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AP Dhillon

AP Dhillon is an Indo-Canadian singer, rapper and producer whose Punjabi songs bring together pop melodies, hip-hop beats and R&B.

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Overview

Full name: Amritpal Singh Dhillon
From: Punjab, India; moved to Vancouver Island, Canada in 2015
Work: Singer, rapper and record producer
Breakout: “Brown Munde” with Gurinder Gill and Shinda Kahlon, 2020

Mini bio

How it started.

Born in India, AP moved to Vancouver Island for college in 2015. While working at Best Buy, he used YouTube tutorials to learn music production and began releasing songs independently online in 2019.

The breakout.

“Brown Munde” arrived in 2020 with Gurinder Gill and Shinda Kahlon. Its Punjabi vocals and trap beat connected with listeners in India and across the diaspora. The official credits also name AP as the track’s mixing and mastering engineer.

A wider world.

The 2023 documentary AP Dhillon: First of a Kind followed his rise and first Canadian tour. In a Billboard Canada interview, he described a childhood shaped by music from India and Sufi music from Pakistan, and explained his interest in trying different genres.

The next chapter.

He signed with Republic Records in 2024. The Brownprint brought nine tracks and guests including Ayra Starr and Gunna, then won South Asian Music Recording of the Year at the 2025 JUNO Awards. His subsequent releases include collaborations with Shreya Ghoshal, Anuv Jain and Shinda Kahlon.

Creditschronological, newest first

2026BORN WINNERVocals and co-songwriter
2026Thinking of YouPerformer, mixing engineer and co-songwriter
2025Without MeArtist and co-producer
2025AfsosVocals, lyrics and co-producer
2024Losing Myself (feat. Gunna)Vocals, co-songwriter and co-producer
2023With YouSinger; video credited to AP Dhillon
2020Brown MundeSinger; mixing and mastering
2020ExcusesSinger and co-lyricist

Awards

JUNO Award · South Asian Music Recording of the Year2025 winner for The Brownprint, in the category’s inaugural year.

Quotes

I grew up listening to a lot of different styles of music.AP Dhillon, Billboard Canada

Discussing how the music his father introduced him to influenced his own sound.

Trivia

He learned music production through YouTube tutorials while working at Best Buy.
“Brown Munde” translates to “Brown Boys.”
His first JUNO Awards performance was “Summer High” in 2023, making him the first Punjabi-language artist to perform at the ceremony.
He mixed and mastered “Brown Munde” as well as singing on it.