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Prateek Kuhad

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The smooth melodicism of singer/songwriter Prateek Kuhad spans graceful indie folk and tender adult pop songs largely concerned with matters of heart. Recording some of his songs in Hindi and some in English, Kuhad followed his earliest EPs with the debut album In Tokens & Charms in 2015. Already a star in his native India, his popularity surged internationally as his 2016 single "cold/mess" made its way across the continents; by the time the cold/mess EP saw release in 2019, he was selling out club tours in the U.S. He committed to a sophisticated soft rock sound on his second album, 2022's all English-language The Way That Lovers Do.

After taking up the guitar at age 16, the Jaipur-born singer was inspired by artists including Elliott Smith and Bob Dylan to try his hand at writing songs while in college. He studied economics at New York University before relocating to Delhi to try to launch a career in music. After following a three-track, English-language eponymous EP in 2011 with the Hindi EP Raat Raazi in 2013, he presented his first full-length release, In Tokens & Charms, in 2015. A deluxe edition followed two years later. In the meantime, Kuhad collected tens of millions of streams with "Kho Gaye Hum Kahan," an intimate acoustic duet with Jasleen Royal for the movie Baar Baar Dekho; enjoyed an international breakthrough with the song "cold/mess" that included a growing fan base in the U.S.; and he took home an MTV Europe music Award for Best India Act.

Stateside, Kuhad recorded a five-song session for Audiotree Live in 2018 that featured only his voice and acoustic guitar, and he appeared at the following year's SXSW festival. He had played a sold-out North American club tour by the time the title track from his 2019 EP, cold/mess, appeared alongside artists like Beyoncé and Bruce Springsteen on Barack Obama's year-end list of favorite music. In 2020, Kuhad became the first Indian artist to sign with Elektra Records. That year, he released singles including "Kahaan Ho Tum," from the soundtrack to the Netflix series Mismatched, and a haunting cover of Elliott Smith's "The Biggest Lie." Another EP, Shehron Ke Raaz, appeared in 2021 before Kuhad delivered his sophomore album, The Way That Lovers Do, in 2022. ~ Marcy Donelson, Rovi

Total plays

771.0 million
Updated on 2025-03-31

Monthly listeners

3,215,529

Followers

1,084,865

Top Cities

  1. India
    244,950 listeners
  2. India
    245,771 listeners
  3. India
    206,592 listeners
  4. India
    208,066 listeners
  5. India
    178,361 listeners

