Meet Arjun, The Newest Crossover Artist On The Block

Based in the U.K., with roots in India and Sri Lanka, the singer-songwriter has a Bollywood hit and a new pop album

- David Britto

 WHEN THE BOLLY WOOD comedy - drama Hindi Medium released last year, the movie was heavily promoted with the pop banger “Suit Suit” which went on to become a viral sensation. The Punjabi dance number, composed by Punjabi singer-songwriter Guru Randhawa, features the U.K.-based musician Arjun Coomaraswamy who penned the English verses for the multi-lingual track. “Guru and I have been friends for six-seven years and he messaged me and said let’s do a song,” says Arjun, who goes by his first name, adding, “When I heard ‘Suit Suit,’ I was like, ‘Wow this will be a big song.’ We shot the video and the rest is history.”

Since the turn of the decade, Arjun has been involved in a number of fusion collabs including 2012’s “Same Girl” with Randhawa, 2016’s “Sanam Ho Ja” and “Falak” among others. The singer-songwriter has also toured extensively in the U.K., U.S. and Australia and is now ready to tap the Western market with his recently released debut full length ten-track album Closer To Home. He says, “This album is also my attempt to reconnect with my U.K. audience.”