Ruel Sings Drake, One Direction, and "say it over" in a Game of Song Association | ELLE

#Ruel's music is the kind you play on repeat. At just 18, the Australian artist has captivated audiences all over with sold out venues across the globe. Following the release of his new EP #BrightLightsRedEyes, he joins us for a round of #SongAssociation. Watch as he sings #Drake and reveals the song that made him fall in love with music. For more ELLE: • Luh Kel Sings Luh Kel,...
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[@EasyPianohits]

Ruel is that guy you date bring home to mum and she loves him more than you 😄🙌

[@julieklemm1906]

i brought my dad to ruels concert and he wouldnt stop talking about it after, now every time ruel releases a song my dad tells me about it or send me pictures of him watching the mv

[@leona7997]

@@julieklemm1906 that is goals

[@robloxian-i8i]

@@julieklemm1906 awww ✨

[@hujanpanas1604]

And suddenly became your dad

[@kornkanokboonsanit3189]

@@julieklemm1906 Awwwwwww 😳🥺💓 how cute!

[@megthescorpio]

he literally has a song called ‘say’ and didn’t choose that one LMAO

[@azumedy]

THATS WHATI WAS THINKING ABOUT LMAO

[@gabyargote5076]

@@azumedy SAMEEEE

[@fp5724]

YES LMAO

[@anhadsidhu3283]

HAHAHAHAHAHA

[@carolparedes9389]

AHAHAHA I WAS THINKIN ABT THAT

[@anna-it5ul]

lyric: "say" ruel: *has a song literally CALLED say* also ruel: starts singing say it over

[@kaityrenee2005]

I was thinking the same thing haha

[@Liv-yr2wk]

i was literally bout to comment this ieushjksef it's like he forgot about it ahah

[@anna-it5ul]

true but say is an og

[@annieray8074]

hahah same

[@bri4119]

you know ruel he probably forgot the lyrics to say

[@kristen2498]

not him pretending to forget the lyrics to call out my name when he literally COVERED IT

[@claraelizabeth5407]

SEVERAL TIMES

[@amana_bou]

I mean if he can forget HIS OWN LYRICS all the time I'm not surprised abt this😂

[@rontorres6822]

You will probably forget the lyrics if you sing a lot of songs over time.

[@marimuradyan3650]

EXACTLY

[@impossumblemori]

@@amana_bou as a songwriter I find it way easier to remember others lyrics then the ones I write lol! same with my friend we both can never remember our own lyrics but we can remember everyone else’s lol.

[@harmankaur4394]

Me: sees One Direction in the title and automatically clicks

[@lizbethojeda5407]

Same

[@kyleebrady2926]

Sameeee

[@fitrohajasmine3602]

lol its me

[@bel4418]

Sameeeee

[@shy123am]

Me too

[@adrianabailon1446]

When he start singing call out my name I lose it

[@Em-pz2ir]

He gon be hearing bout my therapist shortly xoxo

[@jenaanabed3172]

OML SAME

[@whatevrimjxde4138]

yes

[@lofen5147]

His cover of the song in the changing room is legendary

[@elviswellington]

I've already lost it in Say it over

[@sophie-be1ow]

ruel: “i don’t have high hopes” also ruel: *proceeds to get 15/15* okaayyy rool

[@annikahaendel906]

he's trying so hard not to sing his own songs lmao

[@maddz9268]

ikr

[@bea9225]

no one: ruel: i wrote this song in paris 💀

[@maria-fb7ev]

he’s always saying it😭😭😭😭

[@pauu.borges]

Every single time

[@emmaa2636]

It’s the new I met tyler at whole foods

[@zoyakailani413]

no one: ruel: i wrote this song in paris with my two friends sarah aarons and m phazes 💀💀

[@ayamedina2455]

@@emmaa2636 for real 🤣

[@journeymanuel7069]

YOU DONT UNDERSTAND HOW MUCH I STREAM DAZED AND CONFUSED ON REPEAT

[@aminlimelight]

Yes stream until dazed n confused lol

[@hannah6yearsago683]

same omg

[@journeymanuel7069]

@@aminlimelight bahaha u should!!

[@jodeevanderbyl5279]

Uggghhh same

[@kaylap.7205]

When I heard dazed and confused for the first time I immediately loved it

[@michellecastillo11]

he sang 1D... he's literally perfect

[@janinelag]

im a simple girl i see ruel and one direction, and i click

[@lilli4864]

This is literally when my 2 favourite artists collide

[@incognitooooooooooooo123spy]

my two faves

[@limelightdirectioner4237]

my two faves and wdw.

