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Charlie Puth
Born (1991-12-02) December 2, 1991 (age 32)
Rumson, New Jersey, United States
Genres
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • musician
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • piano
  • guitar
Years active2009–present
Labels
Websitecharlieputh.com

Charlie Puth (/puːθ/; born December 2, 1991) is an American singer, songwriter, and musician.

He gained popularity virally by posting his work to YouTube — ultimately becoming widely known for writing and performing the song "See You Again", a collaboration with fellow rapper Wiz Khalifa, which topped the charts in 26 countries.

His debut single, "Marvin Gaye" featuring Meghan Trainor, topped the charts in New Zealand, Ireland, and the United Kingdom; peaked at #4 in Australia; and hit the top 25 in the United States.

Background

Charlie Puth was born December 2, 1991, in Rumson, New Jersey,[1] the son of Debra and Charles Puth,[2] his father of German descent and his mother Jewish.[3]

Puth participated in a summer youth jazz ensemble in Red Bank, New Jersey at 12.[1] He graduated from Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School in 2010.[4][5] During his 7th grade to senior years, he attended Manhattan School of Music Pre-College[6] as a jazz piano major and a classical minor.

On a full scholarship, he graduated in 2013 from the Berklee College of Music, where he majored in music production and engineering.[7]

At 2, his right eyebrow was injured in a near fatal dog bite incident.[8]

Career

2009–14

In September 2009, he started his own YouTube channel, posting acoustic covers.[9] In 2011, he won an online video competition sponsored by Perez Hilton.[6]

In October 2011, Ellen DeGeneres announced that she had signed Puth and Emily Luther to her label, eleveneleven, after seeing their cover of Adele's "Someone Like You".[10] Puth and Luther had performed the song on the show.[11] On January 25, 2012, they came back to The Ellen DeGeneres Show[12] and performed Lady Antebellum's "Need You Now" and an original written by Puth titled "Break Again" (co-written with Robert Gillies).

Puth and Luther performed at an event supporting DKMS Delete Blood Cancer, the world's largest bone marrow donor center, in October 2012.[13]

Puth left eleveneleven and signed with Atlantic Records. He has released two independent albums, The Otto Tunes (2010) and Ego (2013), but the records were later removed from iTunes after Puth signed to Atlantic Records.

Puth was credited with the production and writing of songs and jingles for fellow YouTube personalities. He wrote the theme song for Shane Dawson's Shane and Friends podcast, the intro jingle for the videos of the Vlogger family the Shaytards, the original theme song for Charles Trippy's vlog Internet Killed Television, and a song for the tour and movie of YouTube group Our 2nd Life, as well as several singles for Our 2nd Life member Ricky Dillon.

2015: Some Type of Love and Nine Track Mind

In February 2015, Puth released his debut single "Marvin Gaye", which features guest vocals from Meghan Trainor. The single has been certified 2× Platinum in Australia, topped the charts in New Zealand, Ireland, and the United Kingdom, and peaked at number 21 on the US Billboard Hot 100. Puth wrote, co-produced, and was featured on a song with Wiz Khalifa, "See You Again", a tribute to the late Paul Walker, included in the Furious 7 soundtrack. While Khalifa wrote the rap lyrics, the rest of the song has been credited to Puth. The song peaked at #1 on the Hot 100 chart for 12 non-consecutive weeks and became a hit worldwide. He produced the song "Slow Motion" for Trey Songz and has arranged sessions with Jason Derulo and Lil Wayne.

On May 1, 2015, Puth released an EP, Some Type of Love.[14] In June 2015, he released "Nothing but Trouble" with Lil Wayne, off the soundtrack to the documentary 808: The Movie.[15] The pre-order for Puth's debut studio album Nine Track Mind started on August 20, 2015 along with the second single "One Call Away", and the album will be officially released on January 29, 2016. It features "We Don't Talk Anymore", a duet that Puth recorded with American singer and actress Selena Gomez.

Discography

Albums

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions
Title Details Peak chart positions
US
[16] 		US
Heat
[17]
Nine Track Mind — —
"—" denotes an album that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Extended plays

List of extended plays, with selected chart positions
Title Details Peak chart positions
US
[16] 		US
Heat
[17] 		DEN
[18]
Some Type of Love
  • Released: May 1, 2015
  • Label: Artist Partner Group
  • Formats: Digital download
 37 3 40
"—" denotes an album that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Singles

