Stephen Carl Puth (born April 13, 1994) is an American singer-songwriter. He signed with

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in 2018 and has released four singles, "Sexual Vibe", "Half Gone", "Look Away", and "Crying My Eyes Out". Puth began his career as a songwriter for other musicians. He is the younger brother of

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Early life and education

Stephen Carl Puth is from

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. His parents are Debra, a music teacher who also wrote commercials for

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, and Charles Otto Puth Sr., a builder and real estate agent. Puth's father is Catholic and his mother is

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. He graduated from The Hill School before studying history at

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. During his last semester, his older brother,

suggested he write songs. He took time off of school to work full-time in finance but discovered that despite enjoying his coworkers, he was not great at the job. He started an internship in

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at a record company where he used a music editing program and wrote songs for musicians.

Career

Puth began his career as a songwriter and signed a publishing deal before being offered a record deal. He has written songs for The Vamps, Pretty Much,

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, and Stanaj. Puth signed with

in 2018. He released his debut single, "Sexual Vibe" in December 2018. Producer David Massey pushed Puth to try singing. He released ballad "Half Gone" on March 1, 2019. The music video for the song, which was inspired by his brother, was released in early March 2019. He released the pop song, "Look Away" on June 14, 2019, with the music video following on June 26. The video was directed by Jason Lester and was filmed in a desert outside of

. The song was the first he had co-written with his brother. Puth was the opening act for

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in Los Angeles and New York.

Artistry

Growing up, Puth was a fan of

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, and

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. He was classically trained on the piano and taught himself how to play guitar.

Discography

Singles

* "Sexual Vibe" (2018) * "Half Gone" (2019) * "Look Away" (2019) * "Crying My Eyes Out" (2019) * "Watching You Walk Away" (2020) * "Whose Arms" (2020)

Songwriting credits

* "Hate that..."

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(2021)

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Puth, Stephen 1994 births Living people 21st-century American singers 21st-century American male singers American male pop singers American male singer-songwriters Jewish American songwriters Singer-songwriters from New Jersey People from Rumson, New Jersey Gettysburg College alumni 21st-century American Jews