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		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Sachin: Created page with &amp;quot;{{short description|Indian singer and music composer}} {{Distinguish|Vishal Mishra (director)|Vishal Misra}} {{advert|date=August 2016}} {{Use Indian English|date=April 2013}}...&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;{{short description|Indian singer and music composer}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Distinguish|Vishal Mishra (director)|Vishal Misra}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{advert|date=August 2016}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Use Indian English|date=April 2013}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2019}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Infobox musical artist &lt;br /&gt;
| name           = Vishal Mishra&lt;br /&gt;
| background     = solo_singer&lt;br /&gt;
| image          = &lt;br /&gt;
| birth_date     =&lt;br /&gt;
| birth_place    =  &lt;br /&gt;
| years_active   = 2015–present&lt;br /&gt;
| occupation     ={{hlist|Composer|Singer}}&lt;br /&gt;
| genre          = {{hlist|[[Filmi]]|[[Bollywood]]}}&lt;br /&gt;
| instrument     = {{Flatlist|&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Vocal music|Vocals]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[guitar]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[harmonium]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[piano]]}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
| label              = {{flatlist|&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Tips Industries|Tips]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[T-Series (company)|T-Series]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Sony Music India]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Zee Music Company]]&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
'''Vishal Mishra''' is an Indian music composer and singer. He first appeared in a television reality singing show aired on DD National.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;auto&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{Cite web|url=http://www.radioandmusic.com/entertainment/editorial/news/170602-lalit-pandit-sir-guided-me-through-the-music|title=Lalit (Pandit) Sir guided me through the music industry: Vishal Mishra|website=www.radioandmusic.com}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; He was then guided through his initial days in the industry by [[Lalit Pandit]] of [[Jatin-Lalit]], and then rapidly worked his way up in the industry, bagging a number of projects as a music composer in the Hindi and Marathi film industry.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;auto&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
He has composed and sung tracks on albums like ''[[Munna Michael]]'', ''[[Friendship Unlimited]]'', ''[[Tutak Tutak Tutiya]]'' and ''[[Qarib Qarib Single]]''. He has created songs like &amp;quot;Jaane De&amp;quot; from [[Qarib Qarib Single]] (as a composer), &amp;quot;Antaricha&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;Pyar Ho&amp;quot; from [[Munna Michael]] (as a composer and singer). In 2018, Vishal composed songs for Salman Khan's [[Race 3]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news|title=SALMAN KHAN TURNS LYRICIST FOR RACE 3 ALSO STARRING JACQUELINE FERNANDEZ, ANIL KAPOOR| url=http://ahmedabadmirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/salman-khan-turns-lyricist-for-race-3/articleshow/63323643.cms}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
In 2019, Mishra composed and sung tracks on albums like &amp;quot;[[Veere Di Wedding]]&amp;quot;; a medley of &amp;quot;Rafta Rafta&amp;quot; , the title track for ''[[Yamla Pagla Deewana Phir Se]]''; in Salman Khan's ''[[Notebook (2019 film)|Notebook]]'', [[Anurag Kashyap]]’s ''[[Saand Ki Aankh]]'', and ''[[Kabir Singh]]''.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news|title=I can only speak the language of emotions: Vishal Mishra|&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
url=http://www.dnaindia.com/bollywood/report-i-can-only-speak-the-language-of-emotions-vishal-mishra-2605244}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news|title=Rekha raps, Sonakshi Sinha sings for special Yamla Pagla Deewana Phir Se track also featuring Salman Khan| url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/bollywood/rekha-raps-sonakshi-sinha-sings-for-special-yamla-pagla-deewana-phir-se-track-also-featuring-salman-khan-4416243.html}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; In 2020, he released &amp;quot;Manjha&amp;quot;, a song featuring Aayush Sharma and Saiee Manjrekar.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news |title=Latest Hindi Song 'Manjha' Sung By Vishal Mishra Featuring Aayush Sharma And Saiee Manjrekar. {{!}} Hindi Video Songs - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/videos/entertainment/music/hindi/latest-hindi-song-manjha-sung-by-vishal-mishra-featuring-aayush-sharma-and-saiee-manjrekar-/videoshow/74660734.cms |accessdate=23 March 2020 |work=The Times of India |date=16 March 2020 |language=en}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Discography==&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| style=&amp;quot;background:#ffc;&amp;quot;| &lt;br /&gt;
| Denotes films that have not yet been released&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable sortable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|- style=&amp;quot;background:#cfc; text-align:center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
| '''Year'''&lt;br /&gt;
| '''Film''' &lt;br /&gt;
| '''Song'''&lt;br /&gt;
| '''Singer(s)'''&lt;br /&gt;
| '''Lyrics''' &lt;br /&gt;
| '''Other composer(s)'''&lt;br /&gt;
| '''Notes'''&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|rowspan=&amp;quot;6&amp;quot;|2016&lt;br /&gt;
|rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|''[[Devi (2016 film)|Abhinetri]]''&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;quot;Aakasham Lo Rangulanni&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Karthik (singer)|Karthik]]&lt;br /&gt;
|Sreejo&lt;br /&gt;
|rowspan=&amp;quot;4&amp;quot;|[[Sajid-Wajid]]&lt;br /&gt;
|rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Telugu film&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;quot;Rang Rang Rangare&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Swetha Mohan]]&lt;br /&gt;
|Sreejo&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|''[[Devi (2016 film)|Devi]]''&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;quot;Pesamal Pesi Parthen&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Karthik (singer)|Karthik]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Na. Muthukumar]]&lt;br /&gt;
| rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Tamil film&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;quot;Rang Rang Rangoli&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Shreya Goshal]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Na. Muthukumar]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|''[[Devi (2016 film)|Tutak Tutak Tutiya]]''&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;quot;Chalte Chalte&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Arijit Singh]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Manoj Yadav]]&lt;br /&gt;
|rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|[[Sajid-Wajid]], Gurinder Seagal, [[Raaj Ashoo]], [[Music MG]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;quot;Ranga Re&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Shreya Ghoshal]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Pranav Vatsa]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|rowspan=&amp;quot;5&amp;quot;|2017&lt;br /&gt;
|''[[Friendship Unlimited]]''&lt;br /&gt;
| &amp;quot;Pehli Dafa&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;Ka Watt Te&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;Teri Baaton Ke&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;Darmiyaan&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|Vishal Mishra&lt;br /&gt;
Vishal Mishra&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Vishal Mishra&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Akash Okja, Prakriti Kakar&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|Samir Saptiskar &lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|''[[Munna Michael]]''&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;quot;Pyaar Ho&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
| Vishal Mishra, [[Sunidhi Chauhan]]&lt;br /&gt;
|rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|[[Kumaar]]&lt;br /&gt;
|rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|[[Tanishk Bagchi]], [[Meet Bros]], [[Gourov-Roshin]], [[Pranaay Rijay]], [[Javed-Mohsin]], Vayu&lt;br /&gt;
|rowspan=&amp;quot;36&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;quot;Pyaar Ho (Redux)&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Sunidhi Chauhan]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|''[[Qarib Qarib Single]]''&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;quot;Jaane De&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Atif Aslam]]&lt;br /&gt;
|rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|[[Raj Shekhar]]&lt;br /&gt;
|rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|[[Anu Malik]], [[Rochak Kohli]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;quot;Khatam Kahani&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Nooran Sisters]], Vishal Mishra&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|rowspan=&amp;quot;9&amp;quot;|2018&lt;br /&gt;
|rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|''[[Veere Di Wedding]]''&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;quot;Veere&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|Vishal Mishra, [[Aditi Singh Sharma]], [[Dhvani Bhanushali]], [[Nikita Ahuja]], [[Payal Dev]], [[Lulia Vantur]], [[Sharvi Yadav]]&lt;br /&gt;
|rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|[[Anvita Dutt Guptan]]&lt;br /&gt;
|rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|[[Shashwat Sachdev]], [[Qaran]], White Noise &lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;quot;Dagmag Dagmag&amp;quot; &lt;br /&gt;
|Vishal Mishra, Payal Dev &lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|rowspan=&amp;quot;4&amp;quot;|''[[Race 3]]''&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;quot;Selfish&amp;quot; &lt;br /&gt;
|Atif Aslam, Lulia Vantur &lt;br /&gt;
|rowspan=&amp;quot;4&amp;quot;|[[Salman Khan]]&lt;br /&gt;
|rowspan=&amp;quot;4&amp;quot;|[[JAM8]], [[Meet Bros]], [[Vicky Raja]], [[Shivay Vyas]], [[Hardik Acharya]], [[Ali Jacko]], Gurinder Seagal, [[Jayanta Pathak]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;quot;Selfish (Solo)&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|Atif Aslam &lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;quot;Selfish (Unplugged)&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|Atif Aslam, Vishal Mishra &lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;quot;I Found Love&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|Salman Khan, Veera Saxena &lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|''[[Yamla Pagla Deewana Phir Se]]''&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;quot;Rafta Rafta Medley&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Rekha]] (Rap), [[Sonakshi Sinha]], Vishal Mishra, Jordi Patel, Disha Sharma, Akash Ojha &lt;br /&gt;
|Kunwar Juneja &lt;br /&gt;
|[[Sanjeev-Darshan]], [[Sachet-Parampara]], D Soldierz&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|''[[5 Weddings]]''&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;quot;Na Chah Ke Bhi&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Shirley Setia]]&lt;br /&gt;
|Abhendra Kumar Upadhyay&lt;br /&gt;
|Christopher French, [[Daler Mehndi]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|''Aye Zindagi''&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;quot;Aye Zindagi Single&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Sonu Nigam]], [[Asha Bhosle]], [[Alka Yagnik]], [[Suresh Wadkar]], [[Shaan (singer)|Shaan]], [[Abhijeet Bhattacharya]] &lt;br /&gt;
|[[Rashmi Virag]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|rowspan=&amp;quot;22&amp;quot;|2019&lt;br /&gt;
|rowspan=&amp;quot;6&amp;quot;|''[[Notebook (2019 film)|Notebook]]''&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;quot;Nai Lagda&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|Vishal Mishra, [[Asees Kaur]]&lt;br /&gt;
|Akshay Tripathi&lt;br /&gt;
|rowspan=&amp;quot;6&amp;quot;| Solo composer&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;quot;Laila&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|Dhvani Bhanushali&lt;br /&gt;
|Vishal Mishra, Abhendra Kumar Upadhyay&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;quot;Bhumro&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Kamaal Khan]], Vishal Mishra&lt;br /&gt;
|rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Kaushal Kishore&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;quot;Safar&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Mohit Chauhan]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;quot;Main Taare&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Salman Khan]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Manoj Muntashir]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;quot;Notebook Epilogue&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Vishal Mishra&lt;br /&gt;
|Instrumental &lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|''[[Kabir Singh]]''&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;quot;Kaise Hua&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|Manoj Muntashir&lt;br /&gt;
|rowspan=2|Sachet-Parampara, [[Mithoon]], [[Amaal Mallik]], [[Akhil Sachdeva]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;quot;Pehla Pyaar&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Armaan Malik]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Irshad Kamil]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|rowspan=3|''[[Jabariya Jodi]]''&lt;br /&gt;
|Ki Honda Pyaar (Male)&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Arijit Singh]]&lt;br /&gt;
|rowspan=3|Raj Shekhar&lt;br /&gt;
|rowspan=3|[[Tanishk Bagchi]], Sachet-Parampara, Ashok Mastie, Ramji Gulati&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Ki Honda Pyaar (Female)&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Neha Kakkar]], Vishal Mishra&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Macchardani&lt;br /&gt;
|Vishal Mishra, [[Jyotica Tangri]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|rowspan=4|[[Pranaam]]&lt;br /&gt;
|Sirf Tu&lt;br /&gt;
|Armaan Malik&lt;br /&gt;
|rowspan=4|Manoj Muntashir&lt;br /&gt;
|rowspan=4|Jaan Nisar&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Zindagi&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Ankit Tiwari]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Jai Hanuman&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Sukhwinder Singh]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Illahi&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Sonu Nigam]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|rowspan=7|''[[Saand Ki Aankh]]''&lt;br /&gt;
|Udta Teetar&lt;br /&gt;
|Vishal Mishra Ft. Sunidhi Chauhan &amp;amp; Nooran Sisters&lt;br /&gt;
|rowspan=8|Raj Shekhar&lt;br /&gt;
|rowspan=&amp;quot;8&amp;quot;|Solo composer&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Womaniya&lt;br /&gt;
|Vishal Mishra Ft. Vishal Dadlani&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Aasmaa&lt;br /&gt;
|Vishal Mishra Ft. Asha Bhosle&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Baby Gold&lt;br /&gt;
|Vishal Mishra Ft. Sona Mohapatra &amp;amp; Jyotica Tangri&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Jhunna Jhunna&lt;br /&gt;
|Vishal Mishra Ft. Pratibha Singh Baghel &amp;amp; Krutika Borkar&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Womaniya (Raw Version)&lt;br /&gt;
|rowspan=2|Vishal Mishra&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Aasmaa (Studio Version)&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|rowspan=5|2020&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#ffc;&amp;quot;|''[[Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2]]''&lt;br /&gt;
|TBA &lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#ffc;&amp;quot;|''[[Sidharth Malhotra|Untitled Thadam Remake]]''&lt;br /&gt;
|Sirf Tu Hai&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Armaan Malik]], Deepali Sathe || || ||&lt;br /&gt;
|- &lt;br /&gt;
|Single Track&lt;br /&gt;
|Muskurayega India&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/hindi/2020/apr/07/pm-modi-lauds-film-fraternity-for-muskurayega-india-initiative-amid-covid-19-crisis-2126907.html |title=PM Modi lauds film fraternity for 'Muskurayega India' |publisher=The New Indian Express |date=7 April 2020|accessdate=27 April 2020}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|Vishal Mishra&lt;br /&gt;
|Kaushal Kishore &lt;br /&gt;
|Vishal Mishra, Shubham Srivastava , Kumar Gaurav Singh ||&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Single Track&lt;br /&gt;
|Aaj Bhi&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/ali-fazal-and-surbhi-jyoti-gush-over-their-new-music-aaj-bhi-call-it-a-special-song-2572311.html |title=Ali Fazal and Surbhi Jyoti Gush Over Their New Music Aaj Bhi |publisher= News 18 |date=10 April 2020|accessdate=27 April 2020}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|Vishal Mishra&lt;br /&gt;
|Vishal Mishra, Kaushal Kishore &amp;amp; Yash Anand &lt;br /&gt;
|Vishal Mishra, Shubham Srivastava , Kumar Gaurav Singh&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|''[[Bamfaad]]''&lt;br /&gt;
|Ishq Ka Itar&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=https://www.zee5.com/videos/details/ishq-ka-itar-bamfaad-vishal-mishra/0-0-151422 |title=Ishq Ka Itar, Bamfaad, Vishal Mishra |publisher= Zee5 |date=27 April 2020|accessdate=27 April 2020}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|Vishal Mishra&lt;br /&gt;
|Raj Shekhar&lt;br /&gt;
|Shubhansh Tiwari, Kumar Gaurav Singh &amp;amp; Shubham Srivastava&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Accolades ==&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|- style=&amp;quot;background:#cfc; text-align:center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
| '''Award Ceremony'''&lt;br /&gt;
| '''Category'''&lt;br /&gt;
| '''Nominated work'''&lt;br /&gt;
| '''Result'''&lt;br /&gt;
| '''Ref.(s)'''&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| rowspan=2 | [[10th Mirchi Music Awards]]&lt;br /&gt;
| rowspan=2 | Upcoming Music Composer of The Year&lt;br /&gt;
| &amp;quot;Pyar Ho&amp;quot; from ''[[Munna Michael]]''&lt;br /&gt;
| rowspan=2 {{nom}}&lt;br /&gt;
| rowspan=2 |&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|url=http://www.mirchimusicawards.com/hindi-2017/nominations/|title=Nominations – Mirchi Music Awards 2017|website=MMAMirchiMusicAwards|access-date=13 March 2018}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| &amp;quot;Jaane De&amp;quot; from ''[[Qarib Qarib Singlle]]''&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[26th Screen Awards]] (2019)&lt;br /&gt;
| rowspan=3 | Best Music Album&lt;br /&gt;
| &amp;quot;Kaise Hua &amp;amp; Pehla Pyar &amp;quot; from ''[[Kabir Singh]]''&lt;br /&gt;
| Won&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[65th Filmfare Awards]] (2020)&lt;br /&gt;
| rowspan=2 | ''[[Kabir Singh]]''&lt;br /&gt;
| Won&lt;br /&gt;
| Zee Cine Awards For Best Music [[Kabir Singh]]&lt;br /&gt;
| Mirchi Music Award For best music [[Kabir Singh]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news |title=Mithoon, Amaal Mallik, Vishal Mishra, Sachet–Parampara and Akhil Sachdeva- Best Music Album 2019 Nominee {{!}} Filmfare Awards |url=https://www.filmfare.com/awards/filmfare-awards-2020/nominations/best-music-album/composer-mithoon |accessdate=12 March 2020 |work=filmfare.com |language=en}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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| name               = Arijit Singh&lt;br /&gt;
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| caption            = Singh at the 5th [[Global Indian Music Academy Awards|GiMA]] Awards in 2015&lt;br /&gt;
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| birth_place        = [[Jiaganj]], [[Murshidabad district]], [[West Bengal]], India&lt;br /&gt;
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| alma_mater         = [[Sripat Singh College]]&lt;br /&gt;
| occupation         = {{hlist|Singer|composer|musician|music producer}}&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;music producer&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://www.radioandmusic.com/entertainment/editorial/news/170127-arijit-singh-turns-music-producer-bengali |title=Singh turns music producer |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170213002120/http://www.radioandmusic.com/entertainment/editorial/news/170127-arijit-singh-turns-music-producer-bengali |archivedate=13 February 2017 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
| years_active       = 2007–present&lt;br /&gt;
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* [[Filmi]]&lt;br /&gt;
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* [[Electronic dance music|EDM]]&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;arijit_genres&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://m.timesofindia.com/entertainment/hindi/music/news/Arijit-Singh-If-you-want-to-be-a-lambi-race-ka-ghoda-you-need-to-perform-consistently/articleshow/51727742.cms |title=Arijit Singh: If you want to be a lambi race ka ghoda you need to perform consistently – The Times of India |work=[[The Times of India]] |accessdate=15 January 2017 |archiveurl=https://archive.is/20170708151040/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/music/news/Arijit-Singh-If-you-want-to-be-a-lambi-race-ka-ghoda-you-need-to-perform-consistently/articleshow/51727742.cms |archivedate=8 July 2017 |url-status=dead}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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* [[Indian classical music|Indian classical]]&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Khurana&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web |last=Khurana |first=Suanshu |url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/arijit-singh-hitting-the-right-notes/1143659/ |title=Arijit Singh: Hitting the Right Notes |work=[[The Indian Express]] |date=21 July 2013 |accessdate=24 February 2015 |url-status=live |archiveurl=http://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/20150224080637/http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/arijit-singh-hitting-the-right-notes/1143659/ |archivedate=24 February 2015 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;}}&lt;br /&gt;
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'''Arijit Singh''' (born 25 April 1987) is an [[Indian people|Indian]] [[playback singer]].&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;craft&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://www.radioandmusic.com/entertainment/editorial/news/160407-bajirao-mastani-scores-five-awards-arijit |title=Bajirao Mastani scores five awards, Arijit adjudged Best Live Performer at GiMA 2016 |date=7 April 2016 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170612041932/http://www.radioandmusic.com/entertainment/editorial/news/160407-bajirao-mastani-scores-five-awards-arijit |archivedate=12 June 2017 |url-status=live |accessdate=12 June 2017}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;arijit_genres&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;music producer&amp;quot; /&amp;gt; He sings predominantly in [[Hindi]] and [[Bengali language|Bengali]] but has also performed in various other [[Languages of India|Indian languages]].&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Record&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite news |url=http://www.asianage.com/music/fast-5-aditi-singh-sharma-865 |title=Fast 5 with Aditi Singh Sharma |newspaper=[[Asian Age]] |author=Bose, Pramita |date=29 December 2014 |accessdate=22 February 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150105170209/http://www.asianage.com/music/fast-5-aditi-singh-sharma-865 |archivedate=5 January 2015}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Glory&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://post.jagran.com/arijit-singh-crooning-his-way-to-glory-1462443118 |title=Arijit Singh crooning his way to glory |accessdate=8 April 2017 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170410135253/http://post.jagran.com/arijit-singh-crooning-his-way-to-glory-1462443118 |archivedate=10 April 2017}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; He is the recipient of a [[National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer|National Award]] and six [[Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer|Filmfare Awards]].&lt;br /&gt;
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Singh began his career when he participated in the contemporary reality show, ''[[Fame Gurukul]]'' in 2005, and was discovered by filmmaker [[Sanjay Leela Bhansali]] and Kumar Taurani.&lt;br /&gt;
At the start of his singing career, he received nominations for the [[Mirchi Music Awards#Upcoming Male Vocalist of The Year|Upcoming Male Vocalist of the Year]] award at the 2013 [[Mirchi Music Awards]] for renditions of &amp;quot;Phir Le Aya Dil&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;[[Duaa (song)|Duaa]]&amp;quot;, winning the award for the latter.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;awe&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://www.newsindiatimes.com/awesome-arijit/26475 |title=Awesome Arijit |date=25 April 2017 |work=New India Times |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170504140112/http://www.newsindiatimes.com/awesome-arijit/26475 |archivedate=4 May 2017 |url-status=dead |accessdate=4 May 2017}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Phir Le Aya Dil&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://www.fallinginlovewithbollywood.com/2015/10/Magical-and-Mesmerizing-5-favorite-songs-sung-by-arijit-singh.html |title=magical and mesmerizing, 5 favourite songs sung by Arijit Singh |date=9 October 2015 |accessdate=23 April 2017 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170424000614/http://www.fallinginlovewithbollywood.com/2015/10/magical-and-mesmerizing-5-favorite-songs-sung-by-arijit-singh.html |archivedate=24 April 2017 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Singh received widespread recognition with the release of &amp;quot;[[Tum Hi Ho]]&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;[[Chahun Main Ya Naa]]&amp;quot; in 2013.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;awe&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Prominence&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;slept&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web |last1=Pant |first1=Aditi |title=I slept through auditions: Arijit Singh |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/music/i-slept-through-auditions-arijit-singh/story-qmqcGY4pVBg1e6Ub7sHt0K.html |website=Hindustan Times |accessdate=27 April 2016 |date=24 May 2013 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170702125223/http://m.hindustantimes.com/music/i-slept-through-auditions-arijit-singh/story-qmqcGY4pVBg1e6Ub7sHt0K.html |archivedate=2 July 2017 |url-status=dead}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |last1=Singh |first1=Saloni |title=The singer every man loves – Arijit Singh |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/arijit-singh-youth-music-sensation-is-here-to-stay/1/413466.html |website=India Today |accessdate=27 April 2016 |date=15 January 2015 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160106175723/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/arijit-singh-youth-music-sensation-is-here-to-stay/1/413466.html |archivedate=6 January 2016 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Singh was declared the most-streamed Indian artist of the year 2019 by [[Spotify]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|url=https://www.firstpost.com/tech/news-analysis/spotify-in-2019-arijit-singh-top-artist-of-the-year-senorita-becomes-the-most-streamed-song-7745261.html|title=Spotify in 2019: Arijit Singh top artist of the year, Señorita becomes the most streamed song- Technology News, Firstpost|date=5 December 2019|website=Tech2}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/entertainment/singer-arijit-singh-most-streamed-indian-artist-in-2019-says-spotify-119120301529_1.html|title=Singer Arijit Singh most-streamed Indian artist in 2019, says Spotify|date=3 December 2019|via=Business Standard}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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== Early life ==&lt;br /&gt;
