Prateek Kuhad

Prateek Kuhad is a singer-songwriter from Jaipur, born in 1990, who writes and records in both Hindi and English. He started playing guitar at sixteen and was writing songs by his late teens. He studied mathematics and economics at New York University, then moved to Delhi to work on music full time.

In 2013 he released two EPs, a self-titled set and Raat Raazi. His debut album, In Tokens & Charms, followed in 2015, and around that time he also signed a publishing deal with the Los Angeles company Cutcraft Music. Songs such as Tum Jab Paas and the 2018 EP cold/mess widened his audience, and Kasoor and Co2 are the songs he is best known for. In 2020 he became the first Indian artist signed to the American label Elektra Records, which released The Way That Lovers Do in 2022. Later releases include the EP Mulaqat in 2023, the singles Just Like a Movie and No Complaints in 2024, and the album Full Moon Chamber in 2026. He plays guitar and piano as well as singing.