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{{short description|American singer}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2022}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Anoop Desai
| image = TOTEM performing at Lollapalooza 2016.png
| image_size =
| caption = Anoop Desai aka TOTEM at Lollapalooza
| birth_name =
| alias =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1986|12|20}}
| birth_place = [[Cary, North Carolina]]
| origin = [[Chapel Hill, North Carolina]], U.S.
| genre = {{hlist|[[Contemporary R&B|R&B]]|[[Pop music|pop]]}}
| occupation = {{hlist|Actor|Singer}}
| instrument = Vocals
| years_active = 2009—present
| past_member_of = [[UNC Clef Hangers]]
| website = [http://www.anoopdesai.com/ www.anoopdesai.com]
}}

'''Anoop Manoj Desai''' (born December 20, 1986) is an American singer-songwriter and actor. He began his career as the sixth place finisher on the [[American Idol season 8|eighth season]] of ''[[American Idol]],''<ref>{{cite web|date=April 23, 2009|title=It's Dim All the Lights for Anoop Desai: Rediff.com Movies|url=http://movies.rediff.com/report/2009/apr/23/anoop-desai-out-of-idol.htm|access-date=January 10, 2010|publisher=Movies.rediff.com}}</ref> after which he began writing and performing music under the pseudonym TOTEM.<ref>{{Cite web |last=santilli |first=mj |date=2022-07-01 |title=American Idol's Anoop Desai Joins FX Series What We Do in the Shadows |url=https://www.mjsbigblog.com/american-idols-anoop-desai-joins-fx-series-what-we-do-in-the-shadows.htm |access-date=2023-12-18 |website=mjsbigblog |language=en-us}}</ref> Since 2020, Desai has devoted his time to acting, most notably as The Djinn on the fourth and fifth seasons of ''[[What We Do in the Shadows (TV series)|What We Do In the Shadows]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Grobar |first=Matt |date=2022-06-30 |title='What We Do In The Shadows': Former 'American Idol' Finalist Anoop Desai Joins Season 4 As Recurring |url=https://deadline.com/2022/06/what-we-do-in-the-shadows-anoop-desai-joins-season-4-as-recurring-1235055015/ |access-date=2023-12-18 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Early life==
Desai was born in [[Cary, North Carolina]] and grew up in Cary. His family moved to nearby [[Chapel Hill, North Carolina|Chapel Hill]] in 1998. Desai's father, Manoj Desai, graduated from [[IIT Kanpur]] and came to the US in 1977. His mother, Nalini Desai, grew up in [[Navsari]], [[Gujarat]].<ref name=rediff>{{cite news|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2009/mar/19anoop-desai-in-american-idol-top-10.htm|title=Anoop Desai in American Idol top 10|first=Arthur J|last=Pais|date=March 19, 2009|work=[[Rediff.com]]}}</ref> The family is of Indian descent.

In the 1990s, Desai appeared on the [[WRAL-TV]] (NC Triangle) television children's show, ''CentralXpress.com'', and played the character "Raj". The show won multiple awards, including seven regional [[Emmy]]s, two national Iris awards, and a national [[Gabriel Award]].<ref>[http://www.wral.com/entertainment/blogpost/4811492/ Anoop Before Idol] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090526101822/http://www.wral.com/entertainment/blogpost/4811492/ |date=May 26, 2009 }}</ref>

Desai attended [[Carnage Middle School]] and [[Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools|Phillips Middle School]], then later went on to attend [[East Chapel Hill High School]], graduating in 2004. He was awarded a four-year academic merit scholarship to attend the [[University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill]] and was the Haywood W. Hinkle Carolina scholar from 2004 to 2008.<ref>[http://www.unc.edu/news/archives/apr05/schol041505.html UNC News Release]</ref>

After being accepted to the UNC, Desai joined the [[UNC Clef Hangers]], a long-standing male [[a cappella]] group founded in 1977.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.clefhangers.com |title=The UNC Clef Hangers :: Carolina's Oldest A Cappella Group |publisher=Clefhangers.com |access-date=January 10, 2010}}</ref> Desai served as the group's music director during his junior year and as the group's president his senior year. Desai's performance as a soloist on the song "She Has No Time" was recognized with the BOCA 2007 (Best of College A Cappella).<ref>[http://www.clefhangers.com/albums.asp UNC Clef Hangers Album Details] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090211210336/http://www.clefhangers.com/albums.asp |date=February 11, 2009 }}</ref>

