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Sukhwinder Singh

Sukhwinder Singh (born 18 July 1971) is an internationally acclaimed Indian Bollywood playback singer. Singh is famous internationally for singing "Jai Ho" from the film Slumdog Millionaire which won an Academy Award for Best Original Song and a Grammy Award for Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media. His rendition for the 2014 released film Haider fetched him the National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer.

Sukhwinder Singh
Sukhwinder Singh (singer).jpg
Singh at the launch of ‘KUBE’ in Mumbai in 2017
Background information
Also known as
  • Sukhi
  • Singh Saab
  • MTN Singh
Born (1971-07-18) 18 July 1971 (age 47)[1][2][3]
Amritsar, Punjab, India
GenresPlayback singing
Occupation(s)Singer, composer, actor, lyricist
Years active1991–present
Websitesukhwindersinghofficial.com
ReligionNanak panthi Sikh

One of his most famous songs is "Chaiyya Chaiyya" for which he won the Best Male Playback Award at the 1999 Filmfare Awards. The song, from Mani Ratnam's 1998 film Dil Se.., was composed by A. R. Rahman, written by Gulzar, and sung in duet with Sapna Awasthi. It was also featured in the musical Bombay Dreams and, in remixed arrangements, in the titles and credits segments of Spike Lee's 2006 film Inside Man.

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BiographyEdit

Sukhwinder Singh hails from Amritsar, Punjab. He first performed on stage at the young age of 8, singing the Kishore Kumar and Lata Mangeshkar number "Sa Re Ga Ma Pa" from the 1970 movie Abhinetri. He also released a Punjabi album called Munda Southhall Da with T. Singh, joined Laxmikant–Pyarelal’s troupe, and quickly became a music arranger before heading to South India to look for work, wherein, he sang for the Tamil film Ratchagan.

Singh got his first Bollywood break in the blockbuster patriotic movie Karma in which he sang a few lines. Then, he sang the hit song "Aaja Sanam" in a film named Khilaaf. But he realised that something was missing in his voice, so he took a sabbatical and left Mumbai to tour England and America to see, hear, and understand various forms of music. After this broadening of his musical horizons, he returned to Mumbai to kick-start his musical career.

His first effort in Hindi films, Aaja Sanam, went largely unnoticed even though the music carried the names of Laxmikant–Pyarelal. Then for Dil Se.., A. R. Rahman used Sukhwinder for "Chaiyya Chaiyya". The other films that followed — including Taal, Biwi No.1, 1947: Earth, Daag: The Fire, Jaanwar, Dillagi, Moksha, Thakshak, Tere Naam, Apna Sapna Money Money, Shaadi Se Pehle, Shabd, Chak De! India, Om Shanti Om, and Black & White — have made him a household name.

He has been well received for providing playback singing for Bollywood actor Shahrukh Khan in a total of 7 songs. Of these, "Chaiyya Chaiyya" from Dil Se.., "Dard-E-Disco" from Om Shanti Om, "Chak De India" from Chak De! India, "Haule Haule" from Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi, "Marjaani" from Billu, "Satakali" from Happy New Year, and "Udi Udi Jaye" from Raees have become certified hits.

Singh has provided playback for many notable Bollywood actors including Salman Khan, Shahrukh Khan, Arjun Rampal, Anil Kapoor, Akshay Kumar, Saif Ali Khan, Ajay Devgan, Abhishek Bachchan, Riteish Deshmukh, Tushar Kapoor, Vivek Oberoi, Sanjay Dutt, Bobby Deol, Ranbir Kapoor, Kunal Kapoor, Shabbir Ahluwalia, Farhan Akhtar, and Sunny Deol.

In June 2014, he participated in the 7th season of Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa.

AwardsEdit

Sukhwinder Singh won the Filmfare Best Male Playback Award for songs "Chaiyya Chaiyya" from the movie Dil Se.. and for the song "Haule Haule" from the movie Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi

Sukhwinder Singh's song "Jai Ho", won him international acclaim when it won the Academy Award for Best Original Song. The same song also won the Grammy Award for Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media in 2010.

He has been awarded the National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer at the 62nd National Film Awards for his rendition in the 2014 film Haider composed by Vishal Bhardwaj.

