Wiz Khalifa & Charlie Puth | |
Number of songs: 1 | Total weeks on charts: 772
Appearing in a total number of: 36 charts | Total period running: 3459 days
Appearing in a total number of: 36 charts | Total period running: 3459 days
Biography
Cameron Jibril Thomaz (born September 8, 1987 in Minot, North Dakota), better known by his stage name Wiz Khalifa, is an American rapper based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, signed to Rostrum Records. According to the Black and Yellow Songfacts, his stage name is derived from khalifa, an Arabic word meaning "successor", and wisdom. His nickname growing up was "Wizard" which was shortened to Wiz when Khalifa was fifteen.
Charlie Puth is a pop singer-songwriter who made a name for himself by posting original songs and covers to his hit YouTube channel CharliesVlogs.
He created his YouTube account on September 9, 2009, publishing his first video in December of that year. He initially mixed in music and vlogs for his channel before primarily turning it into strictly a music channel.
He was signed by Ellen DeGeneres' record label eleveneleven in October of 2011 after Ellen saw his and Emily Luther's cover of Adele's "Someone Like You." He performed on Ellen's show twice, but later left her label.
He is from New Jersey and attended Berklee College of Music on a full scholarship.
Some of his most popular covers are by top artists such as Demi Lovato, Lady Antebellum, Sia, Wiz Khalifa and Bruno Mars.
Sources: Wikipedia, Top40-Charts.com Editorial team