[@ranok29]

Yeah

[@jojo-wd7yq]

I read RUEL and came running

[@barbyyalejandre]

SAMEEEE

[@whatevrimjxde4138]

YESSS

[@gabbye.5314]

moi aussi

[@mariamawitnatnael6172]

Same lol

[@risayap5242]

MIDNIGHT MEMORIESSSS OOOOoooOOOOOoooOO

[@kyleebrady2926]

STRAGHT OFF THE PLANE TO A NEW HOTEL JUST TOUCHED DOWN YOU COULD NEVER TELL

[@simrannnn_]

@@kyleebrady2926 BIG HOUSE PARTY WITH A CROWDED KITCHENNNN

[@candacejudge7627]

PEOPLE TALK SHHHH🤫 but we don’t listen

[@randomperson8766]

Tell me that I'm wrong but I'm finding my waayyy

[@fionac.28]

WAY TO MANY PEOPLE IN THE ADDISON LEE (love u louis)

[@maeghancarlsen843]

WE STAN A ONE DIRECTION STAN

[@ranok29]

True

[@roshanligutan4951]

he's so grown up now i still remember him being a kid singing dazed and confused

[@hyundts]

he looks so mature i’m gonna cry

[@sakurasrevnelaulsaut814]

its the moustache I guess

[@mariamawitnatnael6172]

@@sakurasrevnelaulsaut814 and the hair

[@natascharose]

I'm older than him and I look like a baby compared to him😭😭😂

[@amana_bou]

But as soon as she shaved of pablo he looked like a lil baby again😂😭

[@sophie-be1ow]

elle if u would’ve given him the word ‘gospel’ i would’ve loved u forever LMAOO

[@jesipiuma3721]

🤣🤣

[@elle1503]

he wouldn’t sing it both ways cuz he said it’s annoying 😀

[@bianca5882]

I WAS THINKING THIS

[@karina_shee]

he would literally leave 😬

[@mollya4539]

OPPORTUNITY MISSED

[@tiannamamo5862]

Genuinely so humble. He was trying his best not to plug his own music the whole time and still managed to get all 15.

[@yazminevalencia5623]

when Ruel is also a One Direction stan🥰

[@marinamachrypereira6123]

OMG HES SO FAMOUS IM LOVING IT HES GETTING WHAT HE DESERVES 🤧

[@fabi5793]

YES!

[@Anna-nj9vu]

Finally 😌

[@user-te7zb2hp8o]

yesss

[@val-dd5hg]

OMG ROBERT MY BABY

[@giovannamaria6223]

Omgg Ruel singing one direction is literally everything to me

[@MsChocolate226]

He valid frl I love to see other artists be Directioners

[@nafeesahfathima3688]

BRO HE DOESN'T NEED AUTOTUNE AT ALL HE IS SO TALENTED WHATTTT I LOVE HIMM

[@eylstyles3739]

ELLE👏KEEPS👏ON👏GIVING👏US👏THE👏CONTENT👏THAT👏WE👏DIDN'T👏KNOW👏WE👏NEEDED

[@karina_shee]

omg I didn’t expect to see him here so soon 😩😩 boy is Famous famous now

[@fatimaazimdjanova5]

Ikr😭😭😭

[@amor.a]

@@valentinacastro2452 ikr😭❤

[@hxney4287]

Ik :(

[@sophiabinder4274]

i’m a simple person, i see ruel and one direction i click

[@onlysunshine7492]

My brain: “One d-“ My finger: *clicks*

[@catherinapassicot5499]

The word NEVER comes out Me automatically: nEvEr SaY nEvEr

[@whatevrimjxde4138]

LMAOOOO SAME

[@hxney4287]

I was like "i never let you goo" still a justin bieber's song lol

[@ayamedina2455]

I thougt on NEVER GONNA GIVE YOU UP you just get rickrolled

[@leona7997]

literally

[@magharijodithmarie9601]

Same😭

[@carolparedes9389]

his voice, his giggles, his look everything in this video is perfect

[@amtul-hafeezmensah7248]

The way there is minimal hesitation for every word he gets

[@malesendra3907]

alternative title: ruel being the man of my dreams for 7 minutes straight

[@imad5109]

HONESLTY THO LMAO

[@abbyr952]

im a simple gir, i see ruel, i click. I SEE ONE DIRECTION AND RUEL I CLICK EVEN FASTER

[@lilli4864]

YES YES YES!!!! Immaculate music taste!!!