Desai graduated from UNC in 2008 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in [[political science]] and [[American studies]].<ref>[http://media.herald-dispatch.com/blog/idol/2009/03/anoop-desai-i-dont-want-to-typecast.html The Herald Dispatch] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090314014255/http://media.herald-dispatch.com/blog/idol/2009/03/anoop-desai-i-dont-want-to-typecast.html |date=March 14, 2009 }}</ref> He was awarded the 2008 Peter C. Baxter Memorial Prize in American Studies, as one who exemplified "intellectual excellence, personal warmth and creativity.<ref>[http://uncnews.unc.edu/news/students/67-unc-students-receive-academic-service-leadership-awards.html UNC Student News] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090323053108/http://uncnews.unc.edu/news/students/67-unc-students-receive-academic-service-leadership-awards.html |date=March 23, 2009 }}</ref>

==Career==
===''American Idol''===
Desai rose to national fame with his participation in the [[American Idol season 8|eighth season]] of ''American Idol''. Motivated by the death of his friend [[Murder of Eve Carson|Eve Carson]],<ref name=":0">{{cite web|title=Lil Rounds and Anoop Desai - Anoop desai|url=http://www.americanidol.com/videos/season_8/anoop_desai|access-date=January 10, 2010|publisher=American Idol}}</ref> Desai auditioned for ''American Idol'' on August 8, 2008, in [[Kansas City, Missouri]], and was selected as a semifinalist following his "Hollywood Week" performances.<ref name=":0" /> Although he was not one of the three finalists chosen out of his semifinal performance group, he returned as a "Wild Card." On that broadcast, Simon Cowell announced that Desai would continue on as a finalist as part of the first ever Top 13 in ''Idol'' history.

Desai's first finals performance of [[Michael Jackson]]'s "[[Beat It]]" was panned by the judges, with [[Simon Cowell]] saying that it was "very lightweight" and that he regretted choosing Desai for the Top 13. But Desai won the judges over again the next week, when he sang [[Willie Nelson]]'s classic country ballad "[[Always On My Mind]]" for "[[Grand Ole Opry]] Week." Even Cowell was impressed enough to retract his earlier remarks. Desai's rendition of [[Cyndi Lauper]]'s "[[True Colors (Cyndi Lauper song)|True Colors]]" three weeks later also garnered praise from the judges.

Despite celebrities such as [[Ellen DeGeneres]] and [[Keith Urban]] said they favored Desai to win,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://theboot.com/keith-urban-on-piano-serenades-and-idol-worship/|title=Keith Urban on Piano Serenades and 'Idol' Worship|last=Betts|first=Stephen L.|website=The Boot|date=April 17, 2009 |language=en|access-date=April 2, 2020}}</ref> he was voted off as part of a double elimination Top 7 week. He returned for the [[American Idol season 8#Finale|season finale]] to perform "[[I'm Yours (Jason Mraz song)|I'm Yours]]" with fellow ''Idol'' contestant Alexis Grace and singer [[Jason Mraz]].

