Noah Kahan

High school (ages 12+)
Art & Creativity

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https://smallwhale.org/articles/noah-kahan

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1. When was Noah Kahan born?January 1, 1997
2. Where was Noah Kahan born?Strafford, Vermont, USA
3. What is the debut album?"Busyhead" (2019)
4. What is the breakthrough album?"Stick Season" (2022)
5. Who is Noah Kahan?Noah Kahan is a singer‑songwriter from Vermont who writes songs that feel like stories. He was born on January 1, 1997, and his music talks about life in small towns.
6. What song made Noah Kahan famous?The song "Hurt Somebody" became a big hit and earned gold status in the United States. It helped many people feel connected to his music.

Singer-songwriter: An artist who writes, composes, and performs their own original music.
Folk-pop: A genre that fuses the narrative traditions of folk music with the melodic and structural elements of pop music.
Gold Status: A certification awarded by industry bodies for achieving a specified number of sales for a single or album.
Zeitgeist: The defining spirit or mood of a particular period of history as shown by the ideas and beliefs of the time.