Anup Kumar Paul (born 1986) is an English singer-songwriter and producer from London. A. K. Paul came to prominence in 2011 as a contributor to brother Jai Paul's debut single "BTSTU (Edit)". The following year Paul also worked on Jai Paul's "Jasmine (demo)" and "Higher Res" as well as co-writing for artists Sam Smith and Emeli Sandé, resulting in winning an Ivor Novello Award in 2013. A. K. Paul, Jai Paul, and Muz Azar announced a new project called Paul Institute in 2016. Paul released "Landcruisin'", his first solo record, via the platform.