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 Aujla in 2020 | |
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| Birth name | Jaskaran Singh Aujla |
| Also known as | Geeta Di Machine |
| Born | 18 January 1997 |
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| Years active | 2014–present |
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| Website | Karan Aujla on Instagram |
Jaskaran Singh Aujla (born 18 January 1997) is an Indian[a] singer, rapper and songwriter based in Canada who is primarily associated with Punjabi music. He is known for his numerous tracks which have charted on the UK Asian chart published by the Official Charts Company, while seven have charted on the Global YouTube music chart. His debut album Bacthafucup peaked at number 20 on Billboard Canadian Albums chart and 34th on the New Zealand albums chart, earning him the title of the Largest Digital Artist 2021 on Spotify and had been listed in their Most Popular Artists in Punjabi Music Industry.[3][4][5]
Hailing from Ghurala, Ludhiana, Aujla started as a songwriter for Jassi Gill's "Range", from his album Replay. Then he emigrated to Canada, and wrote lyrics for various other artists including Deep Jandu and Elly Mangat. In 2016, he released his debut song "Property of Punjab" as a lead artist, and started featuring as guest artist in songs. He came into limelight with his tracks like "Yaarian Ch Fikk", "Unity", "Alcohol 2", and "Lafaafe"; subsequently he achieved mainstream popularity in 2018 with "Don't Worry", his first song to enter UK Asian chart. In 2020, his singles "Jhanjar", "Red Eyes" and "Kya Baat Aa" entered top 10 in the chart, while "So Far" entered top 5.
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