Dhruv Visvanath

Indian musician

Dhruv Visvanath

Born| 1992 (age 31-32)
Origin| New Delhi, India
Instrument(s)| vocals, guitar
Years active| 2008–present
Formerly of| Cobbled Street[1]
Website| mrdhruv.com

Musical artist

Dhruv Visvanath is a musician and producer from New Delhi, India, who came to prominence after he was named a finalist in the first season of My Kind of Country.

## Early life

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Visvanath was born in Delhi, but grew up with living between England, Zambia, Bombay, and Hong Kong with his family due to his father's job at HSBC Bank.[2][3] He began playing the piano at age 7 and the guitar at age 13.[4][3]

## Career

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In 2014, Visvanath was named to Acoustic Guitar's "30 Great Guitarists Under 30 list".[5]

In 2015, Visvanath released his first album, Orion; which All About The Rock gave a 9 out of 10 rating and called, "an exceptional collection of electro-acoustic songs that are both emotional and uplifting."[6]

In 2016, Visvanath performed a 17-city tour for his project, The Lost Cause, which was released as an album in 2018.[3] The Lost Cause was selected by Rolling Stone as one of the "Best Indian Albums of 2018".[7]

In 2022, Visvanath released his EP, Demons, which A Humming Heart granted an 8/10 rating and wrote was, "darker, more deliberate and replete with renewed vulnerability, every one of the four tracks on the EP takes Dhruv's musical purpose of "healing", further and further as he faces his fears with every line."[8]

In 2023, after being discovered by country musician, Jimmie Allen, Visvanath competed on My Kind of Country, an Apple TV+ singing competition set in Nashville, Tennessee. Visvanath ranked in the final four contestants on the show.[9]

## Discography

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### As lead artist

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Albums  Title  | Year  | Source

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The Book of I | 2021  | [10]
The Lost Cause | 2018  | [7]
Orion | 2015  | [6]
Extended plays  Title  | Year  | Source

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Demons | 2022  | [11]
Chronicles | 2011  | [3]
Singles  Title  | Year  | Source

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"Ring of Fire"  | 2023  | [12]
"Neon Moon"  | 2023  | [13]
"Demons"  | 2022  | [8]
"Monster"  | 2022  | [14]
"Suffocation"  | 2022  | [15]
"Fly"  | 2021  | [16]
"Write"  | 2020  | [17]
"Dear Madeline"  | 2020  | [18]
"Standing Still"  | 2019  | [19]
"Autumn"  | 2018  | [20]
"Afterglow"  | 2018  | [21]
"The Lost Cause"  | 2018  | [22]
"Jungle"  | 2018  | [23]
"Wild"  | 2018  | [24]
"Rain"  | 2018  | [25]
"Chaos"  | 2017  | [26]
"Summer"  | 2016  | [27]

### As featured artist

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Singles  Title  | Artist  | Year  | Source

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"Decay – Redux"  | Manas Jha  | 2023  | [28]
"Under Cover"  | Aditya N., Nayantara Bhatkal, Class  | 2023  | [29]
"Raatein Soyi Hain"  | Pragya Sodhani  | 2022  | [30]
"Start Again"  | Jay Visvanath  | 2022  | [31]
"Honey It's Over"  | Antriksh Mohapatra  | 2021  | [32]
"Lie Awake"  | Jay Visvanath  | 2021  | [33]
"King"  | Jay Visvanath  | 2020  | [34]
"Watercolour"  | Sanjeeta Bhattacharya  | 2020  | [35]
"Dear Santa"  | Kimberley Rodrigues ft Christine Dessa  | 2020  | [36]
"For Now"  | Nikhita  | 2019  | [37]
''Aa Jhoom"  | Kimberley Rodrigues  | 2019  | [38]
"Ozone"  | Yatin Srivastava  | 2018  | [39]

## Filmography

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Production  Title  | Year  | Type  | Role  | Source

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Friday Night Plan | 2023  | Netflix film  | Music Director  |
My Kind of Country | reality game show | Contestant  | [40]
Rizwan - Keeper Of The Gates of Heaven | 2016  | Short film  | Sound designer  | [41]

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