Karun live on stage

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Karun

Alt hip-hop, ambient soul, and Indian textures — a singular baritone and a festival-proven stage presence built for the biggest rooms in the country.

01 — The Artist

Built from the underground, arrived at the anthem

"This album is a record of my personal history. I don't want to hide anymore."

Karun — The Indian Music Diaries, June 2025

Karun Kohli grew up writing poetry from age 11, graduated with a law degree, and walked away from it to make music. He first built his audience as part of Delhi's Teesri Duniya in 2017 and has grown into one of India's most emotionally precise crossover voices — one album at a time.

His signature is a singular baritone, a poet's lyric craft, and a love for great hooks. Every record crosses genres without losing the thread.

  • 3rd album — Chehre, June 2025 — 14 tracks, 15 collaborators
  • Breakout via Qabool Hai (2022) and chart-smashing Maharani
  • Key collaborators on Chehre: Abhijay Sharma, Nanku, Uniyal, Ananya Bhatt, Pahaad, Pho
  • Management: @rijul.seth  ·  Bookings: ayush@acrossartists.com

02 — Organic Momentum

The numbers

686K
Monthly Spotify Listeners
150M+
Maharani Streams Across Platforms
134K
Spotify Followers
38K
Instagram Followers
9M+
Mrignaini Streams

Spotify

Monthly listeners686,262+
Spotify followers134,000+
Maharani — all platforms150M+ streams
Spotify viral chartsWeeks on India chart

Instagram @beingkarun

Followers38,000+
Total posts87
Latest singleRubbers feat. Nanku

Signature Hit

Maharani

feat. Lambo Drive · Qabool Hai · 2022

150M+
Streams Across All Platforms

The melancholy yet melodic anthem that broke traditional norms of the Indian music industry — sitting on Spotify's Viral Charts for weeks in India and reaching global charts. At every show it is the singalong moment, with the crowd carrying every word before Karun even opens his mouth.

"Karun and Lambo Drive's 'Maharani' became a runaway hip-hop hit."

Rolling Stone India, February 2024

02

Second Biggest Hit

Mrignaini

9M+ Streams on Spotify · Crowd Singalong

Karun's second-biggest track continues to push the boundaries of his sound and remains a staple of his live sets — another crowd singalong that proves his catalogue runs deep well beyond Maharani. A shapeshifter by nature, it showcases the emotional range and hook-writing that keeps fans coming back.

03 — The Music

Chehre — 14 tracks, zero filters

His third album is a confessional diary and a sonic experiment at once. R&B meets pop meets Bollywood meets hip-hop meets soul. Across 14 tracks, Karun moves between trap, lo-fi, acoustic indie pop, qawwali-inspired hooks, and Indian classical textures — never losing the baritone thread.

"Chehre is an instant classic that will entertain fans both new and old."

The Indian Music Diaries, June 2025

"Chehre is a milawat of all the things and styles I love, but above everything, it is an Indian sounds-focused album."

Karun — Rolling Stone India, June 2025

Maharani
feat. Lambo Drive · Qabool Hai · Signature hit
150M+ streams
Mrignaini
Crowd singalong · 2nd biggest hit
9M+ streams
Tere Hothon Pe
Chehre · Main hit track
Album standout
Partein / Anjaane
Chehre · Lead singles
Album openers
Rubbers
feat. Nanku · Latest single
Newest release

04 — Why This Festival

A distinct Indian voice

01

Scale of reach, depth of loyalty

150M+ streams on Maharani, 686K monthly Spotify listeners — all organic. The fans who come to his shows arrive knowing every word of every song.

02

A poet's pen, a producer's ear

Started writing poetry at 11. That craft runs through every record — hooks that stay, verses that hit, and a live set that sounds exactly like the studio.

03

Plays to every room

His music crosses hip-hop fans, indie listeners, and mainstream Hindi pop audiences — the kind of diverse festival crowd he already plays to every night.

04

Peak momentum, right now

Chehre out in 2025, Rubbers in 2026, NH7 Weekender stage already under his belt. A festival slot lands him in front of the biggest room at exactly the right moment.

05 — Live Proof

A proven festival draw

Karun has headlined shows across Indian cities through 2025 and 2026, including the Do Bhai tour alongside Nanku — a landmark run that sold out headline dates in Delhi and beyond.

He performed at NH7 Weekender 2026 in Pune, sharing the bill with India's biggest independent acts in front of over 20,000 fans. The set proved he can hold a festival stage from the first note to the last.

  • Headline shows across Indian cities, 2025 and 2026
  • NH7 Weekender 2026, Pune — 20,000+ festival crowd
  • Do Bhai tour with Nanku — sold-out Delhi headline date
  • Set built to open any stage — every song a crowd singalong
Karun performing

Photo: @preritverma

Let's put him
on your stage.

The fanbase is there. The album is out. Maharani is in 150 million playlists across the globe. The NH7 Weekender set proved he can hold a festival stage. All that's missing is your stage.

Management

rijul@prodigy360.in

Bookings

ayush@acrossartists.com

Instagram

@beingkarun

Spotify

Karun — 686K monthly