Noah Kahan

Born: 01 January 1997

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Years Active: 2016–present

Genre/s: Folk, pop

Label/s: Republic, Universal, Mercury

Noah Berkenkamp Kahan (born January 1, 1997) is an American singer-songwriter who signed with Republic Records in 2017. His breakthrough single, "Hurt Somebody", achieved gold status in the United States and charted in multiple international markets. The single and EP of the same name preceded the release of his debut album, Busyhead (2019). Within five years two more albums followed: I Was / I Am (2021) and Stick Season (2022), the second of which went on to be his mainstream commercial breakthrough and led to his nomination in 2023 for the Grammy Award for Best New Artist.

Kahan was born in Strafford, Vermont, where he grew up on a tree farm. His father, Josh Kahan, taught him to play guitar while his mother, Lauri Berkenkamp, who wrote parenting guides for a living, taught him to write. His father is Jewish and his mother is Christian; Kahan has stated that his Jewish roots play a large part in his identity. He is the third of four children. Kahan began writing songs at age eight and uploaded them to SoundCloud and YouTube, where his music began to gain exposure. He received his first guitar at age ten.

He attended Hanover High School in Hanover, New Hampshire.