Sameer Ghising, better known by his stage name VTEN, is a Nepalese rapper and actor. He is widely regarded as one of the prominent figures of Nepalese hip hop.[1] He started gaining popularity after release of his song "Churot" in 2016.[2][3] His songs like ''Simsime Pani", "Paara", "Hami Yestai ta honi bro", "Yatra", "Haalkhabar", "Kaatha" etc are major hits.
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| Years active | 2014 - Present |
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| Origin | Kathmandu, Nepal |
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| Website | trap |
YouTube information | |
| Channels | VTEN |
| Years active | 2015 - Present |
| Subscribers | 2.36 Million |
| Total views | 303 Million |
Early life
editGhising was born in Chandranigahpur Rautahat, the origin of infamous wordsmith; the poet JENAN NEPAL. Ghising worked as a carpenter with his father, learning to make cupboards, doors, and windows from wood. As a teenager, Ghising moved to Kathmandu to study in high school, and also started painting Thankas with his uncle. In interviews, Ghising has said he became passionate about rapping while painting Thankas but began to have difficulty juggling that job with his expanding rap career. Ghising spent most of his pre-fame days living with his friends and writing rap songs. He is said to have completed his high school(+2) and has not continued his education thereafter.
Career
editHe has worked with various popular artists such as Girish Khatiwada. Ghising made his way into the rap industry by impressing many with his talent in rapping. His songs have been applauded for their realism, relatability to the struggle of young people in Nepal, and potent and exceptional self-expression of feelings. He is the first Nepali solo artist to hit 1 million subscribers on YouTube.[4] He gained popularity from his hit lists such as Churot, Hami Yastai ta Honi Bro, Sim Sime Pani, Himmat, Cypher, Kathaa, Manche Khattam and so on.
Tours
editGhising has toured in South Korea,[5] Australia, Japan, the United Kingdom, UAE, Bhutan, India, Hong Kong, Qatar, Thailand and the US.[citation needed]
Discography
editStudio albums
edit- Superstar (2020)
- Bad Bad Bad (2023) (upcoming album)
EPs
edit- Psycho EP (2019)
Singles
edit| Year | Track | Artist | Notes |
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| 2024 | Ready Maa | VTEN | |
| 2024 | Don't Judge Me | VTEN | |
| 2023 | GMBLIN | VTEN ,Denish Serchan, Urgen Moktan, Big Man and Sunjay | |
| 2023 | TEII | VTEN | Prod by BeatsByHype X Sooraz |
| 2022 | 2014 | VTEN | Prod by tykez and OMG KTM |
| 2022 | Afnai Bato | VTEN | BY A JOINT COLLABORATION Rajiv Vlogs ABBOYE |
| 2022 | Kukur | VTEN | BY A JOINT COLLABORATION Rajiv Vlogs ABBOYE |
| 2022 | Gau Tirai | VTEN | |
| 2021 | Galli Sadak | VTEN | Prod by beatsbyhype |
| 2021 | CRMNL | VTEN and BOBBY BEATZ | |
| 2021 | PARAA | VTEN | |
| 2020 | Nepali Ho | VTEN and Raila Roka | |
| 2019 | Sim sime pani | VTEN | |
| 2018 | Kathaa | VTEN and Dharmendra Sewan | |
| 2018 | Halkhabar | VTEN | |
| 2017 | Manche Khattam | VTEN | |
| 2017 | Khalasi | VTEN | |
| 2017 | Himmat | VTEN | |
| 2017 | Maafi Garideu Aama | VTEN | |
| 2017 | Baini | VTEN | |
| 2017 | Laure ko fashion | VTEN | |
| 2017 | Intro | VTEN | |
| 2017 | TATTO NA CHHARO | VTEN | |
| 2017 | CHUROT | VTEN |
Promotional track
edit| year | track | promoting | artists | Description |
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| 2020 | Sarauto | Sarauto (Movie) | VTEN featuring Sumi moktan | Included in Album Superstar |
| 2023 | Chhadke Khalas | 2.0 Chhadke (Movie) | VTEN |
References
edit- ^ "VTEN: 2023 edition". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
- ^ Sharma, Supriya. "Rapper VTEN: Good influence or bad?". My Republica.
- ^ Adhikari, Rojita (13 January 2020). "'No debate, no democracy': journalists in Nepal fight new threat to press freedom" – via www.theguardian.com.
- ^ "कम्युनिस्टका 'जनवादी गीत' भन्दा कम छैनन् र्याप गीत".
- ^ "कोरियाको होङ्ग्देमा हुने डान्स पार्टीमा र्यापर भिटेन र गिरीशकाे र्यापले तताउने". संसार ब्युझाउने हाम्रो अभियान ! हरेक दिन नयाँ !!. 8 September 2018.