AP Dhillon

Some Lesser Known Facts About AP Dhillon

• AP Dhillon is a Punjabi singer, rapper, songwriter, and record producer.

• After completing his post-graduation in Canada, he started working as a sales associate at Esso, Victoria Downtown, BC, Canada in 2016.

• He then joined ‘Best Buy’ a consumer electronic company as a sales associate in Victoria, Canada.

• After working as a sales associate for a few years, he shifted his focus to make his career in the music industry.

• He released Punjabi singles “Faraar” and “Top Boy” in 2019.

• Some of his Punjabi singles released in 2020 are “Most Wanted,” “Droptop,” “Excuses,” and “Free Smoke.”

• In the same year, he released the Punjabi song “Brown Munde” in collaboration with the Punjabi singers Gurinder Gill & Shinda Kahlon.

• He released seven songs under his Punjabi music album “Not By Chance” (2020) including “Saada Pyaar,” “Fate,” “Takeover,” and “Goat.”

• AP Dhillon’s Punjabi track “Ma Belle” which was released in 2021 gained immense popularity among Punjabi music lovers.

• Under his Punjabi music album “Hidden Gems” (2021), he released a few songs such as “Majhe Alle,” “Spaceship,” “Tere Te,” and “War.”

• He has released most of his songs in collaboration with the Punjabi singer Gurinder Gill.

  

• He did his first live concert ‘AP Dhillon: The Takeover Tour’ in India in November 2021 across six cities in India. His concert was held in collaboration with the India based consumer electronics brand ‘boAt.’ In an interview, while talking about his live tour, he said,
  

  I am excited to be performing live for the first time at The Takeover Tour. Indian fans across the country and the world over have been my loudest supporters and have helped our music find its rightful place on a global stage. It is now time for the fans to finally experience the music live and I can’t wait to get there.”

• AP Dhillon can play various musical instruments like guitar and piano.

  

• Some of his songs which has been listed in top music charts include “Deadly”-  No. 11 in the UK Asian chart in 2020, “Majhail”-  No. 1 on the UK Asian Chart and Punjabi chart, “Excuses”-  No. 3 on the UK Asian Charts in 2020 and No. 1 on the UK Punjabi chart, “Brown Munde”- Entered the Apple Music chart in Canada (2020) and No. 1 on the UK Asian Chart in 2020, songs from the music album “Not By Chance”- Charted on the New Zealand Charts and Top five in the Official Punjabi Music chart in the UK. ^[5]Official Charts

• He is often spotted drinking alcohol at parties and events.

  

• AP Dhillon appeared in the Amazon Prime Video’s docu-series ‘AP Dhillon: First of a Kind’ in 2023. The docu-series delved into Dillon’s life and highlighted his journey to success and the key figures who played a role in it. It also included rare footage and exclusive behind-the-scenes content.

• On 1 September 2024, a member of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang fired several rounds from a weapon outside Dhillon’s house in Vancouver, Canada. As per the official statement of the gang, the gang was unhappy with the appearance of Salman Khan in the video of his song Old Money. A segment of the gang’s official statement read,
  

  We came to your house, you should have come out and shown us some action. The underworld life you copy, we are actually living it. Apni aukaat me raho nahi to kutte ki maut marogey.”

AP Dhillon in Brown Munde