Talk:Arjun (singer)

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This page should not be speedily deleted because... (your reason here) --81.101.178.129 (talk) 04:41, 25 March 2013 (UTC) I've updated it

This page should not be speedily deleted because... (your reason here) --81.101.178.129 (talk) 04:45, 25 March 2013 (UTC)I've updated it to match your criteria. Please reassess.

Remove (Tamil: அர்ஜூன் குமாரசுவாமி) from arjun singers Wikipedia page
Arjun Coomaraswamy is only half Tamil and adding (Tamil: அர்ஜூன் குமாரசுவாமி) in the page might suggest it's his full background (which is not) Can we please removed that

Lou.team Lou.team (talk) 11:04, 30 May 2017 (UTC)

updated discography - Songs category with a better layout
Songs

Lou.team (talk) 11:23, 30 May 2017 (UTC)

updated soundtracks and better layout
Soundtracks

Lou.team (talk) 11:36, 30 May 2017 (UTC)

updated remixes and better lay out
Remixes

Lou.team (talk) 11:49, 30 May 2017 (UTC)

Career
Arjun became known for his fusion of contemporary Western and Eastern sounds, combining R&B with elements of South Asian music. After creating a buzz in 2010, Arjun was nominated for ‘Best Newcomer‘ at the ‘Brit Asia Music Awards 2011’. In December 2011, Arjun’s R&B Remix of the cult hit ‘Why This Kolaveri Di’ ("How could you do this to me?") became a viral sensation and was featured on TV channels around the world, including CNN, NDTV and Star News. The video now stands at over 13 million views.

In January 2012, Arjun was chosen as one of MTV’s Top 20 Unsigned Acts for 2012, out of thousands of contestants. A few months later, two of Arjun’s singles made it into the first ever ‘Asian Beats Chart’ on mainstream UK television, selected by a panel of Asian media figures and TV officials. His song ‘Stargazer’ was voted the number 2 song by an Asian artist in 2011 (No.1 was A.R Rahman’s group ‘Super Heavy’, which included Mick Jagger & Joss Stone.) In August 2012, Arjun was selected to sing the official theme song for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2012 alongside Bathiya and Santhush. He also produced music for the Sri Lankan Premier League, performing at the opening ceremony of the tournament held at Sugathadasa Stadium in Colombo in August 2012. In October 2012, Arjun won ‘Best Urban Act’ (in association with the MOBOs) at the UK Asian Music Awards 2012. He received the award from MOBOs founder Kanya King and Choice FM’s DJ Kojo. He also performed as a headline act at the Award Ceremony, held at Wembley Arena.

In early 2013 Arjun played the role of Luke Lewis in online drama ‘Steffi’. He did a live acoustic session on BBC Radio 1 and was later profiled by DJ’s Fearne Cotton and Nihal on Fearne’s Radio 1 show. Arjun was voted Eastern Eye Magazine's 'Male Artist of the Year' in 2013. Later that year he was chosen by music composer Anirudh Ravichander to sing ‘Oh Penne (International Version) for the film Vannakam Chennai, and subsequently sang and composed other songs for South Indian movies.

In July 2014 he performed at Rock Assembly in Wembley Arena, alongside the likes of Conor Maynard, Professor Green and Rita Ora. . In September 2014 he performed at Diwali in Time Square, New York, to a crowd of over 200,000.

In early 2014 Arjun signed a record deal with T-Series, India’s biggest music label. ‘I’ll Be Waiting’, his first single with T-Series album charted at #1 on the iTunes India Chart. Arjun again won Eastern Eye Artist of the Year in 2014.

In June 2015 Arjun supported Arijit Singh in Dubai, and in August performed at Vestival in Amsterdam alongside Chris Brown, Tyga and French Montana.

In April 2016 he released the song “Suit” with Guru Randhawa which went on to win ‘Club Song of the Year’ at the PTC Awards in 2017 and was nominated for three other awards. It was also voted ‘Punjabi Song of the Year’ on BBC Asian Network. It was later featured in the Bollywood movie ‘Hindi Medium’ starring Irrfan Khan (released May 2017).

