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Raghav Mathur , Hiphop Music
Achieving fame at a very young age, Raghav gave up his promising career to succeed in R&B.

Raghav arrived into the world of hip-hop music as the member of the rich world of multiculture. This 23 year old man belongs to the first generation Canadian era, though his family originally hails from Uttar Pradesh, India. He was raised in a trilingual community and for that very reason he can speak English, French and Hindi very fluently. From an affectionate age of 5 years, Raghav started receiving training under the tutelage of Guru Nishi Kant Bali.

Raghav Mathur was born on 2nd April in the year 1981 in Toronto and raised in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. This talented young boy started writing music from the age of 15. Raghav was very much passionate about the pop genre of R& B. When he was 16 years of age, he won an award for his composition from the National Songwriters Association of America. When he was just 17, he received scholarships from several music schools in America.

Raghav Mathur He moved to Los Angeles in order to hone his vocal skills under Seth Riggs. Seth Riggs has trained stalwarts like Madonna, Michael Jackson and Stevie Wonder. After one year he moved to Liverpool, England to study in the Institute of Performing Arts. He joined the R&B band `11/7` during his days in college. The band was nominated for a `Mobo` for best unsigned artist. After winning such highly esteemed honour, Raghav is still attached to respected DJ and producer 2Play, for the purpose of working. This association finally resulted in the production of two records: `This can`t be right` and `So Confused`.

In the year 2004, the album `So Confused` reached the 7th position in the British Charts. Under his own name Raghav has released an album called `Can`t Get Enough`. The album again entered the top ten charts. The song `It Can`t Be Right` is yet another production in association with 2Play. It once more shot up in the top ten hit. Before the album. Raghav released one more track under his name, `Let`s Work It Out`. In future, he is looking forward to tie up with Missy Elliot or Timbaland. In 2008, Rahav has plans to release one more new album.

(Last Updated on : 17/02/2009)
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