Karan Singh Grover was born in Delhi India to a Punjabi Sikh family hailing from Ambala, Haryana. He and his family later moved to Saudi Arabia, and he lived there for twelve years. Karan spent his childhood and schooling days in Dammam, Saudi Arabia. In 2000 he moved back to Mumbai and pursued a degree in Hotel Management from IHM Mumbai, Dadar Catering College. He was also in a band during his college days called the ""Thousand Decibels"". After completing his degree Karan moved to Muscat in Oman where his family was located and started working at the Sheraton Hotel as a marketing executive