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Noah Kahan
Born (1997-01-01) January 1, 1997 (age 27)
Strafford, Vermont, U.S.
Genres
OccupationSinger-songwriter
Years active2017–present
LabelsRepublic
Websitenoahkahan.com

Noah Kahan (born January 1, 1997[1]) is an American singer-songwriter[2] of folk-infused pop who signed to Republic Records in 2017. Kahan released his first single, "Young Blood" in January 2017 and released four other singles over the course of 2017. His fans are known as "busyheads". Kahan made his television debut in 2018 on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert performing the single "Hurt Somebody".[3] Kahan released his debut Extended Play (EP) carrying the same name in January 2018, including an updated version of titular song with fellow Republic Records artist Julia Michaels.[4]

Biography

Early life

Noah Kahan was born in Strafford, Vermont to a Jewish family.[5] He attended Hanover High School in Hanover, New Hampshire.[6] Kahan began writing songs at age 8 and uploaded them to SoundCloud where his music began to gain exposure.

At age 17, Kahan began working with school friend music producers (Cwenga Matanzima). This attracted the attention of his current manager Drew Simmons of Foundations Artist Management. His music also caught the attention of songwriters such as Dan Wilson known for his work with Adele, Scott Harris, Carrie Underwood, among others.[7] Kahan deferred his admission to Tulane University to pursue his developing music career.[8] Kahan has said that two career goals he wished for were to be verified on Instagram and to have a Wikipedia page.[9]

Kahan cites some of his inspirations as Paul Simon, Cat Stevens, Counting Crows, Hozier, and Mumford and Sons.[10]

2017–present: music career

In 2016, Kahan signed to Republic Records and he began working with producer Joel Little, known for his work with Lorde and Khalid, with whom he recorded six songs. Kahan released his first single "Young Blood" in January 2017 and gained over 9 million streams.

In September 2017, Kahan released "Hurt Somebody", the lead single from his forthcoming debut extended play of the same name. "Hurt Somebody" was re-recorded later in 2017 featuring Grammy nominated artist Julia Michaels.[11] Hurt Somebody was released in January 2018.

On April 8, 2019, Kahan announced his debut full-length studio album entitled Busyhead, and included the duet version of "Hurt Somebody" as well as two other singles "False Confidence" and "Mess". It was released on June 14, 2019.[12]

On April 30, 2020, Noah announced on his Instagram that he would drop an EP at midnight. He then dropped "Cape Elizabeth." The album was recorded over one week at Kahan's friend Phin Choukas' home studio in Vermont exactly one week after the singer left New York City in March to avoid COVID-19. Cape Elizabeth was then released on May 1, 2020.

On June 17, 2021 Kahan announced his second full-length album titled I Was/I Am. Five days later he announced the I Was/I Am tour. On September 17, 2021, the album was released. Throughout the summer leading up to the release of the album Kahan released “Part of Me”, “Godlight”, and “Animal” as singles ahead of the album drop. “Part of Me” was the only one of the three singles to be dropped before the album announcement.

Tours

Kahan opened for Ben Folds and Anderson East in the United States in February 2017 and then went on to open for Milky Chance in March 2017. Later opening on an East Coast tour with The Strumbellas that began on October 12, 2017, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and concluded on November 14, 2017, in Buffalo, New York.[13] He performed at Billboard's Industry Night on November 16, 2017, at the Ludlow House in New York City, showcasing his pop-folk song "Fine".[14] In April and May 2018, Kahan supported George Ezra on his North American tour[15] and then directly after embarked on his own tour, headlining shows across Europe throughout May 2018.[16] Kahan then embarked on a world tour in October and November 2018, with Dean Lewis joining him in support for the North American leg.[17] He later opened for Dean Lewis on his tour of Europe in February 2019, then joining James Bay on his North American tour for the following month. Kahan toured for 'The Busyhead Tour', in which he headlined shows across North America from September to November 2019.

In October 2021, Kahan headlined his 'I Am / I Was Tour', with support from Blake Rose and Genevieve Stokes.

Discography

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak chart positions
US
Heat
[18] 		CAN
[19]
Busyhead 1 83
I Was / I Am
  • Released: 17 September 2021
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
  • Label: Republic
 — —
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Extended plays

List of extended plays, with selected chart positions
Title EP details Peak chart positions
US
Heat
[18]
Hurt Somebody
  • Released: January 12, 2018
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
  • Label: Republic
 22
Cape Elizabeth
  • Released: May 1, 2020
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
  • Label: Republic
 —
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Singles

Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
US
Bub.
[20] 		US
Rock
[21] 		AUS
[22] 		BEL
Tip
[23] 		CAN
[24] 		IRE
[25] 		NLD
[26] 		NZ
[27] 		SWE
[28] 		SWI
[29]
"Young Blood" 2017 — — — — — — — — — — Busyhead
"Hold It Down" — — — — — — — — — — Non-album single
"Sink" — — — — — — — — — — Busyhead
"Hallelujah" — — — — — — — — — — Non-album singles
"Fine" — — — — — — — — — —
"Hurt Somebody"
(solo or with Julia Michaels) 		— 24 14 8 — — 33 29 88 14 Hurt Somebody and Busyhead
"Come Down" 2018 — — — — — — — — — — Non-album single
"False Confidence" — —[A] — — — — — — — — Busyhead
"Mess" 2019 — —[B] — — — — — —[C] — 99
"Cynic" — —[D] — — — — — — — —
"Busyhead" — — — — — — — — — —
"Crazier Things"
(with Chelsea Cutler) 		2020 — — — — — — — — — — Non-album singles
"Pride"
(featuring mxmtoon) 		— — — — — — — — — —
"Part of Me" 2021 — — — — — — — — — — I Was / I Am
"Someone like You"
(featuring Joy Oladokun) 		— — — — — — — — — —
"Stick Season" 2022 18 13 — — 87 55
[37]		 — — — — Non-album single
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Notes

  1. ^ "False Confidence" did not enter the Hot Rock & Alternative Songs chart, but peaked at number eight on the Adult Alternative Airplay chart.[35]
  2. ^ "Mess" did not enter the Hot Rock & Alternative Songs chart, but peaked at number 26 on the Adult Alternative Airplay chart.[35]
  3. ^ "Mess" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 33 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.[36]
  4. ^ "Cynic" did not enter the Hot Rock & Alternative Songs chart, but peaked at number 30 on the Adult Alternative Airplay chart.[35]

References

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  13. ^ "Noah Kahan Doesn't Want to 'Hurt' Anyone on New Single". Billboard. Archived from the original on 2020-07-26. Retrieved 2018-05-19.
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