The 9Teen is a three-member Indian indie-pop boy band hailing from Visakhapatnam, made up of Lav Jaiswal, Abhilash Murala, and Arun O’Conner. Emerging in 2017, they gained widespread popularity during the COVID lockdown by creating acoustic mashups of nostalgic ’90s and early 2000s content—think mythological TV themes and Bhojpuri classics—with melodic reinterpretations that struck a chord across generational lines Reddit+15ScoopWhoop+15YouTube+15. Their debut original single “Hi,” released in October 2023, crossed 100,000 streams and topped the Viral Songs India chart, signaling their shift from covers to heartfelt original songwriting Showtime Artist+4Radio and Music+4Radio and Music+4. Alongside their online success—amassing over half a million followers—they’ve performed live at events such as the Social Nation Festival in Mumbai and even international venues in Muscat and Doha Social Nation+1. Their fans, particularly on Reddit, hail them as India’s best-kept musical secret, praising their chemistry, soulful vocals, and trendsetting reinterpretation of nostalgia through a Gen-Z lens