Canadian rapper and producer Tesher has taken the UK by storm with his huge hit ‘Young Shahrukh’, claiming this week’s number 1 spot on the Official Asian Chart. The song sits at the top of the world’s only dedicated weekly Asian music chart based on streaming and sales data, compiled by the Official Charts Company.
The track ‘Young Shahrukh’ has been hugely popular since it’s release with millions of views on Tik Tok and Instagram to add to over 5 million views on YouTube and over 4 million streams.
Speaking on the success of the release, Tesher says: “Seeing my debut original single hit #1 on the iconic Asian Music Chart is a special moment that I’ll remember for a long time. I’d like to send a special thank you out to everyone who supported the song in the United Kingdom and helped make this feat a reality.”
Canadian rapper and producer Tesher has risen to prominence through his unique brand of genre-bending remixes and mashups on YouTube and SoundCloud. ‘Young Shahrukh’ is Tesher’s debut original single, continuing a string of viral hits which has seen him garner a growing fanbase on social media. The song is a quirky
Hailing from the city of Regina, Saskatchewan in Canada, Tesher and his music are one and the same: a blend of two cultures. As he draws on both his South Asian heritage and the Western culture he grew up in, Tesher aims to create music that resonates not only with the South Asian diaspora, but with a global audience.
‘Young Shahrukh’ is out now in the UK on Relentless Records / Sony Music India
