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Noah Kahan

Noah Kahan (born January 1, 1997[1]) is an American singer-songwriter[2] of folk-infused pop who signed to Republic Records in 2017. Kahan released his first single, "Young Blood" on January 27, 2017 and released four other singles over the course of 2017. His fans are known as "busyheads". Kahan made his television debut in 2018 on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert performing the single "Hurt Somebody".[3] Kahan released his debut Extended Play (EP) carrying the same name in January 2018, including an updated version of titular song with fellow Republic Records artist Julia Michaels.[4]

Noah Kahan was born in Strafford, Vermont to a Jewish family.[5] He attended Hanover High School in Hanover, New Hampshire.[6] Kahan began writing songs at age 8 and uploaded them to SoundCloud where his music began to gain exposure. At age 17, Kahan began working with school friend music producers (Cwenga Matanzima). This attracted the attention of his current manager Drew Simmons of Foundations Artist Management. His music also caught the attention of songwriters such as Dan Wilson known for his work with Adele, Scott Harris,  Carrie Underwood, among others.[7] Kahan deferred his admission to Tulane University to pursue his developing music career.[8] Kahan has said that two career goals he wished for were to be verified on Instagram and to have a Wikipedia page.[9]

​ Kahan cites some of his inspirations as Paul Simon, Cat Stevens, Counting Crows, Hozier, and Mumford and Sons.[10]

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