[@user-rp6oh1uk9x]

FASTER THAN THE SPEED OF LIGHT

[@saralondono8780]

"i think i did pretty well" he nailed it lmao

[@SuperbLyricsOfficial]

ma baby

[@deonjacobs905]

Our*

[@AngA031]

No mine. 🧍‍♀️

[@nonconformist36]

OUR BABY

[@clowntown9533]

HIS MUSIC TASTE IS IMMACULATE IM CRYING- I SCREAMED WHEN I SAW “ONE DIRECTION” IN THE TITLE AND THEN I SCREAMED WHEN HE SAID CHRISTIAN LEAVE AND TYLER THE CREATOR

[@Laura-hw2lo]

He sang one direction and Rex Orange County. This man is perfect

[@ophelie657]

THIS IS THE BEST THING THATS HAPPENED THIS YEAR WHAT

[@Alex-hd9mq]

ruel getting the recognition he deserves

[@mariamawitnatnael6172]

Period

[@lanacharlotte2010]

after being his fan for two years, seeing him gain so much attention and recognition has been so crazy because he kinda felt like my little secret for a while. I'm so happy people are finally recognising his talent and now the rest of the world can see how incredibly amazing he is :)

[@_emilyyrodriguez_]

The second I saw One Direction in the title I clicked so fast

[@zoealasino4064]

this man can’t be anymore perfect

[@lorekaori]

OMG CANT BELIEVE RUELS HERE!! SO PROUD OF MY BOY

[@jules8862]

WHEN HE STARTED SINGING I LIKE TO MOVE IT, BYE

[@may-ru7gq]

IM ACTUALLY PHYSICALLY CRYING I CANT BELIEVE HES ON HERE SO PROUD

[@juliareste]

ruel has two songs with say in the title and it took him so long to sing it

[@claraelizabeth5407]

yooo hiii I know you on Instagram

[@juliareste]

@@claraelizabeth5407 hiii

[@amtul-hafeezmensah7248]

Ruel getting recognition 💕💕

[@kemo577]

Purr💅🏽As he should 🤪

[@KC-xw7fr]

Never thought my one direction and ruel obsession would cross but I'M HERE FOR IT

[@briannaireland6694]

I SAW ONE DIRECTION AND RUEL IN THE TITLE AND I NEVER CLICKED SO FAST IN MY LIFE

[@owaowa3581]

YESS I BEEN WAITING FOR THIS ONE

[@Em-pz2ir]

TURN IT UPPPPPP LANGHKWKCKD I love him waaay too much istfg 😭😭

[@owaowa3581]

sameee

[@jordynross2399]

when ruel started singing call out my name again

[@annekedickson9940]

i literally love ruel, i’ve been obsessed with his songs since... forever :)

[@verarose3395]

Manifesting this: I'm gonna meet Ruel in Paris, we'll fall in love. We'll scream 1D songs while driving, we'll dance to 'I like to move it'. We'll get a dog named Harold. There's just 3 years age difference omg.

[@taylorj1658]

same i’m 15 but i can be 18 by tomorrow if he needs me to...

[@saiquatabassum6321]

We are the same age XD

[@ranok29]

1 year 9 months difference😏😗

[@taeyeong_ss9755]

@@taylorj1658 LMAO

[@wherearemyavacados]

THIS WAS SO UNEXPECTED AHHHHH!!!!!!!!

[@lucillem.3828]

I KNOWWWW

[@amanda-cd7zo]

the speed that i clicked when i saw one direction in the title

[@zoeadams389]

he is so underrated. his amazing and I love him sooooooooooooo much

[@jenaanabed3172]

THANK YOU ELLE FOR PUTTING HIM ON HERE😭😭😭

[@barbyyalejandre]

EVERYTHING ABT THIS MAN IS JUST PERFECTTTTT

[@barbyyalejandre]

RUEL SINGING ONE DIRECTION IS WHAT I LIVE FOR

[@tonia.5911]

The last time I saw him he looked so young now he looks so mature 🥺

[@tonia.5911]

Me coming back to my own comment googling his age to find out he’s the same age as me 🤭😏😭

[@huilingg]

words couldn't express how much I'm so proud of him that he's getting his recognition as he should

[@farfalles2665]

Omg guys I'm so happy to see him on here 😭😭😭. Thank you so much Elle 😭😭😭❤❤

[@prab3798]

no one: ... ruel: plays around with sunglasses for the whole interview😎

[@sweetlemonade2673]