Selected discographyEdit

Studio albumsEdit

  • Jashn (2001)[4]
Main article: List of songs recorded by Sukhwinder Singh

As playback singerEdit

Hindi SongsEdit

Year Songs Film
2018 "Sab Badiya Hai" Sui Dhaaga
"Vashmalle" Thugs of Hindostan
"Manzoor-E-Khuda"
"Isaaqbaazi" Zero
"Gali Gali" Pataakha
"Kar Har Maidaan Fateh" Sanju
"Black" Raid
"Om Namah Shivay" Bhaiaji Superhit
2017 "Sachin Sachin" Sachin: A Billion Dreams
"Zinda Hai" Tiger Zinda Hai
"Tippa" Rangoon
"Julia"
"Udi Udi Jaye" Raees
"O Re Rangreza (Qawaali)" Jolly LLB 2
"Kaavaan Kaavaan (Remix)" Lucknow Central
"Daag" Bhoomi
"Gussa" Sarkar 3
"Angry Mix"
"Shakti"
"Kooke Kawn" Mom
2016 "Bolo Har Har Har" Shivaay
"Tung Lak" Sarbjit
"Meherbaan"
"Amar Prem" Amar Prem
"Jai Ho Janatha" Janatha Garage
"Sultan (Title Track)" Sultan
"Tetua" Jai Gangaajal
"Naina Shatir Bade" Love Ke Funday
"Motu Aur Patlu Ki Jodi" Motu Patlu: King Of Kings
"Jungle Hai Jungle"

Telugu SongsEdit

Year Film Songs Composer(s)
2016 Janatha Garage "Jayaho Janatha" Devi Sri Prasad
2010 Brindavanam "Chinnado Vaipu" S. Thaman
2009 Blue "Gundelo Nippundile" A. R. Rahman
1999 Seenu "O Manali O Manali" Mani Sharma
1998 Prematho "Chayya Chayya"(Duet Version) A. R. Rahman
"Chayya Chayya"(Male Version)
1997 Rakshakudu "Lucky Lucky" A. R. Rahman

