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| {{Infobox musical artist | |||
| | name = Rajiv Dhall | |||
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| | birth_date = 1992 | |||
| | birth_place = ], U.S. | |||
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| | genre = <!-- Must be supported with reliable sources --> | |||
| | occupation = Singer, songwriter, musician, producer | |||
| | instrument = Vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, bass guitar, piano, saxophone | |||
| | years_active = 2011–present | |||
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| '''Rajiv Dhall''' (born in ]) is a singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and part-time actor. He is half-Indian, half-Caucasian by ancestry. On December 18 2010, he started uploading videos to his YouTube channel "TwentyForSeven" which now has over 787,661 subscribers and over 96,608,408 views.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/user/TwentyForSevenTV/about|title=Rajiv Dhall|publisher=Rajiv Dhall|via=YouTube}}</ref> | |||
| == Biography == | |||
| While Dhall was in high school, his friends and him formed the ] outfit TwentyForSeven (consisting of Dhall, (vocals/guitar), Matt Pastor (bass/keys/vocals), Blake Hayes (guitar/vocals), Tony Bastianelli (Synth/Programming) and Corey DeLuca (drums)<ref name="ppco_Free">{{Cite web|title=Free Music Downloads: Pop Singles|work=PPcorn|date=May 13, 2016|accessdate=June 29, 2016|url=http://ppcorn.com/us/2016/01/04/free-music-downloads-pop-singles/}}</ref>) and spent several years fronting the band with some success. | |||
| == Career == | |||
| His band appeared on ], ] competition in 2012 and as a surprise, they got a chance to be the ] for ].<ref name="eonl_Open">{{Cite web|title=Opening Act Recap: TwentyForSeven Opens for Gym Class Heroes on Opening Act|work=E! News|last=La Rosa|first=Erin|date=July 17, 2012|accessdate=June 29, 2016|url=http://www.eonline.com/ca/shows/opening_act/news/331007/opening-act-recap-twentyforseven-opens-for-gym-class-heroes}}</ref> | |||
| He later started uploading solo ] to YouTube which eventually gave him a large online following. In 2015, he released his version of the One Direction song "]", which entered the Top 200 of the iTunes songs chart.<ref name="allm_Raji">{{Cite web|title=Rajiv Dhall – Biography|last=Collar|first=Matt|work=AllMusic|accessdate=June 29, 2016|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/rajiv-dhall-mn0003423801/biography}}</ref> | |||
| After his success on YouTube, his friend, Andrew Bazzi introduced him to ],<ref>{{cite web|title=Rajiv Dhall|url=http://shortyawards.com/7th/jivdude|work=Shorty Awards|accessdate=1 July 2016}}</ref> a short-form video sharing service where users can share six-second-long looping video clips. He was nominated for "Best Vine Musician" in the ] and losing out to ].<ref name="shor_Vine">{{Cite web|title=Vine Musician in Social Media|work=Shorty Awards|accessdate=June 29, 2016|url=http://shortyawards.com/category/7th/vinemusician}}</ref> He was also nominated for the 2015 ].<ref name="mash_MTVl">{{Cite web|title=MTV launches social category to honor indie artists for SXSW's Woodie Awards|last=Hernandez|first=Brian Anthony|work=Mashable|date=March 16, 2015|accessdate=June 29, 2016|url=http://mashable.com/2015/03/16/mtvu-woodie-awards-sxsw-lineup-social-category/#31_bGyvylgqj }}</ref> | |||
| In 2016, he was nominated for the ] in the "Fan Fave Vine Musician" category and he won.<ref name="iheartradio">{{Cite news|title=Fifth Harmony, Drake big winners at MMVAs|work=Toronto Sun|last=Stevenson|first=Jane|accessdate=June 29, 2016|url=http://www.torontosun.com/2016/06/20/fifth-harmony-drake-big-winners-at-mmvas}}</ref> | |||
| == Awards and nominations == | |||
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| |rowspan="1"|2015 | |||
| !scope=row |]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://shortyawards.com/|title=7th Annual Shorty Award Winners|accessdate=June 7, 2015|publisher=Shorty Awards}}</ref> | |||
| |Vine Musician | |||
| |rowspan="1"|Rajiv Dhall | |||
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| |rowspan="1"|2016 | |||
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| |Fan Fave Vine Musician | |||
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| == References == | |||
| {{Reflist|30em}} | |||
| == External links == | |||
| * {{vine}} | |||
| * {{facebook|RajivDhall}} | |||
| * {{youtube|user=TwentyForSevenTV}} | |||
| * {{instagram|rajivdhall}} | |||
| * {{Twitter}} | |||
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