cover version of "Why This Kolaveri Di"[3][4] which was uploaded on YouTube in December 2011 receiving 9 million views by April 2013.
Arjun won Best Urban Act at the 2012 UK Asian Music Awards.[5] Arjun is playing the role of Luke Lewis in new online drama "Steffi".[6] Arjun was later chosen by Anirudh Ravichander to perform a song in the movie Vanakkam Chennai.
Discography
Songs
(Selective)
- "Remember Tonight" (9 August 2010)
- "Just Friends"
- "Stargazer" (feat. Raxstar) (24 January 2011)
- "Vampire" (feat. Starz) (4 July 2011)
- "With Us or Against Us" (with JAY MO) (16 January 2012)
- "Same Girl" (feat. Guru Randhawa) (5 December 2012)
- "Take It Back" (16 September 2013)
- "Drifter" (feat. Andrea Jeremiah ) ( 14th Feb 2016 )
- "SUIT" (feat. Guru Randhawa) ( 24th June 2016 )
- "Sanam ho ja" (2 September 2016)
- Remixes
- "Why This Kolaveri Di (English R&B Remix)" (10 December 2011)
- "Chammak Challo R&B Remix" (24 January 2012)
- "Zara Zara" (3 April 2012)
- "Teri Meri" Remix (feat.Priti Menon) (25 June 2012)
- "Chaiyya Chaiyya" (Super Bass Remix) (24 March 2013)
- "Run Away"(Thuli Thuli Rude Boy Remix) (19 September 2012)
- "Tum Hi Ho" (You Got It Bad Remix) (feat. Rekha Sawhney) (26 June 2013)
- "Kabhi Jo Badal (I'll Be Waiting)" (with Arijit Singh) (23 April 2014)
- "Ambarsariyya" (19 September 2014)
- "Mohabbat Barsa De"
- "I Know You Want It" (Sheila Ki Jawani Remix)
- "Barish (All of Me)" (feat. Tulsi Kumar ) (27 May 2015)
- Kabhi Kabhi (feat Shivali)
- Excuse Me Girl (feat. Reality Raj & Rekha Sawhney)
- "Can't Forget You (Tujhe Bhula Diya)" (feat. Jonita Gandhi) (10 September 2015)
- "Drunk in love (Beyonce remix)" (3 December 2015)
- Soundtracks
- Vanakkam Chennai – "Oh Penne – International Version" (2013)
- Biriyani – "Bay of Bengal" (2013)
- Vaaliba Raja – "Ice Cream Penne" (2014)
References
- ↑ "London's R&B Sensation: Arjun". Tamil Culture. 13 December 2011. Retrieved 25 March 2013.
- ↑ "Arjun - Singer & Composer". Lyricshawa.
- ↑ Tharany, R. (22 December 2011). "Why this Kolaveri Di?". Asian Tribune. Retrieved 15 March 2012.
- ↑ ""Why This Kolaveri Di" – Arjun YouTube video". 10 December 2011. Retrieved 25 March 2013.
- ↑ Maz (28 October 2012). "Round-up: Asian Music Awards". MTV. Retrieved 25 March 2013.
- ↑ "Steffi – Behind the Scenes – Who's Who? Characters". This Is Drama. Retrieved 25 March 2013.