Raghav (born Raghav Mathur , April 02, 1981, Toronto, Canada) is an Indian-Canadian singer.

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Biography

Early years

Raghav was born in Calgary, Alberta, Canada from Kayastha Uttar Pradeshi Indian parents, he is of Hindu Faith. At the age of 15, music became a heavy feature in his life and alongside the Indian influences at home, became heavily influenced by R&B. By the time he was 16, he wrote a song that was awarded the National Songwriters Association of America. At 17 he moved to Los Angeles, California, United States to develop his vocal skills by Seth Riggs who has trained, amongst others, Madonna, Michael Jackson and Stevie Wonder. A year later he moved to Liverpool, England where he studied at the Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts. During his time in college he joined R&B band 11/7 which was nominated for a Mobo Award for best unsigned artist..

2003-2005: Storyteller

After signing for A&R Records, he was still working with the DJ and producer, 2Play. This led to the production of two singles: "This Can't Be Right" and "So Confused". "So Confused" was released in 2004, and reached number 4 in the UK Singles Chart. ^[1] The next release, "Can't Get Enough", entered the same chart at number 10. In August 2004, another collaboration with 2Play followed, releasing "It Can't Be Right" which reached number 8. Raghav released one more track under his name; "Let's Work It Out" (UK number 15) before the album was released in September 2004. Raghav's Storyteller has sold approximately 1.5 million copies worldwide. His final release off the album was "Angel Eyes", inspired by a melody from Murder She Wrote , and featured Jucxi and Frankey Maxx. The track reached number 7 in the UK chart. The album also included Kardinal Offishall for the song "Sooner or Later", where he introduced the song and had his own verse in the song.

Raghav's worldwide tour of 2005 saw him perform in venues such as Karachi, New York amongst other parts of the world such as Africa, Australia, Canada, and many other countries with crowds reaching up to as high as 35,000.

2009: Identity

In mid 2008, Raghav signed a new management deal with Palestar Entertainment and a new recording contract with Homepage Records. Raghav's single, "My Kinda Girl" has been released in 2009. The track features hip hop musician, Redman, and will be the basis for the upcoming release of his new album Identity . Raghav has stated that there are two Hindi tracks on the album, one of which is titled "Humarahee", which will feature on the single release of "My Kinda Girl".

Discography

Albums

Statistics	Singles
Storyteller Released: September 6, 2004 Label: A&R Records/V2 Records Peak Chart Positions: #36(UK) Worldwide sales: 1.6 million	"So Confused" "Can't Get Enough" "Let's Work It Out" "Angel Eyes"
Identity Release: 2009 Label: Homepage Records Peak Chart Positions: - (UK) Worldwide sales: -	"My Kinda Girl" "Humrahee"

Singles

Year	Single	Chart positions	Album
		UK Singles Chart
2003	"So Confused"	6	Storyteller
2004	"It Can't Be Right"	8
	"Can't Get Enough"	10
	"Let's Work It Out"	15
2005	"Angel Eyes"	7
2009	"My Kinda Girl"		''Identity
	"Humrahee"

Awards

• 2005 Southern Asian Music Awards; Best Artist
• 2005 UK Asian Music Awards; Best Single
• 2005 UK Asian Music Awards; Best Newcomer
• 2005 Urban Music Award; Best Chart Act
• 2004 Asian Achievers Award
• 2004 MOBO Award; Best Collaboration
• 1997 National Songwriters Association of America Award

References

1. British Hit Singles & Albums