The album also included Kardinal Offishall for the song "Sooner or Later", where he introduced the song and had his own verse in it. The track reached number 7 in the UK chart. His final release off the album was "Angel Eyes", inspired by a melody from Murder She Wrote, by Chaka Demus & Pliers, and featured Jucxi and Frankey Maxx. Raghav released one more track under his name "Let's Work It Out" (UK number 15) before his debut album Storyteller was released in September 2004. In August 2004, another collaboration with 2Play followed, releasing "It Can't Be Right" which reached number 8. The next release, "Can't Get Enough", entered the same chart at number 10. The song was released in 2004, and reached number 4 in the UK Singles Chart. This led to the production of his breakthrough single: "So Confused".
Raghav signed for A&R/V2 Records in 2003 and started working with the DJ and producer, 2Play.
During his time in college, he joined R&B band 11/7 which was nominated for a Mobo Award for best unsigned artist. A year later he moved to Liverpool, England where he studied at the Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts. At 17 he moved to Los Angeles, California, United States to develop his vocal skills by Seth Riggs who has trained, amongst others, Madonna, Michael Jackson and Stevie Wonder. By the time he was 16, he wrote a song that was awarded by the National Songwriters Association of U.S.A. At the age of 15, music became a heavy feature in his life and alongside the Indian influences at home, became heavily influenced by R&B. His parents soon moved to Calgary and Fort McMurray, Alberta, where he grew up. Raghav was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada to Hindu parents from India.
His singles "So Confused", "Can't Get Enough" and "It Can't Be Right" reached the UK top ten in 2004 making him the only artist that year to have three top ten hits in the UK chart. He is best known for his single "Angel Eyes" which peaked at number 7 in the UK in 2005. Read Full Bio Raghav Mathur (born Apin Toronto), known professionally as Raghav, is a Canadian singer, currently signed to Cordova Bay Records. Raghav Mathur (born Apin Toronto), known professionally as Raghav, is a Canadian singer, currently signed to Cordova Bay Records. Written by: Y, EVERTON BONNER, JOHN CHRISTOPHER TAYLOR, LLOYD OLIVER WILLIS, SLY DUNBAR Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Chappell Music, Inc. Pyasee, pyasee boondon se hai teri maang sajana Meethe, meethe nagmon se tuj ko hai lubhana
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