As lead artist

List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart position Certifications Album
US
[19] 		AUS
[20] 		AUT
[21] 		BEL
[22] 		DEN
[18] 		IRE
[23] 		ITA
[24] 		NZ
[25] 		SWI
[26] 		UK
[27]
"Marvin Gaye"
(featuring Meghan Trainor) 		2015 21 4 3 5 28 1 6 1 2 1 Nine Track Mind
"Nothing but Trouble (Instagram Models)"
(with Lil Wayne) 		86 — — — — — — — — — —
"One Call Away" 36 35 — —[A] — — — 3 — 69 Nine Track Mind
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or were not released in that territory.
List of singles as featured artist, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
US
[19] 		AUS
[20] 		CAN
[35] 		DEN
[18] 		GER
[36] 		ITA
[24] 		NZ
[25] 		SWE
[37] 		SWI
[26] 		UK
[27]
"See You Again"
(Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth) 		2015 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
  • RIAA: 4× Platinum[28]
  • ARIA: 5× Platinum[29]
  • BPI: Platinum[30]
  • BVMI: Platinum[38]
  • FIMI: 4× Platinum[31]
  • IFPI DEN: 2× Platinum[39]
  • IFPI SWE: 3× Platinum[40]
  • IFPI SWI: 2× Platinum[41]
  • MC: 3× Platinum[42]
  • RMNZ: 3× Platinum[43]
 Fast and Furious 7
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Music videos

List of music videos, showing year released and directors
Title Year Director(s) Ref.
As lead artist
"Marvin Gaye"
(featuring Meghan Trainor) 		2015 Marc Klasfeld [44]
"Nothing But Trouble (Instagram Models)"
(with Lil Wayne) 		Ryan Staake [45]
"One Call Away" Mark Staubach [46]
"One Call Away (Coast to Coast Mix)"
(Charlie Puth, Brett Eldredge, Ty Dolla Sign and Sofia Reyes) 		— [47]
As featured artist
"See You Again"
(Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth) 		2015 Marc Klasfeld [48]
Guest appearances
"Dear Future Husband"
(Meghan Trainor ) 		2015 Fatima Robinson [49]

Awards and nominations

Year Ceremony Award Nominated work Result Ref.
2015 Teen Choice Awards Choice Music: R&B/Hip-Hop Song "See You Again" Won [50]
Choice Music: Collaboration Nominated
Choice Music: TV or Movie Song Won
MTV Europe Awards Best Song Nominated [51]
Best Collaboration
American Music Awards Song of the Year [52]
Collaboration of the Year
Hollywood Music in Media Awards Song – Feature Film Won [53]
2016 Grammy Awards Song of the Year Pending [54]
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance Pending
Best Song Written for Visual Media Pending
Golden Globe Award Best Original Song Nominated [55]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ "One Call Away" did not reach the Flemish Ultratop chart, but peaked at number 4 on the Ultratip chart.[22]

