Sharma hopes this early success will inspire other South Asian artists to keep their options open and chase down big opportunities as well. The key was sticking to that goal, and with patience and the right people, "I was able to make that happen." Let's make the push for mainstream radio.' " "I was like 'OK, if we've hit this point, we might as well try to go for gold. When Jalebi Baby was first blowing up around the globe, Sharma had swarms of offers coming his way.īut he didn't take the first one that crossed his path - he had bigger things in mind.
Watching his dreams come to fruition right before his eyes was "an emotional experience." His Despacito moment When he saw the first shot of the music video, Sharma says it was exactly as he'd imagined it. It often means long hours and pushing through exhaustion, but Sharma says he wouldn't change any of it, because all that work helped him realize his dream for Jalebi Baby. You got your big record and now you're just a superstar. "A lot of people think that it's like, 'OK, you made it. He described his time collaborating with Derulo in L.A. as a crash course on today's pop music industry - from auditioning dancers, to managing social media, rehearsing and setting up interviews with international news outlets. Tesher says it was important to him that there were as many South Asian performers as possible in the Jalebi Baby music video. WATCH | Saskatchewan rapper Tesher breaks down his viral hit Young Shahrukh: Shortly after, his song Young Shahrukhalso went viral. Sharma first gained international recognition in 2020 when his remix of Old Town Road by Lil Nas X and Billy Ray Cyrus, with Ramta Jogi from the Bollywood film Taal, went viral on TikTok. "When I had that first breakthrough record I was home with my entire family together, and they were supporting me all through it."
These are the moments he says he'll remember forever. But I'm here in Regina in my basement and my mom is, like, giving me breakfast before she leaves for work," said Sharma. "Honestly, I love the fact that I'm in this part of my career, a music video with Jason Derulo, Top 40 record. The self-styled "Bollywood Hollywood duo" even performed the track live on NBC's The Today Show on July 7, marking Sharma's first ever televised live performance. The song is Sharma's own Jalebi Baby, and it's an international hit. The dances on the video are awesome.Back in March, Hitesh Sharma, who goes by the stage name Tesher, was sitting in his parents' basement as he tracked the surprise online viral success of two of his songs.įour months later, Sharma, a 25-year-old South Asian-Canadian rapper, producer and musician, is back in the basement in Regina, Sask., watching as his music video with American R&B artist Jason Derulo launches.
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