I WAS JUST WATCHING THE "I LOVE KFC" AND THIS CAME UP ON MY RECOMMENDATION😂

[@s9659]

YESSSS GIVE HIM THE RECOGNITION HE DESERVES

[@anaferreira3423]

ELLE just read my mind😂 Thanks a lot🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@shanigolan]

I feel like I've been waiting for this video for my entire life

[@mollya4539]

oh my goodness he’s getting so big i’m so proud

[@hadiaalkhafaji2025]

Omgggg he sang Christian leave they should collaborate if they don’t I’ll cry

[@emiliarose4298]

YES OMG

[@camhersly]

YEAH

[@MA-yg7sx]

yeeessss we love to see this, can’t wait to see him live if it happens

[@avataraang3354]

My wait is over!!! I love this adorable king 👑❤️

[@sophiaisabelle01]

I’m not completely used to Ruel’s new hairstyle. Reminds me an old fashioned country singer for some reason...

[@shaanp9796]

Marty Robbins, when he was older, had similar hair, but a real mustache, so maybe that?

[@sophiaisabelle01]

@@shaanp9796 Maybe so...

[@jessowen1388]

I lost it when he started singing call out my name!! I miss that cover so much 🥺

[@fatsanii]

love his voice omG

[@brookeautumn3233]

omg, i saw one direction and i automatically clicked on the video lmao, i stan

[@veerakare1514]

Limelight!!!!

[@brookeautumn3233]

@@nour.abuyassine ahhhhhh, i can never find anyone thats a limelight

[@brookeautumn3233]

@@veerakare1514 YESSSSSSSS

[@brookeautumn3233]

@@veerakare1514 whos your fav?

[@Beba476]

OML YES ANOTHER LIMELIGHT AND RUEL LOVER-🥰

[@love-ey1gj]

I TOLD YOU I WILL BE DOING ONE DIRECTION I SCREAMED

[@angie-hg6fl]

I love how he's trying to not take the easy ones by doing his own songs

[@linzym.nunezc.1207]

This man...ugh, exquisite human being, talented af.

[@faatihakalam2181]

Ok but him having a side part again I’m not entirely mad about it ....

[@whatevrimjxde4138]

faxxxx

[@yourmomisfunnydontchuthink4078]

Ruel: “Say it over” Me: THAN TO KNOW WHAT TO SAY, SAY, SAYYYYYY

[@sydney.5235]

I LOVE HOW HE SANG THE SONG FROM MADAGASCAR😭

[@juliabaptista3410]

I'm so happy that you called him for this video!!! THANK YOU ELLE

[@hannahpaz2961]

Ruel bebito hermosoo :')

[@chokokrispies]

Tu foto de perfil! ❤️❤️

[@ivegotaprettysmile6027]

one look at the thumnail and i was like: what's a VR character doing a singing association

[@Laiherself]

His voice,his accent and everything about him,he makes jokes and sometimes is so shy! I love him ❤️❤️🙊

[@karina_shee]

his music taste is so weird lmao like he went from Frank to Madagascar soundtrack and then to John Lennon 😄

[@TheMrTandohShow]

Never get bored with your videos. Thank you for the constant entertainment!

[@giannaking4418]

My mans loves one direction. This is why I Stan

[@kekelviana4573]

Ruel singing midnight memories is my religion

[@kemo577]

Period we love to see Ruel doing big things🥸

[@kaylennchavez2815]

Omg yes I’ve been waiting for this 😩

[@patrishiamariesagarit4251]

Ruel: I'm usually really bad while playing along with this Also ruel: never misses a word

[@sam_evy]

love how 2 of my faves killed it: NIKI 15/15 RUEL 15/15 amazing voices and musical brains

[@loz5448]

when he didn’t sing say for his first one 👀💀

[@awyeahdaddy7914]

I don't think he wanted to sing his own songs

[@leticiabermudez4941]

This video should be called: ''Ruel prooves he doesn't need autotune''

[@bnk1866]

I just read One direction, and I’m here, just that

[@celesteharper3293]

I clicked for one direction and now I’m obsessed😭he’s adorable

[@ajzalfa]

Aawww I love how shy he is, he keep avoiding eye contacts with the camera. When, in fact, he slayed the whole thing. That's kinda cute :)

[@aesshole876]

he's really getting big...i remember when i would ask my friends and family if they knew who ruel was and they didn't...now my cousin and sister blast painkiller, as long as you care and face to face everyday...wow

[@dolantwinsvideos7496]

OMG I'M SO PROUD OF HIMMM

[@RehYuri17]

His glasses brings out a whole another mood