===Performances and results===
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="text-align:Center; background:#ccc;"
| colspan="1" style="background:#ccc; "|'''Week #'''
| colspan="1" style="background:#ccc; "|'''Theme'''
| colspan="1" style="background:#ccc; "|'''Song choice'''
| colspan="1" style="background:#ccc; "|'''Original artist'''
| colspan="1" style="background:#ccc; "|'''Song Order #'''
| colspan="1" style="background:#ccc; "|'''Result'''
|-
| colspan="1" style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|Audition
| colspan="1" style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|N/A
| colspan="1" style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|"[[Thank You (Boyz II Men song)|Thank You]]"
| colspan="1" style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|[[Boyz II Men]]
| colspan="1" style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|N/A
| colspan="1" style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|Advanced
|-
| colspan="1" style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|Hollywood
| colspan="1" style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|First Solo
| colspan="1" style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|"[[Songs in the Key of Life|If It's Magic]]"
| colspan="1" style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|[[Stevie Wonder]]
| colspan="1" style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|N/A
| colspan="1" style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|Advanced
|- style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"
| colspan="1" style="background:#faf6f6;"|Hollywood
| colspan="1" style="background:#faf6f6;"|Group Performance
| colspan="1" style="background:#faf6f6;"|"[[What Becomes of the Brokenhearted]]"
| colspan="1" style="background:#faf6f6;"|[[Jimmy Ruffin]]
| colspan="1" style="background:#faf6f6;"|N/A
| colspan="1" style="background:#faf6f6;"|Advanced
|- style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"
| colspan="1" style="background:#faf6f6;"|Hollywood
| colspan="1" style="background:#faf6f6;"|Second Solo
| colspan="1" style="background:#faf6f6;"|"[[My Prerogative]]"
| colspan="1" style="background:#faf6f6;"|[[Bobby Brown]]
| colspan="1" style="background:#faf6f6;"|N/A
| colspan="1" style="background:#faf6f6;"|Advanced
|-
| colspan="1" style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|Top 36/Semi-Final 1
| colspan="1" style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|[[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] Hits to Date
| colspan="1" style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|"[[Angel of Mine]]"
| colspan="1" style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|[[Eternal (band)|Eternal]]
| colspan="1" style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|6
| colspan="1" style="text-align:center; background:#FFFCCCC;"|Eliminated{{ref|1|1}}
|-
| colspan="1" style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|Wild Card
| colspan="1" style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|N/A
| colspan="1" style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|"My Prerogative"
| colspan="1" style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|Bobby Brown
| colspan="1" style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|8
| colspan="1" style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|Selected{{ref|2|2}}
|- style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"
| colspan="1" style="background:#faf6f6;"|Top 13
| colspan="1" style="background:#faf6f6;"|[[Michael Jackson]]
| colspan="1" style="background:#faf6f6;"|"[[Beat It]]"
| colspan="1" style="background:#faf6f6;"|Michael Jackson
| colspan="1" style="background:#faf6f6;"|8
| colspan="1" style="background:#faf6f6;"|Safe
|- style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"
| colspan="1" style="background:#faf6f6;"|Top 11
| colspan="1" style="background:#faf6f6;"|[[Grand Ole Opry]]
| colspan="1" style="background:#faf6f6;"|"[[Always on My Mind]]"
| colspan="1" style="background:#faf6f6;"|[[Brenda Lee]]
| colspan="1" style="background:#faf6f6;"|9
| colspan="1" style="background:#faf6f6;"|Safe
|- style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"
| colspan="1" style="background:#faf6f6;"|Top 10
| colspan="1" style="background:#faf6f6;"|[[Motown]]
| colspan="1" style="background:#faf6f6;"|"[[Ooo Baby Baby]]"
| colspan="1" style="background:#faf6f6;"|[[The Miracles]]
| colspan="1" style="background:#faf6f6;"|5
| colspan="1" style="background:#faf6f6;"|Safe
|-
| colspan="1" style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|Top 9
| colspan="1" style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|Top Downloads
| colspan="1" style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|"[[Caught Up (Usher song)|Caught Up]]"
| colspan="1" style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|[[Usher (entertainer)|Usher]]
| colspan="1" style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|1
| colspan="1" style="text-align:center; background:#FFFCCCC;"|Bottom 2{{ref|3|3}}
|-
| colspan="1" style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|Top 8
| colspan="1" style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|Year They Were Born
| colspan="1" style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|"[[True Colors (Cyndi Lauper song)|True Colors]]"
| colspan="1" style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|[[Cyndi Lauper]]
| colspan="1" style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|4
| colspan="1" style="text-align:center; background:#FFFCCCC;"|Bottom 2{{ref|4|4}}
|- style="text-align:center;"
| colspan="1" style="background:#faf6f6;"|Top 7
| colspan="1" style="background:#faf6f6;"|Songs from the Cinema
| colspan="1" style="background:#faf6f6;"|"[[(Everything I Do) I Do It for You]]" - ''[[Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves]]''
| colspan="1" style="background:#faf6f6;"|[[Bryan Adams]]
| colspan="1" style="background:#faf6f6;"|2
| colspan="1" style="background:#FFFCCCC;"|Bottom 3{{ref|5|5}}
|-
| colspan="1" style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|Top 7{{ref|6|6}}
| colspan="1" style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|[[Disco]]
| colspan="1" style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|"[[Dim All the Lights]]"
| colspan="1" style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|[[Donna Summer]]
| colspan="1" style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|7
| colspan="1" style="text-align:center; background:#FFFCCCC;"|Eliminated
|}