Arijit Singh was born on 25 April 1987&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Dob&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web |title=Happy Birthday Arijit Singh: From Tum Hi Ho to Gerua, his Top 10 songs |work=The Indian Express |date=25 April 2016 |accessdate=27 April 2016 |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/music/happy-birthday-arijit-singh-from-tum-hi-ho-to-gerua-his-top-10-songs-2769623/ |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160426180633/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/music/happy-birthday-arijit-singh-from-tum-hi-ho-to-gerua-his-top-10-songs-2769623/ |archivedate=26 April 2016 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; in [[Jiaganj]], [[Murshidabad]], [[West Bengal]] to Kakkar Singh, a [[Sikh]] father&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;fc&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=https://www.filmcompanion.in/arijit-singh-hometown-early-life-father-songs/ |title=Arijit Singh Is Everywhere, And Nowhere |accessdate=14 September 2019 |quote=Kakkar Singh, whose family came from Lahore...}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; and a [[Bengalis|Bengali]] mother.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;public transport&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/music/news/I-still-travel-by-public-transport-Arijit-Singh/articleshow/20367909.cms |title=I still travel by public transport: Arijit Singh |work=The Times of India |author=Agarwal, Stuti |date=31 May 2013 |accessdate=8 February 2015 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://archive.is/20150209202435/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/music/news/I-still-travel-by-public-transport-Arijit-Singh/articleshow/20367909.cms |archivedate=9 February 2015 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; He began his music training at a very young age at home. His maternal aunt trained in [[Indian classical music]], and his maternal grandmother used to sing. His maternal uncle played the [[tabla]], and his mother also sang and played the tabla. He studied at [[Murshidabad#Educational Institutes|Raja Bijay Singh High School]] and later at the [[Sripat Singh College]], a [[University of Kalyani]] affiliate.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;public transport&amp;quot; /&amp;gt; According to him he &amp;quot;was a decent student, but cared more about music&amp;quot; and his parents decided to train him professionally. He was taught Indian classical music by Rajendra Prasad Hazari and trained in tabla by Dhirendra Prasad Hazari. Birendra Prasad Hazari taught him [[Rabindra Sangeet]] (songs written and composed by [[Rabindranath Tagore]]) and [[pop music]].&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;public transport&amp;quot; /&amp;gt; At the age of three, he started training under the Hazari brothers, and at the age of nine, he got a scholarship from the government for training in [[vocals]] in Indian classical music.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;mess&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://www.zoom4india.com/entertainment/features/item/79193-my-life-has-always-been-a-mess.html |title=My life has always been a mess |work=Zoom4India |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170421145642/http://www.zoom4india.com/entertainment/features/item/79193-my-life-has-always-been-a-mess.html |archivedate=21 April 2017 |accessdate=1 April 2017}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Growing up, he listened to [[Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart|Mozart]], [[Ludwig van Beethoven|Beethoven]] and, [[Bengali music|Bengali classical music]].{{Citation needed|date=July 2017}} He idolized musicians like [[Bade Ghulam Ali Khan]], [[Ustad Rashid Khan]], [[Zakir Hussain (musician)|Zakir Hussain]] and Anand Chatterjee, and enjoyed listening to [[Kishore Kumar]], [[Hemant Kumar]] and, [[Manna Dey]].&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;film&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://www.filmfare.com/features/cant-stop-the-music-10245-2.html |title=Can't stop the music |author=Raghuvendra Singh |date=19 August 2015 |accessdate=4 June 2017 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170808233459/http://www.filmfare.com/features/cant-stop-the-music-10245-2.html |archivedate=8 August 2017 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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In 2014, Singh married Koyel Roy, a childhood friend and a neighbor of his.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;film&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;zoom4&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://www.zoom4india.com/entertainment/features/item/79193-my-life-has-always-been-a-mess.html |title=My life has always been mess |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170619112443/http://www.zoom4india.com/entertainment/features/item/79193-my-life-has-always-been-a-mess.html |archivedate=19 June 2017 |accessdate=1 April 2017 |url-status=dead}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/tabloid/singer-arijit-singh-confirms-that-he-is-married/article1-1180386.aspx |title=Singer Arijit Singh confirms that he is married |work=Hindustan Times |author=Sen, Torsha |date=5 February 2013 |accessdate=24 February 2015 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150311181311/http://www.hindustantimes.com/tabloid/singer-arijit-singh-confirms-that-he-is-married/article1-1180386.aspx |archivedate=11 March 2015 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; They have two children.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Kids&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://www.spotboye.com/music/music-news/arijit-singh-gives-the-world-the-first-glimpse-of-his-two-children/592fffef28ac26e415b776db |title=Arijit Singh gves the world the first glimpse of his two children |publisher=SpotboyE |author=Dhairya Ingle |accessdate=2 June 2017 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170602124843/http://www.spotboye.com/music/music-news/arijit-singh-gives-the-world-the-first-glimpse-of-his-two-children/592fffef28ac26e415b776db |archivedate=2 June 2017 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-arijit-singh-posts-pictures-of-his-two-sons-for-the-first-time-check-inside-2458378 |title=Arijit Singh posts pictures of his two sons for the first time |date=1 July 2017 |accessdate=2 June 2017 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170605203313/http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-arijit-singh-posts-pictures-of-his-two-sons-for-the-first-time-check-inside-2458378 |archivedate=5 June 2017 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Singh currently resides in [[Andheri]], Mumbai.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Khurana&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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== Early career ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Singh's musical career began when his guru Rajendra Prasad Hazari, who felt that &amp;quot;Indian classical music was a dying tradition&amp;quot;, insisted he leave his hometown and participate in the reality show ''Fame Gurukul'' (2005) at the age of 18.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;mess&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;rise&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://forbesindia.com/article/2014-celebrity-100/the-rise-and-rise-of-arijit-singh/39203/0 |title=The rise and rise of Arijit Singh |author1=Chanda, Kathakali |author2=Mitter, Sohini |date=16 December 2014 |website=[[Forbes India]] |archiveurl=https://archive.is/20170708162232/http://www.forbesindia.com/article/2014-celebrity-100/the-rise-and-rise-of-arijit-singh/39203/0 |archivedate=8 July 2017 |url-status=dead |access-date=8 February 2015}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; He was eliminated by audience polling, finishing in sixth place.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;kee&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=https://www.filmykeeday.com/complete-list-arijit-singh-songs/ |title=Complete list of Arijit Songs |accessdate=5 March 2017 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170702071840/https://www.filmykeeday.com/complete-list-arijit-singh-songs/ |archivedate=2 July 2017 |url-status=dead}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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During the show, filmmaker [[Sanjay Leela Bhansali]] recognized his talent and had him sing &amp;quot;Yun Shabnami&amp;quot; a song scheduled to be used in his upcoming film ''[[Saawariya]]''. During production, the script changed and the song was no longer required. It was never released.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;shab&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/interview/interview-with-sanjay-leela-bhansali/article8199331.ece |archiveurl=https://archive.is/20170709154007/http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/interview/interview-with-sanjay-leela-bhansali/article8199331.ece |archivedate=9 July 2017 |accessdate=9 July 2017 |title=If you will take music away from me I&amp;quot;ll die}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; After the ''Fame Gurukul'', Kumar Taurani, the head of [[Tips Industries Limited|Tips]], signed him for an [[album]] which was never released.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;public transport&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;all&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://www.glamsham.com/movies/news/06/feb/14gurukul.asp |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170627074339/http://www.glamsham.com/movies/news/06/feb/14gurukul.asp |archivedate=27 June 2017 |title=Glamsham archives |accessdate=27 June 2017 |url-status=dead}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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He participated in another reality show ''10 Ke 10 Le Gaye Dil'' and won.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;reality2&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://bollywoodlife.com/news-gossip/a-looser-of-a-reality-show-is-now-indias-no-1-singing-sensation-unknown-facts-about-arijit-singh-and-reality-shows/ |title=A loser of a reality show is now India's no 1 singing sensation, also know some unknown facts about arijit Singh |publisher=Bollywood Life |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170702122652/http://www.bollywoodlife.com/news-gossip/a-looser-of-a-reality-show-is-now-india's-no-1-singing-sensation-unknown-facts-about-arijit-singh-and-reality-shows/ |archivedate=2 July 2017 |url-status=dead |accessdate=2 July 2017}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; He chose to move to [[Mumbai]] in 2006 to [[freelance]], staying in a rented room in the [[Lokhandwala]] area of the city.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;slept&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;public transport&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;rise&amp;quot; /&amp;gt; He invested the prize money of ₹1&amp;amp;nbsp;million from ''10 ke 10 Le Gaye Dil'' to build his recording studio.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;rise&amp;quot; /&amp;gt; He became a [[Record producer|music producer]] and began composing music and singing pieces for advertisements, news channels and radio stations.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;slept&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://www.khaleejtimes.com/citytimes/inside.asp?xfile=/data/citytimes/2015/January/citytimes_January76.xml&amp;amp;section=citytimes |title=Arijit Singh holds Dubai spellbound with stunning performance |work=[[Khaleej Times]] |author=Shaban, Sadiq |date=18 January 2015 |accessdate=24 February 2015 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150226005547/http://www.khaleejtimes.com/citytimes/inside.asp?xfile=%2Fdata%2Fcitytimes%2F2015%2FJanuary%2Fcitytimes_January76.xml&amp;amp;section=citytimes |archivedate=26 February 2015 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://www.spotboye.com/vod/specials/video-i-had-to-sing-the-same-song-5-times-to-get-the-right-feel/57f66ea00b54c024269c3692 |title=I had to sing 5 times to get the right feel |accessdate=26 March 2016 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170327165816/http://www.spotboye.com/vod/specials/video-i-had-to-sing-the-same-song-5-times-to-get-the-right-feel/57f66ea00b54c024269c3692 |archivedate=27 March 2017 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Singh spent a part of his early musical career as a [[Programming (music)|music programmer]] and music producer for music directors such as [[Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy]], [[Vishal-Shekhar]], [[Mithoon]], [[Monty Sharma]] and [[Pritam]]. While working with other composers he supervised the [[vocals]], and the chorus sections, but it was while working with Pritam, that he began to produce and program music by himself.&lt;br /&gt;
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== Career ==&lt;br /&gt;
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=== 2010–13: Early releases and ''Aashiqui 2'' ===&lt;br /&gt;
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In 2010, Singh started working with Pritam on three films—''[[Golmaal 3]]'', ''[[Crook (film)|Crook]]'' and ''[[Action Replayy]]''.&amp;lt;ref name=rise /&amp;gt; He started with singing scratches in the [[Telugu cinema|Telugu Film Industry]] with the 2010 film [[Kedi (2010 film)|Kedi]] with the song &amp;quot;Neeve Na Neeve Na&amp;quot; composed by [[Sandeep Chowta]]. In 2011, Singh made his [[Bollywood]] musical debut with the [[Mithoon]] composition, &amp;quot;Phir Mohabbat&amp;quot; from ''[[Murder 2]]'', which though he recorded it in 2009 was released in 2011.&amp;lt;ref name=rise /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Rise of Arijit Singh&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://www.thenational.ae/arts-lifestyle/music/bollywood-playback-singer-arijit-singhs-dubai-concert-is-a-case-of-demand-and-short-supply |title=Bollywood playback singer Arijit Singh's Dubai concert is a case of demand and short supply |work=[[The National (Abu Dhabi)|The National]] |author=Khan, Ujala Ali |date=14 January 2015 |accessdate=24 February 2015 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150222115857/http://www.thenational.ae/arts-lifestyle/music/bollywood-playback-singer-arijit-singhs-dubai-concert-is-a-case-of-demand-and-short-supply |archivedate=22 February 2015 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; The same year, when he was programming for the song &amp;quot;[[Raabta (song)|Raabta]]&amp;quot; from ''[[Agent Vinod (2012 film)|Agent Vinod]]'' (2012), Pritam asked him to sing as well.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;rise&amp;quot; /&amp;gt; The part was retained in all four versions of the song, and he was made to sing the entire composition in one of the versions.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Agent Vinod&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/musiccriticreview/id/503036 |title=Agent Vinod Critic Music Review |publisher=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |author=Tuteja, Joginder |date=28 February 2012 |accessdate=2 January 2015 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141218073724/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/musiccriticreview/id/503036 |archivedate=18 December 2014 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Apart from ''Agent Vinod'', Arijit dubbed for Pritam in three, other films released during the year: ''[[Players (2012 film)|Players]]'', ''[[Cocktail (2012 film)|Cocktail]]'' and, ''[[Barfi! (2012 film)|Barfi!]]''.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/music-review-cocktail/article1-880214.aspx |title=Music review: Cocktail |work=[[Hindustan Times]] |author=Singh, Nirmika |date=28 June 2012 |accessdate=2 January 2015 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120630143348/http://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/music-review-cocktail/article1-880214.aspx |archivedate=30 June 2012 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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He also sang for [[Chirantan Bhatt]] in ''[[1920: Evil Returns]]'' for the song &amp;quot;[[Uska Hi Banana]]&amp;quot;. ''Glamsham'' in its review of the song &amp;quot;Uska Hi Banana&amp;quot; wrote that Arijit had sung the song intensely, emotionally and passionately and at a very high [[Vocal range|pitch]].&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;glam&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://www.glamsham.com/music/reviews/27-1920-evil-return-music-review-101204.asp |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170613072851/http://www.glamsham.com/music/reviews/27-1920-evil-return-music-review-101204.asp |title=1920 Evil Return Music Review |publisher=Glamsham |archivedate=13 June 2017 |accessdate=13 June 2017 |url-status=dead}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/1920--evil-returns-review-when-the-xray-machine-detected-a-ghost/303657-47-77.html |title='1920 – Evil Returns' Review: When the X-ray machine detected a ghost |publisher=[[CNN-IBN]] |author=Vats, Rohit |date=3 November 2012 |accessdate=28 December 2014 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121110122611/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/1920--evil-returns-review-when-the-xray-machine-detected-a-ghost/303657-47-77.html |archivedate=10 November 2012 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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He sang on [[Vishal–Shekhar]]'s composition &amp;quot;[[Duaa (song)|Duaa]]&amp;quot; in the film ''[[Shanghai (2012 film)|Shanghai]]''. It won him the [[Mirchi Music Awards|Mirchi Music Award for Upcoming Male Playback Singer award]]. He was nominated in the same category for &amp;quot;Phir Le Aya Dil&amp;quot; from ''Barfi!''.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Phir Le Aya Dil&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite news |title=Mirchi Music Awards 2013 Winners |url=http://timesofap.com/cinema/mirchi-music-awards-2013-winners-list.html |work=The Times of India |date=7 February 2013 |accessdate=4 September 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140904132858/http://timesofap.com/cinema/mirchi-music-awards-2013-winners-list.html |archivedate=4 September 2014 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Arijit's breakthrough came in ''[[Aashiqui 2]]'' where he was a lead and key vocalist and came to prominence with the release of the song &amp;quot;[[Tum Hi Ho]]&amp;quot; from the movie.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/this-singer-has-captivated-indian-cricket-captain-virat-kohli-like-no-one-else/story-CXGgL1ZuMlKmbOb1zbBRxJ.html |title=Virat Kohli's fanboy moment with Arijit Singh |newspaper=Hindustan Times |access-date=12 December 2017 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20171213010359/http://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/this-singer-has-captivated-indian-cricket-captain-virat-kohli-like-no-one-else/story-CXGgL1ZuMlKmbOb1zbBRxJ.html |archivedate=13 December 2017 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; The song won him several awards and nominations including [[Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer]].&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;AAS2&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://www.glamsham.com/music/reviews/aashiqui-2-music-review-021308.asp |title=aashiqui2 music review |accessdate=17 June 2017 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170616091948/http://www.glamsham.com/music/reviews/aashiqui-2-music-review-021308.asp |archivedate=16 June 2017 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Prominence&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/59th-Idea-Filmfare-Awards-2013-Complete-list-of-winners/articleshow/29312647.cms |title=59th Idea Filmfare Awards 2013: Complete list of winners |work=The Times of India |date=25 January 2014 |accessdate=7 November 2014 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141013193537/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/59th-Idea-Filmfare-Awards-2013-Complete-list-of-winners/articleshow/29312647.cms |archivedate=13 October 2014 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;AS2&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web |title=Aashiqui 2 Music Review |url=http://m.timesofindia.com/entertainment/hindi/music/music-reviews/Aashiqui-2-Music-Review/articleshow/19492205.cms |access-date=21 May 2017 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402155958/http://m.timesofindia.com/entertainment/hindi/music/music-reviews/Aashiqui-2-Music-Review/articleshow/19492205.cms |archivedate=2 April 2015 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://www.koimoi.com/bollywood-movies/music-reviews/aashiqui-2-music-review/ |title=Aashiqui 2 Music Review |publisher=[[Koimoi]] |author=Shivi |date=26 April 2013 |accessdate=3 January 2015 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141219085710/http://www.koimoi.com/bollywood-movies/music-reviews/aashiqui-2-music-review/ |archivedate=19 December 2014 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Arijit continued to work with Pritam, singing &amp;quot;[[Dilliwaali Girlfriend]]&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;[[Kabira (song)|Kabira]]&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;[[Ilahi]]&amp;quot; for ''[[Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani]]''.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://www.koimoi.com/most-popular/yeh-jawaani-hai-deewani-music-review/ |title=Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani Music Review |publisher=Koimoi |author=Basu, Mohar |date=1 May 2013 |accessdate=3 January 2015 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141223125930/http://www.koimoi.com/most-popular/yeh-jawaani-hai-deewani-music-review/ |archivedate=23 December 2014 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Other than singing the encore version of &amp;quot;Kabira&amp;quot;, he was the music producer of the track along with &amp;quot;Balam Pichkari&amp;quot; from the same film.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/review-phata-poster-nikhla-hero-music-is-entertaining/20130907.htm |title=Review: Phata Poster Nikhla Hero music is entertaining |publisher=[[Rediff.com]] |author=Tuteja, Joginder |date=7 September 2013 |accessdate=2 January 2015 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150211202100/http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/review-phata-poster-nikhla-hero-music-is-entertaining/20130907.htm |archivedate=11 February 2015 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/music-review-r--rajkumar-songs-arent-bad-if-not-explosive/1198021/ |title=Music review: R... Rajkumar songs aren't bad, if not explosive |work=[[The Indian Express]] |author=Ghosh, Sankhayan |date=1 December 2013 |accessdate=3 January 2015 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140227094658/http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/music-review-r--rajkumar-songs-arent-bad-if-not-explosive/1198021 |archivedate=27 February 2014 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Singh sang the song for ''[[Phata Poster Nikhla Hero]]'' titled &amp;quot;[[Main Rang Sharbaton Ka]]&amp;quot;, also a composition by Pritam,&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/music-review-phata-poster-nikla-hero/1165257/ |title=Music review: Phata poster nikla hero |url-status=live |archiveurl=http://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/20141216072029/http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/music-review-phata-poster-nikla-hero/1165257/ |archivedate=16 December 2014 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; as well as his song &amp;quot;Dhoka Dhadi&amp;quot; for ''[[R... Rajkumar]]''.&lt;br /&gt;
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He sang for [[Shah Rukh Khan]] in the song &amp;quot;Kashmir Main Tu Kanyakumari&amp;quot; from ''[[Chennai Express]]'' which was composed by Vishal–Shekhar.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/new-releases/Chennai-Express-Kashmir-Main-Tu-Kanyakumari/videoshow/21067424.cms |title=Chennai Express: Kashmir Main Tu Kanyakumari |work=The Times of India |date=14 July 2013 |accessdate=31 December 2014 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170813235038/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/new-releases/Chennai-Express-Kashmir-Main-Tu-Kanyakumari/videoshow/21067424.cms |archivedate=13 August 2017 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Apart from rendering the duet version of &amp;quot;[[Har Kisi Ko]]&amp;quot; from ''[[Boss (2013 Hindi film)|Boss]]'' along with [[Neeti Mohan]],&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://www.koimoi.com/bollywood-movies/music-reviews/boss-music-review/ |title=Boss Music Review |publisher=Koimoi |author=Basu, Mohar |date=12 September 2013 |accessdate=3 January 2015 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150429061922/http://www.koimoi.com/bollywood-movies/music-reviews/boss-music-review/ |archivedate=29 April 2015 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; the year marked his collaboration with [[Sharib Sabri|Sharib]]–[[Toshi Sabri|Toshi]] on the song &amp;quot;[[Kabhi Jo Baadal Barse]]&amp;quot; from ''[[Jackpot (2013 film)|Jackpot]]'', and with and Sanjay Leela Bhansali on the [[Semi-classical music|semi-classical number]], &amp;quot;[[Laal Ishq]]&amp;quot; from ''[[Goliyon Ki Raasleela: Ram-Leela]]''.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/review-jackpot-music-is-a-mixed-bag-of-goodies/20131123.htm |title=Review: Jackpot music is a mixed bag of goodies |publisher=Rediff.com |author=Tuteja, Joginder |date=23 November 2013 |accessdate=2 January 2015 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150210143601/http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/review-jackpot-music-is-a-mixed-bag-of-goodies/20131123.htm |archivedate=10 February 2015 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/features/type/view/id/5649/ |title=&amp;quot;Ranveer and Deepika gave it all for the songs of Ram Leela&amp;quot;&amp;amp;nbsp;– Sanjay Leela Bhansali |publisher=Bollywood Hungama |author=Jha, Subhash K. |date=21 October 2013 |accessdate=2 February 2015 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150203151209/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/features/type/view/id/5649/ |archivedate=3 February 2015 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Later, Singh picked &amp;quot;Kabhi Jo Baadal Barse&amp;quot; as one of his favorite songs, he chose &amp;quot;Tose Naina&amp;quot; from ''[[Mickey Virus]]'' as &amp;quot;closest to his heart&amp;quot;.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/music/news/Arijit-Singh-I-want-to-dedicate-all-my-songs-to-Puneites/articleshow/46300953.cms |title=Arijit Singh: I want to dedicate all my songs to Puneites |work=The Times of India |author=Bhanage, Mihir |date=20 February 2015 |accessdate=22 February 2015 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180503093446/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/music/news/Arijit-Singh-I-want-to-dedicate-all-my-songs-to-Puneites/articleshow/46300953.cms |archivedate=3 May 2018 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/music/news/Wish-Sunny-Leone-wasnt-in-the-video-of-my-song/articleshow/31045319.cms? |title=Wish Sunny Leone wasn't in the video of my song: Arijit Singh |work=The Times of India |author=Aggarwal, Umang |date=27 February 2014 |accessdate=8 February 2015 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150227122557/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/music/news/Wish-Sunny-Leone-wasnt-in-the-video-of-my-song/articleshow/31045319.cms |archivedate=27 February 2015 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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=== 2014 ===&lt;br /&gt;