Between 2012 and 2017 Arjun has toured extensively, performing on every continent, performing alongside the likes of Arijit Singh, Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, Chris Brown and Tyga.Lou.team (talk) 13:46, 6 June 2017 (UTC)

Changes to Wikipedia Profile - September 2021
1. Profile picture update 2. Changed 'Partner' (Natasha Sandhu) to 'Former Partner' 3. Removed link to Natasha Sandu under 'Former Partner' (link directs to wrong person) 4. Updated "born and raised in London" to "Born in Colombo, Sri Lanka and raised in London" (correctly stated under "Early and personal life") 5. 'One Last Time' view count updated from 1 million to 4.1 million 6. Added 'Ding Daga Dong' (23 July 2021) to "Songs" 7. Updated "As of 2021, he currently has over 127.3 million views on YouTube" to "As of 2021, Arjun has a total of over 1.1 Billion views on Youtube" 8. Updated reference (1) to (link accounts only for 139.5 million of Arjun's total views on Youtube) [please advise if incorrectly referenced] Referenced sources for Youtube view count: Willteamarjun (talk) 16:01, 24 September 2021 (UTC)

Changes to Wikipedia Profile - 8th October 2021
1. Edits to the Career Section: - Added: He was voted Eastern Eye Magazine's 'Male Artist of the Year' in 2013. - Added: In July 2014 he also supported musician and singer Anirudh, composer of Why this Kolaveri Di, at Anirudh Live in Singapore. - Added: In 2015 he supported Indian singer Arijit Singh at the Hard Rock Café in Dubai. - Added: Arjun signed a record deal with Island Records, a branch of Universal Music, in September 2016 and released his first single with Island in October 2017 and his second single Vaadi in February 2018. - Added: Arjun released his debut album with Island Records, “Closer to Home” on March 2nd 2018; this reached No 1 on the Itunes R&B chart in 24 hours. - Added: In July 2018 he was one of the headliners at the Croydon London Mela, performing with the London Mozart Players, the longest-established chamber orchestra in the UK. It was the first time the classical orchestra had accompanied an R&B/Hindi fusion artist. - Added: In September 2019 Arjun headlined the London Mela, ending by singing Kabhi Jo Baadal as a tribute to his late wife Natasha, during which the audience held up their lit mobile phones as a mark of respect. - Added: In October 2019, he was invited by the Federation of Indians in America and the Empire State Realty Trust to switch on the Diwali-themed lights which turned the iconic building orange to mark the city’s celebration of the festival of Diwali. - Added: 2019 also saw Arjun carry out a 10-city tour of the US, and a 6-city tour of Australia plus Fiji. - Added: He released the video “Tingo” with US desi artist Mickey Singh in September 2019. - Added: On 3rd December 2019, his late wife Natasha’s birthday, he released “One Last Time,” his video tribute to her. - Added: In February 2020 he organized a tribute concert to Natasha at London’s Apollo Hammersmith theatre. Artists Guru Randhawa, H Dhami, Vidya Vox and Mickey Singh flew to London to take part in this concert, attended by over 3,500 people. - Added: In 2020, Arjun was named a celebrity ambassador for Cardiac Risk in the Young (C.R.Y) to help spread awareness of young sudden cardiac arrest. - Added: In 2020 he performed at a drive-in concert in London organized by The Bollywood Co, the first Asian/Desi concert of its kind, an innovative adaptation to the restrictions posed due to Covid 19. - Added: Arjun has released collaborative videos with several well-known Desi artists, including Guru Randhawa, Mickey Singh, Vidya Vox, Jonita Gandhi, F1rstman, The PropheC and Falak. In addition to English, he has sung in Hindi, Punjabi, Spanish and Sinhalese. References for collaborations:

2. Edits to Early and personal life - Added: Arjun was brought up in the UK

3. Changed the sentence "Arjun released a statement about the loss of his wife Natasha Sandhu" to "Arjun released a statement: the loss of his wife Natasha Sandhu"

4. The sentence "As of 2021, Arjun has a total of over 1.1 billion views on YouTube.[1]" has been moved from the introduction to Career.

5. The sentence "In 2019, Arjun released a tribute song entitled "One Last Time" for his wife Natasha Sandhu who died in 2018 due to a cardiac arrest. The music video has received over 4.1 million views and peaked #12 on trending in the UK." has been removed from the introduction. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Willteamarjun (talk • contribs) 06:25, 8 October 2021 (UTC)

Changes to Wikipedia Profile - 3rd November 2021
1. Corrected the discography section so that the correct songs are under the correct subheadings 2. Reformatted the discography section so that the text now appears in a table 3. Restructured the "career" section so that there are less paragraphs 4. REMOVED errors at the top of the page stating that some text may not be correctly referenced (this has been resolved) and that some text may appear to be written like an advertisement (this has been resolved). PLEASE ADVISE IF ANY OF THE TEXT DOES NOT ADHERE TO THE WIKIPEDIA POLICY THAT STATES THAT TEXT MUST NOT BE WRITTEN LIKE AN ADVERTISEMENT. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Willteamarjun (talk • contribs) 19:33, 3 November 2021 (UTC)