{{refbegin}}
*{{note|1|Note 1}} Desai was initially eliminated, as he did not receive enough votes to advance immediately to the Top 12. However, on the March 4 results show, the American Idol judges selected him as one of the 8 Wild Card contenders.
*{{note|2|Note 2}} Desai was selected as one of the finalists. His selection marked the first time in the show's history that 13 finalists were chosen.
*{{note|3|Note 3}} When [[Ryan Seacrest]] announced the results in the particular night, Desai was in the bottom three, but declared safe second when [[Megan Joy]] was eliminated.
*{{note|4|Note 4}} When Ryan Seacrest announced the results in the particular night, Desai was in the bottom three, but declared safe second when [[Scott MacIntyre]] was eliminated.
*{{note|5|Note 5}} Desai was saved first from elimination.
*{{note|6|Note 6}} Due to the judges using their one save to save [[Matt Giraud]], the Top 7 remained intact for another week, in which there was a double elimination.
{{refend}}

===Post-''Idol''===
[[File:Anoop Desai.jpg|thumb|Desai in June 2011]]
After appearing on ''[[American Idol]]'', Desai appeared on ''[[The Ellen DeGeneres Show]]'', ''[[Live with Regis and Kelly]]'', ''[[The Mo'Nique Show]]'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://anoopdesai.com/news/article/1039 |title=Anoop Desai Official News - Updated Daily with Videos, Photos, Interviews, Links and News Stories |access-date=January 20, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707145240/http://anoopdesai.com/news/article/1039 |archive-date=July 7, 2011 }}</ref> ''[[Access Hollywood]]'', ''[[Today (NBC program)|Today]]'', and local radio stations across the nation. He also performed with [[Amos Lee]] in [[Atlanta, Georgia]]. Desai was part of the [[American Idols LIVE! Tour 2009]] with his fellow Top 10 contestants; the tour visited fifty cities in the United States and [[Canada]] from July 5 to September 15, 2009.

In 2010, Desai released his first solo single, "My Name," and his debut album, ''All Is Fair.''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.iheartradio.com/new2/discover/index.html |title=IHeartRadio.com 750+ Radio Stations, Videos & More |website=www.iheartradio.com |access-date=January 13, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090519101436/http://www.iheartradio.com/new2/discover/index.html |archive-date=May 19, 2009 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.iheartradio.com/new2/featured/f/2878 |title=Archived copy |website=www.iheartradio.com |access-date=January 13, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100905045140/http://www.iheartradio.com/new2/featured/f/2878 |archive-date=September 5, 2010 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=http://content.usatoday.com/communities/idolchatter/post/2010/01/anoop-desai-preparing-debut-set/1 | work=USA Today | title=Anoop Desai preparing debut set | date=January 22, 2010}}</ref> Desai's second single, "All Is Fair (Crazy Love)," was selected by [[Clear Channel Communications|Clear Channel]] Music and he as an [[iHeartRadio]] "artist to watch" for September 2010 with this single as the featured track.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://anoopdesai.com/news/article/450 |title=Anoop Desai Official News - Updated Daily with Videos, Photos, Interviews, Links and News Stories |access-date=April 25, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707144919/http://anoopdesai.com/news/article/450 |archive-date=July 7, 2011 }}</ref>

