Imagine waking up to find your song on the same Spotify playlist as the international musicians you've idolised.
That's what happened to 27-year-old Delhi rapper Apran Kumar Chandel, aka King, when his single, Maan Meri Jaan, broke onto the streaming platform's Top Global Chart list on January 1, at #25. He was effectively in the same circles as Beyoncé (Cuff It), The Weeknd (Die For You), Calvin Harris and Dua Lipa (One Kiss). Maan Meri Jaan is still In the global top 50. It has had more than 185 million streams and over 250 million views on YouTube.
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