Latest Release
- AUG 2, 2024
- 5 Songs
- Apolonio · 2020
- Painkiller - Single · 2019
- Dazed & Confused - Single · 2018
- Ready · 2018
- Don't Tell Me - Single · 2017
- Face to Face - Single · 2019
- GROWING UP IS _____ - Single · 2021
- Free Time · 2019
- Ready · 2018
- Real Thing - Single · 2019
- 2024
- 2024
- 2022
Artist Playlists
- Pop and R&B flow through the veins of this prodigious singer.
- School's out, and these two young artists have just the right tunes.
- Don’t press shuffle. Ruel has carefully curated his ideal road trip playlist.
Appears On
More To Hear
- Zane Lowe shares new music from Ruel.
- Jake talks his debut album and working with Elton.
- Checking in with artists from last year's ARIA Awards in Sydney.
- The Sydney-based multi-instrumentalist delivers "Younger."
- Elton John plays Parcels, Wayi, Emilie Nicolas, Ruel, and Sigrid.
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About Ruel
The laidback, soulful ease with which Ruel sings his catchy pop tunes could only be delivered by a true natural. But the British-Australian songwriter—born Ruel Vincent van Dijk in 2002—has also been working at it for a sizable chunk of his life. Ruel was on the precipice of his teenage years when his dad sent a demo of him doing a James Bay tune to producer M-Phazes (Demi Lovato, Eminem) in 2015, kickstarting his run as one of 21st-century pop’s foremost purveyors of feels. His debut EP, 2018’s Ready, proved that he was exactly that—before even becoming a legal adult, Ruel built a record packed with well-crafted, R&B-inflected, chart-ready songs. The breezy rhythm of “Dazed & Confused” is juxtaposed with the heartbreak that staccato strings set front and center for the throbbing chorus; and “Younger,” with its sugary vocal hooks, bouncy piano, and gospel singers, softens the blow of a story about friends growing apart over time. In 2020, his music continued to mature with Bright Lights, Red Eyes. Using a stream-of-consciousness writing style, Ruel’s bedroom-pop vulnerability shines through on songs like the rousing “courage,” creating a tenderness and intimacy that’s impressive for an artist of any age.
- HOMETOWN
- Isleworth, London, England
- BORN
- October 29, 2002
- GENRE
- Pop