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In 2014, Singh got the chance to work with two of his favourite music directors, [[Sajid–Wajid]] and [[A. R. Rahman]].&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;public transport&amp;quot; /&amp;gt; He performed two tracks on ''[[Main Tera Hero]]'' and the song &amp;quot;[[Raat Bhar]]&amp;quot; from ''[[Heropanti]]'' for Sajid-Wajid,&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite magazine |url=http://www.filmfare.com/reviews/music-review-main-tera-hero-5686.html |title=Music Review: Main Tera Hero |magazine=[[Filmfare]] |author=Sharma, Devesh |date=25 March 2014 |accessdate=3 January 2015 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150112100805/http://www.filmfare.com/reviews/music-review-main-tera-hero-5686.html |archivedate=12 January 2015 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/watch-raat-bhar-from-tiger-shroffs-heropanti/ |title='Raat Bhar' from Tiger Shroff's 'Heropanti' |work=The Indian Express |author=Sharma, Sarika |date=18 April 2014 |accessdate=3 January 2015 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141026131358/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/watch-raat-bhar-from-tiger-shroffs-heropanti/ |archivedate=26 October 2014 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; and dubbed the Hindi version of the song &amp;quot;[[Kochadaiiyaan (soundtrack)|Medhuvaagathaan]]&amp;quot; from ''[[Kochadaiiyaan]]'' titled &amp;quot;Dil Chaspiya&amp;quot; for A. R. Rahman.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/140522/entertainment-tollywood/article/kocha |title=Rajinikanth and Deepika romance each other in Dil Chaspiya |work=[[Deccan Chronicle]] |date=21 May 2014 |accessdate=3 January 2015 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150226004236/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/140522/entertainment-tollywood/article/kocha |archivedate=26 February 2015 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; He rendered three re-mixed songs [[Amit Trivedi]]'s &amp;quot;Hungama Ho Gaya&amp;quot;,&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/events/mumbai/Queen-creates-hungama-in-Amsterdam/articleshow/31172473.cms |title=Queen creates hungama in Amsterdam |work=The Times of India |author=Suresh, Sunayana |date=1 March 2014 |accessdate=3 January 2015 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140713170840/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/events/mumbai/Queen-creates-hungama-in-Amsterdam/articleshow/31172473.cms |archivedate=13 July 2014 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; a song for ''[[Yaariyan (2014 film)|Yaariyan]]'', [[Sharib Sabri|Sharib]]-[[Toshi Sabri|Toshi]]'s &amp;quot;[[Samjhawan]]&amp;quot; for ''[[Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania]]'',&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/bollywood/watch-the-soulful-samjhawan-from-humpty-sharma-ki-dulhania_156560.html |title=The soulful 'Samjhawan' from 'Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania' |work=[[Zee News]] |author=Mudi, Aparna |date=12 June 2014 |accessdate=3 January 2015 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150112071754/http://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/bollywood/watch-the-soulful-samjhawan-from-humpty-sharma-ki-dulhania_156560.html |archivedate=12 January 2015 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; and &amp;quot;[[Mast Magan]]&amp;quot; for ''[[2 States (2014 film)|2 States]]'', as well as &amp;quot;Jiya&amp;quot; for ''[[Gunday]]'', and [[Arko Pravo Mukherjee]]'s &amp;quot;Aaj Phir&amp;quot; for ''[[Hate Story 2]]''.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://www.koimoi.com/bollywood-movies/music-reviews/hate-story-2-music-review/ |title=Hate Story 2 Music Review |publisher=Koimoi |author=Redkar, Surabhi |date=22 June 2014 |accessdate=3 January 2015 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141011103341/http://www.koimoi.com/bollywood-movies/music-reviews/hate-story-2-music-review/ |archivedate=11 October 2014 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Singh worked with [[Vishal Bhardwaj]], recording two songs from ''[[Haider (film)|Haider]]'' and with [[Sachin–Jigar]] on &amp;quot;Jaise Mera Tu&amp;quot; in ''[[Happy Ending (film)|Happy Ending]]''.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/haider-shahid-shraddha-share-intimate-moments-arijit-singhs-khul-kabhi-toh-song-video-608793 |title='Haider': Shahid-Shraddha Share Intimate Moments in Arijit Singh's 'Khul Kabhi Toh' Song |work=[[International Business Times]] |author=Goswami, Parismita |date=10 September 2014 |accessdate=3 January 2015 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150226001006/http://www.ibtimes.co.in/haider-shahid-shraddha-share-intimate-moments-arijit-singhs-khul-kabhi-toh-song-video-608793 |archivedate=26 February 2015 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://www.indiatvnews.com/entertainment/bollywood/sai-ileana-arijit-happy-ending-jaise-mera-tu-song-review--18032.html |title=Happy Ending 'Jaise Mera Tu' song review: Saif-Ileana's lovely chemistry drawn by Arijit Singh |publisher=[[India TV]] |author=Kumar, Vineeta |date=30 October 2014 |accessdate=3 January 2015 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141101002430/http://www.indiatvnews.com/entertainment/bollywood/sai-ileana-arijit-happy-ending-jaise-mera-tu-song-review--18032.html |archivedate=1 November 2014 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; The year marked his collaboration with many other music directors including [[Sawan Aaya Hai|Tony Kakkar]] and [[Tu Hi Hai Aashiqui|Palak Muchhal]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/music/news/Tony-Kakkars-happy-that-his-Sawan-Aaya-Hai-is-a-chartbuster/articleshow/45523636.cms |title=Tony Kakkar's happy that his Sawan Aaya Hai is a chartbuster |work=The Times of India |author=Maniar, Parag |date=15 December 2014 |accessdate=3 January 2015 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305055021/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/music/news/Tony-Kakkars-happy-that-his-Sawan-Aaya-Hai-is-a-chartbuster/articleshow/45523636.cms |archivedate=5 March 2016 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/music/news/Teenage-composer-Palash-Muchhal-hits-the-right-notes/articleshow/33742153.cms |title=Teenage composer Palash Muchhal hits the right notes |work=The Times of India |author=Maniar, Parag |date=15 April 2014 |accessdate=21 December 2014 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151212191047/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/music/news/Teenage-composer-Palash-Muchhal-hits-the-right-notes/articleshow/33742153.cms |archivedate=12 December 2015 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; During the year, he provided vocals for Mithoon on &amp;quot;Humdard&amp;quot; for ''[[Ek Villain]]''&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/review/review-ek-villain-music-is-magical/20140608.htm |title=Review: Ek Villain music is magical |publisher=Rediff.com |author=Tuteja, Joginder |date=8 June 2014 |accessdate=3 January 2015 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141217083656/http://www.rediff.com/movies/review/review-ek-villain-music-is-magical/20140608.htm/ |archivedate=17 December 2014 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; and &amp;quot;Hai Dil Ye Mera&amp;quot; for ''Hate Story 2''. He worked with Vishal–Shekhar on &amp;quot;[[Manwa Laage]]&amp;quot; for ''[[Happy New Year (2014 film)|Happy New Year]]'',&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://movies.ndtv.com/videos/shah-rukh-khan-deepikas-manwa-laage-in-happy-new-year-337545 |title=Shah Rukh Khan, Deepika's Manwa Laage in Happy New Year |publisher=[[NDTV]] |date=10 September 2014 |accessdate=3 January 2015 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150226003403/http://movies.ndtv.com/videos/shah-rukh-khan-deepikas-manwa-laage-in-happy-new-year-337545 |archivedate=26 February 2015 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; and with [[Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy]] on &amp;quot;Sajde&amp;quot; for ''[[Kill Dil]]''.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-watch-ranveer-singh-parineeti-chopra-s-electrifying-chemistry-in-kill-dil-s-sajde-number-2028433 |title=Watch Ranveer Singh-Parineeti Chopra's electrifying chemistry in 'Kill Dil's 'Sajde' number |work=[[Daily News and Analysis]] |date=22 October 2014 |accessdate=3 January 2015 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141220020602/http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-watch-ranveer-singh-parineeti-chopra-s-electrifying-chemistry-in-kill-dil-s-sajde-number-2028433 |archivedate=20 December 2014 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; He sang two songs on Sharib-Toshi's ''[[Zid (2014 film)|Zid]]'',&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/music/music-reviews/Zid/articleshow/45219143.cms |title=Music Review: Zid |work=The Times of India |author=Fernandes, Kasmin |date=21 November 2014 |accessdate=3 January 2015 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150530181346/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/music/music-reviews/Zid/articleshow/45219143.cms |archivedate=30 May 2015 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; and on three tracks for Pritam Chakraborty's ''[[Holiday: A Soldier Is Never Off Duty|Holiday]]'' which was arranged by Singh himself.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://www.koimoi.com/bollywood-movies/music-reviews/holiday-music-review/ |title=Holiday Music Review |publisher=Koimoi |author=Aishwarya |date=31 May 2014 |accessdate=3 January 2015 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150101091122/http://www.koimoi.com/bollywood-movies/music-reviews/holiday-music-review/ |archivedate=1 January 2015 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; [[Jeet Gannguli]]'s song ''[[Muskurane]]'' garnered him the most nominations for the year, while he received two Filmfare nominations for &amp;quot;[[Suno Na Sangemarmar]]&amp;quot; and the [[Sufi music|Sufi song]] &amp;quot;Mast Magan&amp;quot;.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite magazine |url=http://www.filmfare.com/news/nominations-for-the-60th-britannia-filmfare-awards-8237.html |title=Nominations for the 60th Britannia Filmfare Awards |magazine=Filmfare |date=19 January 2015 |accessdate=19 January 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160110120443/http://www.filmfare.com/news/nominations-for-the-60th-britannia-filmfare-awards-8237.html |archivedate=10 January 2016 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Singh picked &amp;quot;Gulon Mein Rang Bhare&amp;quot;—originally sung by [[Mehdi Hassan]] and re-written for ''Haider'' by Vishal Bhardwaj—as his favorite track of the year.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;reality show&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://gulfnews.com/arts-entertainment/celebrity/india/bollywood/arijit-singh-after-the-reality-show-it-s-just-reality-1.1439852 |title=Arijit Singh: After the reality show, it's just reality |work=[[Gulf News]] |author=Saxena, Manjari |date=12 January 2015 |accessdate=22 February 2015 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150117184900/http://gulfnews.com/arts-entertainment/celebrity/india/bollywood/arijit-singh-after-the-reality-show-it-s-just-reality-1.1439852 |archivedate=17 January 2015 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Singh made his Tamil debut in 2015 with the song &amp;quot;Neeye Vaazhkai Enbena&amp;quot; from the film ''[[Pugazh]]''.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/regional/arijit-singh-makes-his-tamil-debut-with-pugazh/ |title=Arijit Singh makes his Tamil debut with 'Pugazh' |work=The Indian Express |date=3 January 2015 |accessdate=22 February 2015 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150226005248/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/regional/arijit-singh-makes-his-tamil-debut-with-pugazh/ |archivedate=26 February 2015 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; He also provided vocals for the Dance song &amp;quot;[[Sooraj Dooba Hain]]&amp;quot; from ''[[Roy (film)|Roy]]'', which was composed by [[Amaal Mallik]], and written by [[Kumaar]]. It was dubbed the &amp;quot;Party Anthem of the Year&amp;quot;. During the year he sang a duet &amp;quot;Agar Tum Saath Ho&amp;quot; with [[Alka Yagnik]], from the movie ''[[Tamasha]]'' which is composed by AR Rahman and written by [[Irshad Kamil]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=https://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/discussion/346954/top-20-songs-2015-will-surely-make-it-your-playlist |title=top 20 songs 2015 will make into your play list |accessdate=27 March 2017 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160413222454/http://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/discussion/346954/top-20-songs-2015-will-surely-make-it-your-playlist |archivedate=13 April 2016 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |title=Peppy dance number 'Sooraj Dooba' from 'Roy'! |url=http://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/music/watch-peppy-dance-number-sooraj-dooba-from-roy_1517446.html |work=Zee News |publisher=Mudi, Aparna |date=19 December 2014 |accessdate=3 January 2015 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141225084841/http://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/music/watch-peppy-dance-number-sooraj-dooba-from-roy_1517446.html |archivedate=25 December 2014 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; He worked again with Amaal Mallik on the song &amp;quot;Khwaishein&amp;quot; from ''[[Calendar Girls (2015 film)|Calendar Girls]]''. Apart from dubbing the Hindi version of the song &amp;quot;[[Pookkalae Sattru Oyivedungal]]&amp;quot; from Rahman's ''[[I (film)|I]]'', along with [[Shreya Ghoshal]], Singh teamed up with Gannguli and Bobby–Imran for ''[[Khamoshiyan]]'', where he performed the film's title song. He sang &amp;quot;[[Baatein Ye Kabhi Na]]&amp;quot; for Gannguli and &amp;quot;Tu Har Lamha&amp;quot; for Bobby-Imram.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Khamoshiyan bh&amp;quot; /&amp;gt; He collaborated with Gannguli on two other projects; &amp;quot;Teri Khushboo&amp;quot; for ''[[Mr. X (2015 film)|Mr. X]]'' and the title track for ''[[Hamari Adhuri Kahani]]''.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |title='Mr. X' Music Review: The effect the music leaves behind is at best parodic if not clumsy |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/play/beat-box-mr-x/ |work=The Indian Express |author=Khurana, Suanshu |date=17 April 2015 |accessdate=20 April 2015 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150410195228/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/play/beat-box-mr-x/ |archivedate=10 April 2015 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |title=Music is soul of 'Hamari Adhuri Kahani': Mohit Suri |url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/music-is-soul-of-hamari-adhuri-kahani-mohit-suri-115050800506_1.html |work=[[Business Standard]] |date=8 May 2015 |accessdate=7 June 2015 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150926033950/http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/music-is-soul-of-hamari-adhuri-kahani-mohit-suri-115050800506_1.html |archivedate=26 September 2015 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Besides working with Chirantan Bhatt on &amp;quot;Teri Meri Kahaani&amp;quot;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |title=Gabbar Is Back: Akshay and Kareena romance in Teri Meri Kahaani |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/teri-meri-kahaani-song-from-gabbar-is-back-featuring-akshay-kumar-and-kareena-kapoor-khan/1/427043.html |work=[[India Today]] |date=2 April 2015 |accessdate=20 April 2015 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150421053214/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/teri-meri-kahaani-song-from-gabbar-is-back-featuring-akshay-kumar-and-kareena-kapoor-khan/1/427043.html |archivedate=21 April 2015 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; and Sachin–Jigar on &amp;quot;Chunar&amp;quot;,&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |title=Tandav dance song in ABCD 2 is an extremely emotional song: Varun Dhawan |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/music/news/Tandav-dance-song-in-ABCD-2-is-an-extremely-emotional-song-Varun-Dhawan/articleshow/47326233.cms |work=The Times of India |author=Basu, Mohar |date=18 May 2015 |accessdate=7 June 2015 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150522063024/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/music/news/Tandav-dance-song-in-ABCD-2-is-an-extremely-emotional-song-Varun-Dhawan/articleshow/47326233.cms |archivedate=22 May 2015 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; he worked with some new composers like Bann Chakraborty,&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |title=Music Review: NH10 |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/music/music-reviews/Music-Review-NH10/articleshow/46394364.cms |work=The Times of India |author=Fernandes, Kasmin |date=27 February 2015 |accessdate=27 February 2015 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170810004548/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/music/music-reviews/Music-Review-NH10/articleshow/46394364.cms |archivedate=10 August 2017 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Khamosh Shah,&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |title=Music Reviews: 'Dum Laga Ke Haisha,' 'NH10' and More |url=http://www.indiawest.com/entertainment/bollywood/music-reviews-dum-laga-ke-haisha-nh-and-more/article_e95d8e98-c8fb-11e4-8492-efe6f9ba3991.html |work=[[India West]] |author=Vijayakar, R.M. |date=12 March 2015 |accessdate=27 February 2015 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150708142705/http://www.indiawest.com/entertainment/bollywood/music-reviews-dum-laga-ke-haisha-nh-and-more/article_e95d8e98-c8fb-11e4-8492-efe6f9ba3991.html |archivedate=8 July 2015 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Jatinder Shah,&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |title=Music Review: Dilliwaali Zaalim Girlfriend |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/music/music-reviews/Music-Review-Dilliwaali-Zaalim-Girlfriend/articleshow/46622076.cms |work=The Times of India |author=Fernandes, Kasmin |date=20 March 2015 |accessdate=26 March 2015 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150328223759/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/music/music-reviews/Music-Review-Dilliwaali-Zaalim-Girlfriend/articleshow/46622076.cms |archivedate=28 March 2015 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; and [[Manj Musik]]. Moreover, Singh recorded a reprise version of [[Sonu Nigam]]'s 1999 song &amp;quot;Deewana Tera&amp;quot; for ''[[Ek Paheli Leela]]''.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |title=Sonu Nigam's 90s hit track adapted for Sunny Leone's film |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Sonu-Nigams-90s-hit-track-adapted-for-Sunny-Leones-film/articleshow/46397036.cms |work=The Times of India |author=Basu, Mohar |date=28 February 2015 |accessdate=10 March 2015 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150302050621/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Sonu-Nigams-90s-hit-track-adapted-for-Sunny-Leones-film/articleshow/46397036.cms |archivedate=2 March 2015 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; The year marked the first collaboration between Singh and [[Himesh Reshammiya]], on the song &amp;quot;Baaton Ko Teri&amp;quot; from ''[[All Is Well (2015 film)|All Is Well]]''.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |title=Himesh Reshammiya, Arijit Singh Collaborate on 'All is Well' Song 'Baaton Ko' |url=http://www.indiawest.com/entertainment/bollywood/himesh-reshammiya-arijit-singh-collaborate-on-all-is-well-song/article_8c3e61f6-2a49-11e5-8537-47ada3e271cf.html |work=India West |author=Vijayakar, R.M. |date=14 July 2015 |accessdate=23 September 2015 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923104025/http://www.indiawest.com/entertainment/bollywood/himesh-reshammiya-arijit-singh-collaborate-on-all-is-well-song/article_8c3e61f6-2a49-11e5-8537-47ada3e271cf.html |archivedate=23 September 2015 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |title=Abhishek Bachchan thanks Himesh Reshammiya, Arijit Singh for 'Baaton ko teri' |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Abhishek-Bachchan-thanks-Himesh-Reshammiya-Arijit-Singh-for-Baaton-ko-teri/articleshow/48003121.cms |work=The Times of India |date=9 July 2015 |accessdate=22 August 2015 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150712155710/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Abhishek-Bachchan-thanks-Himesh-Reshammiya-Arijit-Singh-for-Baaton-ko-teri/articleshow/48003121.cms |archivedate=12 July 2015 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; He voiced Bhardwaj in &amp;quot;Shaam Ke Saaye&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;Kya Pataa&amp;quot;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |title=Hitman&amp;amp;nbsp;– Top Five Songs of the Week |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/top-five-songs-of-the-week/article7544319.ece |work=[[The Hindu]] |author=Srinivasan, Karthik |date=15 August 2015 |accessdate=22 August 2015}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; for ''[[Talvar (film)|Talvar]]'' and ''[[Drishyam (2015 film)|Drishyam]]'' respectively, and he performed ''[[Phantom (2015 film)|Phantom]]''{{'}}s &amp;quot;Saware&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;Sooiyan&amp;quot; from ''[[Guddu Rangeela]]''.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |title=Music Review: Phantom |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Entertainment/Hindi/Music/Music-Reviews/Music-Review-Phantom/articleshow/48557341.cms |work=The Times of India |author=Fernandes, Kasmin |date=21 August 2015 |accessdate=22 August 2015 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150826044458/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/music/music-reviews/Music-Review-Phantom/articleshow/48557341.cms |archivedate=26 August 2015 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |title=Arijit Singh sings a romantic number for 'Guddu Rangeela' |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/music/news/Arijit-Singh-sings-a-romantic-number-for-Guddu-Rangeela/articleshow/47395119.cms |work=The Times of India |author=Basu, Mohar |date=23 May 2015 |accessdate=7 June 2015 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150527134123/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/music/news/Arijit-Singh-sings-a-romantic-number-for-Guddu-Rangeela/articleshow/47395119.cms |archivedate=27 May 2015 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |title='I am a fan of Amit Trivedi's work' |url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/hindi/I-am-a-fan-of-Amit-Trivedis-work/2015/06/15/article2866348.ece |work=The Indian Express |author=Menghnani, Reet |date=15 June 2015 |accessdate=22 August 2015 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150822062607/http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/hindi/I-am-a-fan-of-Amit-Trivedis-work/2015/06/15/article2866348.ece |archivedate=22 August 2015 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; As well as recording soundtracks, Singh released his second promotional single during the year.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |title=Amaal Mallik: My dream is to compose for Karan Johar and Aditya Chopra |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/music/news/Amaal-Mallik-My-dream-is-to-compose-for-Karan-Johar-and-Aditya-Chopra/articleshow/48857124.cms |work=The Times of India |author=Fernandes, Kasmin |date=7 September 2015 |accessdate=22 September 2015 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170809235551/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/music/news/Amaal-Mallik-My-dream-is-to-compose-for-Karan-Johar-and-Aditya-Chopra/articleshow/48857124.cms |archivedate=9 August 2017 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Titled, &amp;quot;Chal Waha Jaate Hain&amp;quot;, the song is composed by Mallik and features [[Tiger Shroff]] and [[Kriti Sanon]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |title=Bollywood's promising stars to watch out for |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/Bollywoods-promising-stars-to-watch-out-for/photostory/48114544.cms |work=The Times of India |date=20 July 2015 |accessdate=22 September 2015 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150730111430/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/Bollywoods-promising-stars-to-watch-out-for/photostory/48114544.cms |archivedate=30 July 2015 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Singh also made his [[Marathi language|Marathi]] debut with the song &amp;quot;Yaar Illahi&amp;amp;nbsp;– Qawwali&amp;quot;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |title=Yaar Illahi&amp;amp;nbsp;– Qawwali From Movie Katyar Kaljat Ghusali • Marathi Kalakar |url=http://www.marathikalakar.com/2015/11/arijit-singh-marathi-song-yaar-illahi-qawwali/ |website=Marathi Kalakar |accessdate=8 November 2015 |language=en-US }}{{Dead link|date=June 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; from the film ''[[Katyar Kaljat Ghusali (film)|Katyar Kaljat Ghusali]]''.&lt;br /&gt;
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In 2015, [[Chinmayi]] Sripada recorded a romantic duet titled &amp;quot;Sooiyan&amp;quot;, written by Irshad Kamil and Amit Trivedi, with Singh for the Bollywood film ''[[Guddu Rangeela]]''.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/music/Chinmaya-Sripada-and-Arjit-Singh-create-magic-with-Sooiyan/articleshow/47692543.cms |title=Chinmaya Sripada and Arijit Singh create magic with Sooiyan |date=16 June 2015 |work=The Times of India |access-date=9 January 2016 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170810001213/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/music/Chinmaya-Sripada-and-Arjit-Singh-create-magic-with-Sooiyan/articleshow/47692543.cms |archivedate=10 August 2017 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Arijit was the lead vocalist on the soundtrack of the 2015 film ''[[Dilwale (2015 film)|Dilwale]]'' singing &amp;quot;Janam Janam&amp;quot;.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://urbanasian.com/bollywood/2015/12/music-review-dilwale/ |title=music review dilwale |accessdate=27 March 2017 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170327170948/http://urbanasian.com/bollywood/2015/12/music-review-dilwale/ |archivedate=27 March 2017 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; He sang the duet song &amp;quot;[[Gerua]]&amp;quot; composed by Pritam and written by [[Amitabh Bhattacharya]] with Antara Mitra featuring Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol in the music video, which received a good response. He sang the dance song &amp;quot;Tukur Tukur&amp;quot; on the movie ''Dilwale'' also composed by Pritam and written by Bhattacharya which was also well received.&lt;br /&gt;
