Divine (rapper)
| Divine | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Vivian Fernandes |
| Born | Mumbai |
| Genres | Desi Hip Hop |
| Occupation(s) | Rapper |
| Labels | Sony Music India |
Vivian Fernandes, better known by his stage name Divine, is a rapper from Mumbai, India. He began his career as an underground rapper in 2011 and gained popularity after his single 'Yeh Mera Bombay'. He obtained mainstream success following his collaboration with Naezy, another Mumbai-based rapper, on the song 'Mere Gully Main'.[1][2][3]
Career
Divine started his career as a underground rapper in 2011. He began rapping in English, but later switched to Hindi. He was part of the Hip Hop crew called "Mumbai's Finest". His track "Yeh Mera Bombay" received the best video of the year award by Rolling Stone India in 2014, which was a success in the underground. His track "Mere Gully Main" with Naezy went viral and many Bollywood celebrities shared it on social media.[4]
He obtained the attention of Sony Music India in the Blue Frog Festival in 2014 and then signed to Sony. He released "Mere Gully Main" under Sony. He then released the tracks "Jungli Sher" and "Jungli Raja" with the popular Indian DJ Nucleya, which helped him gain popularity. The track "Jungle Raja" won Best EDM track of the year in the Gima Awards in 2015. He free-styled on the BBC Asian Network in the Charlie Sloth Show. He performed his hit single "Jungli Raja" in BBC Asian Network in 2016 and was featured on Brapp TV.[5]
He then collaborated with Nucleya in another hit track, entitled "Scene Kya Hai". He released a track called "Daru Daru" with Punjabi music producer and singer Deep Jandu and Canadian Rapper Gangis Khan in 2017, which is his first commercial song under Sony. His recent single "Farak" topped the Indipop chart on iTunes India. He is working on his debut album to be released in 2017.[6]
Tracks
| year | Track | Artist | Music Director |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Voice Of The Streets | Divine | Divine |
| 2013 | Yeh Mera Bombay | Divine | Sez & Street Academics |
| 2014 | ABE | Divine & Sikandar Kahlon & B Meeks | |
| 2015 | Mere Gully Main | Divine Ft.Naezy | Divine |
| 2015 | Jungli Raja | Divine and Nucleya | Nucleya |
| 2015 | Ryder Music | Divine & Sikandar Khlon | Divine & Sikandar Kahlon |
| 2016 | Jungli Sher | Divine | Sez |
| 2016 | Mitra Da Swag | Divine,Sikandar Kahlon,Gangis Khan.Deep Jandu | Deep Jandu |
| 2016 | Farak Hai | Divine | Brapp Tv |
| 2016 | Scene Kya Hai | Divine & Nucleya | Nucleya |
| 2017 | Daru Daru | Divine,Deep Jandu,Gangis khan | Deep Jandu |
| 2017 | Farak | Divine | Phenom |
References
- ↑ "Vivian Fernandez Indian Rapper". Verve Magazine. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
- ↑ "The 'Divine' rapper with beatific beats". India Today. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
- ↑ "How two hip-hoppers went from rap to riches". Times of India. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
- ↑ "Will Mumbai rapper Divine become JB Nagar's Slumdog Millionaire?". Mid Day. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
- ↑ "This hip-hop artist, who grew up in the slums of Mumbai, is going to London to perform on a BBC Radio show". DNA India. Retrieved 8 April 2016.
- ↑ "Mumbai Rapper Divine's Biographical Song Jungli Sher's Video Shot Completely On iPhones Is Taking Over The Internet". IndiaTimes. Retrieved 8 April 2016.