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Ruel (singer)

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Ruel
Ruel performing at the Byron Bay Falls Festival 2018
Ruel performing at the Byron Bay Falls Festival 2018
Background information
Birth nameRuel Vincent van Dijk
Born (2002-10-29) 29 October 2002 (age 18)[1]
Isleworth, London, England
OriginSydney, New South Wales, Australia
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
  • piano
Years active2017–present
Labels
Associated actsM-Phazes
Websitewww.oneruel.com Edit this at Wikidata

Ruel Vincent van Dijk (born 29 October 2002),[3] known mononymously as Ruel, is a British-Australian singer and songwriter from Sydney, best known for his singles "Don't Tell Me", "Younger", "As Long As You Care" and "Painkiller". At the ARIA Music Awards of 2018, he won the award for Breakthrough Artist for his single "Dazed & Confused".

Early life

Ruel Vincent van Dijk was born on 29 October 2002, in Isleworth, London, to English mother, Kate Vincent, and Dutch-born and New Zealand-raised father, Ralph van Dijk.[4] His father is the founder of Australian radio agency, Eardrum.[5] His family moved to Sydney, Australia in 2006.[6]

Music career

2015–2017: Early years

In 2015, van Dijk's father sent a demo of him singing James Bay's "Let It Go" to Grammy Award-winning producer M-Phazes.[4][7]

In April 2017, van Dijk released his debut single "Golden Years" with M-Phazes.[8] In June, van Dijk made his live radio debut performing Jack Garratt's "Weathered" on Triple J's Like a Version. At 14, he was the youngest-ever featured performer on the segment.[9] The video gathered half a million video views in less than 48 hours.[10]

In July 2017, van Dijk released "Don't Tell Me", which peaked at number 86 on the ARIA Singles Chart. Later in September, Elton John played "Don't Tell Me" on BBC Radio 1, giving Ruel high praise.[11] The track was also featured in CelebMix's 21 songs by under-21s in 2018.[12]

In November, van Dijk joined Khalid on his American Teen Tour of Australia and New Zealand.[13] Later that month, van Dijk signed with RCA Records internationally.[14] In December, Tom Thum released a cover of Rag'n'Bone Man's "Human" featuring van Dijk on vocals.[15]

2018–2020: Ready and Free Time EPs

On 24 March 2018, van Dijk played at Pop Spring Festival, Tokyo, where he did his first meet and greet.[16] On 4 April, van Dijk performed at the Opening Ceremony of the 2018 Commonwealth Games.[17] On 19 April, a music video for the single "Don't Tell Me" was released.[18]

On 2 June, van Dijk announced the release of his debut extended play Ready on 15 June, as well as a headline tour in June and July.[19] In October, van Dijk performed to a sell-out crowd in Sydney, and received the news that his single "Younger" had recently been certified gold by ARIA.[20] On 11 October, van Dijk was nominated for the Breakthrough Artist award for the ARIA Awards,[21] which he later won, making him the youngest ever to do so.[22]

On 10 January 2019, van Dijk confirmed that he would appear on Hilltop Hoods' new album The Great Expanse, on the track "Fire & Grace". The album was then released on 22 February.[23] On 1 May, he released the lead single from his Free Time EP, "Painkiller", alongside an accompanying music video.[24][25] On 9 August, van Dijk released the single "Face to Face" alongside a music video that was shot whilst on tour in France.[26] On 13 September, Ruel released his second EP, Free Time.[27] In November 2019, van Dijk was an opening act for two shows of Shawn Mendes' self-titled tour.[28]

On 31 January 2020, van Dijk collaborated with Cosmo's Midnight on the track "Down for You". The music video for this song premiered on the 18th of March.[29]

2020: Bright Lights, Red Eyes

On 4 September 2020, van Dijk posted a video on Instagram with the caption "alayc", hinting at new music.[30] On 10 September 2020, a new single "As Long As You Care" was premiered on Triple J, before releasing later that day, alongside an accompanying music video.[31] van Dijk additionally announced his third EP, Bright Lights, Red Eyes, which was released on 23 October 2020.[30]

Discography

Extended plays

List of EPs, with release date, selected chart positions, and label shown
Title EP details Peak chart positions Certification
AUS
[32] 		NZ
[33]
Ready 76 —[A]
Free Time
  • Released: 13 September 2019[35]
  • Label: RCA, Sony Music Australia
  • Formats: CD, digital download, streaming
 3 18
Bright Lights, Red Eyes
  • Released: 23 October 2020
  • Label: RCA, Sony Music Australia
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming
 — 40
[37]

Remix EPs

List of remix EPs, with release date and label shown
Title EP details
Don't Tell Me (Deluxe Edition)
  • Released: 19 April 2018[38]
  • Label: RCA, Sony Music Australia
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming
Painkiller (Remix Pack)
  • Released: 12 June 2020[39]
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming
  • Label: RCA, Sony Music Australia