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Arijit completed shooting for his directorial debut in 2015. Titled ''Bhalobasar Rojnamcha'', it is a [[Bengali language|Bengali]] [[feature film]] compiled with seven [[short film]]s.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movies/news/Arijit-Singh-directing-film/articleshow/21740912.cms |title=Arijit Singh directing film? |author=Agarwal, Stuti |date=10 August 2015 |work=The Times of India |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151018223130/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movies/news/Arijit-Singh-directing-film/articleshow/21740912.cms |archivedate=18 October 2015 |url-status=live |accessdate=23 September 2015 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Co-written by Singh, a work-in-progress version of the film has been sent to some film festivals abroad.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://www.mumbaimirror.com/others/sunday-read/Small-talk-Singing-a-different-tune/articleshow/47942164.cms |title=Small talk: Singing a different tune |author=Sanyal, Biaas |date=15 July 2015 |work=Mumbai Mirror |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150926043636/http://www.mumbaimirror.com/others/sunday-read/Small-talk-Singing-a-different-tune/articleshow/47942164.cms |archivedate=26 September 2015 |url-status=live |accessdate=23 September 2015 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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In early 2016, Singh sang &amp;quot;Yeh Fitoor Mera&amp;quot; written by [[Swanand Kirkire]] composed by Amit Trivedi. ''Firstpost'' in its review spoke positively of the song calling it a trademark song from the ''[[Fitoor]]'' album. Firstpost also commended Singh's singing.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news |url=http://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/music/katrina-kaif-aditya-roy-kapoor-s-captivating-romance-in-yeh-fitoor-mera-song-watch_1842527.html |title=Katrina Kaif, Aditya Roy Kapoor's captivating romance in 'Yeh Fitoor Mera' song&amp;amp;nbsp;– Watch |work=[[Zee News]] |author=Gayatri Sankar |accessdate=7 January 2016 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160107211949/http://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/music/katrina-kaif-aditya-roy-kapoor-s-captivating-romance-in-yeh-fitoor-mera-song-watch_1842527.html |archivedate=7 January 2016 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/fitoor-music-review-thank-you-amit-trivedi-this-album-is-going-to-be-on-loop-2593398.html |title=Fitoor music review: Thank you Amit trivedi this album is going to bring loop |accessdate=19 June 2017 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170808195722/http://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/fitoor-music-review-thank-you-amit-trivedi-this-album-is-going-to-be-on-loop-2593398.html |archivedate=8 August 2017 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Singh made his [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]] debut with the song &amp;quot;Satrangi Re&amp;quot; from the film ''[[Wrong Side Raju]]''.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://www.mid-day.com/articles/arijit-singh-vishal-dadlani-to-make-gujarati-singing-debut-with-anurag-kashyaps-film/17541196 |title=Arijit Singh, Vishal Dadlani to make Gujarati singing debut with Anurag Kashyap's film? |work=Mid-Day |accessdate=10 July 2017 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170808194157/http://www.mid-day.com/articles/arijit-singh-vishal-dadlani-to-make-gujarati-singing-debut-with-anurag-kashyaps-film/17541196 |archivedate=8 August 2017 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Some of his noteworthy Hindi songs of 2016 included &amp;quot;[[Soch Na Sake]]&amp;quot; which is a duet with [[Tulsi Kumar]] from the movie ''Airlift'', composed by Amaal Mallik written by Kumaar,&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news |url=http://www.india.com/showbiz/airlift-romantic-song-soch-na-sake-is-so-beautifully-melodious-it-will-make-you-want-to-curl-up-with-your-partner-this-winters-793575/ |title=Airlift romantic song Soch Na Sake is so beautifully melodious it will make you want to curl up with your partner this winter! |agency=Indo-Asian News Service |date=18 December 2015 |accessdate=10 July 2017}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; &amp;quot;[[Sanam Re (Title Track)|Sanam Re]]&amp;quot; the title track of the movie ''[[Sanam Re]],'' composed and written by Mithoon, &amp;quot;[[Bolna (song)|Bolna]]&amp;quot; from the movie ''[[Kapoor and Sons]]'',&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;dnaindia.com&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-bolna-from-kapoor-and-sons-this-might-just-be-the-love-song-of-the-season-2181704 |title=Bolna from kapoor and sons this might just be the love song of the season |accessdate=26 March 2017 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170806133528/http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-bolna-from-kapoor-and-sons-this-might-just-be-the-love-song-of-the-season-2181704 |archivedate=6 August 2017 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; and &amp;quot;Itni Si Baat Hain&amp;quot;, a duet with [[Antara Mitra]], composed by Pritam Chakraborty and written by Manoj Yadav.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Second-song-of-Azhar-Itni-si-baat-hain-will-stir-your-hearts-chords/articleshow/51843060.cms |title=Second song of Azhar 'Itni si baat hain' will stir your heart's chords |author=Rajni Chandel |agency=TNN |work=Times of India |accessdate=10 July 2017 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170813235040/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Second-song-of-Azhar-Itni-si-baat-hain-will-stir-your-hearts-chords/articleshow/51843060.cms |archivedate=13 August 2017 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Singh was the key vocalist on the ''[[Raaz Reboot]]'' soundtrack and sang &amp;quot;Lo Maan Liya&amp;quot; composed by [[Jeet Ganguly]] written by [[Kausar Munir]] from it. He also sang the haunting melody &amp;quot;Raaz Aakhein Teri&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;Yaad Hain Na&amp;quot; from the same film.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://www.filmfare.com/features/music-review-raaz-reboot-15251.html |title=Music review raaz reboot |accessdate=21 May 2017 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170505230050/http://www.filmfare.com/features/music-review-raaz-reboot-15251.html |archivedate=5 May 2017 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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He sang the duet &amp;quot;[[Shivaay#Soundtrack|Dharkhaast]]&amp;quot; from the film, ''[[Shivaay]]'' with [[Sunidhi Chauhan]], the music is composed by Mithoon the lyrics are penned by [[Sayeed Quadri]]. ''[[Daily News and Analysis]]'' in their review of song &amp;quot;Dharkhaast&amp;quot; commended Singh and Sunidhi's singing.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Dharkhaast&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-watch-darkhaast-highlights-ajay-devgn-and-erika-kaar-s-love-story-in-shivaay-2257778 |title=Watch:Dharkhaast highlights Ajay Devgn and Erika kaars love story in Shivaay |author=Prachita Pandey |work=Daily News and Analysis |date=23 September 2016 |accessdate=3 April 2017 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170808221856/http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-watch-darkhaast-highlights-ajay-devgn-and-erika-kaar-s-love-story-in-shivaay-2257778 |archivedate=8 August 2017 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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As the key vocalist on the film ''[[Ae Dil Hai Mushkil]] '' Singh sang the popular the title track &amp;quot;[[Ae Dil Hai Mushkil (song)|Ae Dil Hai Mushkil]]&amp;quot; composed by Pritam Chakraborty and written by Amitabh Bhattacharya. He also sang &amp;quot;[[Channa Mereya]]&amp;quot;, which garnered over 110 million views.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Dailyhunt&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://m.dailyhunt.in/news/india/english/ifairer-epaper-ifairer/the+most+popular+songs+of+arijit+singh+in+year+2016-newsid-61521489/ |title=The most popular songs of Arijit Singh in year 2016 |publisher=Dailyhunt |accessdate=26 March 2017 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170429001531/http://m.dailyhunt.in/news/india/english/ifairer-epaper-ifairer/the+most+popular+songs+of+arijit+singh+in+year+2016-newsid-61521489 |archivedate=29 April 2017 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; He rendered another chartbuster hit &amp;quot;[[Nashe Si Chadh Gayi]]&amp;quot; from ''[[Befikre]]''. The promotional video for the song garnered over 330 million views on [[YouTube]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMRKdK25AuPVtUKMF2ROAZNKt0-t7iBJ0 |title=All Time Most Viewed Indian Music/Bollywood/Hindi Songs on Youtube |accessdate=18 April 2017 |via=YouTube |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180503093445/https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMRKdK25AuPVtUKMF2ROAZNKt0-t7iBJ0 |archivedate=3 May 2018 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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He also sang &amp;quot;[[Naina (song)|Naina]]&amp;quot; from ''[[Dangal (film)|Dangal]]'' at the end of 2016.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Dailyhunt&amp;quot; /&amp;gt; In its review, [[Zee News]] wrote Arijit Singh's &amp;quot;Naina song from Dangal will touch your heart&amp;quot;,&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;TH&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://zeenews.india.com/music/arijit-singhs-naina-from-aamir-khan-starrer-dangal-will-touch-your-heart-watch_1963761.html |title=Arijit Singhsnaina from Aamir Khan dangal will touch your heart |publisher=Zee News |date=2 January 2017 |accessdate=27 May 2017 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170613021740/http://zeenews.india.com/music/arijit-singhs-naina-from-aamir-khan-starrer-dangal-will-touch-your-heart-watch_1963761.html |archivedate=13 June 2017 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
and the Indian film actor [[Varun Dhawan]] praised the song.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;twit&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://mobile.twitter.com/Varun_dvn/status/864405267584352256 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170527111737/https://mobile.twitter.com/Varun_dvn/status/864405267584352256 |title=Varun Dhawan about Naina song from Dangal |date=16 May 2017 |archivedate=27 May 2017 |accessdate=27 May 2017 |url-status=dead}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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In 2017, he sang for Shah Rukh Khan and performed a romantic duet with [[Harshdeep Kaur]] called &amp;quot;[[Zaalima]]&amp;quot;, composed by Pritam's [[JAM8]] and written by Amitabh Bhattacharya from the movie ''[[Raees (film)|Raees]]''. Khan shared multiple teasers of the song before its full release.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/raees-song-zaalima-shah-rukh-khan-is-the-king-of-romance-period-watch-video-mahira-khan-4460037/ |title=Raees song zaalima |accessdate=27 March 2017 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170505151028/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/raees-song-zaalima-shah-rukh-khan-is-the-king-of-romance-period-watch-video-mahira-khan-4460037/ |archivedate=5 May 2017 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://www.radioandmusic.com/entertainment/editorial/news/170105-raees-track-zaalima-arijits-first-2017 |title=Raees track zaalima is Arijit first song of 2017 |accessdate=26 March 2017 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170327165940/http://www.radioandmusic.com/entertainment/editorial/news/170105-raees-track-zaalima-arijits-first-2017 |archivedate=27 March 2017 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://www.indiawest.com/entertainment/bollywood/divya-khosla-kumar-s-single-kabhi-yaadon-mein-crosses-million/article_9d29483a-e872-11e6-bc38-9f62f8ea6cc6.html |title=divya khosla Kumar single Kabhi yaadon mein crosses million |accessdate=27 March 2017 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170327172339/http://www.indiawest.com/entertainment/bollywood/divya-khosla-kumar-s-single-kabhi-yaadon-mein-crosses-million/article_9d29483a-e872-11e6-bc38-9f62f8ea6cc6.html |archivedate=27 March 2017 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/music/370993/rangoon-music-review-vishal-bhardwaj-arijit-singh-and-sunidhi-chauhan |title=Rangoon music review Vishal bhardwaj and arijit Singh and sunidhi chauhan |accessdate=27 March 2017 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202001622/http://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/music/370993/rangoon-music-review-vishal-bhardwaj-arijit-singh-and-sunidhi-chauhan |archivedate=2 February 2017 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; He provided vocals for [[Salim-Sulaiman]]'s compositions &amp;quot;Kuch Parbat Hilayein&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;Babul Mora&amp;quot; written by Amitabh Bhattacharya from the inspirational movie ''[[Poorna film|Poorna]]''.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news |url=http://business-standard.com/article/news-ians/wanted-soulful-music-for-poorna-rahul-bose-117030400310_1.html |title=Rahul Bose:Wanted soulful music for poorna |newspaper=Business Standard |agency=IANS |accessdate=5 July 2017 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170808195054/http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/wanted-soulful-music-for-poorna-rahul-bose-117030400310_1.html |archivedate=8 August 2017 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; He rendered &amp;quot;Alvida&amp;quot; from the film ''[[Yeh Ishq Hai|Rangoon]]'', which the ''Deccan Chronicle'' praised in its review of the movie.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;MH&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/bollywood/200117/rangoon-music-review-vishal-bhardwaj-creates-another-gem-of-a-soundtrack.html |title=Rangoon music review Vishal bhardwaj creates another gem of a soundtrack |author=Ashwin Vinayan |publisher=Decan Chronicle |date=20 January 2017 |accessdate=12 May 2017 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170702064643/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/bollywood/200117/rangoon-music-review-vishal-bhardwaj-creates-another-gem-of-a-soundtrack.html |archivedate=2 July 2017 |url-status=dead}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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He also sang the song &amp;quot;Roke Na Ruke Naina&amp;quot;, composed by Amaal Mallik written by Kumaar from the film ''[[Badrinath Ki Dulhania]]'',&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://indiatimes.com/entertainment/celebs/badrinath-ki-dulhania-song-roke-na-ruke-naina-is-the-new-heartbreak-song-of-the-year-272684.html |title=Song Roke na Ruke Naina is the New Heartbreak song of the year |accessdate=26 March 2017 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170324214525/http://www.indiatimes.com/entertainment/celebs/badrinath-ki-dulhania-song-roke-na-ruke-naina-is-the-new-heartbreak-song-of-the-year-272684.html |archivedate=24 March 2017 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; and the [[chorus form|chorus]] song &amp;quot;Namami Brahmaputra&amp;quot; (English: I Bow to the Brahmaputra) composed by [[Papon (Assamese singer)|Papon]] and dedicated to the river [[Brahmaputra]] which flows in [[Assam]] and has high cultural, economic and social importance for the northeast Indian and Assamese people.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://hindustantimes.com/music/watch-papon-amitabh-bachchan-pay-tribute-to-brahmaputra-river-in-new-song/story-2ZnkdW09H9zJZkL4RBTZXM.html |title=Papon, Amitabh bachchan pays tribute to Brahmaputra river |date=24 March 2017 |accessdate=14 April 2017 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170414163912/http://www.hindustantimes.com/music/watch-papon-amitabh-bachchan-pay-tribute-to-brahmaputra-river-in-new-song/story-2ZnkdW09H9zJZkL4RBTZXM.html |archivedate=14 April 2017 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; He &amp;quot;Haareya&amp;quot;, a song from the Hindi movie ''[[Meri Pyaari Bindu]]''.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-meri-pyaari-bindu-5-things-we-love-about-haareya-song-2396619 |title=Meri Pyaari bindu 5 things we love about haareya song |date=12 April 2017 |accessdate=14 April 2017 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170414193935/http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-meri-pyaari-bindu-5-things-we-love-about-haareya-song-2396619 |archivedate=14 April 2017 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; and the song &amp;quot;Murshida&amp;quot; from the ''[[Begum Jaan]]'' written by [[Rahat Indori]] and composed by [[Anu Malik]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://timesofindia.com/entertainment/hindi/music/news/begum-jaans-murshida-arijit-singh-impresses-with-this-soulful-track/articleshow/58148238.cms |title=Begum Jaans Murshida; Arijit Singh impresses with his soulful track |author=Ruchi Kaushal |publisher=Times News Network(TNN) |date=12 April 2017 |accessdate=14 April 2017}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Singh sang &amp;quot;[[Phir Bhi Tumko Chaahunga]]&amp;quot;, composed by Mithoon, with lyrics by [[Manoj Muntashir]] from the soundtrack of ''[[Half Girlfriend (film)|Half Girlfriend]]''. [[Zee Music Company]] released it before their planned date due to public demand.&lt;br /&gt;
He also sang &amp;quot;Pal Bhar&amp;quot; which is a reprise and extended version of song from ''[[Phir Bhi Tumko Chahunga]]''. &amp;quot;Pal Bhar&amp;quot; is written by Muntashir and composed by Mithoon.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://www.india.com/showbiz/half-girlfriend-music-review-baarish-and-thodi-der-are-the-only-soulful-numbers-from-arjun-kapoor-and-shraddha-kapoors-next-2091183/ |title=Halfgirlfriend music review baarish and thodi der are the only soulful numbers |accessdate=19 June 2017 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170514152757/http://www.india.com/showbiz/half-girlfriend-music-review-baarish-and-thodi-der-are-the-only-soulful-numbers-from-arjun-kapoor-and-shraddha-kapoors-next-2091183/ |archivedate=14 May 2017 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Box Office India&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://boxofficecollection.in/extra/half-girlfriend-trailer-shows-arjun-shraddhas-adorable-romance-see-pics-26380 |title=Half Girl Trailer shows Shraddha, Arjun's Adorable Romance |author=Box Office India Team |date=10 April 2017 |accessdate=14 April 2017 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170414095546/http://boxofficecollection.in/extra/half-girlfriend-trailer-shows-arjun-shraddhas-adorable-romance-see-pics-26380 |archivedate=14 April 2017 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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He was the lead vocalist on the film ''[[Raabta (film)|Raabta]]'' singing &amp;quot;Ik Vaari Aa&amp;quot;, composed by Pritam, lyrics are penned by [[Amitabh Bhattacharya]]. The song is from the soundtrack of Indian film ''[[Raabta (film)|Raabta]]''.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://zeenews.india.com/music/arijit-singhs-ik-vaari-aa-from-sushant-singh-rajput-kriti-sanons-raabta-will-give-you-major-feels-1998078.html/ |title=Arijit Singh's ik vaari as from sushant Singh rajput and kriti sanons raabta will give you major feels |date=21 April 2017 |work=Zee News |author=Zee Media Bureau |accessdate=21 April 2017 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170421130307/http://zeenews.india.com/music/arijit-singhs-ik-vaari-aa-from-sushant-singh-rajput-kriti-sanons-raabta-will-give-you-major-feels-1998078.html |archivedate=21 April 2017 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://www.koimoi.com/videos/sushant-singh-rajput-kriti-sanon-starrer-raabtas-track-ik-vaari-aa-is-soulful/ |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170421131933/http://www.koimoi.com/videos/sushant-singh-rajput-kriti-sanon-starrer-raabtas-track-ik-vaari-aa-is-soulful/ |title=Sushant Singh rajput, Kriti Sanon starrer Raabta's track Ik Vaari Aa is soulful |publisher=Koimoi |date=21 April 2017 |archivedate=21 April 2017 |accessdate=21 April 2017}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Singh lent his vocals and played acoustic guitar with Roland Fernandes for the song &amp;quot;Lambiyaan si Judaiyaan&amp;quot; composed by JAM8 and written by Amitabh Bhattacharya, also on the film's soundtrack.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://www.radioandmusic.com/entertainment/editorial/reviews/170516-arijit-singhs-lambiyaan-si-judaiyaan-just |title=Arijit Singh's lambi si judaiyaan just another heartbreak song |date=16 May 2017 |accessdate=21 May 2017 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170523032305/http://www.radioandmusic.com/entertainment/editorial/reviews/170516-arijit-singhs-lambiyaan-si-judaiyaan-just |archivedate=23 May 2017 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; He sang &amp;quot;Tera Hoke Rahoon&amp;quot; song composed by (Kaushik, Akash, Guddu) of JAM8, with lyrics by Bipin Das in the movie ''Behen Hogi Teri.''&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;HR&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://zeenews.india.com/music/arijit-singhs-tera-hoke-rahoon-from-rajkummar-rao-starrer-behen-hogi-teri-will-restore-your-faith-in-love-2003828.html |title=Arijit Singh's tera hoke ragoon from rajkumalmar Rao starter behen hogi teri will restore your faith in love |date=10 March 2017 |accessdate=11 March 2017 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170513100216/http://zeenews.india.com/music/arijit-singhs-tera-hoke-rahoon-from-rajkummar-rao-starrer-behen-hogi-teri-will-restore-your-faith-in-love-2003828.html |archivedate=13 May 2017 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Rahoon&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://www.koimoi.com/videos/arijit-singhs-yet-another-romantic-song-tera-hoke-rahoon-from-behen-hogi-teri/ |title=Arijit Singh's yet another romantic song tera home rahoon from behen hogi Teri |publisher=Koimoi |date=10 May 2017 |accessdate=11 May 2017 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170512143633/http://www.koimoi.com/videos/arijit-singhs-yet-another-romantic-song-tera-hoke-rahoon-from-behen-hogi-teri/ |archivedate=12 May 2017 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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He sang &amp;quot;O Saathi&amp;quot;, with the music composed and lyrics written by Mithoon from the Hindi film [[Shab (film)|Shab]],&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/raveena-tandons-shab-has-arijit-singh-and-mithoon-create-magic-in-new-song-o-saathi-3467904.html |title=Raveena Tandons Shab has Arijit Singh an Mithoon create magic in new song o saathi |date=22 May 2017 |access-date=23 May 2017 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170526125926/http://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/raveena-tandons-shab-has-arijit-singh-and-mithoon-create-magic-in-new-song-o-saathi-3467904.html |archivedate=26 May 2017 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; and the dance song, &amp;quot;[[Main Tera Boyfriend]]&amp;quot;, with [[Neha Kakkar]]. It is written by [[Kumar]] and composed by Sourav Roy.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;PP&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-sushant-singh-rajput-kriti-sanon-are-slaying-it-with-their-hot-bods-and-killer-moves-in-main-tera-boyfriend-2447109 |title=Sushant Singh Rajput and Kriti sanon are slaying it with their hot bod and killer moves in main tera boyfriend |author=Prachita Pandey |work=Daily News and Analysis |date=22 May 2017 |accessdate=6 June 2017 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170525145638/http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-sushant-singh-rajput-kriti-sanon-are-slaying-it-with-their-hot-bods-and-killer-moves-in-main-tera-boyfriend-2447109 |archivedate=25 May 2017 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Singh was the lead singer of the ''[[Jagga Jasoos#Soundtrack|Jagga Jasoos Soundtrack]]'' singing the dance song &amp;quot;Ullu ka Pattha&amp;quot; composed by Pritam and written by Amitabh Bhattacharya,&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;ullu&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://m.timesofindia.com/entertainment/hindi/music/news/ullu-ka-pattha-is-high-on-cuteness/articleshow/59022635.cms |title=Ullu ka pattha is high on cuteness |work=Times of India |accessdate=5 July 2017 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170908013609/http://m.timesofindia.com/entertainment/hindi/music/news/ullu-ka-pattha-is-high-on-cuteness/articleshow/59022635.cms |archivedate=8 September 2017 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; a fun song titled &amp;quot;Galti Se Mistake&amp;quot;, written by Amitabh Bhattacharya,&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://m.indiatoday.in/story/jagga-jasoos-ranbir-kapoor-katrina-kaif-galti-se-mistake/1/974819.html |title=Jagga Jasoos Ranbir Kapoor Katrina kaif galti se mistake |work=India Today |date=5 July 2017 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170624110508/http://m.indiatoday.in/story/jagga-jasoos-ranbir-kapoor-katrina-kaif-galti-se-mistake/1/974819.html |archivedate=24 June 2017 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; and Pritam's composition &amp;quot;Jhumri Talaiyya&amp;quot; written by Amitabh Bhattacharya.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;hum&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite news |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/bollywood/report-jagga-jasoos-song-jhumri-talaiyya-ranbir-kapoor-and-katrina-kaif-are-too-adorable-as-partners-in-crime-2481605 |title=DNA review: jagga jasoos song jhumri talaiyya |newspaper=Daily News and Analysis |accessdate=5 July 2017 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170626100545/http://www.dnaindia.com/bollywood/report-jagga-jasoos-song-jhumri-talaiyya-ranbir-kapoor-and-katrina-kaif-are-too-adorable-as-partners-in-crime-2481605 |archivedate=26 June 2017 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; He also sang &amp;quot;[[Phir Wahi (song)|Phir Wahi]]&amp;quot; from ''Jagga Jasoos'' composed by Pritam and written by Amitabh Bhattacharya.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;bond7&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/jagga-jasoos-4th-song-phir-wahi-sure-fill-viewers-hearts-emotions-733430 |title=Phir Wahi surely fill heart with emotions |publisher=International Business Times, India Edition |date=5 July 2017 |accessdate=5 July 2017 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170708090025/http://www.ibtimes.co.in/jagga-jasoos-4th-song-phir-wahi-sure-fill-viewers-hearts-emotions-733430 |archivedate=8 July 2017 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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He sang for Shah Rukh Khan and performed the dance song &amp;quot;Beech Beech Main&amp;quot; from the film ''[[Jab Harry Met Sejal]]'' with additional vocals provided by [[Shefali Alvares]] and [[Shalmali Kholgade]],&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://www.news18.com/news/movies/jab-harry-met-sejal-new-song-beech-beech-mein-will-get-you-grooving-1451507.html |title=Jab Harry met Sally new song beech beech mein we'll get you grooving |work=News18 |date=4 July 2017 |accessdate=5 July 2017 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170708093307/http://www.news18.com/news/movies/jab-harry-met-sejal-new-song-beech-beech-mein-will-get-you-grooving-1451507.html |archivedate=8 July 2017 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; as well as &amp;quot;Hawayein&amp;quot;, composed by Pritam Chakraborty and written by Irshad Kamil. Indian media wrote that Singh's vocals in the song were &amp;quot;mesmerizing&amp;quot;.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://zeenews.india.com/music/jab-harry-met-sejal-song-hawayein-arijit-singhs-soulful-voice-will-leave-you-mesmerised-watch-2027307.html |title='Jab Harry Met Sejal' song 'Hawayein': Arijit Singh's soulful voice will leave you mesmerised! – Watch |author= |date=26 July 2017 |website=india.com |accessdate=3 May 2018 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20171114202016/http://zeenews.india.com/music/jab-harry-met-sejal-song-hawayein-arijit-singhs-soulful-voice-will-leave-you-mesmerised-watch-2027307.html |archivedate=14 November 2017 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Singh sang &amp;quot;Bairagi&amp;quot; for the film ''[[Bareilly Ki Barfi]]''. He also sang &amp;quot;[[Aksar 2#Soundtrack|Jaana Ve]]&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;[[Aksar 2#Soundtrack|Aaj Zid]]&amp;quot;  for ''[[Aksar 2]]''. The music was composed by Mithoon and written by Sayeed Quadri.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://zeenews.india.com/music/zareen-khans-aksar-2-arijit-singh-mithoon-weave-magic-in-jaana-ve-song-watch-2042762.html |title=Zareen Khan's 'Aksar 2': Arijit Singh, Mithoon weave magic in 'Jaana Ve' song – Watch |author= |date=15 September 2017 |website=india.com |accessdate=3 May 2018}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; He also sang &amp;quot;Main Hoon Saath Tere&amp;quot; from ''Shaadi Mein Zaroor Aana'', and sang and also made an appearance in the music video of the song &amp;quot;Pal&amp;quot;, featured in the film ''[[Monsoon Shootout]]''. Singh's voice texture in the song garnered favorable reviews from the Indian media.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/monsoon-shootout-song-pal-is-soothing-courtesy-arijit-singh-who-also-features-in-the-video-4213241.html |title=Monsoon shootout song pal is soothing courtsey Arijit Singh who also features in the video |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201043122/http://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/monsoon-shootout-song-pal-is-soothing-courtesy-arijit-singh-who-also-features-in-the-video-4213241.html |archivedate=1 December 2017 }}{{cite web |url=http://www.india.com/showbiz/monsoon-shootout-song-pal-arijit-singhs-soulful-vocals-breathe-life-into-this-nawazuddin-siddiqui-starrer-crime-thriller-2640158/ |title=Monsoon Shootout Song Pal Out: Arijit Singh's Soulful Voice Breathes Life Into This Otherwise Dark Film |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201041206/http://www.india.com/showbiz/monsoon-shootout-song-pal-arijit-singhs-soulful-vocals-breathe-life-into-this-nawazuddin-siddiqui-starrer-crime-thriller-2640158/ |archivedate=1 December 2017 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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In 2018, Singh sang &amp;quot;Aaj Se Teri&amp;quot; for the film ''[[Pad Man (film)|Pad Man]]'', composed by Amit Trivedi and written by Kausar Munir.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite news |url=http://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/padman-song-aaj-se-teri-shows-akshay-kumar-radhika-apte-in-a-life-of-happy-domesticity-4267695.html |title=Padman song 'Aaj Se Teri' shows Akshay Kumar, Radhika Apte in a life of happy domesticity- Entertainment News, Firstpost |work=Firstpost |access-date=25 January 2018 |language=en-US |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20171222162719/http://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/padman-song-aaj-se-teri-shows-akshay-kumar-radhika-apte-in-a-life-of-happy-domesticity-4267695.html |archivedate=22 December 2017 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; He sang &amp;quot;Binte Dil&amp;quot; for the film ''[[Padmaavat]]'' written by [[A. M. Turaz]] and composed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali. He also sang another chartbuster titled &amp;quot;Subah Subah&amp;quot; for the film ''[[Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety]]'' with [[Prakriti Kakar]], composed by Amaal Mallik and written by Kumaar&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite news |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/sonu-ke-titu-ki-sweety-song-subah-subah-amaal-malik-arijit-sinhg-watch-video-5009670/ |title=Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety song Subah Subah: Arijit Singh and Amaal Malik join hands for the perfect travel song |date=3 January 2018 |work=The Indian Express |access-date=25 January 2018 |language=en-US |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180106232815/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/sonu-ke-titu-ki-sweety-song-subah-subah-amaal-malik-arijit-sinhg-watch-video-5009670/ |archivedate=6 January 2018 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; as well as &amp;quot;Tera Yaar Hoon Main&amp;quot;. He also sang for the films ''[[Dil Juunglee]]'', ''[[3 Storeys]]'', ''[[Hichki]]'', ''[[Raazi]]'', ''[[Parmanu: The Story of Pokhran]]'', ''[[Veere Di Wedding]]'', ''[[102 Not Out]]'', ''[[Baazaar]]'', ''[[Kedarnath (film)|Kedarnath]]'' and ''[[Karwaan]]''.&lt;br /&gt;
