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'''Jaskaran Singh''' "'''Karan'''" '''Aujla''' (born 18 January 1997)<ref><ref>{{cite web | title=Who is Karan Aujla: A Journey from Humble Beginnings to Musical Stardom | website=[[Leader Biography]] | date=15 July 2024 url=https://www.leaderbiography.com/karan-aujla/ | access-date=23 September 2024}}</ref> is an Indian singer and rapper who works predominantly in [[Music of Punjab|Punjabi music]]. He is known for his single tracks, 14 of which have been featured in the UK Asian chart by ''[[Official Charts Company]]'', while seven have featured in the Global [[YouTube]] music chart. His debut album ''[[Bacthafucup|BacTHAfucUP]]'' peaked at 20th on [[Canadian Albums Chart|Billboard Canadian Albums]] chart and 34th on [[Official New Zealand Music Chart|New Zealand albums]] chart, earning him the title of the Largest Digital Artist 2021 on [[Spotify]] and had been listed in their Most Popular Artists in [[Punjabi Music|Punjabi Music Industry]].

Aujla hails from Ghurala village in [[Ludhiana district]] of [[Punjab]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=24 October 2018 |title=Karan Aujla |url=https://rehaanrecords.ca/karan-aujla/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200529060119/https://rehaanrecords.ca/karan-aujla/ |archive-date=29 May 2020 |access-date=16 February 2019 |website=Rehaan Records}}</ref> He was born on 18 January 1997 to father Balwinder Singh Aujla and mother Rajinder Kaur.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Karan Aujla on Instagram: "Happy birthday father saab ❤️ s:Balwinder Singh Aujla ❤️ #rip 🌹" |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/BfwECKCnZ1c/ |url-access=limited |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/BfwECKCnZ1c |archive-date=24 December 2021 |access-date=22 January 2020 |website=Instagram |language=en}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Karan Aujla on Instagram: "New one ❤️ another one dedicated to bebe & bapu ! Late s.balwinder Singh Aujla & sardarni .rajinder Kaur Aujla ❤️ thanks to the one who…" |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/7bg-OBFvq7/ |url-access=limited |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/7bg-OBFvq7 |archive-date=24 December 2021 |access-date=22 January 2020 |website=Instagram |language=en}}{{cbignore}}</ref> His parents died when he was nine years old. He was raised by his sisters and uncle after his parents died.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Shaminder |date=19 March 2020 |title=ਕਰਣ ਔਜਲਾ ਨੇ ਇਸ ਤਰ੍ਹਾਂ ਆਪਣੇ ਪਿਤਾ ਨੂੰ ਕੀਤਾ ਯਾਦ, ਆਪਣੇ ਪਾਲਣਹਾਰ ਦਾ ਕੀਤਾ ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ |url=https://www.ptcpunjabi.co.in/singer-karan-aujla-shared-pic-with-his-uncle-see-pics/ |access-date=5 May 2020 |website=[[PTC Punjabi]] |language=pa}}</ref><ref name="INT" /> Aujla's father, Balwinder Singh Aujla, worked at co-operative society, and he also had writing as a hobby.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Thind |first=Tarannum |date=15 July 2020 |title=Karan Aujla Full Exclusive Interview {{!}} Dupaher Wala Show |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0QuNRxQq7Is&feature=youtu.be |access-date=23 July 2020 |website=[[YouTube]]}}</ref> Thereafter he started writing songs. While studying in 9th standard, Aujla met [[Jassi Gill]] in a marriage ceremony and offered him the lyrics of the song ''Range'', which Gill sang and became popular. Aujla received his Canadian [[Permanent residency in Canada|permanent residency]] and emigrated there.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Punjabi singer Karan Aujla gets married to girlfriend Palak! |url=https://www.in.com/entertainment/regional/punjabi-singer-karan-aujla-gets-married-to-girlfriend-palak-298619.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190216035151/https://www.in.com/entertainment/regional/punjabi-singer-karan-aujla-gets-married-to-girlfriend-palak-298619.htm |archive-date=16 February 2019 |access-date=10 April 2019 |website=in.com}}</ref> He did his high school studies in [[Burnaby, Canada]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=14 January 2015 |title=Indo-Canadian Teen Karan Aujla Making Waves In Punjabi Music World |url=http://thelinkpaper.ca/?p=43706 |access-date=18 April 2020 |website=[[The Link (newspaper)|Link Newspaper]] |language=en-US}}</ref> Also, he worked part time as a [[longshoreman]] in [[Surrey, British Columbia]].<ref name="INT">{{Citation |last=Devinder S. Benipal |title=Karan Aujla: A journey from a songwriter to singer |date=27 December 2018 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXmVjpCac7c |publisher=[[Prime Asia Television|Prime Asia TV Canada]] |language=pa |quote=Part time job: watch at 18:20, "Cell Phone": watch at 4:10, Deep Jandu: watch at 5:00 |access-date=17 May 2020}}</ref> His debut song "Cell Phone" with Mac Benipal was released in 2014, it was a commercial failure, and had just a few thousand views. In Canada, he started working with [[Deep Jandu]] in his studio at [[Toronto]].<ref name="INT" />