=== TOTEM ===
In 2012, Desai began writing and performing R&B leaning pop music under the pseudonym TOTEM.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.yahoo.com/music/the-artists-formerly-known-as-idols-new-names-234233370.html| title=The Artists Formerly Known As Idols: New Names, Same Talent| last=Parker| first=Lyndsey| publisher=Yahoo! Music| date=June 29, 2016 |access-date=March 4, 2019}}</ref> The first TOTEM songs were released anonymously and independently on small blogs before being picked up by the likes of FADER,<ref>{{Cite web |title=The FADER - TOTEM |url=https://www.thefader.com/artist/totem |access-date=2023-12-18 |website=The FADER |language=en}}</ref> Billboard,<ref>{{Cite magazine |title=TOTEM |url=https://www.billboard.com/author/totem/ |access-date=2023-12-18 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}}</ref> and Complex.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Tanners |first=Jon |title=Totem - "lo-fi" |url=https://www.complex.com/pigeons-and-planes/a/jon-tanners/totem-lo-fi |access-date=2023-12-18 |website=Complex |language=en-us}}</ref> Eventually, TOTEM garnered significant success on marquee playlists like Spotify's "New Music Friday" and "Pop Rising", and Apple Music's "Best of the Week" and "A-List Pop." In 2016, he headlined the BMI stage at Lollapalooza.

His music, including the singles "Bubblegum" and "Aftertaste," combined with music he has written for other artists, have been streamed tens of millions of times.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Spotify |url=https://open.spotify.com/artist/0Nmzni4mLSbgpRyDim6yYG?si=5tQpL49WQ0CH1xMKJDmWag |access-date=2023-12-18 |website=open.spotify.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Spotify |url=https://open.spotify.com/track/0uUOYmOu7V6v18XLkVtjDF?si=0ca93b02cdfc4ba9 |access-date=2023-12-18 |website=open.spotify.com}}</ref>

===Acting===
In 2018, Desai was offered a role in the developmental Lab of the then Broadway-bound production of ''[[The Secret Garden (musical)|The Secret Garden]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=McPhee |first=Ryan |date=May 9, 2018 |title=Playbill |url=https://playbill.com/article/sierra-boggess-matt-doyle-more-set-for-lab-presentation-of-broadway-bound-the-secret-garden}}</ref> In 2019, Desai made his Off-Broadway debut at MCC Theater in the world-premiere of ''The Wrong Man,'' a musical written by fellow pop songwriter [[Ross Golan]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Olivia |first=Clement |date=August 20, 2019 |title=Playbill.com |url=https://playbill.com/article/full-cast-unveiled-for-ross-golan-musical-the-wrong-man}}</ref>

In 2020, Desai made his professional on-screen debut on the fifth season of ''[[Billions (TV series)|Billions]].'' Later TV guest appearances include ''[[Little Voice (TV series)|Little Voice]]'', ''[[Russian Doll (TV series)|Russian Doll]],'' and ''[[Evil (TV series)|Evil]]''. In 2021, Desai began portraying the Djinn in the fourth season of ''[[What We Do in the Shadows (TV series)|What We Do in the Shadows]]'' to wide acclaim.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Clark |first=Anne Victoria |date=2022-09-01 |title=What We Do in the Shadows' Anoop Desai Understood the Assignment |url=https://www.vulture.com/article/what-we-do-in-the-shadows-anoop-desai-djinn-season-4.html |access-date=2023-12-18 |website=Vulture |language=en}}</ref> He reprised the role until the show completed its six season run. In late 2022, Desai was cast as Raj Masihajjar in ''[[Under the Bridge (TV series)|Under the Bridge]]''.

In 2023, Desai made his film debut in ''[[The Adults (film)|The Adults]].''<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Adults - Encounters 2023 |url=https://www.berlinale.de/en/2023/programme/202302847.html |access-date=2023-12-18 |website=www.berlinale.de |language=en}}</ref> He played Robert in ''[[Babygirl]]'' and Ben Harris in ''[[St. Denis Medical]]''.

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 2009
| ''[[American Idol]]''
| Contestant
| Top 6 finalist
|-
| 2020
| ''[[Billions (TV series)|Billions]]''
| Dev Satyal
| Episode: "I The Nordic Model"
|-
| 2020
| ''[[Little Voice (TV series)|Little Voice]]''
| Ravi
| Episode: "I Don't Know"
|-
| 2022
| ''[[Russian Doll (TV series)|Russian Doll]]''
| Salim
| Episodes: "Schrödinger's Ruth", "Brain Drain"
|-
|2022
|''[[Evil (TV series)|Evil]]''
|Larry
|Episode: "The Demon of Cults"
|-
| 2022–23
| ''[[What We Do in the Shadows (TV series)|What We Do in the Shadows]]''
| [[Jinn|Djinn]]
| 7 episodes
|-
| 2023
| ''[[The Adults (film)|The Adults]]''
| Josh
| Film debut
|-
|2024
|''[[Under the Bridge (TV series)|Under the Bridge]]''
|Raj Masihajjar
|6 episodes
|-
| 2024
| ''[[Babygirl]]''
| Robert
|
|-
|2025
|''[[St. Denis Medical]]''
|Ben Harris
|Episode: "Listen to Your Ladybugs"
|}