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=== 2019 ===&lt;br /&gt;
In 2019 Singh sang &amp;quot;Ruan Ruan&amp;quot; from film ''[[Sonchiriya]]'' composed by [[Vishal Bhardwaj]] and penned by [[Varun Grover (writer)|Varun Grover]], followed by &amp;quot;Mere Pyare Prime Minister&amp;quot; from ''[[Mere Pyare Prime Minister]]'' on composition of [[Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy]] and lyrics of [[Gulzar]].&lt;br /&gt;
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In March his song &amp;quot;Ve Maahi&amp;quot; with [[Asees Kaur]] from film ''[[Kesari (film)|Kesari]]'' composed by [[Tanishk Bagchi]] was released. The song garnered 200 million views on [[YouTube]] by July 2019.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=https://zeenews.india.com/bollywood/ve-maahi-song-of-kesari-crosses-200-million-views-2219788.html |title=Ve maahi song of 'Kesari' crosses 200 million views |accessdate=14 September 2019}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Then came &amp;quot;First Class&amp;quot; with [[Neeti Mohan]] and title song &amp;quot;Kalank&amp;quot; from film ''[[Kalank]]'' composed by [[Pritam Chakraborty]] and penned by [[Amitabh Bhattacharya]].&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Kal&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=https://timesofindia.com/entertainment/hindi/music/news/get-ready-for-the-romantic-and-intense-sufi-title-track-of-kalank-from-the-winning-team/articleshow/68627853.cms |title=Get ready for the romantic and intense Sufi title track of 'Kalank' from the winning team |agency=TNN}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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He rendered &amp;quot;Khairiyat&amp;quot; from the film ''[[Chhichhore]]'' composed by [[Pritam]] and written by [[Amitabh Bhattacharya]]. It was released in September 2019.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Khairiyat&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/music/india-is-listening-to-arijit-singh-and-pritam-khairiyat-5955937/ |title=India is listening to Arijit Singh and Pritam's 'Khairiyat' |publisher=Indian Express |accessdate=14 September 2019}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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In October his song &amp;quot;Ghungroo&amp;quot; with [[Shilpa Rao]] was released from the movie, ''[[War (2019 film)|War]]''. Lyrics are written by [[Kumaar]] and music is given by [[Vishal-Shekhar]]&lt;br /&gt;
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In Late December 2019, he sang &amp;quot;Dariyaganj&amp;quot; with [[Dhvani Bhanushali]] in the film ''[[Jai Mummy Di]]'', composed by [[Amartya Bobo Rahut]]; written by Siddhant Kaushal.{{citation needed|date=March 2020}}&lt;br /&gt;
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=== 2020 ===&lt;br /&gt;
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In January 2020, 10 of his songs were released. Out of these, two songs are chartbusters &amp;quot;Shayad&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;Haan Main Galat&amp;quot;, which are composed by [[Pritam]] from the film ''[[Love Aaj Kal (2020 film)|Love Aaj Kal]]''; Title Track of ''[[Chhapaak]]'' along with &amp;quot;Khulne Do&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;Sab Jhulas Gaya&amp;quot; composed by [[Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy|Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy]] written by [[Gulzar]]; &amp;quot;Dua Karo&amp;quot; from the film ''[[Street Dancer 3D]]'' is sang along with [[Bohemia (rapper)|Bohemia]]; &amp;quot;Chal Ghar Chalen&amp;quot; is a song from the movie ''[[Malang (film)|Malang]]'' composed by [[Mithoon]]; He has sung the songs &amp;quot;Azaadi Ke Liye&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;Mere Watan&amp;quot; from the Amazon Originals ''[[The Forgotten Army - Azaadi Ke Liye|The Forgotten Army]]''.&lt;br /&gt;
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He has also sung a song in a Bengali film, ''[[Love Aaj Kal Porshu]]''.&lt;br /&gt;
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On 18 July 2020, Singh announced his upcoming venture in making non-film music under the banner &amp;quot;Oriyon Music&amp;quot;.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=18 July 2020|title=Oriyon Music announcement|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CCyKi1IJ3qV/|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=Instagram}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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He made an appearance in a music video from [[Sunny M.R.]]'s new single &amp;quot;Lifafe&amp;quot; on 31 July 2020.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Sunny M.R. -Lifafe {{!}} Unsung Verses {{!}} (Official Music Video)|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EwRbktSqorw|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=YouTube}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Singh released his first single &amp;quot;Rihaa&amp;quot; &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=4 October 2020|title=Rihaa {{!}} Arijit Singh {{!}} Shloke Lal {{!}} Official Music Video {{!}} Oriyon Music|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MpST_mgRoU4|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=[[YouTube]]}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=5 October 2020|title=Arijit Singh Is Singer-Composer-Filmmaker In His First Independent Single, 'Rihaa'|url=https://www.filmcompanion.in/features/bollywood-features/arijit-singh-is-singer-composer-filmmaker-in-his-first-independent-single-rihaa/|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=[[Film Companion]]}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;under his banner '''Oriyon Music''' on 4th October, 2020; along with the Bengali version &amp;quot;Mukto Kore Dao&amp;quot; on 10th October, 2020; &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=10 October 2020|title=Mukto Kore Dao {{!}} Arijit Singh {{!}} Official Music Video {{!}} Oriyon Music|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1e_Xu-aElk|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=[[YouTube]]}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;with the Hindi lyrics written by Shloke Lal and the Bengali lyrics written by Singh himself.&lt;br /&gt;
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== Vocals and musical style ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Arijit is often compared to singer [[Atif Aslam]] for similar voice texture and tone.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web |url=https://www.glamsham.com/en/arijit-singh-reacts-to-comparison-with-atif-aslam |title=Arijit Singh reacts to comparison with Atif Aslam! {{!}} News |last=Glamsham |website=Glamsham |language=en |access-date=14 October 2019}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Regarding this, Aslam said &amp;quot;If God's kind to someone you should also respect them. Arijit has been blessed and people should respect him. I am no one to control anyone. We need to understand there's no such thing as number one.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web |url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/1154182/atif-aslam-breaks-silence-comparisons-arijit-singh/ |title=Atif Aslam breaks silence comparisons with Arijit Singh |last=Chowdhury |first=Hassan |date= |website= |url-status=live |archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date=}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Music director [[Amaal Mallik|Amaal Malik]] said: &amp;quot;...can’t compare anyone to Atif Aslam, he is a senior and has been around for years&amp;quot;.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;en.dailypakistan.com.pk&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{Cite web |url=https://en.dailypakistan.com.pk/lifestyle/if-not-atif-then-arjit-bollywood-singer-supports-atif-aslam-despite-indo-pak-tensions/ |title=If not Atif then Arijit: Bollywood singer supports Atif Aslam despite Indo-Pak tensions |website=Daily Pakistan Global |language=en-US |access-date=15 October 2019}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; &amp;quot;Arijit is Arijit, Atif is Atif, they have their own styles and strengths&amp;quot;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;en.dailypakistan.com.pk&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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In an interview with ''[[The Times of India]]'', Singh mentioned that he has a &amp;quot;natural voice&amp;quot; and said he did nothing special to maintain it.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;musician&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/music/news/Want-to-look-like-a-musician-more-than-a-pop-star-Arijit-Singh/articleshow/20910406.cms |title=Want to look like a musician more than a pop star: Arijit Singh |work=The Times of India |author=Sinha, Seema |date=15 July 2013 |accessdate=22 January 2015 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161107044217/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/music/news/Want-to-look-like-a-musician-more-than-a-pop-star-Arijit-Singh/articleshow/20910406.cms |archivedate=7 November 2016 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; He has described his voice as &amp;quot;nasal&amp;quot; and believes that it matches with all the actors.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;romantic&amp;quot; /&amp;gt; [[Shekhar Ravjiani]] of the music director duo Vishal–Shekhar wrote that Singh's &amp;quot;vocal texture is brilliant. The way he emotes and the soul he puts into each song is exemplary.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://archive.financialexpress.com/news/arijit-singh-hitting-the-right-notes/1143659/3 |title=Arijit Singh: Hitting the Right Notes&amp;amp;nbsp;— Page 2 |work=[[The Financial Express (India)|The Financial Express]] |author=Khurana, Suanshu |date=21 July 2013 |accessdate=22 January 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141231003629/http://archive.financialexpress.com/news/arijit-singh-hitting-the-right-notes/1143659/3 |archivedate=31 December 2014 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; ''[[India Today]]'' describes his voice as &amp;quot;raw and grainy&amp;quot;, whereas the paper's Moeena Halim identifies his voice as soulful and [[baritone]],&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/bollywood-music-playback-singer-gerua-talwar-masaan/1/570058.html |title=Soft Soltry and Soulful |date=13 January 2016 |accessdate=30 April 2017 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161221035838/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/bollywood-music-playback-singer-gerua-talwar-masaan/1/570058.html |archivedate=21 December 2016 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/arijit-singh-youth-music-sensation-is-here-to-stay/1/413466.html |title=The singer every man loves&amp;amp;nbsp;– Arijit Singh |work=India Today |author=Singh, Saloni |date=15 January 2015 |accessdate=22 January 2015 |archiveurl=https://archive.is/20170708155433/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/arijit-singh-youth-music-sensation-is-here-to-stay/1/413466.html |archivedate=8 July 2017 |url-status=dead}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; while the ''[[International Business Times]]'' considers his voice &amp;quot;soothing&amp;quot;.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/sidharth-shraddhas-galliyan-srk-deepikas-manwa-laage-top-10-bollywood-romantic-songs-2014-618004 |title=From Sidharth-Shraddha's 'Galliyan' to SRK-Deepika's 'Manwa laage'; Top 10 Bollywood Romantic Songs of 2014 |work=International Business Times |author=Goswami, Parismita |date=22 December 2014 |accessdate=22 January 2015 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141231031221/http://www.ibtimes.co.in/sidharth-shraddhas-galliyan-srk-deepikas-manwa-laage-top-10-bollywood-romantic-songs-2014-618004 |archivedate=31 December 2014 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; [[Koimoi]], in a review, commended his voice.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://www.koimoi.com/bollywood-popular/galliyan-banjaara-samjhawan-et-al-which-male-voice-rocked-2014s-music-chart/ |title=Galliyan, Banjaara, Samjhawan, Et Al : Which Male Voice Rocked 2014's Music Chart? |publisher=Koimoi |date=15 February 2015 |accessdate=22 August 2015 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150822221214/http://www.koimoi.com/bollywood-popular/galliyan-banjaara-samjhawan-et-al-which-male-voice-rocked-2014s-music-chart/ |archivedate=22 August 2015 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; [[Bollywood Hungama]], in a review of ''[[Aashiqui 2]]'', described Singh as a singer with a &amp;quot;rich texture and depth in his voice&amp;quot;. However, they suggested he should &amp;quot;sing smoothly&amp;quot;, without heavy breaths in between.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/musiccriticreview/id/549878 |title=Aashiqui 2 – Critic Music Review |publisher=Bollywood Hungama |author=Vijayakar, Rajiv |date=22 April 2013 |accessdate=22 September 2015 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150123170747/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/musiccriticreview/id/549878 |archivedate=23 January 2015 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
[[NewsX]] acclaimed Singh's voice.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;NewsX&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://www.newsx.com/entertainment/62196-king-melody-arijit-singh-turns-29-heres-look-heart-rending-songs |title=Arijit sings turn 30, here's a look at his heart-rending songs |date=25 April 2017 |work=Geetanjali Ghosh |publisher=NewsX |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170429125115/http://www.newsx.com/entertainment/62196-king-melody-arijit-singh-turns-29-heres-look-heart-rending-songs |archivedate=29 April 2017 |accessdate=29 April 2017 |url-status=dead}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Singh has said that he would most like to explore the [[classical music]] style.&amp;lt;ref name=romantic /&amp;gt; He has also said that he loves singing [[folk music]] and likes all genres except for [[heavy metal music]]—since it is too loud for him.&amp;lt;ref name=musician /&amp;gt; Singh is most commonly known for his romantic songs and was associated with the tag &amp;quot;romantic singer&amp;quot;. Regarding that, Singh said the tag of romantic singer is unintentional, as he has not planned his career. He is happy with the songs that come his way and tries to do his best.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/music/romantic-singer-tag-is-unintentional-arijit-singh_1623396.html |title=romantic singer tag is unintentional says Arijit Singh |accessdate=10 March 2017 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170806024205/http://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/music/romantic-singer-tag-is-unintentional-arijit-singh_1623396.html |archivedate=6 August 2017 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Singh does not believe that doing just one type of song is &amp;quot;hampering&amp;quot; his growth.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/music/romantic-singer-tag-is-unintentional-arijit-singh_1623396.html |title=Romantic singer tag is unintentional: Arijit Singh |publisher=Zee News |date=2 July 2015 |accessdate=23 September 2015 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150926071416/http://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/music/romantic-singer-tag-is-unintentional-arijit-singh_1623396.html |archivedate=26 September 2015 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; However, through his career, he has explored different musical styles, including; a club party song &amp;quot;Raat Bhar&amp;quot;, an electronic &amp;quot;Blame The Night&amp;quot;, a [[Folk music of Punjab|Punjabi Folk]] &amp;quot;Samjhawan&amp;quot;, a [[Sufi]] or [[Qawwali]] song &amp;quot;Mast Magan&amp;quot; and a ghazal titled &amp;quot;Gulon Mein Rang Bhare&amp;quot;. Regarding the variety, ''[[Hindustan Times]]'' stated; &amp;quot;he can sing nice fun songs as well&amp;quot;.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/brunch/superstars-2014-croon-along-with-shalmali-kholgade-arijit-singh-this-year/story-IBgQSPcTguorLojKYk8o5K.html |title=Superstars 2014: croon along with Shalmali Kholgade, Arijit Singh this year |work=Hindustan Times |date=31 December 2013 |accessdate=27 January 2015 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150926032218/http://www.hindustantimes.com/brunch/superstars-2014-croon-along-with-shalmali-kholgade-arijit-singh-this-year/story-IBgQSPcTguorLojKYk8o5K.html |archivedate=26 September 2015 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; According to [[Krsna Solo|Krsna]] &amp;quot;A vocalist needs to have all genres of music at his fingertips and Arijit has that.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;ref name=idol&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://www.outlookindia.com/article/Indian-Idol/292828 |title=Indian Idol |author=Joshi, Namrata |work=[[Outlook (Indian magazine)|Outlook]] |date=22 December 2014 |accessdate=24 February 2015 |archiveurl=https://archive.is/20150224081656/http://www.outlookindia.com/article/Indian-Idol/292828 |archivedate=24 February 2015 |url-status=dead}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; While reviewing the soundtrack of ''Main Tera Hero'', Bollywood Hungama felt he &amp;quot;shines&amp;quot; in the form, which is a &amp;quot;totally different setup&amp;quot; from what he has done before.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/musiccriticreview/id/590526 |title=Main Tera Hero&amp;amp;nbsp;– Critic Music Review |publisher=Bollywood Hungama |author=Vijayakar, Rajiv |date=6 March 2014 |accessdate=22 September 2015 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924135419/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/musiccriticreview/id/590526 |archivedate=24 September 2015 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Reviewing the song &amp;quot;[[Uska Hi Banana]]&amp;quot;, Komoi described Singh's voice as &amp;quot;marvelous&amp;quot; and ''Glamsham'' wrote he sang it intensely, emotionally and passionately.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;kom&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://www.koimoi.com/most-popular/1920-evil-returns-music-review/ |title=1920 evil returns music review |date=16 October 2012 |accessdate=13 June 2017 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170728145309/http://www.koimoi.com/most-popular/1920-evil-returns-music-review/ |archivedate=28 July 2017 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;glam&amp;quot; /&amp;gt; Reviewing the emotional song &amp;quot;Chunar&amp;quot; dedicated to a mother from the movie ''Any Body Can Dance 2'' Komoi wrote Singh's voice &amp;quot;truly converse the pain and the Indian musical arrangements work their magic along with the emotionally rich lyrics. The song finds an instant connect with the listener.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://www.koimoi.com/bollywood-movies/music-reviews/abcd-any-body-can-dance-2-music-review/ |title=abcd any body can dance 2 music |publisher=komoi |accessdate=23 March 2017 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170627010050/http://www.koimoi.com/bollywood-movies/music-reviews/abcd-any-body-can-dance-2-music-review/ |archivedate=27 June 2017 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Singh's &amp;quot;mispronunciation&amp;quot; of the phonetic 'ta' syllable was criticized by ''[[India West]]'' while reviewing the song &amp;quot;Chunar&amp;quot;.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://www.indiawest.com/entertainment/bollywood/abcd-music-review-a-mixed-bag-of-good-bad-and/article_cebf0a4c-19cf-11e5-b11c-4ba30be22431.html |title='ABCD 2' Music Review: A Mixed Bag of Good, Bad and Mediocre Tracks |work=India West |author=Vijayakar, R.M. |date=23 June 2015 |accessdate=16 September 2015 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170730153559/http://www.indiawest.com/entertainment/bollywood/abcd-music-review-a-mixed-bag-of-good-bad-and/article_cebf0a4c-19cf-11e5-b11c-4ba30be22431.html |archivedate=30 July 2017 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Similarly, Bollywood Hungama considered his pronunciation &amp;quot;flawed&amp;quot; in the title track of ''Khamoshiyan''.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Khamoshiyan bh&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/musiccriticreview/id/742666 |title=Khamoshiyan&amp;amp;nbsp;– Critic Music Review |work=Bollywood Hungama |author=Vijayakar, Rajiv |date=17 January 2015 |accessdate=27 January 2015 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150123123923/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/musiccriticreview/id/742666 |archivedate=23 January 2015 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; However the producer of the film ''Khamoshiyan'', [[Mahesh Bhatt]] said, &amp;quot;It is a sensational song. One of the best songs that I have heard in my lifetime and its poetry is simply brilliant.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://m.timesofindia.com/entertainment/hindi/music/news/Arijit-Singh-records-unplugged-version-of-Khamoshiyan/articleshow/45561295.cms |title=Arijit Singh records unplugged version of khamoshiyan |accessdate=22 March 2017 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170517155733/http://m.timesofindia.com/entertainment/hindi/music/news/Arijit-Singh-records-unplugged-version-of-Khamoshiyan/articleshow/45561295.cms |archivedate=17 May 2017 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
While reviewing the rest of his tracks in the film, ''[[The Indian Express]]'', felt that Singh's rendition of the song sounds as &amp;quot;he's on autopilot&amp;quot;, though Rajiv Vijayakar from Bollywood Hungama felt his rendition was &amp;quot;emotional&amp;quot;.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Khamoshiyan bh&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/play/beat-box-tunes-from-a-recycle-bin/ |title='Khamoshiyan' music album: Most of the songs are redundant and insipid |work=The Indian Express |author=Ghosh, Sankhayan |date=9 January 2015 |accessdate=14 February 2015 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150215125216/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/play/beat-box-tunes-from-a-recycle-bin/ |archivedate=15 February 2015 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Reviewing the song &amp;quot;Soch Na Sake&amp;quot; with music composed by Amaal Mallik from the movie ''[[Airlift]]'' Bollywood Hungama acclaimed Singh's rendition of the song.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://www.bollywoodlife.com/news-gossip/airlift-song-soch-na-sake-arijit-singhs-magical-rendition-perfectly-encapsulates-the-romance-of-akshay-kumar-and-nimrat-kaur/ |title=airlift song soch na sake Arijit Singh's magical rendition perfectly encapsulates the romance of akshay kumar and nimrat kaur |accessdate=23 March 2017 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170601005633/http://www.bollywoodlife.com/news-gossip/airlift-song-soch-na-sake-arijit-singhs-magical-rendition-perfectly-encapsulates-the-romance-of-akshay-kumar-and-nimrat-kaur/ |archivedate=1 June 2017 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Singh insists on the presence of [[lyricist]]s during recording sessions for a better understanding of the relevance of the words and feelings behind a song. He has said his favorite lyricists are Irshad Kamil, Sayeed Quadri, and Amitabh Bhattacharya.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://deccanchronicle.com/amp/entertainment/music/180916/i-want-to-direct-a-feature-film-arijit-singh.html |title=Arijit singh want tp direct feature film |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170211081640/http://deccanchronicle.com/amp/entertainment/music/180916/i-want-to-direct-a-feature-film-arijit-singh.html |archivedate=11 February 2017 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; While talking with [[Subhash Ghai]] at a question and answers session at Whistling Woods International Campus on arts and technique of singing at the 5th Veda Cultural Hub, Arijit said &amp;quot;Singing is like talking. It is an art of expression. There are other factors too but they all follow on once you understand your lyrics and rhythm well. There are no rules. You just have to practice well.&amp;quot; Sharing his childhood memories he said, &amp;quot;I mostly practiced modern Bengali and Indian classical music. My [[guru]] Rajendra Prasad Hazari inspired me to practice more of modern singing as according to him Indian classical was dying.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=https://www.whistlingwoods.net/5th-veda/art-and-technique-singing-arijit-singh |title=arts and technique of singing with Arijit singh |accessdate=9 February 2016 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170211081214/https://www.whistlingwoods.net/5th-veda/art-and-technique-singing-arijit-singh |archivedate=11 February 2017 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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== Public image and influences ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Arijit has shared his fondness for Kishore Kumar,&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;chord&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web|title=Striking the right chord|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/reviews/Striking-the-right-chord/2013/11/16/article1891329.ece|author=Sahoo, Namrata|date=16 November 2013|work=The Indian Express|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150118060612/http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/reviews/Striking-the-right-chord/2013/11/16/article1891329.ece|archivedate=18 January 2015|accessdate=4 February 2015}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; while citing [[Mohit Chauhan]] and [[Atif Aslam]] as inspirations with whom he is often compared.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|title=Arijit Singh reacts to comparison with Atif Aslam!|url=http://in.movies.yahoo.com/news/arijit-singh-reacts-comparison-atif-aslam-055120197.html|website=in.movies.yahoo.com|language=en-GB|access-date=24 May 2020}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Though he has been inspired by many artists, Singh named [[KK (singer)|KK]] as his favorite singer along with [[Ayushmann Khurrana]].&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;filmbi beat&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://www.filmibeat.com/bollywood/features/2013/interview-aashiqui-2-singer-arijit-singh-107922.html |title=Interview: Aashiqui 2 singer Arijit Singh |publisher=Filmi Beat |author=Nabanita |date=19 April 2013 |accessdate=4 February 2015 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141224070412/http://www.filmibeat.com/bollywood/features/2013/interview-aashiqui-2-singer-arijit-singh-107922.html |archivedate=24 December 2014 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; He named Pritam Chakraborty, Vishal–Shekhar, Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy, Amit Trivedi, Mithoon and A. R. Rahman as his favorite music directors.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;public transport&amp;quot; /&amp;gt; Singh has idolized [[Ghulam Ali (singer)|Ghulam Ali]], [[Jagjit Singh]] and Mehdi Hassan.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;musician&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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In an interview with ''Filmbeat'' in April 2013, he declared that he is the biggest fan of singer [[Krishnakumar Kunnath]] (KK).&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite news |url=http://www.filmibeat.com/bollywood/features/2013/interview-aashiqui-2-singer-arijit-singh-107922.html |title=Interview: Aashiqui 2 singer Arijit Singh |date=19 April 2013 |publisher=filmibeat.com |access-date=15 January 2017 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170206215650/http://www.filmibeat.com/bollywood/features/2013/interview-aashiqui-2-singer-arijit-singh-107922.html |archivedate=6 February 2017 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; His desire to sing for [[Aamir Khan]]&amp;lt;ref name=chord /&amp;gt; came to reality in 2016 with the song &amp;quot;[[Naina (song)|Naina]]&amp;quot; from ''Dangal''.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite news |url=http://zeenews.india.com/music/arijit-singhs-naina-from-aamir-khan-starrer-dangal-will-touch-your-heart-watch_1963761.html |title=Arijit Singh's 'Naina' from Aamir Khan starrer 'Dangal' will touch your heart! – Watch |date=2 January 2017 |newspaper=Zee News |access-date=15 January 2017 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170116205137/http://zeenews.india.com/music/arijit-singhs-naina-from-aamir-khan-starrer-dangal-will-touch-your-heart-watch_1963761.html |archivedate=16 January 2017 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; In an interview with ''The Indian Express'', Singh stated that he loves the work of [[Shalmali Kholgade]], [[Shefali Alvares]], and [[Mohammed Irfan (singer)|Irfan]]. He also mentioned that his &amp;quot;current favorite&amp;quot; singer is Chinmayi.&amp;lt;ref name=romantic&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/hindi/A-Real-Romantic/2015/06/13/article2863193.ece |title=A Real Romantic |work=The Indian Express |author=Menghnani, Reet |date=12 June 2015 |accessdate=15 February 2015 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151213093715/http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/hindi/A-Real-Romantic/2015/06/13/article2863193.ece |archivedate=13 December 2015 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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In 2016 he appeared on the popular chat and comedy show ''[[The Kapil Sharma Show]]'' aired on Sony TV India. The show's host [[Kapil Sharma (comedian)|Kapil Sharma]] explained the difficulties he had bringing Singh on the show due to his shy nature.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://timesofindia.com/tv/news/hindi/All-is-not-ok-for-Arijit-Singh-but-Kapil-Sharma-makes-him-smile/articleshow/53907201.cms |title=All is not OK for Arijit Singh but Kapil Sharma makes him smile |accessdate=19 March 2016}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Singh has often been portrayed by the Indian media as a &amp;quot;small-town boy who made it big&amp;quot;.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;reality2&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Small&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://www.merinews.com/article/arijit-singh-the-small-town-boy-who-made-it-big-in-bollywood/15907620.shtml |title=Arijit Singh small town boy who made it big in Bollywood |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170428154733/http://www.merinews.com/article/arijit-singh-the-small-town-boy-who-made-it-big-in-bollywood/15907620.shtml |archivedate=28 April 2017 |url-status=live |accessdate=10 April 2017 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;IT&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=https://mobile.twitter.com/IndiaToday/status/856847365881417729 |title=Indiatoday: Arijit Singh Small Town Boy |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170511040523/https://mobile.twitter.com/IndiaToday/status/856847365881417729 |archivedate=11 May 2017 |url-status=dead |accessdate=11 May 2017}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; He had also been [[Internet troll|trolled]] on social media to which he replied &amp;quot;I use my social media sparingly for things that are close to my heart. I don't read the comments. My team filters out the comments for me, I don't involve myself a lot into paying attention to criticism on social media. I speak what I want to speak and my team lets me know the needful.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/music/news/arijit-singh-i-dont-read-comments-on-social-media/articleshow/62957705.cms |title=Arijit Singh: I don't read comments on social media – Times of India |website=The Times of India |language=en |access-date=29 January 2019}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=https://www.amarujala.com/photo-gallery/entertainment/bollywood/arijit-singh-speaks-about-trolling-on-social-media |title=ट्रोल होने पर पहली बार खुलकर बोले अरिजीत सिंह,'मुझे किसी बात से फर्क नहीं पड़ता'- Amarujala |website=Amar Ujala |access-date=29 January 2019}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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=== Humanitarian work ===&lt;br /&gt;
