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Growing Up Is
"Growing Up Is _____" is a song by Australian singer-songwriter Ruel (singer), Ruel. The song was released on 10 December 2021 as the lead single from his debut studio album, ''4th Wall (album), 4th Wall'' (2023). The song peaked at number 68 on the ARIA Singles Chart. The song was described in a press release as being an "ode to the messy, complicated, yet ultimately exhilarating rites of passage we all traverse while growing up", with Ruel saying "The idea of the underline at the end of the title was to try to explain that everyone has a different experience growing up. Everyone has ups and downs, but because it's never just one thing, I couldn't just give it one word and wanted to leave it open for interpretation." At the 2022 ARIA Music Awards, the song earned Ruel a nomination for ARIA Award for Best Solo Artist, Best Solo Artist. At the APRA Music Awards of 2023, the song was nominated for Most Performed Australian Work of the Year and Most Performed Pop Work of the Yea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ruel (singer)
Ruel Vincent van Dijk (born 29 October 2002), known mononymously as Ruel, is an Australian singer and songwriter from Sydney, best known for his singles " Don't Tell Me", " Younger", " As Long as You Care" and "Painkiller". At the ARIA Music Awards of 2018, he won the award for Breakthrough Artist for his single " Dazed & Confused". Ruel's debut studio album ''4th Wall'' was released on 3 March 2023. Early life Ruel was born on 29 October 2002, in Isleworth, London, to English mother, Kate Vincent, and Dutch-born and New Zealand-raised father, Ralph van Dijk. His father is the founder of Australian radio advertising agency, ''Eardrum''. His family moved to Sydney, Australia in 2006. Music career 2015–2017: early years In 2015, Ruel's father sent a demo of him singing James Bay's "Let It Go" to Grammy Award-winning producer M-Phazes. In April 2017, Ruel released his debut single " Golden Years" with M-Phazes. In June, Ruel made his live radio debut performing Jack Garratt's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |