| Rajiv Dhall | |
| Birth Name: | Rajiv Dhall |
| Native Name: | ਰਾਜੀਵ ਢੱਲ, राजीव ढल |
| Native Name Lang: | Punjabi, Hindi |
| Birth Date: | 1992 |
| Birth Place: | Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. |
| Occupation: | Singer, songwriter, musician, producer |
| Years Active: | 2011–present |
Rajiv Dhall (born 1992; Cincinnati, Ohio) is an Indian American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. On December 18, 2010, he started uploading videos to his YouTube channel "TwentyForSeven" which had over 1,000,000 subscribers and over 120 million views.[1]
Rajiv Dhall was born the son of Punjabi Indian-origin father and Caucasian mother. He attended Plymouth-Canton Educational Park. While Dhall was in high school, he and his friends formed the emo-pop outfit TwentyForSeven (consisting of Dhall, (vocals/guitar), Matt Pastor (bass/keys/vocals), Blake Hayes (guitar/vocals), Tony Bastianelli (Synth/Programming) and Corey DeLuca (drums)[2]) and spent several years fronting the band with some success.
His band appeared on E's, Opening Act competition in 2012 and as a surprise, they got a chance to be the opening act for Gym Class Heroes.[3]
He later started uploading solo cover songs to YouTube which eventually gave him a large online following. In 2015, he released his version of the One Direction song "Just Can't Let Her Go", which entered the Top 200 of the iTunes songs chart.[4]
After his success on YouTube, his friend Andrew Bazzi introduced him to Vine,[5] 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 Seventh Annual Shorty Awards, losing out to Shawn Mendes.[6] He was also nominated for the 2015 MTV Woodie Awards.[7]
In 2016, he was nominated for the 2016 iHeartRadio Much Music Video Awards in the "Fan Fave Vine Musician" category and he won.[8]
He also made videos showcasing the top songs of 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2020.
| Year | Ceremony | Award | Nominated | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | scope=row | 7th Annual Shorty Awards[9] | Vine Musician | Rajiv Dhall | |
| 2016 | scope=row | iHeartRadio Much Music Video Awards | Fan Fave Vine Musician | Rajiv Dhall | |