Singh said in an interview that he would love to serve people through his NGO named &amp;quot;Let There Be Light&amp;quot; which works for the Below Poverty Line (BPL) community. His NGO aims to include activities like blood bank camp (with proof and records and photographs of all the blood being delivered properly), distribution of clothes, books, stationery, etc. to Below Poverty Line children on a huge scale and seasonal human ground activities.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://m.biscoot.com/news/bollywood-news-arijit-singhs-dream-project-let-there-be-light-33955/ds |title=Bollywood news Arijit Singh's dream project let there be light |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170331211724/http://m.biscoot.com/news/bollywood-news-arijit-singhs-dream-project-let-there-be-light-33955/ds |archivedate=31 March 2017 |url-status=dead |accessdate=31 March 2017 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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== Personal life ==&lt;br /&gt;
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According to Arijit Singh, apart from being a singer, he is a badminton player, a writer, a movie freak and a documentary maker.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;reality show&amp;quot; /&amp;gt; He also likes cricket, football and his favorite sportsmen are [[Sachin Tendulkar]], [[Lance Klusener]], [[Sourav Ganguly]], and [[Jonty Rhodes]]. He is an ardent football fan, and a self-proclaimed [[Manchester United]] fan. He has also expressed a wish to sing the anthem for the [[2022 FIFA World Cup|2022 World Cup]] in Qatar.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |accessdate=20 November 2019 |title=Arijit Singh wants to sing the 2022 World Cup Qatar anthem |url=https://www.thestatesman.com/sports/arijit-singh-wants-to-sing-the-2022-world-cup-qatar-anthem-1502728620.html |date=30 January 2019}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; In badminton, he likes [[Saina Nehwal]].&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Radio and Music, Arijit Singh Interview&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://www.radioandmusic.com:80/entertainment/editorial/interviews/arijit-singh-music-has-become-very-corporate-now-150602 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151102214807/http://www.radioandmusic.com/entertainment/editorial/interviews/arijit-singh-music-has-become-very-corporate-now-150602 |title=Arijit Singh -Music have become very corporate now |author=RnM Team |publisher=radio and music.com |date=2 June 2015 |archivedate=2 November 2015 |accessdate=22 April 2017 |url-status=dead}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Arijit enjoys listening to retro songs by [[Lata Mangeshkar]], [[Mohammed Rafi]] and the classical and [[ghazal]] songs along with the music of [[Coldplay]]. He expressed his desire to work with artist [[Norah Jones]] someday as he loves her music. He says he is uncomfortable with all the attention that fame has brought.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Radio and Music, Arijit Singh Interview&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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In an interview given to ''Mid-day.com'' in the December 2016, Arijit said &amp;quot;Independent music in India needs to be redefined&amp;quot; and he is working on some &amp;quot;independent music projects&amp;quot; but he believes that Bollywood music overpowers independent music, and there is a lack of infrastructure and platform for independent music in India, and it is difficult to produce it in India.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://mid-day.com/articles/arijit-singh-i-am-working-on-my-independent-music/17803176 |title=Arijit:I am working on Independent Music in India |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170412173848/http://m.mid-day.com/articles/arijit-singh-i-am-working-on-my-independent-music/17803176 |archivedate=12 April 2017 |accessdate=12 April 2017}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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== Impact and recognition ==&lt;br /&gt;
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In an interview music director and composer, Pritam said: &amp;quot;Arijit is a good singer, a smart musician, and an intelligent musician as well.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Coldplay&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://www.radioandmusic.com/entertainment/editorial/news/170131-collaborating-coldplay-would-be-awesome-says |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170612092636/http://www.radioandmusic.com/entertainment/editorial/news/170131-collaborating-coldplay-would-be-awesome-says |title=Collaborating with Coldplay would be awesome says Pritam |publisher=RadioandMusic.com |date=31 January 2017 |archivedate=12 June 2017 |accessdate=12 June 2017 |url-status=dead}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; [[Vishal Dadlani]] of the music director duo [[Vishal-Shekhar]] said Singh is a phenomenal singer.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://m.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/not-happy-about-few-music-scores-in-the-past-vishal-dadlani/story-0qAylK12YL2VcZ8pco6aWN.html |title=Not happy about few music scores in the past:Vishal Dadlani |accessdate=10 March 2017}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; In another interview, he said &amp;quot;Arijit has the ability and the openness needed to make every recording a genuine collaboration. He's also a really nice guy, with no ego. That helps&amp;quot;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Mono&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/music/arijit-singh-in-playback-singing-today-4543639/ |title=Monopoly of Arijit Singh in playback singing today |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170410140513/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/music/arijit-singh-in-playback-singing-today-4543639/ |archivedate=10 April 2017 |accessdate=4 March 2017}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali in an Interview with ''[[The Hindu]]'' said, &amp;quot;Arijit Singh is very special&amp;quot;.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Shab&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/interview/interview-with-sanjay-leela-bhansali/article8199331.ece |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170421142420/http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/interview/interview-with-sanjay-leela-bhansali/article8199331.ece |title=Interview with sanjay leela bansali |work=The Hindu |author=Sankhyan Ghosh |archivedate=21 April 2017 |accessdate=26 March 2016}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Shreya Ghoshal remarked that he &amp;quot;is versatile and has a soulful voice&amp;quot;.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;arijit_genres&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://www.tlcevents.co.uk/arijit-singh-2016.html |title=Arijit Singh in Concert |work=TLC Events |date=30 July 2017 |accessdate=30 July 2017 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170730201235/http://www.tlcevents.co.uk/arijit-singh-2016.html |archivedate=30 July 2017 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; [[Shankar Mahadevan]] said &amp;quot;I knew him before he became Arijit Singh. He is an educated musician, he understands his [[Sargam (music)|Sargam]], and he has got depth.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/music/arijit-singh-is-an-educated-musician-shankar-mahadevan/ |title=Arijit is an educated musician says shankar mahadevan |accessdate=9 February 2016 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160125085359/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/music/arijit-singh-is-an-educated-musician-shankar-mahadevan/ |archivedate=25 January 2016 |df=dmy-all}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; [[Suresh Wadkar]] praised him as one of the &amp;quot;great singers of this generation&amp;quot;.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://gulftoday.ae/portal/5518cc67-b127-47e8-8194-4a8eb173257d.aspx |title=On song&amp;amp;nbsp;– always |publisher=[[The Gulf Today]] |date=12 October 2014 |accessdate=22 February 2015 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150226005248/http://gulftoday.ae/portal/5518cc67-b127-47e8-8194-4a8eb173257d.aspx |archivedate=26 February 2015 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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== Discography ==&lt;br /&gt;
{{Main|List of songs recorded by Arijit Singh}}&lt;br /&gt;
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Some of his popular songs include &amp;quot;[[Channa Mereya]]&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;[[Tum Hi Ho]]&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;[[Phir Bhi Tumko Chahunga]]&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;[[Uska Hi Banana]]&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;[[Aayat (song)|Aayat]]&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;[[Raabta (song)|Raabta]]&amp;quot;, Ik Vaari Aa, Main Tara Boyfriend, [[Ae Dil Hai Mushkil (song)|Ae Dil Hai Mushkil]]&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;[[Gerua]]&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;Janam Janam&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;Khamoshiyan&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;Hamari Adhuri Kahani&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;[[Samjhawan]]&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;[[Sooraj Dooba Hain]]&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;[[Zaalima]]&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;[[Laal Ishq]]&amp;quot;,  &amp;quot;[[Muskurane]]&amp;quot;, Phir Kabhi, Shayad and Haan Main Galat.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;dnaindia.com&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Dharkhaast&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Dailyhunt&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;MH&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Box Office India&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Janam&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://www.bollywoodlife.com/news-gossip/trending-tunes-shah-rukh-khan-kajols-janam-janam-and-ranveer-singhs-malhari-are-a-hit-this-week-2/ |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170413044732/http://www.bollywoodlife.com/news-gossip/trending-tunes-shah-rukh-khan-kajols-janam-janam-and-ranveer-singhs-malhari-are-a-hit-this-week-2/ |title=Best songs of 2015 |archivedate=13 April 2017 |accessdate=13 April 2017}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;gaana&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web |title=20 Best songs of Arijit Singh |url=http://www.gaanabajateyraho.in/collection/20-best-songs-of-arijit-singh |accessdate=29 January 2017 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202061701/http://www.gaanabajateyraho.in/collection/20-best-songs-of-arijit-singh |archivedate=2 February 2017 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;fruit&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/trending/viral-videos-trending/pakistani-fruit-seller-sings-arijit-singhs-song-and-everyone-is-stunned-2949333/ |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170602132632/http://indianexpress.com/article/trending/viral-videos-trending/pakistani-fruit-seller-sings-arijit-singhs-song-and-everyone-is-stunned-2949333/ |title=Pakistani fruit seller sings Arijit Singh's song and everyone is stunned |work=The Indian Express |author=Express Web Desk |accessdate=2 June 2017 |archivedate=2 June 2017 |url-status=dead}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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== Awards and nominations ==&lt;br /&gt;
{{Main|List of awards and nominations received by Arijit Singh}}&lt;br /&gt;
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Singh was awarded the Wizcraft Honour for the Best Live Performer,&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;craft&amp;quot; /&amp;gt; and was one of the top 10 artists from across the world to be featured at The SSE Arena, Wembley in the SSE Live Awards 2016.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://hindustantimes.com/tv/kapil-sharma-armaan-malik-arijit-singh-the-only-three-indians-in-wembley-s-top-10/story-eZCAfNvlvzrY21f5E02EeK.html |title=Kapil Sharma, Armaan Mallik and Arijit Singh the only three Indians in Wembley's top 10 |author1=Hindustan Times Correspondent |work=Hindustan Times |date=19 February 2017 |accessdate=21 April 2017 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170422035628/http://www.hindustantimes.com/tv/kapil-sharma-armaan-malik-arijit-singh-the-only-three-indians-in-wembley-s-top-10/story-eZCAfNvlvzrY21f5E02EeK.html |archivedate=22 April 2017 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Singh has received four Mirchi Music Awards, six [[Filmfare Awards]], a [[Stardust Awards|Stardust Award]], three [[International Indian Film Academy Awards|IIFA Award]], two [[Zee Cine Awards]] and two [[Screen Awards]]. He received Filmfare awards for five consecutive years from 2016 to 2020. He received nine awards from ten nominations for the song &amp;quot;Tum Hi Ho&amp;quot; from 2013 film ''Aashiqui 2''. He also won the prestigious [[International Indian Film Academy Awards|(IIFA)]] award in the category of &amp;quot;The Best Male Singer&amp;quot; for the song &amp;quot;Tum Hi Ho&amp;quot; in 2014.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;iifaa&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite news |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/bhaag-milkha-bhaag-wins-nine-trophies-at-iifa-tech-awards/ |title=IIFA 2014: Complete list of winners |work=The Indian Express |agency=Press Trust of India |date=27 April 2014 |accessdate=15 June 2017 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170806101640/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/bhaag-milkha-bhaag-wins-nine-trophies-at-iifa-tech-awards/ |archivedate=6 August 2017 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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In September 2014, The National Indian Students Union UK honored Singh with the Youth Icon&amp;amp;nbsp;– Music Award.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://bollyspice.com/90455/national-indian-students-union-uk-awards-arijit-singh-youth-icon-award-2014 |title=National Indian Students Union UK awards Arijit Singh with the Youth Icon Award 2014 |publisher=BollySpice |date=12 September 2014 |accessdate=22 February 2015 |url-status=live |archiveurl=http://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/20150224204919/http://bollyspice.com/90455/national-indian-students-union-uk-awards-arijit-singh-youth-icon-award-2014 |archivedate=24 February 2015 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; He was named the most popular artist of 2014 by [[Hungama Digital Media Entertainment]] after winning an online poll conducted by music streaming website hungama.com.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/music/priyanka-chopra-arijit-singh-named-most-popular-artists-of-2014/ |title=Priyanka Chopra, Arijit Singh named most popular artists of 2014 |work=The Indian Express |date=6 January 2015 |accessdate=22 February 2015 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150226005458/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/music/priyanka-chopra-arijit-singh-named-most-popular-artists-of-2014/ |archivedate=26 February 2015 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/music/arijit-singh-bags-2014s-most-popular-male-singer-award_1524370.html |title=Arijit Singh bags 2014's Most Popular Male Singer award |publisher=Zee News |date=3 January 2015 |accessdate=22 February 2015 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150104013250/http://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/music/arijit-singh-bags-2014s-most-popular-male-singer-award_1524370.html |archivedate=4 January 2015 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;  ''Forbes India'' magazine's 100 Celebrity List placed him at rank 15 in 2016.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Forbes 2016&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://www.forbesindia.com/celebprofile2016/arijit-singh/1587/29 |title=Arijit Singh: Forbes India Magazine |publisher=Forbes India 2016 |accessdate=28 May 2017 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170612212045/http://www.forbesindia.com/celebprofile2016/arijit-singh/1587/29 |archivedate=12 June 2017 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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At the seventh Mirchi Music Awards in 2015, he was honored with the award for Best Male Vocalist for his rendition of the song &amp;quot;Samjhawan&amp;quot;.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/mirchi-music-awards-2015-alia-bhatt-madhuri-dixit-other-celebs-sizzle-usha-uthup-benny-dayal-624705 |title=Mirchi Music Awards 2015: Alia Bhatt, Madhuri Dixit and Other Celebs Sizzle; Usha Uthup, Benny Dayal Perform [PHOTOS+WINNERS' LIST] |first=Anu |last=James |accessdate=19 October 2016 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161019154643/http://www.ibtimes.co.in/mirchi-music-awards-2015-alia-bhatt-madhuri-dixit-other-celebs-sizzle-usha-uthup-benny-dayal-624705 |archivedate=19 October 2016 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; He was nominated for the [[60th Filmfare Awards]], held in 2015 under Best Male Playback Singer category for two songs &amp;quot;Mast Magan&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;Suno Na Sangemarmar&amp;quot;.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://www.radioandmusic.com/entertainment/editorial/news/did-ankit-win-against-arijit-filmfare-awards-150202 |title=Did Ankit Win against Arijit Filmfare Awards |date=2 February 2015 |accessdate=23 February 2017 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170424001342/http://www.radioandmusic.com/entertainment/editorial/news/did-ankit-win-against-arijit-filmfare-awards-150202 |archivedate=24 April 2017 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; He was voted online as the Best Male Singer by the readers of the ''IBN Live'' for the song &amp;quot;Muskurane&amp;quot;.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;IBN Live Award&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://www.news18.com/news/movies/ibnlive-movie-awards-arijit-singh-wins-best-playback-singer-award-for-muskurane-ki-beats-ankit-tiwari-labh-janjua-983218.html |title=Arijit won ibnlive movie award for best play back singer |accessdate=6 March 2017 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170307064821/http://www.news18.com/news/movies/ibnlive-movie-awards-arijit-singh-wins-best-playback-singer-award-for-muskurane-ki-beats-ankit-tiwari-labh-janjua-983218.html |archivedate=7 March 2017 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; He won Best Male Playback Singer award at the [[61st Filmfare Awards]], held in 2016 for the rendition of the song &amp;quot;Sooraj Dooba Hain&amp;quot;.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://www.india.com/showbiz/61st-britannia-filmfare-awards-2016-arijit-singh-and-shreya-ghoshal-win-the-best-singer-award-865748/ |title=Filmfare awards 2016, Arijit Singh and Shreya Ghoshal win the best singer award |author=Stratfor |date=16 January 2016 |accessdate=23 April 2017 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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The [[Global Indian Music Academy Awards|GiMA]], honoured him with awards for his rendition of the song &amp;quot;Soch Na Sake&amp;quot;, He was subsequently honored for his rendition of the most popular film and radio song &amp;quot;Gerua&amp;quot;, and the most streamed song &amp;quot;Sanam Re&amp;quot;.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;craft&amp;quot; /&amp;gt; The Times of India Film Awards 2016, nominated him for his rendition of three songs &amp;quot;[[Bajirao Mastani#Music|Aayat]]&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;[[ABCD 2#Soundtrack|Chunar]]&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;[[Hamari Adhuri Kahani (song)|Hamari Adhuri Kahani&amp;quot;]].&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;tough&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/music/news/Arijit-Singh-Hamari-adhuri-kahani-is-one-of-the-toughest-songs-that-I-have-ever-sung/articleshow/51426986.cms |title=Hamari Adhuri Kahani is one of the toughest songs that I have ever sung |accessdate=7 June 2017 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170813233528/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/music/news/Arijit-Singh-Hamari-adhuri-kahani-is-one-of-the-toughest-songs-that-I-have-ever-sung/articleshow/51426986.cms |archivedate=13 August 2017 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
In late 2016, Arijit received his first Stardust Award for Best Playback Singer (Male) for the song &amp;quot;Channa Mereya&amp;quot;.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://www.inuth.com/entertainment/bollywood/stardust-awards-2016-winners-list-ranbir-kapoor-aishwarya-rais-ae-dil-hai-mushkil-win-big/ |title=Stardust Awards 2016 winners' list: Ranbir Kapoor-Aishwarya Rai's Ae Dil Hai Mushkil win big |publisher=inuth.com |date=20 December 2016 |accessdate=3 April 2017 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170404043553/http://www.inuth.com/entertainment/bollywood/stardust-awards-2016-winners-list-ranbir-kapoor-aishwarya-rais-ae-dil-hai-mushkil-win-big/ |archivedate=4 April 2017 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; In 2017, he was nominated at Mirchi Music Awards under Male Vocalist of The Year category for four songs &amp;quot;Ae Dil Hai Mushkil&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;Channa Mereya&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;Bolna&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;Nashe Si Chadh Gayi&amp;quot;.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://www.india.com/buzz/mirchi-music-awards-2017-nominations-complete-list-of-nominees-for-the-9th-edition-of-radio-mirchis-award-show-1840965/ |title=Mirchi Music Award Nominations 2017 |date=15 February 2017 |accessdate=23 April 2017 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170427015441/http://www.india.com/buzz/mirchi-music-awards-2017-nominations-complete-list-of-nominees-for-the-9th-edition-of-radio-mirchis-award-show-1840965/ |archivedate=27 April 2017 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; He won the award for the song &amp;quot;Ae Dil Hai Mushkil&amp;quot;.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Mirchi Music 2017&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://www.india.com/showbiz/mirchi-music-awards-2017-winners-list-arijit-singh-wins-male-vocalist-of-the-year-award-1853078/ |title=Mirchi music awards 2017 winners list |accessdate=6 March 2017 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170223212216/http://www.india.com/showbiz/mirchi-music-awards-2017-winners-list-arijit-singh-wins-male-vocalist-of-the-year-award-1853078/ |archivedate=23 February 2017 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; He received a couple of nominations under Male Playback Singer category for &amp;quot;Channa Mereya&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;Ae Dil Hai Mushkil&amp;quot; from ''[[Ae Dil Hai Mushkil]]'' film in various award ceremonies in late 2016 and 2017.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://timesofindia.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/62nd-filmfare-awards-nominees-list/articleshow/56436017.cms |title=62nd Filmfare award nominees |accessdate=23 April 2017}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Filmfare Awards 2017&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/62nd-filmfare-awards-2017-winners-list/articleshow/56541241.cms |title=62nd Filmfare Awards 2017: Winners' list |date=15 January 2016 |work=[[The Times of India]] |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170114235906/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/62nd-filmfare-awards-2017-winners-list/articleshow/56541241.cms |archivedate=14 January 2017 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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He won the [[Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer]] for the song &amp;quot;Tum Hi Ho&amp;quot; in 2014.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;awe&amp;quot; /&amp;gt; He also won the [[International Indian Film Academy Awards|(IIFA)]] award in the category of Best Male Singer for the song &amp;quot;Tum Hi Ho&amp;quot; in 2014.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;ifa&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite news |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/bhaag-milkha-bhaag-wins-nine-trophies-at-iifa-tech-awards/ |title=IIFA 2014: Complete list of winners |date=27 April 2014 |work=The Indian Express |accessdate=15 June 2017 |agency=Press Trust of India}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; At the 7th Mirchi Music Awards 2015, he was awarded the Best Male Vocalist for his rendition of the song &amp;quot;Samjhawan&amp;quot;.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/mirchi-music-awards-2015-alia-bhatt-madhuri-dixit-other-celebs-sizzle-usha-uthup-benny-dayal-624705 |title=Mirchi Music Awards 2015: Alia Bhatt, Madhuri Dixit and Other Celebs Sizzle; Usha Uthup, Benny Dayal Perform [PHOTOS+WINNERS' LIST] |last=James |first=Anu |accessdate=19 October 2016 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161019154643/http://www.ibtimes.co.in/mirchi-music-awards-2015-alia-bhatt-madhuri-dixit-other-celebs-sizzle-usha-uthup-benny-dayal-624705 |archivedate=19 October 2016 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Arijit had won IBN Live Movie Award for the song &amp;quot;[[Muskurane]]&amp;quot; in the Best Playback Singer category.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;IBN Live Award&amp;quot; /&amp;gt; He won Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer for the song &amp;quot;[[Sooraj Dooba Hain]]&amp;quot; in 2016.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://www.india.com/showbiz/61st-britannia-filmfare-awards-2016-arijit-singh-and-shreya-ghoshal-win-the-best-singer-award-865748/ |title=61 Britannia Filmfare awards 2016 arijit Singh and shreya ghoshal won best singer award |accessdate=7 March 2016 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
