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#RuelIsOverParty: Who is Ruel Vincent van Dijk, why are fans trying to cancel singer over an album release?

A fan wrote, 'Me on all of my devices taking back every stream I've ever given Ruel bc this b***h has like 69 unreleased songs and still can’t find enough for a full album'

Known for singles 'Don't Tell Me', 'Younger' and 'Painkiller', 17-year-old Australian singer and songwriter Ruel seems to be all over the Internet right now. Wondering why? Well, a Twitter trend with the hashtag #RuelIsOverParty surfaced online and left fans confused and dazed — which is also a popular song 'Dazed & Confused’ by Ruel — as to why it had started. Within no time, there were murmurs about who is Ruel and why his loyal fans were trying to cancel him. 

Well, a Twitter trend with the hashtag #RuelIsOverParty surfaced online and left fans dazed and confused — which is also a popular song (link to: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nel_hT0ZQHA) by Ruel — as to why it had started.

Born in 2002, he was raised in Isleworth, London by his British mother, Kate van Dijk, and Dutch-born and New Zealand-raised father, Ralph van Dijk who founded the Australian radio agency, Eardrum. Four years later, his family moved to Sydney, Australia. His tryst with music began at an early age after his father sent a demo of him singing James Bay's 'Let It Go' to Grammy Award-winning producer M-Phazes.

M-Phazes told The Music in a 2017 interview, "I lost my mind when I heard his voice!" That same year, Ruel released his debut single 'Golden Years' in collaboration with M-Phazes, and reportedly, in June, he made his live radio debut performing Jack Garratt's 'Weathered'. With over half a million views in less than 48 hours, he became the youngest-ever featured performer on the show at 14.

The next month, his song 'Don't Tell Me' shattered music charts and Elton John played his song on BBC Radio 1. Ruel then teamed up with DJ Khalid on his American Teen Tour of Australia and New Zealand and signed with RCA Records internationally. He has also been awarded Breakthrough Artist for his single 'Dazed & Confused' at the ARIA Music Awards of 2018.

As he is slowly climbing the stairs of success, why are fans trying to cancel him? Apparently, it seems like they are tired of waiting for his album release. One fan wrote: "Everyone we have to get #ruelisoverparty trending. This is very important to us as Ruel stans and we must hear from @oneruel if he is going to release an album or an ep. please reply with #ruelisoverparty regards, taya." Another tweet read: "#ruelisoverparty we are tired of being lied to." A fan wrote, "Me on all of my devices taking back every stream I've ever given Ruel bc this b***h has like 69 unreleased songs and still can’t find enough for a full album."

Meanwhile, many others couldn't figure out why the young singer was being attacked and a few wondered if he would even see it. One Twitter fan said, "Why r people mad abt #ruelisoverparty he doesn’t even have this app on his phone he won’t see it." Another tweet read, "Some of y’all acting like he’s going to be upset about this. HE won't EVEN SEE IT BC HE DOESNT USE TWITTER #ruelisoverparty. "Honestly Ruel would probably laugh at #ruelisoverparty so why r some ppl mad," wrote a fan. 

Well, the hashtag started trending in no time but it was just a joke! However, don't you think it's time to put a stop to the cancel culture on Twitter? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below.