Amritpal Singh Dhillon (born 10 January 1993), known professionally as AP Dhillon, is an Indian singer, rapper, songwriter and record producer associated with Punjabi music.[1][2][3][4] Five of his singles have peaked on the Official Charts Company UK Asian and Punjabi charts, while “Majhail” and “Brown Munde” have topped the chart. Dhillon, alongside his label-mates Gurinder Gill, Shinda Kahlon and Gminxr works as trio under their label ‘Run-Up Records’.
Early life[edit] #
Amritpal Singh Dhillon was born on 10 January 1993 in Gurdaspur, Punjab, India.[5] He is born into a Jatt Punjabi Sikh 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 in Kapurthala. Dhillon pursued a diploma in business administration and management from Camosun College in British Columbia.[6] He has since been based in Victoria while working for Run-Up Records.[7]
Career[edit] #
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 Official Charts Company, and peaked at number 11.[8] Also, the song entered top 5 on UK Punjabi chart.[9] His next single “Droptop” with Gurinder Gill also appeared on both UK Asian and UK Punjabi chart.[9] 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.[8][9] In July 2020, he appeared in “Excuses” by Intense, which peaked at number 3 on UK Asian and topped the UK Punjabi chart.[8][10] In September 2020, he released “Brown munde” with Gurinder Gill, Gminxr, and Shinda Kahlon. Nav, Sidhu Moose Wala, Money Musik, Anmol Dalwani and Steel Banglez appeared in its music video.[11] The song entered Apple Music chart in Canada.[12] 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.[13]
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.[14]
In 2022, Dhillon collaborated with Amazon Prime Video for the promotion of The Boys (season 3) under which he cues an exclusive version of his track ‘Insane’ in the trailer. [4][15]
Discography[edit] #
Extended plays[edit] #
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| CAN [16] | ||
| Not by Chance | Released: 23 December 2020Label: Run-UpFormat: Digital download, streaming | 63 |
| Hidden Gems | Released: 21 November 2021Label: Run-UpFormat: Digital download, streaming | — |
| Two Hearts Never Break the Same | Released: 7 October 2022Label: Run-UpFormat: Digital download, streaming | 53 |
Singles discography[edit] #
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Music | Album | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAN [17] | NZ Hot [13] | IND | UK Asian [8] | UK Punjabi | ||||
| “Fake” | 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | Gminxr | Non-album singles |
| “Top Boy” | — | — | — | — | — | AP Dhillon | ||
| “Arrogant” (with Shinda Kahlon) | 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | Gminxr | |
| “Feels” (with Gurinder Gill) | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| “Most Wanted” (with Gurinder Gill) | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| “Hustlin'” (with a4 and Gminxr) | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| “Deadly” | — | — | — | 11 | 4[9] | |||
| “Kirsaan” (with Gurinder Gill) | — | — | — | — | — | Gminxr & S-Kay | ||
| “Droptop” (with Gurinder Gill) | — | — | — | 28 | 8[9] | Gminxr | ||
| “Majhail” (with Gurinder Gill & Manni Sandhu) | — | — | — | 1[18] | 1[9] | Manni Sandhu | ||
