![]() His first major breakthrough was when he contributed to the production of Nicki Minaj’s chart-topping single “Moment 4 Life.” The song peaked at number 13 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, and it reached uumber 1 on the Billboard hip-hop and R&B chart as well as number 1 on the Billboard Rap chart. The Ajax, Ontario, resident entered the music industry after apparently encountering music producer T-Minus, also from Ajax, at an electronics store where he worked part time. The musician came to Canada at a young age, with his parents Renu Mathur and Shanker Seetharam, older brother Abhi and twin Gaurav, about 15 years ago. ![]() Seetharam also known as Nikhil S or “Kromatik,” has contributed to three of this year’s Grammy nominations - “Moment 4 Life” by Nicki Minaj and Drake from Pink Friday (Best Rap Performance) “I’m On One” by DJ Khaled, Drake, Rick Ross and Lil Wayne from We The Best Forever (Best Rap/Sung Collaboration) and Pink Friday by Nicki Minaj (Best Rap Album). ![]() You may never have come across this Indian-born songwriter and composer before, but if you are a music buff, particularly interested in R&B and hip-hop, it is likely that you have heard his work. There is also another musician who went to this year’s Grammys from Canada, who is worth the mention - Nikhil Seetharam. (Just for the record, 28-year-old Robert is a French-born immigrant who now lives in Montreal, Quebec.) Two Canadians, Melanie Fiona and Caroline Robert, were among this year’s Grammy Awards winners, making the country proud.
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