User:Ezuworld/sandbox

Ezu is a 19 year old Singer, Songwriter & Producer from South London. Ezu has a pakistani background and first started his musical journey at just 9 months old where he started playing the Tabla (Indian Percussion). As he grew older Ezu started expanding his musical ability by singing and improvising on various instruments such as the drum kit and guitar. Ezu started singing at the age of 4 where he would sing at family events and birthday parties as a hobby. Growing up in the late 90s - early 2000s, Ezu was heavily influenced by the RnB genre, he gives props to RnB legends such as Usher and Justin Timberlake for inspiring him to make music. In an interview with the BBC Asian Network Ezu spoke of his struggle of losing his voice then trying to find it again. In that time where Ezu was no longer singing he learned how to produce music by watching YouTube videos and watching his cousins who were involved in the music industry at the time. Ezu then started songwriting at the age of 10 where he says he would "write about anything and everything". Ezu released his first ever cover on YouTube at the age of 15 which started to get the attention of many industry professionals including artists. He then continued to upload covers onto YouTube which were getting thousands of views and he was quickly gaining a fan base. Ezu then released his debut single a year later at the age of 16 titled "Jaaniya" which was picked up by the BBC and was made Track of The Week on the Bobby Friction Show on the BBC Asian Network. Jaaniya was then playlisted for 8 weeks on Asian Network and he received radio play from other notable radio stations as well as TV play on channels such as Brit Asia TV. Jaaniya is currently on 215,000 views on YouTube and that too without the help of a label. Ezu then went on to release his second single "Young Love" which caught the attention of UK Asian Record Label VIP Records. He went on to releasing singles such as Twist & Hold On but Ezu's career really started to see a change when he released "Rang" with Pakistani YouTube sensation Rahim Pardesi who currently has 1.7 Million YouTube Subscribers. Ezu collaborated with the YouTuber to remake the hit punjabi song "Rang". The video was shot in Portugal and was released in 2018. The song went viral and was trending in the UK at number 10 on YouTube as well 60 other countries including India & Japan. Ezu composed, produced, mixed & featured on the track. The song ever since has received 4.5 Million views on YouTube and continues to grow daily. After the success of "Rang" Ezu went on to collaborating with fellow label mate '''DJ Harpz. DJ Harpz who has a history of hit singles brought Ezu and Amar Sandhu''' (Urban/Punjabi Singer) together to create the song "Patakay" which did very well on YouTube and Spotify. Receiving over 1.5 Million views on YouTube and over 1 Million streams on Spotify. The song charted on the UK Asian Top 40 Charts at number 17 and remained in the charts for 7 weeks. After the success of two great collaborations Ezu decided it was time to release a solo single. This being his recent single "Hor Labna" which did very well on radio and digital platforms. The song went number 1 on the iTunes World Chart as well as charting on the UK Top 40 Asian Charts at number 14 and remained in the charts for 6 weeks. The song has received over 400,000 streams on Spotify and 1.3 Million Views on YouTube making this Ezu's highest performing single yet. The song was given a lot of attention by fellow industry artists such as Ikka, Jaz Dhami, The PropheC & Rude Kid.

Ezu's most recent single "Divas" was released on the 9th of May 2019 and has ever since received over 300,000 views on YouTube as well as being A Listed on the BBC Asian Network Playlist for three weeks +. The singer is set to release his debut album later this year.

Ezu has previously done many covers of popular Bollywood tracks and also mainstream english tracks. He has been influenced by many artists from a range of backgrounds including icons such as Michael Jackson and Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan as well as current artists such as Justin Timberlake, Craig David and Jay Sean. London singer and rapper Ezu has rightly earned fans with his breakneck delivery and verbal dexterity, chaining Hindi, Panjabi and English lyrics with a seemingly effortless flow. Which is why it's all the more impressive that he is a self-taught vocalist, as well as producer. His songs are super slick revealing hints of the artists he counts as influences (including Craig David and Jay Sean), but remain original-sounding and utterly smooth in style throughout. BBC Asian Network presenter Bobby Friction describes him as someone “who is desi as they come, but also someone who has the urban world at his fingertips.”