Upfront Presents: Ruel - Live in Malaysia

Upfront Presents: Ruel - Live in Malaysia
The Bee, Publika
29 March 2019, 7pm
All Ages

Tickets: https://www.galactix.asia/upfrontpresentsruel
RM139 - Pre-Sale (Sold Out)
RM169 - Regular

Age is just a number for Ruel. At only 16, the Sydney singer-songwriter is already the youngest winner of the prestigious ARIA Award for “Breakthrough Artist of the Year”. Charmingly, a conversation with his family about a crush inspired him to write his own heartfelt music.

Ruel’s love affair with music started early. Influenced by his music-loving father, Ruel was immersed in soul, blues, and jazz where he was introduced to Stevie Wonder, Amy Winehouse, and Dave Brubeck. As he got older, he gravitated to more contemporary artists like Frank Ocean, Childish Gambino, and James Blake.

Things began to look up for Ruel when he debuted on M-Phazes’ track “Golden Years”. He was invited to perform on Australian radio station Triple J’s “Like A Version”. The amazing performance left everyone’s jaw on the floor. Ruel showed that his voice can slide effortlessly from gritty tenor to airy falsetto in an instant. The video quickly became one of the most-viewed “Like A Version” performances of the year, with over half a million views after only 48 hours.

His first single “Don’t Tell Me” was an instant hit. Produced by his mentor M-Phazes, the track raked in millions of streams (100 million to date) and climbed up charts everywhere. Not long after that, he found himself co-writing with Julia Stone, touring with Grammy-nominee Khalid, and even found a fan in Sir Elton John.

His first EP, “Ready” has over 100 million streams, with standout tracks “Younger”, “Dazed and Confused”, and “Don’t Tell Me” certified Gold in Australia. Who knows what else is in store as he continues to climb the charts? Catch the London-born, Sydney-raised singer this 29th March!

Listen:
https://open.spotify.com/artist/5xkAtLTf309LAGZTbvULBn
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCahPchrPVP185LhrXaADt6w