==Discography==
===Albums (as Anoop Desai)===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
| 2011
| align="left"| '''''Zero.0'''''
{{smalldiv|
* Release date: April 20, 2011
* Label: [[Independent record label|Independent]]
* Format: [[Music download|Digital download]]
}}
|}

===Extended plays (as Anoop Desai)===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2"| Album details
! Peak positions
! rowspan="2"| Certifications ([[Music recording sales certification|sales threshold]])
|- style="font-size:smaller;"
! width="40"| [[Billboard 200|US]]
|-
| 2010
| align="left"| '''''All Is Fair'''''
{{smalldiv|
* Release date: May 4, 2010
* Label: [[Independent record label|Independent]]
* Format: [[Music download|Digital download]]
}}
| —
| align="left"|
* US sales: 900<ref>{{cite news| url=http://content.usatoday.com/communities/idolchatter/post/2010/05/idol-boosts-connick-sinatra-sales/1 | work=USA Today | title='Idol' boosts Connick, Sinatra sales | date=May 12, 2010}}</ref>
|-
| 2012
| align="left"| '''''3 Cheers'''''
{{smalldiv|
* Release date: November 20, 2012
* Label: Independent
* Format: Digital download
}}
| —
| align="left"|
|}

===Digital singles (as Anoop Desai)===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2"| Single
! colspan="1"| Peak positions
! rowspan="2"| Album
|- style="font-size:smaller;"
! width="50"| [[Billboard Hot 100|US]]
|-
| 2010
| align="left"| "My Name"
* Release: March 23, 2010<ref name="anoopdesai.com">{{Cite web |url=http://www.anoopdesai.com/ |title=Anoopdesai.com |access-date=February 6, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100201063234/http://anoopdesai.com/ |archive-date=February 1, 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| -
| align="left"| ''All Is Fair''
|-
| 2012
| align="left"| "Love War" (featuring Adhd)
* Release: November 13, 2012<ref name="anoopdesai.com"/>
| -
| align="left"| ''3 Cheers''
|-
|}

===Select TOTEM Discography===
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Year
!Title
!Streams<ref>{{Cite web |title=Spotify |url=https://open.spotify.com/artist/0Nmzni4mLSbgpRyDim6yYG?si=jsDo5mMgSnOie7Op9zWziA |access-date=2023-12-18 |website=open.spotify.com}}</ref>
|-
|rowspan="4"|2015
|"Countdown"
|901,854
|-
|"All Falls Down"
|689,775
|-
|"Unrequited"
|815,852
|-
|"Heartease"
|883,236
|-
|rowspan="2"|2016
|"Addicted"
|3,465,711
|-
|"Bubblegum"
|3,901,193
|-
|rowspan="2"|2017
|"Hanging On"
|1,541,371
|-
|"Aftertaste"
|7,676,130
|}

==Awards and nominations==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year !! Presenter !! Award !! Result
|-
| 2009
| [[Teen Choice Awards]]
| Choice Summer Tour (shared with [[American Idol season 8|''American Idol'' Top 10]])
| {{nom}}
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://anoopdesai.com/ Anoop Desai Official Website]
*[http://www.inthespotlight-online.com/single-post/2015/02/26/In-the-Spotlight-with-Anoop-Desai In the Spotlight with Anoop Desai]

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[[Category:21st-century American singers]]
[[Category:American Idol participants]]
[[Category:American male singers of Indian descent]]
[[Category:Singers from North Carolina]]
[[Category:Musicians from Chapel Hill, North Carolina]]
[[Category:University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill alumni]]
[[Category:People from Cary, North Carolina]]
[[Category:21st-century American male singers]]
[[Category:American male television actors]]
[[Category:American male actors of Indian descent]]
[[Category:Actors from North Carolina]]
[[Category:21st-century American male actors]]

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