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 Puth in 2022 | |
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| Birth name | Charles Otto Puth Jr. |
| Born | December 2, 1991 Rumson, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Berklee College of Music (BM) |
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| Years active | 2009–present |
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Brooke Sansone (m. 2024) |
| Website | charlieputh |
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Charles Otto Puth Jr. (/puːθ/; born December 2, 1991) is an American singer and songwriter. His initial exposure came through the viral success of his song covers uploaded to YouTube. Puth signed with the record label eleveneleven in 2011 after performing on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, during which he contributed songwriting and production work for other artists.
Puth signed to Atlantic Records and Artist Partner Group to release his debut single, "Marvin Gaye" (featuring Meghan Trainor) in 2015.[3] Later that year, he guest performed on Wiz Khalifa's single "See You Again", which peaked atop the US Billboard Hot 100 for 12 non-consecutive weeks, received diamond certification from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), and earned him a Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song nomination, along with three nominations at the 58th Annual Grammy Awards, including Song of the Year.
"Marvin Gaye" served as the lead single for Puth's debut studio album, Nine Track Mind (2016), which peaked within the top ten of both the Billboard 200 and UK Albums Chart. Its single, "We Don't Talk Anymore" (featuring Selena Gomez), peaked at number nine on the Billboard Hot 100. His second album, Voicenotes (2018), was met with a critical incline and similar commercial success. The album spawned the top-five single "Attention", and received a nomination for Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical at the 61st Annual Grammy Awards. Puth's third studio album, Charlie (2022), likewise entered the top ten and was supported by the singles "Light Switch" and "Left and Right", both of which peaked within the top 30 of the Billboard Hot 100.
Puth has done songwriting and production work with other artists throughout his career. In 2021, he co-wrote and produced the single "Stay" for Justin Bieber and the Kid Laroi, becoming his first non-performing production to peak the Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ Kellman, Andy. "Charlie Puth Biography". AllMusic. Archived from the original on June 2, 2019. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
- ^ "Charlie Puth Whines and Shines on 'Voicenotes'". May 11, 2018.
Pop R&B sensation Charlie Puth rose to fame via YouTube, and has adopted very much the persona that one would expect from such circumstances.
- ^ "Charlie Puth met Ellen DeGeneres, and his world blew up – Chicago Tribune". Chicago Tribune. June 20, 2016. Archived from the original on August 11, 2019. Retrieved August 11, 2019.