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Most popular tracks

Track Plays Duration Release date
Kasoor
Kasoor
125,260,170 3:18 2020-06-30
Kho Gaye Hum Kahan
Kho Gaye Hum Kahan
98,991,735 3:33 2016-08-04
Co2
Co2
82,433,053 2:44 2022-05-20
cold/mess
cold/mess
51,918,841 4:41 2020-10-07
Tum Jab Paas
Tum Jab Paas
38,480,224 3:56 2017-01-01
Mulaqat
Mulaqat
29,094,145 4:07 2023-10-03
Dil Beparvah - The Dewarists, Season 5
Dil Beparvah - The Dewarists, Season 5
27,922,537 4:10 2016-11-17
Kahaan Ho Tum
Kahaan Ho Tum
26,288,112 2:35 2020-11-11
Tune Kaha
Tune Kaha
25,620,026 3:37 2016-02-22
Tere Hi Hum
Tere Hi Hum
24,525,667 2:57 2021-06-11
Kasoor - Acoustic
Kasoor - Acoustic
21,513,585 3:33 2021-07-09
Saansein
Saansein
21,483,315 4:26 2018-07-13
Pause
Pause
13,808,550 2:51 2020-05-28
100 words
100 words
13,307,319 3:30 2020-10-07
Kadam
Kadam
12,747,513 3:35 2018-07-13
Oh Love
Oh Love
10,273,499 3:31 2015-01-21
All I Need
All I Need
9,971,485 2:34 2022-05-20
Yeh Pal
Yeh Pal
8,680,413 4:08 2013-08-18
Kaisi Jadugari
Kaisi Jadugari
7,503,354 4:27 2023-02-24
Favorite Peeps
Favorite Peeps
7,395,106 3:14 2022-05-20
Raat Raazi
Raat Raazi
6,912,645 4:47 2013-08-18
Shehron Ke Raaz
Shehron Ke Raaz
6,492,618 2:32 2021-06-25
with you/for you
with you/for you
6,486,041 3:52 2020-10-07
did you/fall apart
did you/fall apart
5,814,055 2:52 2020-10-07
Just to Be With You
Just to Be With You
4,158,618 1:21 2017-11-10
Go
Go
3,795,254 3:52 2015-01-21
Just A Word
Just A Word
3,699,568 3:00 2022-05-20
cold / mess - Audiotree Live Version
cold / mess - Audiotree Live Version
3,158,048 4:20 2018-09-27
fighter
fighter
3,123,623 3:55 2020-10-07
Valentine's Mashup By DJ Notorious and Lijo George - 2020
Valentine's Mashup By DJ Notorious and Lijo George - 2020
2,970,614 3:16 2020-02-14
Into the Night
Into the Night
2,790,935 3:03 2015-01-21
did you/fall apart - A COLORS SHOW
did you/fall apart - A COLORS SHOW
2,559,499 3:16 2019-04-01
Holding On
Holding On
2,556,242 3:25 2015-01-21
Cold Shoulders
Cold Shoulders
2,450,602 3:38 2015-01-21
O Piya
O Piya
2,356,538 2:52 2023-10-31
Khone Do
Khone Do
2,260,548 3:59 2021-07-09
for your time
for your time
2,197,379 3:07 2020-10-07
Drown - Audiotree Live Version
Drown - Audiotree Live Version
2,191,369 3:14 2018-09-27
Flames
Flames
2,015,549 4:17 2015-01-21
for your time - Audiotree Live Version
for your time - Audiotree Live Version
1,963,894 3:38 2018-09-27
Ab Hoga Kya
Ab Hoga Kya
1,957,771 4:14 2013-08-18
Chahe Ya Na Chahe
Chahe Ya Na Chahe
1,850,346 3:14 2013-08-18
Hopelessly
Hopelessly
1,619,459 3:00 2023-04-28
Held You Tight
Held You Tight
1,580,478 3:26 2015-01-21
cold/mess - edit
cold/mess - edit
1,561,793 3:39 2020-10-07
The Last Time
The Last Time
1,551,142 3:40 2022-05-20
Bloom
Bloom
1,522,802 3:40 2022-05-20
Voh
Voh
1,493,006 3:47 2013-08-18
Drown
Drown
1,486,046 2:48 2022-05-20
Just Like A Movie
Just Like A Movie
1,456,177 3:18 2024-03-29
Be at Ease
Be at Ease
1,411,465 3:56 2017-11-10
Be At Ease
Be At Ease
1,411,465 3:56 2015-01-21
Fire
Fire
1,400,343 3:48 2015-01-21
The Biggest Lie
The Biggest Lie
1,326,597 2:35 2020-08-21
Artist
Artist
1,320,326 3:53 2015-01-21
cold/mess (on piano)
cold/mess (on piano)
1,302,353 5:07 2021-02-05
Mere Sang (feat. Lisa Mishra)
Mere Sang (feat. Lisa Mishra)
1,297,585 2:57 2023-04-14
Something Wrong
Something Wrong
1,237,103 3:28 2011-07-15
Kuch Din
Kuch Din
1,228,155 2:55 2023-11-28
with you / for you - Audiotree Live Version
with you / for you - Audiotree Live Version
1,197,221 4:25 2018-09-27
A Shot of Alcohol
A Shot of Alcohol
1,168,263 2:49 2011-07-15
No Complaints
No Complaints
1,087,240 3:07 2024-01-24
Full Time Lover
Full Time Lover
1,021,276 1:35 2022-05-20
I'm Someone New
I'm Someone New
1,002,583 4:13 2024-06-28
Bloom (feat. Raveena)
Bloom (feat. Raveena)
951,020 3:41 2023-05-19
Hollow
Hollow
948,806 3:24 2022-05-20
Face
Face
862,994 3:04 2022-05-20
Heartbroken
Heartbroken
835,478 3:08 2022-05-20
Rubber Bits
Rubber Bits
784,277 3:58 2011-07-15
Janeman
Janeman
743,032 2:36 2023-11-28
Kho Gaye Hum Kahan - Lofi Mix
Kho Gaye Hum Kahan - Lofi Mix
728,743 3:18 2023-12-08
Hum Dono
Hum Dono
724,712 3:41 2023-11-28
Co2 - Acoustic
Co2 - Acoustic
670,457 2:47 2023-11-14
Flames - Piano Version
Flames - Piano Version
612,237 3:43 2017-11-10
did you / fall apart - Audiotree Live Version
did you / fall apart - Audiotree Live Version
586,599 3:02 2018-09-27
Tonight
Tonight
543,175 2:35 2017-11-10
Big Surprise
Big Surprise
488,550 3:59 2017-11-10
I Never Knew
I Never Knew
434,535 2:43 2023-05-19
All I Need - acoustic
All I Need - acoustic
176,431 2:33 2023-05-19
Just A Word - acoustic
Just A Word - acoustic
80,086 3:08 2023-05-19
The Last Time - acoustic
The Last Time - acoustic
72,876 3:45 2023-05-19
Heartbroken - acoustic
Heartbroken - acoustic
64,248 2:58 2023-05-19
Hollow - acoustic
Hollow - acoustic
63,238 3:00 2023-05-19