Singles

As lead artist

List of singles, with year released, selected chart positions, certifications, and album name shown
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
AUS
[32] 		NZ
Heat.
[40] 		NZ
Hot
[41]
"Golden Years"
(with M-Phazes) 		2017 — — — Non-album single
"Don't Tell Me" 86 — — Ready
"Dazed & Confused" 2018 53 7 —
"Younger" 76 — —
"Not Thinkin' Bout You"
(solo or remix featuring GoldLink) 		— — —
"Say"
(acoustic version featuring Jake Meadows)[45] 		2019 — — —
"Painkiller"
(solo or featuring Denzel Curry) 		35 — 6 Free Time[B]
"Face to Face" 73 — 8
"Real Thing" 73 — 18
"Down for You"
(with Cosmo's Midnight)[46] 		2020 — — 9 Yesteryear
"Empty Love"
(with Gracey)[47] 		— — — TBA
"As Long as You Care"[30] —[C] — 8 Bright Lights, Red Eyes
"Say It Over"
(featuring Cautious Clay)[49] 		— — 33
"Too Many Feelings"[50] 2021 —[D] — 15 TBA
"Notice Me"
(with Dylan J)[52] 		— — —

As featured artist

List of singles, with year released and album name shown
Title Year Album
"Human"
(Tom Thum featuring Ruel)[53] 		2017 Non-album singles
"Weathered"
(M-Phazes featuring Ruel; Triple J Like a Version)[54]
"Flames"
(SG Lewis featuring Ruel)[55] 		2019 Dawn
"Dream No More"
( featuring Genesis Owusu and Ruel)[56] 		2021 This Is What's Important

Other charted songs

List of non-single chart appearances, with year released and album name shown
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
NZ
Hot
[57]
"Don't Cry" 2019 29 Free Time
"Hard Sometimes" 28
"Unsaid" 33
"Free Time" 47
"Distance" 2020 14 Bright Lights, Red Eyes
"Courage" 26
"Up to Something" 31

Other appearances

List of non-single chart appearances, with year released, selected chart positions, and album name shown
Title Year Artist(s) Album
"Fire & Grace" 2019 Hilltop Hoods featuring Ruel The Great Expanse
"Want U Around" 2020 Omar Apollo featuring Ruel Apolonio

Notes

  1. ^ Ready did not enter the NZ Top 40 Albums Chart, but peaked at number 3 on the Heatseeker Albums Chart.[34]
  2. ^ The remix of "Painkiller" is only included on the Painkiller remix EP.[39]
  3. ^ "As Long as You Care" did not reach the ARIA Top 100 Singles Chart, but peaked at number fourteen on the ARIA Top 20 Australian Artist Singles Chart.[48]
  4. ^ "Too Many Feelings" did not reach the ARIA Top 100 Singles Chart, but peaked at number fourteen on the ARIA Top 20 Australian Hip Hop/R&B Singles Chart.[51]

Music videos

List of music videos, with year released and director shown
Title Year Director(s)
"Human"
(Tom Thum featuring Ruel)[58] 		2017 Tom Wilson
"Golden Years"[59] 2018 Marcus Flack
"Don't Tell Me" N/A
"Dazed & Confused"[60] Grey Ghost
"Younger"[61]
"Not Thinkin' 'Bout You"[62]
"Painkiller" 2019
"Flames"
(SG Lewis featuring Ruel)
"Face to Face"
"Real Thing"
"Down for You"
(with Cosmo's Midnight) 		2020
"Empty Love"
(with Gracey)
"As Long As You Care" Grey Ghost
"Say it over" (visualizer)
(feat Cautious Clay) 		Grey Ghost
"Distance" 2021 Grey Ghost

Awards and nominations

APRA Awards

The APRA Awards are held in Australia and New Zealand by the Australasian Performing Right Association to recognise songwriting skills, sales and airplay performance by its members annually. Ruel has been nominated for one award.[63][64]

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2020 Himself Breakthrough Songwriter of the Year Nominated

ARIA Music Awards

The ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of Australian music. Ruel has won one award from the five nominations.[65]

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2018 "Dazed & Confused" ARIA Award for Breakthrough Artist – Release Won
2020 Free Time ARIA Award for Best Male Artist Nominated
"Painkiller" ARIA Award for Song of the Year Nominated
M-Phazes for Free Time ARIA Award for Producer of the Year Nominated
Eric J Dubowsky for Free Time ARIA Award for Engineer of the Year Nominated

Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards

Main article: Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards
Year Nominee / work Award Result
2019 Himself Favourite Aussie/Kiwi Won

MTV Europe Music Awards

The MTV Europe Music Awards is an award presented by Viacom International Media Networks to honour artists and music in pop culture.

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2019[66] Himself Best Australian Act Won

National Live Music Awards

The National Live Music Awards (NLMAs) are a broad recognition of Australia's diverse live industry, celebrating the success of the Australian live scene. The awards commenced in 2016.

Year Nominee / work Award Result
National Live Music Awards of 2019[67][68] Himself Live Voice of the Year Won

Vanda & Young Global Songwriting Competition

The Vanda & Young Global Songwriting Competition is an annual competition that "acknowledges great songwriting whilst supporting and raising money for Nordoff-Robbins" and is coordinated by Albert Music and APRA AMCOS. It commenced in 2009.[69]

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2020[70] "Painkiller" Vanda & Young Global Songwriting Competition 3rd

Concert tours

Headlining

  • Dazed & Confused (2018)[71]
  • Ready EP Launch Tour (2018)[72]
  • Ready Tour Asia (2019)[73]
  • Painkiller Tour (2019)[73]
  • Free Time World Tour (2019)[73]

Supporting

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