| “Excuses” (with Intense & Gurinder Gill) | — | — | 4 | 3 | 1[10] | Intense | ||
| “Free Smoke” (with Gurinder Gill) | — | — | — | — | — | Manu | ||
| “Brown Munde” (with Gurinder Gill & Shinda Kahlon) | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | Gminxr | ||
| “Toxic” (with Intense) | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | Intense | ||
| “Foreigns” (with Gurinder Gill) | — | — | — | 2[19] | 6 | Money Musik | Not by Chance | |
| “Saada Pyaar” | — | 20 | — | 1[20] | 2 | |||
| “Fate” (with Gurinder Gill & Shinda Kahlon) | — | 33 | — | — | 5 | |||
| “Drip” (with Gurinder Gill & Duvy) | — | — | — | — | 17 | |||
| “Takeover” (with Gurinder Gill & AR Paisley) | — | 28 | — | — | 10 | |||
| “Chances” (with Gurinder Gill) | — | 29 | — | — | 4 | |||
| “Goat” (with Gurinder Gill) | — | 21 | — | — | 3 | |||
| “Insane” (with Shinda Kahlon & Gurinder Gill) | 2021 | — | 10 | — | 1 | — | Gminxr & Pvli | Non-album singles |
| “Ma Belle” (with Amari) | — | 27 | — | 3 | 3 | AP Dhillon | ||
| “Against All Odds” (with Shinda Kahlon & Gurinder Gill) | — | — | — | — | 7[21] | Gminxr | Hidden Gems | |
| “Majhe Aale” (with Shinda Kahlon & Gurinder Gill) | — | — | — | 32[22] | 6 | |||
| “Spaceship” (with Shinda Kahlon) | — | — | — | 8[23] | 5 | |||
| “Tere Te” (with Gurinder Gill) | — | 30 | — | 3 | 3 | AP Dhillon | ||
| “Desires” (with Gurinder Gill) | — | 22 | — | 2 | 2 | |||
| “War” (with Gurinder Gill) | — | — | — | — | 8 | Manu | ||
| “Summer High” | 2022 | 79 | 15 | 13 | 1[24] | 1[25] | Pvli & Sach | Two Hearts Never Break the Same |
| “Dil Nu” (with Shinda Kahlon) | — | — | — | 16[26] | 7 | Rebbel | ||
| “All Night” (with Shinda Kahlon) | — | — | — | 7 | 5 | |||
| “Hills” | — | — | — | — | 6 | Chris Beats | ||
| “Wo Noor” | — | 39 | — | 6 | 4 | Pvli | ||
| “Final Thoughts” (with Shinda Kahlon) | — | — | — | — | 9 | Gminxr & Osrs |
Production discography[edit] #
| Title | Year | Artists | Album | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Faraar[27] | 2019 | Gurinder Gill, Shinda Kahlon | Appearance in music video | |
| Top Boy[28] | AP Dhillon | |||
| Ma Belle[29] | 2021 | AP Dhillon, Amari | ||
| Desires[30] | AP Dhillon, Gurinder Gill | Hidden Gems | ||
| Tere Te[31] |
References[edit] #
- ^ “Watch: Dutch Singer Recreates AP Dhillon’s Hit Song ‘Excuses'”. NTDT. Retrieved May 26, 2022.
- ^ Erin LeBlanc. Meet the Toronto woman behind the unique mansion that has hosted stars like The Weeknd and Belly. The Star. April 16, 2022.
- ^ Khosla, Varuni (November 19, 2021). “Boat ties up with Punjabi singer AP Dhillon for brand association”. Livemint. Retrieved March 31, 2022.
The Indian singer is known for his music across genres including R&B, hip-hop, pop and rap and hit numbers like “Arrogant”, “Saada Pyaar”, “Toxic”, “Free Smoke”.
- ^ Jump up to:a b Hendriques, Princia (July 12, 2022). “AP Dhillon And ‘The Boys 3’ Crossover Makes The Internet Go ‘Bawaal’; Rapper Drops Special Version Of ‘Insane'”. Mashable India. Retrieved September 15, 2022.
- ^ Harshleen Anand. Old Clips Of AP Dhillon Singing During His College Days Just Raised ‘Saada Pyaar’ For Him. MensXP. December 14, 2021.
- ^ Srishti Singh. From AP Dhillon To Diljit Dosanjh, This Is What Your Favourite Punjabi Singers Studied. ScoopWhoop. January 20, 2022.
- ^ AP Dhillon on LinkedIn.
