Amritpal Singh Dhillon (born 10 January 1993), known professionally as AP Dhillon, is an Indo-Canadian singer, rapper, songwriter and record producer associated with

Punjabi music Music of Punjab (Punjabi: پنجاب دی موسیقی ; ਪੰਜਾਬ ਦਾ ਸੰਗੀਤ ) reflects the traditions of the Punjab region of the Subcontinent, with East Punjab in India, and West Punjab in Pakistan. The Punjab has diverse ...

. Five of his singles have peaked on the

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UK Asian and Punjabi charts, while "Majhail" and "Brown Munde" have topped the chart. Dhillon, alongside his label-mates

Gurinder Gill Gurinderbir Singh Gill known professionally as Gurinder Gill is an Indo-Canadian singer and rapper associated with Punjabi music. His numerous tracks charted on UK Asian and Punjabi music charts by Official Charts Company; "Majhail" and "Brow ...

Shinda Kahlon Satinderpal Singh Kahlon known professionally as Shinda Kahlon is an Indo-Canadian rapper, singer and songwriter associated with Punjabi music. Four of his singles have peaked on UK Asian and Punjabi charts by Official Charts Company; "Majhail" ...

and Gminxr works as trio under their label 'Run-Up Records'.

Early life

Amritpal Singh Dhillon was born on 10 January 1993 in

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. He is born into a Jatt Punjabi

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family. He studied from the Little Flower Convent School and completed his graduation in civil engineering from Baba Kuma Singh Ji Engineering College, Hoshiar Nagar affiliated under

Punjab Technical University I. K. Gujral Punjab Technical University (IKGPTU), formerly Punjab Technical University (PTU), is a State university located by Kapurthala highway in Kapurthala, India. It was established by an act of State Legislature on 16 January 1997, to p ...

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. Dhillon pursued a diploma in business administration and management from

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. He has since been based in

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while working for Run-Up Records.

Career

Dhillon started his career in 2019 with singles "Fake" and "Faraar". In 2020, his single "Deadly", produced by Gminxr entered UK Asian chart published by the

, and peaked at number 11. Also, the song entered top 5 on UK Punjabi chart. His next single "Droptop" with Gurinder Gill also appeared on both UK Asian and UK Punjabi chart. In June 2020, he collaborated with Gurinder Gill and Manni Sandhu for single "Majhail", which topped both the UK Asian and Punjabi chart, and became their best performance till date. In July 2020, he appeared in "Excuses" by Intense, which peaked at number 3 on UK Asian and topped the UK Punjabi chart. In September 2020, he released "Brown munde" with Gurinder Gill, Gminxr, and Shinda Kahlon. Nav,

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, Money Musik, Anmol Dalwani and

Steel Banglez Pahuldip Singh Sandhu (born 5 February 1987), known by his stage name Steel Banglez, is a British record producer and musician of Indian Punjabi descent. He is currently signed to Warner Bros. Records. Best known for his production work with art ...

appeared in its music video. The song entered Apple Music chart in Canada. The song debuted at number one on the UK Asian chart, became his second number one on the chart. In 2020, AP Dhillon released his first EP, ''Not by Chance''. All seven of the songs from the EP charted on the NZ charts and occupied the top five of the Official Punjabi Music chart in the UK. In 2021, AP Dhillon and his team performed a live concert for the first time as part of the "Over The Top – The Takeover Tour" in major 6 cities in India. In 2022, Dhillon collaborated with

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for the promotion of

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under which he cues an exclusive version of his track ‘Insane’ in the trailer.

Discography

Extended plays

Singles discography

Production discography

References

External links

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