New releases

I'm Someone New
I'm Someone New
2024-06-28
[Elektra (NEK)]
Just Like A Movie
Just Like A Movie
2024-03-29
[Elektra (NEK)]
No Complaints
No Complaints
2024-01-24
[Elektra (NEK)]
Kho Gaye Hum Kahan (Lofi Mix)
Kho Gaye Hum Kahan (Lofi Mix)
2023-12-08
[Zee Music Company]
Mulaqat
Mulaqat
2023-11-28
[Elektra (NEK)]
Co2 (Acoustic)
Co2 (Acoustic)
2023-11-14
[Elektra (NEK)]
O Piya
O Piya
2023-10-31
[Elektra (NEK)]
Mulaqat
Mulaqat
2023-10-03
[Elektra (NEK)]
The Way That Lovers Do (Deluxe)
The Way That Lovers Do (Deluxe)
2023-05-19
[Elektra (NEK)]
Hopelessly
Hopelessly
2023-04-28
[Elektra (NEK)]
Mere Sang (feat. Lisa Mishra)
Mere Sang (feat. Lisa Mishra)
2023-04-14
[Elektra (NEK)]
Kaisi Jadugari
Kaisi Jadugari
2023-02-24
[Universal Music India Pvt Ltd.]
The Way That Lovers Do
The Way That Lovers Do
2022-05-20
[Elektra (NEK)]
Kasoor (From "Dhamaka") [Acoustic]
Kasoor (From "Dhamaka") [Acoustic]
2021-11-17
[Warner Music India]
Shehron Ke Raaz
Shehron Ke Raaz
2021-07-09
[Elektra (NEK)]
Shehron Ke Raaz
Shehron Ke Raaz
2021-06-25
[Elektra (NEK)]
Tere Hi Hum
Tere Hi Hum
2021-06-11
[Elektra (NEK)]
cold/mess (on piano)
cold/mess (on piano)
2021-02-05
[Elektra (NEK)]
cold/mess
cold/mess
2020-10-07
[Elektra (NEK)]
The Biggest Lie
The Biggest Lie
2020-08-21
[Kill Rock Stars]
Kasoor
Kasoor
2020-06-30
[Prateek Kuhad]
Pause
Pause
2020-05-28
[Prateek Kuhad]
did you/fall apart - A COLORS SHOW
did you/fall apart - A COLORS SHOW
2019-04-01
[COLORSxSTUDIOS]
Prateek Kuhad on Audiotree Live
Prateek Kuhad on Audiotree Live
2018-09-27
[Audiotree Music]
In Tokens & Charms (Deluxe Edition)
In Tokens & Charms (Deluxe Edition)
2017-11-10
[Prateek Kuhad]
Tum Jab Paas - Single
Tum Jab Paas - Single
2017-04-24
[AO]
Dil Beparvah (The Dewarists, Season 5)
Dil Beparvah (The Dewarists, Season 5)
2016-11-17
[Ankur Tewari, Prateek Kuhad]
Tune Kaha
Tune Kaha
2016-02-22
[Pagal Haina Records]
In Tokens & Charms
In Tokens & Charms
2015-01-21
[Pagal Haina Records]
Raat Raazi - Single
Raat Raazi - Single
2013-12-09
[Pagal Haina]
Raat Raazi
Raat Raazi
2013-08-18
[Pagal Haina]
Prateek Kuhad
Prateek Kuhad
2011-07-15
[Pagal Haina Records]