- ^ Jump up to:abcd Singles on UK Asian Music Chart:
- “Majhail” and “Excuses”: “Asian Music Chart Top 40 | Official Charts Company”. www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
- “Deadly” and “Droptop”: “Asian Music Chart Top 40 | Official Charts Company”. www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
- ^ Jump up to:a b c d e f “Official Punjabi Music Chart Top 20 | Official Charts Company”. www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
- ^ Jump up to:a b “Official Punjabi Music Chart Top 20 | Official Charts Company”. www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
- ^ Kumari, Priyanca (September 18, 2020). “Breaking Boundaries: Sidhu Moose Wala and Steel Banglez Cameo in ‘Brown Munde'”. BritAsia TV. Retrieved September 19, 2020.
- ^ “Top 100: Canada”. Apple Music. Archived from the original on September 19, 2020. Retrieved September 19, 2020.
- ^ Jump up to:ab Peaks on the NZ Hot Singles Chart:
- “Saada Pyaar”: “NZ Hot Singles Chart”. Recorded Music NZ. December 28, 2020. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
- “Fate”, “Takeover”, “Chances” and “Goat”: “NZ Hot Singles Chart”. Recorded Music NZ. January 4, 2021. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
- “Insane”: “NZ Hot Singles Chart”. Recorded Music NZ. April 26, 2021. Retrieved April 24, 2021.
- “Ma Belle”: “NZ Hot Singles Chart”. Recorded Music NZ. July 26, 2021. Retrieved July 24, 2021.
- “Desires”: “NZ Hot Singles Chart”. Recorded Music NZ. November 29, 2021. Retrieved November 27, 2021.
- “Tere Te”: “NZ Hot Singles Chart”. Recorded Music NZ. December 6, 2021. Retrieved December 4, 2021.
- “Summer High”: “NZ Hot Singles Chart”. Recorded Music NZ. August 15, 2022. Retrieved August 13, 2022.
- “Wo Noor”: “NZ Hot Singles Chart”. Recorded Music NZ. October 17, 2022. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
- ^ “Over The Top – AP Dhillon The Takeover Tour India”. Archived from the original on October 28, 2021.
- ^ “Amazon Prime Video collaborates with A.P. Dhillon post a fantastic The Boys Season 3 finale-Entertainment News , Firstpost”. Firstpost. July 12, 2022. Retrieved September 14, 2022.
- ^ Peaks of EPs in Canada:
- Not by Chance: “Billboard Canadian Albums Chart”. Billboard. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
- Two Hearts Never Break the Same: “Billboard Canadian Albums: Week of October 22, 2022”. Billboard. Retrieved October 18, 2022.
- ^ “Canadian Hot 100: Week of October 22, 2022”. Billboard. Retrieved October 18, 2022.
- ^ “Asian Music Chart Top 40 | Official Charts Company”. www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
- ^ “Asian Music Chart Top 40 | Official Charts Company”. www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved December 6, 2022.
- ^ “Asian Music Chart Top 40 | Official Charts Company”. www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved December 6, 2022.
- ^ “Official Punjabi Music Chart Top 20 | Official Charts Company”. www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
- ^ “Asian Music Chart Top 40 | Official Charts Company”. www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
- ^ “Asian Music Chart Top 40 | Official Charts Company”. www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
- ^ “Asian Music Chart Top 40 | Official Charts Company”. www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved October 19, 2022.
- ^ “Official Punjabi Music Chart Top 20 | Official Charts Company”. www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved October 19, 2022.
- ^ “Asian Music Chart Top 40 | Official Charts Company”. www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved December 4, 2022.
- ^ FARAAR – GURINDER GILL | SHINDA KAHLON | AP DHILLON, retrieved July 6, 2022
- ^ Top Boy | Full Video | AP Dhillon | Latest Song 2019 | Run-up Records, retrieved July 6, 2022
- ^ Ma Belle – AP Dhillon (ft. Amari), retrieved July 6, 2022
- ^ DESIRES – AP DHILLON | GURINDER GILL, retrieved July 6, 2022
- ^ TERE TE – AP DHILLON | GURINDER GILL, retrieved July 6, 2022