References

  1. ^ a b Freeman, Allison (September 15, 2004). "Jazz Program Plays It Cool: At a Theater Named for Count Basie, Music Students Learn His Art Form". The Star-Ledger. Newark, New Jersey. Pianist Charlie Puth, 12, of Rumson, wants to be a professional musician. Charlie, who is working on recording his second CD, composes his own music. 'Jazz music is really cool and relaxing,' he said. 'I like doing all kinds of improvisation and stuff.'
  2. ^ Mullen, Shannon. "Close to Home: Sea Bright Family Beachfront Getaway a Shuttling Experience". 40º74º Magazine. The Asbury Park Press.
  3. ^ http://www.ew.com/article/2015/12/10/charlie-puth-golden-globe-grammys-nomination
  4. ^ Arca Solutions. "Perfectly Pitched For Success - Charlie Puth". livinginmedia.com. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
  5. ^ Jordan, Chris. "Charlie Puth is the Jersey Shore’s newest star", Asbury Park Press, July 19, 2015.
  6. ^ a b Koehler, Robert (September 9, 2012). "Berklee Student a YouTube Star". Boston Herald.
  7. ^ "Charlie Puth / Taylor Berrett | Berklee College of Music events". berklee.edu. Retrieved 2015-08-10.
  8. ^ "Wiz Khalifa's "See You Again" Singer Charlie Puth Talks Eyebrows: Why Is It Shaved?", Christianity Daily, retrieved May 22, 2015
  9. ^ "How a N.J. singer's simple hook became the No. 1 song in the world". April 23, 2015. Retrieved May 9, 2015.
  10. ^ O'Donnell, Frank (October 13, 2011). "Emily Luther Scores Recording Contract - From Ellen". The Valley Breeze. Cumberland, Rhode Island.
  11. ^ "Woonsocket Woman to Sing Wednesday on 'Ellen'". Providence Journal. Providence, Rhode Island. October 4, 2011.
  12. ^ "Talk Shows". The Fresno Bee. Fresno, California. January 25, 2012.
  13. ^ "NY Knick Tyson Chandler Gets Cheek Swabbed To Delete Blood Cancer: Joins Supermodel Jessica White, Bally Creative Directors, DKMS Delete Blood Cancer Co-Founder Katharina Harf To Launch Lips For Life Collection" (press release). DKMS Delete Blood Cancer. PR Newswire. October 26, 2012.
  14. ^ "Charlie Puth Talks Meghan Trainor Duet 'Marvin Gaye' & His Plea to James Taylor". Billboard. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
  15. ^ "New Music: Lil Wayne & Charlie Puth - "Nothing But Trouble"". Billboard. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
  16. ^ a b "Charlie Puth – Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard.
  17. ^ a b "Charlie Puth – Chart History: Heatseekers Albums". Billboard.
  18. ^ a b c Hung, Steffen. "Discography Charlie Puth". Danish Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
  19. ^ a b Peak positions for singles in the US:
  20. ^ a b Peak positions in Australia:
  21. ^ Hung, Steffen. "Discographie Charlie Puth". Austrian Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
  22. ^ a b Hung, Steffen. "Discografie Charlie Puth". Belgium (Flanders) Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
  23. ^ Hung, Steffen. "Discography Charlie Puth". Irish Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
  24. ^ a b Hung, Steffen. "Discography Charlie Puth". Italian Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
  25. ^ a b Hung, Steffen. "Discography Charlie Puth". New Zealand Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
  26. ^ a b Hung, Steffen. "Discographie Charlie Puth". Swiss Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
  27. ^ a b "Charlie Puth". Officialcharts.com/. Official Charts Company.
  28. ^ a b "Gold & Platinum: Charlie Puth". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
  29. ^ a b "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2015 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved November 5, 2015.
  30. ^ a b "Certified Awards" (enter Charlie Puth into the "Keywords" box, then select "Search"). British Phonographic Industry.
  31. ^ a b "FIMI - Certificazioni" (To access, type Charlie Puth in the "Filtra" box) (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved November 17, 2015.
  32. ^ "Certificeringer – Charlie Puth feat. Meghan Trainor - Marvin Gaye" (in Danish). IFPI Denmark. Archived from the original on November 27, 2015. Retrieved November 27, 2015. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; November 28, 2015 suggested (help)
  33. ^ "NZ Top 40 Singles Chart – 06 July 2015". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved October 10, 2014.
  34. ^ "NZ Top 40 Singles Chart – 14 December 2015". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved December 11, 2015.
  35. ^ Peak positions for featured singles in Canada:
  36. ^ Hung, Steffen. "Discographie Charlie Puth". German Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
  37. ^ Hung, Steffen. "Discography Charlie Puth". Swedish Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
  38. ^ "Gold–/Platin-Datenbank (Charlie Puth)" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved July 30, 2015.
  39. ^ "Certificeringer – Wiz Khalifa feat. Charlie Puth - See You Again" (in Danish). IFPI Denmark. Archived from the original on November 27, 2015. Retrieved November 27, 2015. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; November 28, 2015 suggested (help)
  40. ^ "Wiz Khalifa feat. Charlie Puth - See You Again" (in Swedish). Grammofon Leverantörernas Förening. Retrieved September 21, 2015.
  41. ^ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Charlie Puth)". swisscharts.com (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 1, 2015. {{cite web}}: templatestyles stripmarker in |work= at position 1 (help)
  42. ^ "Canadian certifications – Charlie Puth". Music Canada. Retrieved February 28, 2015.
  43. ^ "NZ Top 40 Singles Chart – 07 September 2015". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved October 10, 2014.
  44. ^ "Charlie Puth: Marvin Gaye". MTV. Viacom Media Networks. {{cite web}}: templatestyles stripmarker in |work= at position 1 (help)
  45. ^ "Charlie Puth: Nothing But Trouble". MTV. Viacom Media Networks. {{cite web}}: templatestyles stripmarker in |work= at position 1 (help)
  46. ^ "Charlie Puth: One Call Away". MTV. Viacom Media Networks. {{cite web}}: templatestyles stripmarker in |work= at position 1 (help)
  47. ^ "One Call Away [Coast To Coast Mix] - Charlie Puth, Brett Eldredge, Ty Dolla $ign & Sofia Reyes". YouTube. Retrieved December 5, 2015.
  48. ^ Tardio, Andres (April 15, 2015). "Wiz Khalifa Opens Up About Writing Emotional Paul Walker Tribute 'See You Again'". MTV. Viacom Media Networks. Retrieved April 16, 2015. {{cite web}}: templatestyles stripmarker in |work= at position 1 (help)
  49. ^ "Meghan Trainor - Dear Future Husband". Vevo.
  50. ^ "Wave 2 Nominees". Teen Choice. Fox. July 7, 2015. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
  51. ^ "MTV EMAs 2015 Nominations List: Taylor Swift Leads As Ed Sheeran And Ruby Rose Set To Host". 95-106 Capital FM. This is Global Limited. October 5, 2015.
  52. ^ "2015 American Music Awards: Taylor Swift Leads Nominations". Prometheus Global Media. Billboard. October 13, 2015. Retrieved October 13, 2015.
  53. ^ "Hollywood Music in Media Awards: 'Hunting Ground,' 'Furious 7,' '50 Shades of Grey' Claim Top Prizes". The Hollywood Reporter. November 12, 2015. Retrieved November 28, 2015.
  54. ^ "Grammy Nominations 2016: See the Full List of Nominees". Billboard. December 8, 2015. Retrieved December 8, 2015.
  55. ^ "Golden Globe Nominees 2016: The Full List". Forbes. December 10, 2015. Retrieved December 13, 2015.
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