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VTEN
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Birth Name:Samir Ghising
Birth Date:5 May 1996
Birth Place:Ramechhap Current-Mahottari, Nepal
Years Active:2014 - Present
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Origin:Kathmandu, Nepal
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Channels:VTEN
Years Active:2015 - Present
Subscribers:2.36 Million
Views:303 Million

Samir Ghising, better known by his stage name VTEN, is a Nepalese rapper and actor. He is widely regarded as one of the prominent figures of Nepalese hip hop.[1] He started gaining popularity after release of his song "Churot" in 2016.[2] [3] His songs like ''Simsime Pani", "Paara", "Hami Yestai ta honi bro", "Yatra", "Haalkhabar", "Kaatha" etc are major hits.

Early life

Ghising was born in Rautahat. Ghising worked as a carpenter with his father, learning to make cupboards, doors, and windows from wood. As a teenager, Ghising moved to Kathmandu to study in high school, and also started painting Thankas with his uncle. In interviews, Ghising has said he became passionate about rapping while painting Thankas but began to have difficulty juggling that job with his expanding rap career. Ghising spent most of his pre-fame days living with his friends and writing rap songs. He is said to have completed his high school(+2) and has not continued his education thereafter.

Career

He has worked with various popular artists such as Girish Khatiwada. Ghising made his way into the rap industry by impressing many with his talent in rapping. His songs have been applauded for their realism, relatability to the struggle of young people in Nepal, and potent and exceptional self-expression of feelings. He is the first Nepali solo artist to hit 1 million subscribers on YouTube.[4] He gained popularity from his hit lists such as Churot, Hami Yastai ta Honi Bro, Sim Sime Pani, Himmat, Cypher, Kathaa, Manche Khattam and so on.

Tours

Ghising has toured in South Korea,[5] Australia, Japan, the United Kingdom, UAE, Bhutan, India, Hong Kong, Qatar, Thailand and the US.

Discography

Studio albums

EPs

Singles

!Year!Track!Artist!Notes
2024Ready MaaVTEN
2024Don't Judge MeVTEN
2023GMBLINVTEN,Denish Serchan, Urgen Moktan, Big Man and Sunjay
2023TEIIVTENProd by BeatsByHype X Sooraz
20222014VTENProd by tykez and OMG KTM
2022Afnai BatoVTENBY A JOINT COLLABORATION Rajiv Vlogs ABBOYE
2022KukurVTENBY A JOINT COLLABORATION Rajiv Vlogs ABBOYE
2022Gau TiraiVTEN
2021Galli SadakVTENProd by beatsbyhype
2021CRMNLVTEN and BOBBY BEATZ
2021PARAAVTEN
2020Nepali HoVTEN and Raila Roka
2019Sim sime paniVTEN
2018KathaaVTEN and Dharmendra Sewan
2018HalkhabarVTEN
2017Manche KhattamVTEN
2017KhalasiVTEN
2017HimmatVTEN
2017Maafi Garideu AamaVTEN
2017BainiVTEN
2017Laure ko fashionVTEN
2017IntroVTEN
2017TATTO NA CHHAROVTEN
2017CHUROTVTEN

Promotional track

!year!track!promoting!artists!Description
2020SarautoSarauto (Movie)VTEN featuring Sumi moktanIncluded in Album Superstar
2023Chhadke Khalas2.0 Chhadke (Movie)VTEN

Notes and References

  1. Web site: VTEN: 2023 edition . 2023-02-05 . kathmandupost.com . English.
  2. Web site: Rapper VTEN: Good influence or bad?. Supriya. Sharma. My Republica.
  3. Web site: 'No debate, no democracy': journalists in Nepal fight new threat to press freedom. Rojita. Adhikari. 13 January 2020. www.theguardian.com.
  4. Web site: कम्युनिस्टका 'जनवादी गीत' भन्दा कम छैनन् र्‍याप गीत.
  5. Web site: कोरियाको होङ्ग्देमा हुने डान्स पार्टीमा र्‍यापर भिटेन र गिरीशकाे र्‍यापले तताउने. 8 September 2018. संसार ब्युझाउने हाम्रो अभियान ! हरेक दिन नयाँ !!.