The [[Global Indian Music Academy Awards|GiMA]] awarded him for his rendition of the song &amp;quot;[[Soch Na Sake]]&amp;quot;, he was awarded for the song &amp;quot;[[Gerua]]&amp;quot;, and the most-streamed song &amp;quot;[[Sanam Re (song)|Sanam Re]]&amp;quot;.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;craft&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
He was awarded the Best Male Singer for the song &amp;quot;[[Channa Mereya]] at the [[Stardust Awards]] 2016.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;channa&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/features/winners-stardust-awards-2016/ |title=winners stardust awards 2016 |accessdate=15 June 2017 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220231209/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/features/winners-stardust-awards-2016/ |archivedate=20 December 2016 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
In 2017, at the [[62nd Filmfare Awards]], he won Best Male Playback Singer Award for the title song &amp;quot;[[Ae Dil Hai Mushkil (song)|Ae Dil Hai Mushkil]]&amp;quot;,&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Filmfare Awards 2017&amp;quot; /&amp;gt; and also won the Male Vocalist of The Year award at 2017 Mirchi Music Awards, for his rendition of the song.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Mirchi Music 2017&amp;quot; /&amp;gt; He was awarded the Best Male Playback Singer award for the song at the [[Zee Cine Awards]] in 2017.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://zeenews.india.com/bollywood/zee-cine-awards-2017-check-out-complete-list-of-winners_1985988.html |title=zee cine awards 2017 |accessdate=12 March 2017 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170312090330/http://zeenews.india.com/bollywood/zee-cine-awards-2017-check-out-complete-list-of-winners_1985988.html |archivedate=12 March 2017 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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At the [[Star Screen Awards|23rd Star Screen Awards]], Singh was awarded the title of Best Male Playback Singer for his rendition of the song &amp;quot;[[Zaalima]]&amp;quot; and songs of ''[[Jagga Jasoos#Soundtrack|Jagga Jasoos]]''.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/star-screen-awards-2017-vidya-balan-rajkummar-rao-full-winners-list/1/1102625.html |title=Star Screen Awards 2017: Dangal wins big, Vidya Balan-Rajkummar Rao named best actor and actress |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20171208151731/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/star-screen-awards-2017-vidya-balan-rajkummar-rao-full-winners-list/1/1102625.html |archivedate=8 December 2017 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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At the [[63rd Filmfare Awards]] of 2018, he was awarded the Best Male Playback Singer for &amp;quot;Roke Na Ruke Naina&amp;quot; from ''[[Badrinath Ki Dulhania|Badrinath Ki Dulhaniya]]'' and was nominated for &amp;quot;Zaalima&amp;quot; from ''[[Raees (film)|Raees]]''. With this win, he won the Filmfare award for four consecutive years.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite news |url=https://www.filmfare.com/features/nominations-for-the-63rd-jio-filmfare-awards-2018_-26161-5.html |title=Nominations for the 63rd Jio Filmfare Awards 2018 |work=filmfare.com |access-date=20 January 2018 |language=en |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180121072036/https://www.filmfare.com/features/nominations-for-the-63rd-jio-filmfare-awards-2018_-26161-5.html |archivedate=21 January 2018 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite news |url=https://www.thequint.com/entertainment/63rd-jio-filmfare-awards-best-male-playback-singer |title=Filmfare Awards 2018: Arijit Singh Wins Best Playback Singer |work=The Quint |access-date=20 January 2018 |language=en |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180121071756/https://www.thequint.com/entertainment/63rd-jio-filmfare-awards-best-male-playback-singer |archivedate=21 January 2018 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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At the [[66th National Film Awards]] of 2019, he was awarded with the [[National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer|Best Male Playback Singer]] for &amp;quot;Binte Dil&amp;quot; from ''[[Padmaavat]]''.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/66th-national-film-awards-andhadhun-kgf-padmaavat-win-the-prestigious-award/articleshow/70604186.cms |title=Winners of 66th NFA |date=9 August 2019 |work=Times of India |access-date=9 August 2019}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Singh was awarded the Best Male Playback Singer for his rendition of the song &amp;quot;Ae Watan&amp;quot; from the film [[Raazi]] at the [[International Indian Film Academy]] awards.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=https://republicworld.com/entertainment-news/bollywood-news/iifa-2019-arijit-singh-harshdeep-kaur-sktks-bag-music-honours.html |first=Joel |last=Kurian |date=19 September 2019 |title=IIFA 2019: Arijit Singh, Harshdeep Kaur, SKTKS Bag Music Honours |website=Republic |access-date=6 October 2019}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Arijit Singh is awarded Filmfare award for best male playback singer for the song &amp;quot;Kalank&amp;quot; from the movie ''[[Kalank]]'', with this he won the award for a record five consecutive times and six times overall.&lt;br /&gt;
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== See also ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [[List of awards and nominations received by Arijit Singh]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[List of Indian playback singers]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[List of songs recorded by Arijit Singh]]&lt;br /&gt;
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		<title>Sonu Nigam</title>
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{{Infobox musical artist&lt;br /&gt;
| name             = Sonu Nigam&lt;br /&gt;
| background       = solo_singer&lt;br /&gt;
| image            = SonuNigam01.jpg&lt;br /&gt;
| caption          = Sonu Nigam at [[Zee Cine Award]]s, 2013&lt;br /&gt;
| birth_date       = {{Birth date and age|1973|07|30|df=y}}&amp;lt;ref&lt;br /&gt;
name=&amp;quot;Biography&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite news |title=Biography |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/music/singer-of-the-week/sonu-nigam/biography/articleshow/7310398.cms |accessdate=22 September 2016 |work=[[The Times of India]] |agency=TNN |date=18 January 2011 |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20160923072010/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/music/singer-of-the-week/sonu-nigam/biography/articleshow/7310398.cms |archivedate=23 September 2016 |url-status=dead  }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
| birth_place      = [[Faridabad]], [[Haryana]], India&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Biography&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
| genre            = {{hlist|[[Pop music]]|[[Classical music]]|}}&lt;br /&gt;
| occupation       = {{hlist|[[Singer]]|[[composer]]|}}&lt;br /&gt;
| instrument       = &lt;br /&gt;
| label            = [[Sony Music India|Sony Music]], [[Super Cassettes Industries T-Series|T-Series]], [[Tips Industries|Tips]], [[Saregama]]&lt;br /&gt;
| years_active     = 1992 - present&lt;br /&gt;
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'''Sonu Nigam''' (born 30 July 1973)&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;dob&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web |last1=Sen |first1=Sushmita |title=Happy Birthday Sonu Nigam: Lesser Known Facts and Popular Tracks of the Singing Sensation |url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/happy-birthday-sonu-nigam-lesser-known-facts-popular-tracks-singing-sensation-video-640905 |website=International Business Times, India Edition |accessdate=14 May 2016 |date=30 July 2015 |archive-date=4 June 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160604035210/http://www.ibtimes.co.in/happy-birthday-sonu-nigam-lesser-known-facts-popular-tracks-singing-sensation-video-640905 |url-status=live }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; is an Indian singer and composer.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|date=30 July 2019|title=Sonu Nigam Birthday: The 10 Absolute Best Songs from the Singer|url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/sonu-nigam-birthday-the-5-absolute-best-songs-from-the-singer-2250985.html|access-date=22 June 2020|website=News18|archive-date=26 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200626034126/https://www.news18.com/news/movies/sonu-nigam-birthday-the-5-absolute-best-songs-from-the-singer-2250985.html|url-status=live}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; He sings predominantly in [[Bollywood|Hindi]] and [[Kannada]] language films but has also sung in [[English language|English]], [[Bengali language|Bengali]], [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]], [[Tamil language|Tamil]], [[Telugu language|Telugu]], [[Marathi language|Marathi]], [[Nepali language|Nepali]], [[Maithili language|Maithili]], [[Malayalam]] and other Indian languages.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;languages&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;  Nigam has also released numbers of [[Indian pop]] albums and acted in a number of Hindi films.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news |title=It's Nigam, not Niigaam, Says Sonu |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-09-08/news-and-interviews/28225350_1_sonu-nigam-change-phase |accessdate=3 April 2012 |newspaper=[[The Times of India]] |date=8 September 2010 |archive-date=5 September 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130905013636/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-09-08/news-and-interviews/28225350_1_sonu-nigam-change-phase |url-status=live }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Life and background==&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Sonu Nigam &amp;amp; Madhurima Nigam at Rakesh Roshan’s birthday bash.jpg|thumb|200px|Sonu Nigam with wife Madhurima Nigam at [[Rakesh Roshan]]'s birthday, 2017]]&lt;br /&gt;
Sonu Nigam was born on 30 July 1973 to Agam Kumar Nigam and Shobha Nigam in the city of [[Faridabad]], [[Haryana]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://sonunigam.in/about-me.php |title=Sonu Nigam: About Me |publisher=Sonu Nigam |accessdate=28 November 2015 |archive-date=8 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208071304/http://sonunigam.in/about-me.php |url-status=dead }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; His father was from [[Agra]] and his mother was from [[Garhwal division|Garhwal]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web |title=I've had marital problems in the past, but I am sorted now: Sonu Nigam |first=Aasheesh |last=Sharma |work=Hindustan Times |date=6 September 2014 |accessdate=16 January 2019 |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/brunch/i-ve-had-marital-problems-in-the-past-but-i-am-sorted-now-sonu-nigam/story-CWyPiEzUo8qlXDob2Hv83O.html |archive-date=16 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190116100155/https://www.hindustantimes.com/brunch/i-ve-had-marital-problems-in-the-past-but-i-am-sorted-now-sonu-nigam/story-CWyPiEzUo8qlXDob2Hv83O.html |url-status=live }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; His sister [[Teesha Nigam]] is also a professional singer.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite news|url=https://www.mid-day.com/articles/sonu-nigam-younger-sister-teesha-sings-music-debut-bollywood-news/17673162|title=Say's Younger Sister Teesha Sings Like A Monster|date=10 October 2016|work=Mid-Day|access-date=6 February 2018|archive-date=7 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180207005441/https://www.mid-day.com/articles/sonu-nigam-younger-sister-teesha-sings-music-debut-bollywood-news/17673162|url-status=live}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Nigam began singing at the age of four, when he joined his father Agam Kumar Nigam on stage to sing [[Mohammed Rafi]]'s song &amp;quot;Kya Hua Tera Wada&amp;quot;.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-03-03/news-and-interviews/37390250_1_sonu-nigam-mumbai-singer |work=The Times Of India |title=Sonu Nigam: My mother was my best ally&amp;amp;nbsp;— The Times of India |access-date=9 December 2013 |archive-date=14 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131214112625/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-03-03/news-and-interviews/37390250_1_sonu-nigam-mumbai-singer |url-status=live }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite book|last1=Kaminsky|first1=Arnold P.|last2=Long|first2=Roger D. |title=India Today: An Encyclopedia of Life in the Republic &amp;amp;#91;2 volumes&amp;amp;#93;: An Encyclopedia of Life in the Republic|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VVxlfDHGTFYC&amp;amp;pg=PA404|date=23 September 2011|publisher=ABC-CLIO|isbn=978-0-313-37463-0|pages=404–|accessdate=25 August 2014}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Nigam began accompanying his father on his singing appearances at weddings and parties. He moved to [[Mumbai]] with his father to begin his [[Bollywood]] singing career at the age of 18.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;earlyyears&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web |title=Sonu Nigam |url=http://www.sonuniigaam.in/aboutme.php |accessdate=25 July 2008 |archive-date=15 September 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080915065242/http://www.sonuniigaam.in/aboutme.php |url-status=dead }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; He was trained by Hindustani classical singer [[Ghulam Mustafa Khan (singer)|Ustad Ghulam Mustafa Khan]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://www.thenational.ae/arts-lifestyle/music/a-look-at-the-rise-and-careers-of-sonu-nigam-and-atif-aslam-ahead-of-their-concert-tomorrow |title=A look at the rise and careers of Sonu Nigam and Atif Aslam ahead of their concert tomorrow |publisher=Abu Dahbi Media |accessdate=27 November 2015 |archive-date=25 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181225225830/https://www.thenational.ae/arts-culture/a-look-at-the-rise-and-careers-of-sonu-nigam-and-atif-aslam-ahead-of-their-concert-tomorrow-1.124304 |url-status=live }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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He married Madhurima Mishra on 15 February 2002.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news |title=Sonu Nigam weds city belle |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Sonu-Nigam-weds-city-belle/articleshow/1089529.cms |accessdate=8 November 2016 |work=[[The Times of India]] |agency=PTI |date=15 February 2002 |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20161108185254/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Sonu-Nigam-weds-city-belle/articleshow/1089529.cms |archivedate=8 November 2016 |url-status=live }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; They have a son named Nevaan.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite newspaper |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/music/news/Sonus-son-sings-with-Lata/articleshow/6387008.cms |title=Sonu's son sings with Lata! |newspaper=[[Times of India]] |date=22 August 2010 |accessdate=4 April 2018 |archive-date=4 April 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180404204617/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/music/news/Sonus-son-sings-with-Lata/articleshow/6387008.cms |url-status=live }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Nigam had changed his name to ''Sonu Niigaam'' citing numerology beliefs, but later decided to go back to his birth name.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|title=It's Nigam, not Niigaam, says Sonu|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/music/news/Its-Nigamnot-Niigaam-says-Sonu/articleshow/6512924.cms|date=8 September 2010|accessdate=29 December 2019|archive-date=5 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200105202630/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/music/news/Its-Nigamnot-Niigaam-says-Sonu/articleshow/6512924.cms|url-status=live}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Singing and composing work==&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Sonu Nigam121.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|left]]&lt;br /&gt;
He has recorded Romantic, Rock, Sad, Devotional, Ghazal and Patriotic songs. He has sung in: [[Hindi]], [[Bengali language|Bengali]], [[English language|English]], [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]], [[Kannada]], [[Maithili language|Maithili]], [[Malayalam language|Malayalam]], [[Meitei language|Manipuri]], [[Marathi language|Marathi]], [[Nepali language|Nepali]], [[Tamil language|Tamil]] and [[Telugu language|Telugu]] till date.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;languages&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite news |title=Sonu Nigam and Neha Kakkar to sing a Jagrata track for Vaishno Devi - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/sonu-nigam-and-neha-kakkar-to-sing-a-jagrata-track-for-vaishno-devi/articleshow/72129077.cms |accessdate=9 April 2020 |work=The Times of India |language=en |archive-date=19 November 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191119201202/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/sonu-nigam-and-neha-kakkar-to-sing-a-jagrata-track-for-vaishno-devi/articleshow/72129077.cms |url-status=live }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;earlyyears&amp;quot; /&amp;gt; Nigam has released pop albums in Hindi, Kannada, Odia, Chhattisgarhi and Punjabi, as well as [[Hindu]] and Islamic devotional albums. He has released several Buddhist albums. Nigam has performed in countries in North America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia and Australia. In May–June 2007, he participated in The Incredibles tour with [[Asha Bhosle]], [[Kunal Ganjawala]], and [[Kailash Kher]]. In September–October of the same year, he gave solo concerts titled Simply Sonu in Canada and Germany, the first Indian singer to do so.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |title=Sonu Nigam's Tour to Germany |url=http://www.glamsham.com/movies/scoops/07/aug/08_sonu_nigams_tour_to_germany_080701.asp |accessdate=25 July 2008 |archive-date=31 March 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080331142912/http://www.glamsham.com/movies/scoops/07/aug/08_sonu_nigams_tour_to_germany_080701.asp |url-status=dead }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; In April 2008, he toured India promoting his Punjabi single &amp;quot;Punjabi Please&amp;quot;.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |title=Close-Up and BIG 92.7 FM bring Sonu Nigam's concert |url=http://itvx.net/2008/04/18/close-up-and-big-927-fm-bring-sonu-nigam%E2%80%99s-concert/ |accessdate=25 July 2008 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081230074852/http://itvx.net/2008/04/18/close-up-and-big-927-fm-bring-sonu-nigam%E2%80%99s-concert/ |archivedate=30 December 2008}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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His first released song was &amp;quot;O Aasman Wale&amp;quot; from the movie ''[[Aaja Meri Jaan]]'' (1992). Sonu had also sung the title track of Aaja Meri Jaan, but it was dubbed by SP Balasubramaniam. He released his first album &amp;quot;Rafi Ki Yaadein&amp;quot; in 1992. After this, he sung in some movies, including  ''[[Muqabla (1993 film)|Muqabla]]'' (1993), ''[[Veerta]]'' (1993) ''[[Meherbaan|Meherban]]'' (1993),  ''[[Shabnam]]'' (1993), ''[[Kasam Teri Kasam]]'' (1993), ''[[Aag (1994 film)|Aag]]'' (1994),  ''[[Khuddar]]'' (1994),  ''[[Hulchul (1995 film)|Hulchul]]'' (1994),   ''[[Stuntman (film)|Stuntman]]'' (1994), ''[[Ram Jaane|Ramjaane]]'' (1995),  ''[[Gaddaar (1995 film)|Gaddaar]]'' (1995), ''[[Jeet (1996 film)|Jeet]]'' (1996) etc. Sonu Nigam was supposed to playback the song &amp;quot;Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh&amp;quot; from ''[[1942: A Love Story]]'' and Sonu was the first choice of music director [[R. D. Burman]] for this song, but the song was eventually recorded by Kumar Sanu. He began hosting the TV show, ''[[Sa Re Ga Ma]]'' in 1995 and sang &amp;quot;Accha Sila Diya&amp;quot; for the film ''[[Bewafa Sanam]]'', achieving greater success. In the same year,&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;earlyyears&amp;quot; /&amp;gt; he sang the [[Anu Malik]]-composed song &amp;quot;[[Sandese Aate Hai]]&amp;quot; in ''[[Border (1997 film)|Border]]'' and performed the [[Nadeem-Shravan]]-composed song &amp;quot;Yeh Dil Deewana&amp;quot; in ''[[Pardes (film)|Pardes]]'' in 1997, which took him out from his stereotyped image of singing. Nigam's album ''[[Deewana (album)|Deewana]]'', with music directed by [[Sajid-Wajid]], was released by T-Series in 1999 and is one of the most selling and celebrated albums till date.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;earlyyears&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Nigam provided playback singing for Hindi movies, including the title song for the film ''[[Kal Ho Naa Ho]]'' in 2003 to &amp;quot;[[Abhi Mujh Mein Kahin]]&amp;quot;  for ''[[Agneepath (2012 film)|Agneepath]]'' in 2012 and many more.{{citation needed|date=February 2018}}. However, from the past few years, he has become selective about his songs so that he can focus more on creative works. His upcoming project with [[Bickram Ghosh]] named &amp;quot;Bollywood Retro&amp;quot; is one such project.&lt;br /&gt;
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He composed the title track of the film ''[[Singh Saab The Great]]'' in 2013 and has also composed music for other films including: ''[[Sooper Se Ooper]]'' and ''[[Jal (film)|Jal]]'', in collaboration with percussionist [[Bickram Ghosh]] in the same year.{{citation needed|date=February 2018}}&lt;br /&gt;
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Nigam has released albums of [[Mohammed Rafi]]'s songs including ''Rafi Ki Yaadein'', a collection early in his career, which was re-released in Rafi's memory in September 2007 as a six-disc collection of 100 songs, titled ''Kal Aaj Aur Kal''.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |publisher=www.indiaglitz.com |title=Sonu Nigam pays homage to Mohd Rafi |url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/hindi/article/33495.html |accessdate=25 July 2008 |archive-date=25 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181225171848/https://www.indiaglitz.com/hindi |url-status=live }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; In 2008, soon after releasing ''Classically Mild'', he released a single Punjabi track entitled &amp;quot;Punjabi Please&amp;quot;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |title=Big FM launches Sonu Niigaam single Punjabi Please |url=http://www.indiantelevision.com/headlines/y2k8/mar/mar34.php |accessdate=25 July 2008 |date=3 March 2008 |archive-date=5 September 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080905232255/http://www.indiantelevision.com/headlines/y2k8/mar/mar34.php |url-status=live }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; and ''Rafi Resurrected'', a two-disc collection of Rafi songs with music by the [[City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra|Birmingham Symphony Orchestra]]. He contributed to the lyrics of several songs and directed the music for his album ''[[Chanda Ki Doli]]''.&lt;br /&gt;
