Charles Puth is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer. His initial exposure came through the viral success of his song videos uploaded to YouTube.
Charles Otto Puth Jr. was born December 2, 1991, in Rumson, New Jersey, to Debra, a music teacher who also wrote commercials for HBO, and Charles Otto Puth Sr., a builder, and real estate agent. His father is Catholic[ and his mother is Jewish. He has two younger siblings, twins Stephen and Mikaela.
As a two-year-old, Puth’s right eyebrow was permanently scarred in a nearly fatal dog-bite incident.
Puth’s mother introduced him to classical music and began teaching him the piano at age 4.
He started studying jazz at age 10 and participated in a summer youth jazz ensemble at Count Basie Theatre’s Cool School[8] in Red Bank, New Jersey at 12.
He attended the Holy Cross School, Rumson, and Forrestdale Middle School, before graduating from the Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School in 2010.
During his seventh grade to senior years, he attended Manhattan School of Music Pre-College as a jazz piano major and a classical studies minor.
Puth graduated in 2013 from the Berklee College of Music, where he majored in music production and engineering.
Full Name: Charles Otto Puth Jr.
Date of Birth: December 2, 1991
Place of Birth: Rumson, New Jersey, U.S.
Age: 30
Nationality: American
Genre: Pop, R&B
Instruments: Vocals, Piano
Profession: Rapper, Singer, Songwriter, Record Producer
Record Label: APGAtlantic Loudrel even eleven
Relationship:
He is currently in a romantic relationship with Charlotte Lawrence. the famous singer confirmed his relationship with Lawrence via Instagram on Valentine’s Day in 2019.
Career:
In September 2009, he started his own YouTube channel, entitled Charlies Vlogs, posting comedy videos and acoustic covers.
In 2010, Puth released the music video of his first song, “These Are My Sexy Shades”. In December 2010, he released his debut extended play, The Otto Tunes, an independent release.
In 2011, he won an online video competition sponsored by Perez Hilton, Can You Sing?, with a version of Adele’s “Someone like You” which he performed with Emily Luther. In the same year Ellen DeGeneres announced that she had signed Puth and Luther to her label, eleveneleven, after seeing their performance of Adele’s “Someone like You”.
Puth and Luther had performed the song on the show. In December 2012 he released a promotional single, “Break Again”, with additional vocals by Emily Luther. The music video was released days later.
On January 25, 2012, Puth and Luther performed the song and Lady Antebellum’s “Need You Now” on The Ellen DeGeneres Show. Puth also performed at an event supporting DKMS Delete Blood Cancer, the world’s largest bone marrow donor center, in October 2012.
Puth left eleveneleven in late 2012.
Pre-orders for Puth’s debut studio album Nine Track Mind began on August 20, 2015, along with the second single “One Call Away”. The song peaked at number 12 in the United States, 26 in the United Kingdom, and 4 in Australia.
As of February 2016, the song has sold 513,700 copies domestically. Puth released a remix for the song, entitled “One Call Away (Coast to Coast Mix)”, featuring American rappers Tyga and Ty Dolla Sign, country recording artist Brett Eldredge and Mexican singer Sofia Reyes.
On March 15, 2018, “Done for Me” was released as the third single from Voicenotes. The song features singer Kehlani. The song also peaked at No. 53 on the Billboard Hot 100. On March 25, 2018, Puth released the fourth single “Change” featuring James Taylor.
O Puth released a song with Elton John titled “After All” as part of John’s album The Lockdown Sessions.
On January 20, 2022, Puth released “Light Switch”, the first single of his third studio album Charlie, due out later in 2022.
Songs:
Nine Track Mind (2016)
Voicenotes (2018)
Charlie (2022)
Awards:
Choice Music: R&B/Hip-Hop Song
Choice Music: TV or Movie Song
Critics’ Choice Movie Awards 2016 Best Song
Golden Globe Award Best Original Song
Nickelodeon Kid’s Choice Awards Best Collaboration
Gaon Chart Awards International Rising Star of the Year
MBC Plus X Genie Music Awards Best Pop Artist
