Paradox is an Indian rapper, lyricist, and music composer. In 2022, he came into the limelight with the reality TV rap show MTV Hustle 2.0.
Wiki/Biography
Paradox was born as Tanishq Singh on Friday, 24 October 2003 (age 19 years; as of 2022) in Najafgarh, South West Delhi. His zodiac sign is Scorpio. He did his schooling at Kendriya Vidyalaya Sector 5, Dwarka, Delhi. He is pursuing his BCom from IGNOU.
Physical Appearance
Height (approx.): 5′ 6″
Hair Colour: Black (highlighted brown)
Eye Colour: Brown
Family
Parents & Siblings
There is not much information available about his parents. He has a younger brother.
Paradox with his parents
Paradox with his parents, brother, and MC Square
Career
Rapper
At the age of 14, he came to know about the hip-hop music genre. After researching about hip-hop, Paradox wrote a few songs and participated in Rohan Cariappa’s 1-minute rap challenge and finished as one of the top contestants. He then collaborated with various hip-hop artists from India and Nepal. In 2022, he participated in the reality TV rap show MTV Hustle 2.0. He joined the team of the Indian rapper King in the show. He finished as 1st runner-up in the show.
Paradox in the TV show MTV Hustle 2.0
Some of his songs which became popular on the show are Rihaayi, Jaadugar, Chhore NCR Aale, and Glitch.
Glitch
He has started a self-titled YouTube channel on which he uploads his music videos. He has around 580k subscribers on his channel. Paradox has also released a few music videos of his songs such as ‘Perfy’ (2023), ‘Hasti Rahe Tu’ (2023), and ‘Sirhaana’ (2023).
Other Work
In 2022, he was featured in the TV commercial for MTV India’s FIFA World Cup’22. He has performed live at various stage shows and concerts.
Paradox at a live concert
Facts/Trivia
- While he was studying in school, he participated in various dancing and singing competitions. He once auditioned for Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L’il Champs, however, he could not clear the audition round.
- Under the guidance of his Hindi school teacher, he started writing poems.
- In class 9, he wrote his first rap song for a girl who used to study in his tuition.
- From class 6 to class 10, he played Table Tennis at the national level. However, in class 10 he quit the games as his parents wanted him to focus on his studies.
Paradox while playing Table Tennis
- In an interview, Paradox shared that his family faced various financial difficulties due to his father’s poor health.
- In his leisure time, he loves to travel to different places.
Paradox during his vacation
- He is an avid animal lover and often posts pictures with dogs on his social media accounts.
Paradox with dogs
- He is well-versed in playing the harmonium.
Paradox while playing the harmonium
- While he was in the reality TV show MTV Hustle 2.0, impressed by his performance, the Indian rapper Badshah gifted him a jacket that Paradox wore in his first live show.
- In 2018, he came across a music video of Badshah that featured a book titled “Insolvable Paradox.” This video inspired him so much that he adopted the name Paradox for himself.