Anoop Desai

Anoop Desai
Anoop Desai aka TOTEM at Lollapalooza
Background information
Born (1986-12-20) December 20, 1986
Cary, North Carolina
OriginChapel Hill, North Carolina, U.S.
Genres
Occupations
  • Actor
  • Singer
InstrumentVocals
Years active2009—present
Formerly ofUNC Clef Hangers
Websitewww.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 eighth season of American Idol, after which he began writing and performing music under the pseudonym TOTEM. 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.