Khalid Announces American Teen Australian Tour
KHALID, the 19-year-old singer/songwriter from El Paso, Texas, announces his very first tour of Australia as part of his American Teen Tour this November. The melodious artist will play dates in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane in support of his debut record, American Teen.
Khalidβs hypnotic soulfulness is delivered sevenfold when he steps on stage. Captivating the room from the first beat of his band, Khalid produces a performance usually reserved for those with decades of experience. The New Yorks Times recently praising his voice as not only powerful βbut one with internal grace and calmβ.
Included on pretty much every βArtists to Watch in 2017β, Khalid is no stranger to the limelight. With its dreamy production and smooth, soulful vocals, his first single βLocationβ has garnered more than 227 million Spotify streams, with eight million coming from Australia alone. His latest single βYoung Dumb & Brokeβ is currently on high rotation on triple j, and has in excess of 37 million plays on Spotify. Earlier this year, Khalid toured across America and Europe, selling out every single date before his album had even dropped.
Khalidβs knack for encapsulating a moment so beautifully in music could possibly be traced to his nomadic childhood. With his mum serving in the military as a singer in the Army Band, he spent most of his childhood moving from state-to-state and six-year stint in Germany, before settling more permanently in El Paso, Texas. Throughout, his family proved to be a major musical influence, his mum always singing classics by Brandy, SWV and Destinyβs Child around the house. With his motherβs passion for music as a foundation, he began building towards what would his extraordinary 2017 release, American Teen.
βWith this album, I want to show everyone itβs okay to have emotions, itβs okay to be happy, and itβs okay to be sad,β he concludes. βIβm throwing everything Iβve ever been through on the table. Iβm giving everyone my take on high school and life.
All tickets via www.livenation.com.au