2015 and beforeEdit

Collaboration with musician and lyricistEdit

Musician/Lyricist Movie/Album/TV Shows Remark
Gulzar 1) Dil Se.. – 1998 2) Khoobsurat – 1999 3) Aks – 2001 4) Bunty Aur Babli – 2005
5) The Blue Umbrella – 2005 6) Paheli – 2005 7) Omkara – 2006 8) Jaan-E-Mann – 2006
9) Jhoom Barabar Jhoom – 2007 10) No Smoking – 2007 11) Just Married – 2007
12) Slumdog Millionaire – 2009 13) Billu – 2009 14) Firaaq – 2009 15) Kaminey – 2009
16) Dus Tola – 2010 17) Veer – 2010 18) Raavan - 2010 19) Ishqiya – 2010
20) Teen Thay Bhai – 2011 21) Chala Mussaddi... Office Office – 2011
22) Motu Patlu - 2012 23) Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola – 2013 24) Ek Thi Daayan – 2013
25) Dedh Ishqiya – 2014 26) Haider – 2014 27) Kill Dil – 2014
28) Madaari - 2016 29) Rangoon - 2017
A.R. Rahman 1) Dil Se.. – 1998 2) 1947 Earth – 1998 3) Doli Saja Ke Rakhna – 1998
4) Taal – 1999 5) Thakshak – 1999 6) Zubeidaa – 2000 7) One 2 Ka 4 – 2001
8) Lagaan – 2001 9) The Legend of Bhagat Singh – 2002 10)Tehzeeb – 2003
11) Meenaxi: A Tale of Three Cities – 2004 12) Bombay Dreams- 2004
13) Mangal Pandey: The Rising – 2005 14) Water – 2005 15) Slumdog Millionaire – 2008
16) Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na – 2008 17) Blue – 2009 18) Raavan – 2010
19) Ada... A Way of Life – 2010 20) Connections – 2010 21) Raanjhanaa – 2013
22) Million Dollar Arm – 2014 23) Jeans – 1998 24)Tamasha (2015) Sachin: A Billion Dreams - 2017
Vishal Bhardwaj 1) Ramji Londonwale – 2005 2) The Blue Umbrella – 2005 3) Omkara – 2006
4) No Smoking – 2007 5) Kaminey – 2009 6) Ishqiya – 2010
7) Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola – 2013 8) Dedh Ishqiya – 2014 9) Haider – 2014
10) Motu Patlu: King Of Kings – 2016 11) Madaari-2016 12) Rangoon-2017
Vishal–Shekhar 1) Supari (film) – 2003 2) Musafir – 2004 3) Dus -2005 4) Shabd – 2005
5) Om Shanti Om – 2007 6) Tashan – 2008 7) Bhoothnath – 2008 8) Tees Maar Khan – 2010
9) Ra.One – 2011 10) Kahaani- 2012 11) Arjun: The Warrior Prince – 2012 12) Gippi- 2013
 13) Gori Tere Pyaar M-2013 14) Happy New Year-2014 15)Sultan-2016
Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy 1) Dus – 1997 (Unreleased) 2) Shool – 1999 3) Bunty Aur Babli-2005 4) Jhoom Barabar Jhoom-2007
5) Johnny Gaddaar – 2007 6) Bhaag Milkha Bhaag-2013 7) D-Day – 2013 8) Kill Dil – 2014
9) Dil Dhadakne Do – 2015
Pritam 1) Ek Khiladi Ek Haseena – 2005 2) Garam Masala – 2005 3) Apna Sapna Money Money – 2006
4) Just Married – 2007 5) Kaisay Kahein... – 2007 6) Kidnap – 2008 7) Ek : The Power Of One – 2009
8) Billu – 2009 9) Aakrosh – 2010 10) I Love NY – 2015
Sajid–Wajid 1) Khauff – 2000 2) Garv: Pride and Honour – 2004 3) Veer – 2010 4) Dabangg – 2010
5) Chala Mussaddi... Office Office – 2011 6) Housefull 2 – 2012 7) Ek Tha Tiger – 2012
8) Dabangg 2 – 2012 9) Khallballi! – 2013 10) Rangrezz – 2013
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan 1) Kachche Dhaage – 1999
Anand Bakshi 1) Karma – 1986 2) Vardi – 1989 3) Banjaran – 1991 4) Saudagar – 1991
5) Chamatkar – 1992 6) Rajkumar – 1996 7) Dil Kya Kare – 1999
8) Hindustan Ki Kasam – 1999 9) Kachche Dhaage – 1999 10) Taal – 1999
11) Yaadein – 2001 12) Na Tum Jaano Na Hum – 2002 13) Mehbooba – 2008
14) Yamla Pagla Deewana – 2011
Salim–Sulaiman 1) Iqbal – 2005 2) Aaja Nachle – 2007 3)Chak De! India – 2007
4) Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi – 2008 5) Fashion – 2008 6) Kurbaan – 2009 7) Luck – 2009
8) Band Baaja Baaraat – 2010 9)Chakravyuh – 2012 10) Kaanchi: The Unbreakable – 2014
Amit Trivedi 1) Bombay Talkies – 2013
Sameer 1) Kurbaan – 1991 2) Raghuveer – 1995 3) Kartavya – 1995 4) Itihaas – 1997
5) Daag: The Fire – 1999 6) Biwi No.1 – 1999 7) Jaanwar – 1999
8) Badal – 2000 9) Jungle – 2000 10) Deewane – 2000 11) Raja Ko Rani Se Pyar Ho Gaya – 2000
12) Tera Mera Saath Rahen – 2001 13) Deewaanapan – 2001 14) The Legend of Bhagat Singh – 2002
15) Karz: The Burden of Truth – 2002 16) Dum – 2003 17) Kash Aap Hamare Hote – 2003
18) Kaise Kahoon Ke... Pyaar Hai – 2003 19) Tere Naam – 2003 20) Baghban – 2003
21) Classic Dance of Love – 2005 22) Iqbal – 2005 23) Garam Masala – 2005
24) Dosti: Friends Forever – 2005 25) c – 2008 26) Mr. Black Mr. White – 2008 27) Good Luck! – 2008
28) Hari Puttar: A Comedy of Terrors – 2008 29) Chintu Ji – 2009 30) Na Jaane Kabse – 2011
31) I Am Singh – 2011 32) Housefull 2 – 2012 33) Chakradhaar – 2012 34) Bol Bachchan – 2012
35) Mere Dost Picture Abhi Baki Hai – 2012 36) Ata Pata Laapata – 2012 37) Dabangg 2 – 2012
Anu Malik 1) Refugee - 2000 2) LOC Kargil - 2003 3) Aks - 2001 4) Jaan-E-Mann - 2006
5) Garv - 2004 6) Victory - 2009 7) Sssshhh... - 2003 8) Shakti: The Power - 2002
9) Yaadein - 2001 10) Good Luck! - 2008 11) Yamla Pagla Deewana - 2011 12)Hum To Mohabbat Karega
13)Khauff (2000) 14) Badal (2000) 15) Biwi No. 1 (1999) 16) Angaaray - 1998
17)Gundaraj - 1995 18)Chamatkar - 1992 19)Vardi - 1989 20)Ek Chadar Maili Si - 1986
Lesle Lewis 1) Apna Asmaan – 2007
Vinay Jaiswal 1) Deewaren – 2016
Sachin - Jigar 1)Bhoomi - 2017
Rajesh Roshan 1) Na Tum Jaano Na Hum - 2002 2) Moksha - 2001 3) Daag the fire - 1999
4) Swarg Yahan Narak Yahan - 1991
Mithoon 1)Shivaay - 2016
Meet Bros 1)Zanjeer- 2013 2)Kya Super Kool Hai Hum - 2012

TelevisionEdit

ReferencesEdit

  1. ^ Desai, Ishita (4 December 2012). "A Conversation With: Singer Sukhwinder Singh". New York Times. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
  2. ^ Badola, Shreya (20 July 2012). "I want to get married now: Sukhwinder Singh". Mumbai: DNA. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
  3. ^ "TDIM – Singh Celebrates His Birthday – 18th July". MTV. 18 July 2014. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
  4. ^ http://ww.smashits.com/jashn/songs-1502.html

External linksEdit

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