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Sonu has always been loved and respected by the Bollywood industry. Among the new generation of singers, [[Lata Mangeshkar]] likes Sonu the most.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/2008/mar/04sd4.htm|title=rediff.com: Why Lata Mangeshkar likes Sonu Nigam|website=www.rediff.com|accessdate=23 December 2019|archive-date=1 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201035331/http://www.rediff.com/movies/2008/mar/04sd4.htm|url-status=live}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; [[Shah Rukh Khan]] has been always seen heaping praises on Sonu whom he considers as an true artiste.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K88t35OVcXc|title=An emotional tribute to Javed Akhtar from Sonu Nigam at the 7th Royal Stag Mirchi Music Awards|accessdate=23 December 2019|via=www.youtube.com|archive-date=29 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200229094338/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K88t35OVcXc|url-status=live}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4Cf9Yivk_Q|title=YouTube|website=www.youtube.com|accessdate=23 December 2019|archive-date=24 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200424081446/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4Cf9Yivk_Q&amp;amp;gl=US&amp;amp;hl=en|url-status=live}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; [[Shankar Mahadevan]] considers Sonu Nigam as his favourite singer in recent times.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web| url=http://sonuniigaamandme.blogspot.in/2012/02/sonu-nigam-is-shankar-mahadevans-ideal.html| title=Sonu Nigam &amp;amp; Me: Sonu Nigam is Shankar Mahadevan's Ideal Singer| date=2 February 2012| access-date=27 November 2017| archive-date=1 December 2017| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201042422/http://sonuniigaamandme.blogspot.in/2012/02/sonu-nigam-is-shankar-mahadevans-ideal.html| url-status=live}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Music director [[Himesh Reshammiya]] also believes that Sonu is the best singer in the industry.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;bollywood.com&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{Cite web |url=http://www.bollywood.com/i-think-sonu-nigam-best-singer-india-himesh-reshammiya |title=Archived copy |access-date=27 November 2017 |archive-date=1 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201034005/http://www.bollywood.com/i-think-sonu-nigam-best-singer-india-himesh-reshammiya |url-status=live }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Filmmaker [[Shirish Kunder]] is full of praises for Sonu.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web | url=http://www.lyricsmint.com/2010/10/shirish-kunder-cant-stop-praising-sonu.html | title=Shirish Kunder can't stop praising Sonu Nigam, He has sung in 54 different voices | access-date=27 November 2017 | archive-date=1 December 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201031353/http://www.lyricsmint.com/2010/10/shirish-kunder-cant-stop-praising-sonu.html | url-status=live }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Shekhar of [[Vishal-Shekhar]] duo considered him as the finest live performer. Even [[Shaan (singer)|Shaan]], who is one of his contemporaries, has admired him for a long time. Singing sensation [[Armaan Malik]] idolises Sonu Nigam as his God and Guru and draws a lot of inspiration from him.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite news|url = http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/music/living-his-dream/article19209189.ece|title = Armaan Malik, living his dream|newspaper = The Hindu|date = 4 July 2017|last1 = Walia|first1 = Gahna|access-date = 27 November 2017|archive-date = 26 July 2020|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200726050905/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/music/living-his-dream/article19209189.ece|url-status = live}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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After the death of [[Michael Jackson]], Nigam released a song as a tribute to Jackson which was included on the tribute album ''The Beat of Our Hearts''.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |title=Michael Jackson Trubute portrait |url=http://michaeljacksontributeportrait.com/article.php?article_id=232 |accessdate=15 November 2010 |archive-date=18 December 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101218011554/http://michaeljacksontributeportrait.com/article.php?article_id=232 |url-status=dead }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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In November 2007, at the inauguration of [[Harvard University|Harvard]] University's 28th president, [[Drew Gilpin Faust]], Nigam sang [[Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi|Mahatma Gandhi]]'s favourite [[bhajan]], &amp;quot;Vaishnav Jan To Tene Kahiye&amp;quot;, with the Harvard College Sangeet.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |title=Sonu Nigam invited to perform at Harvard University |url=http://www.glamsham.com/movies/scoops/07/oct/06_sonu_nigam_100704.asp |accessdate=4 August 2011 |archive-date=12 May 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110512024956/http://www.glamsham.com/movies/scoops/07/oct/06_sonu_nigam_100704.asp |url-status=live }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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In July 2008, he participated in a three-city tour of the United Kingdom, singing Rafi songs with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (CBSO). This followed the release of these songs by the CBSO and the Indian music company [[Sa Re Ga Ma]] on ''Rafi Resurrected''.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |title=Sonu Nigam's new album 'Rafi Resurrected' in July this year |url=http://news.oneindia.in/2007/04/19/sonu-nigams-new-album-rafi-resurrected-in-july-this-year-1176955506.html |accessdate=25 July 2008 |date=19 April 2007 |archive-date=4 September 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130904192231/http://news.oneindia.in/2007/04/19/sonu-nigams-new-album-rafi-resurrected-in-july-this-year-1176955506.html |url-status=live }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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He participated in a US tour with [[Sunidhi Chauhan]] in 2009 called The Explosion 2009 tour and in a [[United Kingdom|UK]] tour titled ''All Izz Well'' in November 2010. In 2011, Nigam collaborated with Kakas Entertainment and [[Laxmikant–Pyarelal]] for a Maestros Concert performing Mohammed Rafi songs.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/top-singers-100-musicians-at-laxmikantpyarelal-concert/789055/ |title=Top singers, 100 musicians at Laxmikant-Pyarelal concert |publisher=Indian Express |date=12 May 2011 |accessdate=25 August 2014 |archive-date=11 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011211353/http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/top-singers-100-musicians-at-laxmikantpyarelal-concert/789055 |url-status=live }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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In 2011, Nigam collaborated with [[Britney Spears]] on a remix of her &amp;quot;[[I Wanna Go]]&amp;quot; track,&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |title=Sonu Nigam and Britney Spears to sing together |url=http://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/2011/jul/140711-informer-1.htm |publisher=mid-day.com |accessdate=14 July 2012 |archive-date=23 June 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120623191259/http://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/2011/jul/140711-informer-1.htm |url-status=live }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;*[http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-07-14/news-and-interviews/29772881_1_sonu-nigam-britney-spears-baby-one-more-time Sonu Nigam collaborates with Britney Spears] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.is/20130103104842/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-07-14/news-and-interviews/29772881_1_sonu-nigam-britney-spears-baby-one-more-time |date=3 January 2013 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; and with DJ [[Avicii]] on his song &amp;quot;Indian Levels&amp;quot;, produced by Avicii in 2012.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/music/news/Why-the-Sonu-Nigam-Avicii-track-took-a-year/articleshow/17518336.cms |title=Why the Sonu Nigam-Avicii track took a year! |publisher=The Times of India |date=7 December 2012 |accessdate=28 November 2015 |archive-date=19 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160119122202/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/music/news/Why-the-Sonu-Nigam-Avicii-track-took-a-year/articleshow/17518336.cms |url-status=live }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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He was ranked the Number 1 artist on the US Billboard Uncharted charts twice in September and October 2013.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/2013-09-07/uncharted |title=Uncharted : Sep 07, 2013 &amp;amp;#124; Billboard Chart Archive |publisher=Billboard.com |date=7 September 2013 |accessdate=25 August 2014 |archive-date=21 June 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140621065227/http://www.billboard.com/charts/2013-09-07/uncharted |url-status=live }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/2013-10-05/uncharted |title=Uncharted : Oct 05, 2013 &amp;amp;#124; Billboard Chart Archive |publisher=Billboard.com |date=5 October 2013 |accessdate=25 August 2014 |archive-date=9 September 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140909202744/http://www.billboard.com/charts/2013-10-05/uncharted |url-status=live }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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In September 2015, Nigam recorded a song with the music director [[Mohammed Zahur Khayyam|Khayyam]] for the upcoming project titled ''Gulam Bandhu''.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Indian Express&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/music/words-not-enough-to-praise-sonu-nigam-khayyam/ |title=Words not enough to praise Sonu Nigam: Khayyam |publisher=Indian Express |date=1 September 2011 |accessdate=31 October 2015 |archive-date=26 October 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151026151921/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/music/words-not-enough-to-praise-sonu-nigam-khayyam/ |url-status=live }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Work in Kannada==&lt;br /&gt;
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Nigam's first song in [[Kannada]] was in 1996 for the film ''[[Jeevanadhi]]''. The song &amp;quot;Yello Yaro Hego&amp;quot; was composed by [[Saluri Koteswara Rao]] with lyrics by [[R. N. Jayagopal]]. Nigam has since sung over 600 Kannada songs.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;deccanherald.com&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web |author= |url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/233428/pitching-right.html |title=Pitching it right |publisher=Deccanherald.com |date=11 March 2012 |accessdate=9 July 2013 |archive-date=12 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131012003452/http://www.deccanherald.com/content/233428/pitching-right.html |url-status=live }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;auto1&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web |author= |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/music/The-Golden-Singer-of-Karnataka-Sonu-Nigam-turns-41/articleshow/39295244.cms |title=The Golden Singer of Karnataka, Sonu Nigam, turns 41 – The Times of India |language=ru |publisher=Timesofindia.indiatimes.com |date=30 July 2014 |accessdate=25 August 2014 |archive-date=19 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160119122202/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/music/The-Golden-Singer-of-Karnataka-Sonu-Nigam-turns-41/articleshow/39295244.cms |url-status=live }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;auto&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web |author= |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news-interviews/Sonu-lauded-for-new-song/articleshow/22325543.cms |title=Sonu lauded for new song&amp;amp;nbsp;— The Times of India |publisher=Timesofindia.indiatimes.com |date=5 September 2013 |accessdate=25 August 2014 |archive-date=19 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160119122202/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news-interviews/Sonu-lauded-for-new-song/articleshow/22325543.cms |url-status=live }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;auto2&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web |last=Andanappa |first=Nagarathna |url=http://entertainment.oneindia.in/kannada/news/2013/sonu-nigam-15-best-kannada-songs-birthday-special-115901.html |title=Birthday Boy Sonu Nigam's 15 Best Kannada Songs&amp;amp;nbsp;— Filmibeat |publisher=Entertainment.oneindia.in |date=30 July 2013 |accessdate=25 August 2014 |archive-date=4 November 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131104064033/http://entertainment.oneindia.in/kannada/news/2013/sonu-nigam-15-best-kannada-songs-birthday-special-115901.html |url-status=live }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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His songs include &amp;quot;Cheluve Yeke Bande&amp;quot;, from the film ''Majnu'', composed by [[Gurukiran]]; &amp;quot;Titanic Heroine Nee Nanna Cheluve&amp;quot;, from the film ''[[Snehaloka]]''; the title track from the film ''[[Monalisa (film)|Monalisa]]'' composed by Valisha Sandeep;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://www.kannadachitraranga.com/sonu-nigam-rocks-in-monalisa-monalisa-sadaa-dhyan/ |title=SONU NIGAM rocks in Monalisa&amp;amp;nbsp;– Monalisa&amp;amp;nbsp;– Sadaa ,Dhyan &amp;amp;#124; Kannada songs collection, kannada movie news |publisher=Kannadachitraranga.com |date=24 June 2011 |accessdate=14 July 2012 |archive-date=26 April 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120426081116/http://www.kannadachitraranga.com/sonu-nigam-rocks-in-monalisa-monalisa-sadaa-dhyan/ |url-status=live }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; &amp;quot;Hamsave Hamsave&amp;quot; from the film ''Gatti Mela'', composed by [[Hamsalekha]],  &amp;quot;Kannale Kannale&amp;quot; from the film ''[[Aham Premasmi]]'', composed by [[V. Ravichandran|V.Ravichandran]]&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://www.movieskope.com/songs/tag/aham-premasmi-kannada-movie-songs-mp3/ |title=Welcome movieskope.com&amp;amp;nbsp;— BlueHost.com |publisher=Movieskope.com |date= |accessdate=25 August 2014 |archive-date=26 August 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140826113429/http://www.movieskope.com/songs/tag/aham-premasmi-kannada-movie-songs-mp3/ |url-status=live }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; and &amp;quot;Baaninda Baa Chandira, from the movie ''Kanti'', composed by [[Gurukiran]]. The 2006 film ''[[Mungaru Male]]'' created a sensation and spawned several records, mainly in Karnataka.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/kannada/article/35125.html |title='Mungaru Male' National record&amp;amp;nbsp;— Kannada Movie News |publisher=IndiaGlitz |date= |accessdate=14 July 2012 |archive-date=3 November 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121103163357/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/kannada/article/35125.html |url-status=live }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://www.bangalore365.com/actors/mungaru-male-sucessful-365-days/ |title=Mungaru Male&amp;amp;nbsp;– Successful 365 days !! at Bangalore 365 |publisher=Bangalore365.com |date=6 December 2007 |accessdate=14 July 2012 |archive-date=23 July 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130723045836/http://www.bangalore365.com/actors/mungaru-male-sucessful-365-days/ |url-status=live }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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The songs &amp;quot;Mungaru Maleye&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;[[Anisuthide]]&amp;quot; were composed by [[Mano Murthy]] and written by [[Yogaraj Bhat]] and [[Jayant Kaikini]] respectively. Nigam has said that he finds Kannada songs more fulfilling than the Hindi numbers.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=http://www.moneycontrol.com/news-topic/zee-kannada-/video-sonu-finds-kannada-music-fulfilling__IkieBZGaCM.html|title=Sonu Finds Kannada Music Fulfilling|publisher=Moneycontrol.com|date=|accessdate=14 July 2012|archive-date=3 September 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130903223315/http://www.moneycontrol.com/news-topic/zee-kannada-/video-sonu-finds-kannada-music-fulfilling__IkieBZGaCM.html|url-status=live}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; In an interview with ''[[Deccan Herald]]'' he said &amp;quot;Kannada songs make me feel positive&amp;quot;.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |author=Sudha Hegde |url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/89369/kannada-songs-make-me-feel.html |title='Kannada songs make me feel positive'. |publisher=Deccanherald.com |date=18 August 2010 |accessdate=14 July 2012 |archive-date=3 September 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130903095840/http://www.deccanherald.com/content/89369/kannada-songs-make-me-feel.html |url-status=live }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; He went on to say: &amp;quot;I highly respect the musicians of [[Karnataka]] and many of my favourite songs are in Kannada. I consider [[Bangalore]] as my second birthplace. Even if someone requests me to sing a Kannada song while I'm performing in the West Indies, I will sing it for them&amp;quot;.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;deccanherald.com&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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From the same ''Mungaru Male'' combination, composer Murthy, lyricist Kaikini and Nigam got together to record the Kannada album ''[[Neene Bari Neene]]'', produced by [[Ashok Kheny]]. Videos for the songs &amp;quot;Neene Bari Neene&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;Baa Nodu Gelathi&amp;quot; were shot on the outskirts of Bangalore featuring Nigam and model [[Madhuri Bhattacharya]] in the lead.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Br53jdUFAAY |title=Kannada Sonu Nigam Neene Bari Neene Manomurthy |publisher=YouTube |date=31 August 2009 |accessdate=9 July 2013 |archive-date=6 May 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130506055905/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Br53jdUFAAY&amp;amp;gl=US&amp;amp;hl=en |url-status=live }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6U2TkpF_40E |title=Sonu Nigam&amp;amp;nbsp;— Baa Nodu Gelathi&amp;amp;nbsp;— Neene Bari Neene (HQ) |publisher=YouTube |date=6 February 2011 |accessdate=9 July 2013 |archive-date=1 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131001202333/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6U2TkpF_40E&amp;amp;feature=related |url-status=live }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Nigam also composed a theme song for the [[Karnataka Bulldozers]] team in the [[Celebrity Cricket League]] and sang it with [[Kunal Ganjawala]] and [[Sowmya Raoh]], who also penned the lyrics.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=krDVvYXbR64 |title=Karnataka Bulldozers OFFICIAL THEME SONG [HQ&amp;amp;#93; Celebrity Cricket League |publisher=YouTube |date=12 January 2012 |accessdate=9 July 2013 |archive-date=19 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160119122203/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=krDVvYXbR64 |url-status=live }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Work as a host and celebrity judge==&lt;br /&gt;
Nigam was the host of the ''[[Sa Re Ga Ma]]'' music show from 1995 until 1999 and became household name.&amp;lt;ref name=bbc&amp;gt;{{cite news |title=Does India have the X factor? |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-13592636 |accessdate=29 August 2011 |newspaper=BBC News |date=30 May 2011 |author=Rajini Vaidyanathan |archive-date=30 August 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110830133103/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-13592636 |url-status=live }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; He returned on ''[[Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L'il Champs International]]'' as a judge with [[Suresh Wadkar]] in October 2007. Nigam was a celebrity judge on the ''[[Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Mega Challenge]]'' grand finale on 12 December 2009 .&lt;br /&gt;
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Nigam hosted the TV show ''Kisme Kitna Hai Dum'' on [[Star Plus]] in 2002. He appeared as the judge on ''[[Indian Idol]]'' in seasons 1 (October 2004&amp;amp;nbsp;– March 2005) and 2 (November 2005&amp;amp;nbsp;– April 2006), and was a celebrity judge in seasons 3 (17 August 2007) and 4 (16 January 2009 and 6 February 2009).{{citation needed|date=February 2018}}&lt;br /&gt;
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In 2006, Nigam hosted ''Life Ki Dhun with Sonu Nigaam'' on [[Radio City (Indian radio station)|Radiocity 91.1 FM]], interviewing musicians.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |title=Life Ki Dhun Sonu Niigaam |url=http://sify.com/radiocity/index.php |accessdate=25 July 2008 |archive-date=22 August 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080822192608/http://sify.com/radiocity/index.php |url-status=live }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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He appeared as a celebrity judge on ''[[STAR Voice of India]]'' in August 2007 (Season 1) and in December 2008 (Season 2), and on the grand finale of music reality show ''[[Jo Jeeta Wohi Super Star]]'' on 12 July 2008.&lt;br /&gt;
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Nigam was a judge/mentor on ''[[Chhote Ustaad]] – Do Deshon Ki Ek Awaaz'' (July&amp;amp;nbsp;– October 2010) with [[Rahat Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan]], and was a judge/mentor on the first season of ''[[X Factor (India)]]'' (29 May&amp;amp;nbsp;– 2 September 2011) along with [[Sanjay Leela Bhansali]] and [[Shreya Ghoshal]].&amp;lt;ref name=bbc /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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On 23 August 2015, he appeared on &amp;quot;[[The Anupam Kher Show - Kucch Bhi Ho Sakta Hai|The Anupam Kher Show]]&amp;quot; sharing his life experiences. He has been also one of the three judges of Indian Idol 2016–17.&lt;br /&gt;
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Nigam's acting career&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;:2&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web|title=Sonu Nigam|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0631415/|accessdate=25 July 2008|archive-date=20 March 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080320141755/http://imdb.com/name/nm0631415/|url-status=live}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; started as a child in films including ''[[Betaab]]'' (1983). As an adult, he acted in films such as ''[[Jaani Dushman: Ek Anokhi Kahani]]'', ''[[Kash Aap Hamare Hote]]'' and ''[[Love in Nepal]]''. He has been signed to be in ''Ankhon Ankhon Mein'', about a blind singer.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;:3&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite news|author=Noyon Jyoti Parasara|date=3 June 2007|title=Sonu ready to play blind!|newspaper=DNA|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report_sonu-ready-to-play-blind_1100939|accessdate=29 August 2011|archive-date=21 January 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120121025742/http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report_sonu-ready-to-play-blind_1100939|url-status=live}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Nigam provided the [[voice-over|voice]] for the lead character, in the Hindi dubbed version of ''[[Aladdin (1992 Disney film)|Aladdin]]''.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;disney&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite news|title=INDIAN TELEVISION PREMIER OF DISNEY'S ALADDIN|url=http://www.disney.in/corporate/pr_05_feb23.htm|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120405231250/http://www.disney.in/corporate/pr_05_feb23.htm|archivedate=5 April 2012}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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== Singing style and legacy ==&lt;br /&gt;
Sonu is often considered to be one of the best playback singers in Bollywood of all time,&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|title=Sonu Nigam's response to his controversial tweets, quitting Twitter|url=https://gulfnews.com/entertainment/music/sonu-nigams-response-to-his-controversial-tweets-quitting-twitter-1.71092864|access-date=25 May 2020|website=gulfnews.com|language=en|archive-date=25 May 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200525075432/https://gulfnews.com/entertainment/music/sonu-nigams-response-to-his-controversial-tweets-quitting-twitter-1.71092864|url-status=live}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|title=Indian singer, Sonu Nigam, plays live in Doha today|url=https://www.thepeninsulaqatar.com/article/23/01/2020/Indian-singer,-Sonu-Nigam,-plays-live-in-Doha-today|access-date=25 May 2020|website=www.thepeninsulaqatar.com|archive-date=13 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200613235548/https://www.thepeninsulaqatar.com/article/23/01/2020/Indian-singer,-Sonu-Nigam,-plays-live-in-Doha-today|url-status=live}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|last=World|first=Republic|title=Sonu Nigam's net worth post his decision to take up farming will surprise you|url=https://www.republicworld.com/entertainment-news/bollywood-news/sonu-nigams-net-worth-and-his-decision-to-take-up-farming-will|access-date=25 May 2020|website=Republic World}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; and is widely considered to have inspired new singers in the Bollywood industry. He is often compared to legendary singer [[Mohammed Rafi|Mohammad Rafi]] due to their similar voice and texture.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;:1&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{Cite web|title=Sonu Nigam: &amp;quot;Mohammed Rafi is a RELIGION&amp;quot; - Bollywood Hungama|url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/videos/celeb-interviews/sonu-nigam-mohammed-rafi-is-a-religion/|last=Hungama|first=Bollywood|language=en|access-date=25 May 2020|archive-date=26 May 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200526003618/https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/videos/celeb-interviews/sonu-nigam-mohammed-rafi-is-a-religion/|url-status=live}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|last=Gera|first=Sonal|date=24 December 2019|title=On Mohd Rafi's 95th birth anniversary, let's revisit his most popular melodies|url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/entertainment/music/mohammad-rafi-birthday-romantic-songs-birth-anniversary-573559|access-date=25 May 2020|website=www.indiatvnews.com|language=en|archive-date=14 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200614034116/https://www.indiatvnews.com/entertainment/music/mohammad-rafi-birthday-romantic-songs-birth-anniversary-573559|url-status=live}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;:0&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{Cite web|title=Sonu Nigam: ''Yeh dil'' in ''Pardes'' changed my career|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/sonu-nigam-yeh-dil-in-pardes-changed-my-career/1730657|website=www.outlookindia.com|access-date=25 May 2020|archive-date=11 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011211352/https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/sonu-nigam-yeh-dil-in-pardes-changed-my-career/1730657|url-status=live}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|date=30 July 2019|title=Sonu Nigam Birthday: The 5 Absolute Best Songs from the Singer|url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/sonu-nigam-birthday-the-5-absolute-best-songs-from-the-singer-2250985.html|access-date=22 June 2020|website=News18|archive-date=26 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200626034126/https://www.news18.com/news/movies/sonu-nigam-birthday-the-5-absolute-best-songs-from-the-singer-2250985.html|url-status=live}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Among the old generation of singers, legendary singer [[Lata Mangeshkar]] considers him one of the very best, comparable to that of [[Kishore Kumar]] and Mohammad Rafi.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|title=rediff.com: Why Lata Mangeshkar likes Sonu Nigam|url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/2008/mar/04sd4.htm|accessdate=23 December 2019|website=www.rediff.com|archive-date=1 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201035331/http://www.rediff.com/movies/2008/mar/04sd4.htm|url-status=live}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Music director [[Himesh Reshammiya]] believes that Sonu is the best singer in the industry.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;bollywood.com&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;  Shekhar of [[Vishal-Shekhar]] duo considered him as the finest live performer. Singer [[Armaan Malik]] idolises Sonu Nigam and takes a lot of inspiration from him.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite news|last1=Walia|first1=Gahna|date=4 July 2017|title=Armaan Malik, living his dream|newspaper=The Hindu|url=http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/music/living-his-dream/article19209189.ece|access-date=27 November 2017|archive-date=26 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200726050905/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/music/living-his-dream/article19209189.ece|url-status=live}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;  Singer and musician [[Ankit Tiwari]] cites Sonu Nigam as one of his musical inspirations and considers him the best singer in India&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|title=Ankit Tiwari: I have not done as much work as Arijit Singh; you can't compare us - Times of India ►|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/music/news/ankit-tiwari-i-have-not-done-as-much-work-as-arijit-singh-you-cant-compare-us/articleshow/74301770.cms|access-date=25 May 2020|website=The Times of India|language=en|archive-date=11 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011211353/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/music/news/ankit-tiwari-i-have-not-done-as-much-work-as-arijit-singh-you-cant-compare-us/articleshow/74301770.cms|url-status=live}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Actors [[Shah Rukh Khan]] has been seen heaping praises on Sonu whom he consider a true artist, who has lent his voice on many of his hit songs.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|title=An emotional tribute to Javed Akhtar from Sonu Nigam was given at the 7th Royal Stag Mirchi Music Awards|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K88t35OVcXc|accessdate=23 December 2019|via=www.youtube.com|archive-date=29 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200229094338/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K88t35OVcXc|url-status=live}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|title=YouTube|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4Cf9Yivk_Q|accessdate=23 December 2019|website=www.youtube.com|archive-date=24 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200424081446/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4Cf9Yivk_Q&amp;amp;gl=US&amp;amp;hl=en|url-status=live}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; [[Shankar Mahadevan]] considers Sonu Nigam as his favourite singer in recent times.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|date=2 February 2012|title=Sonu Nigam &amp;amp; Me: Sonu Nigam is Shankar Mahadevan's Ideal Singer|url=http://sonuniigaamandme.blogspot.in/2012/02/sonu-nigam-is-shankar-mahadevans-ideal.html|access-date=27 November 2017|archive-date=1 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201042422/http://sonuniigaamandme.blogspot.in/2012/02/sonu-nigam-is-shankar-mahadevans-ideal.html|url-status=live}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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== Awards and honours ==&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:The President Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam presenting the Best Male Playback Singer Award for the year 2004 to Shri Sonu Nigam at the 51st National Film Award function in New Delhi on February 2, 2005.jpg|thumb|250px|Nigam (''right'') receiving the National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer from President [[A. P. J. Abdul Kalam]] (''left''), 2005.]]&lt;br /&gt;
Sonu Nigam is the winner of several awards including 1 [[National Award]], 2 [[Filmfare Awards]] in Hindi &amp;amp; 2 [[Filmfare Awards South]].&lt;br /&gt;
*'''2017'''  Haryana Gaurav Samman by Haryana Government, Government of India&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite news|url=http://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/music/sonu-nigam-honored-with-haryana-gaurav-samman-by-haryana-government/articleshow/56622768.cms|title=Sonu Nigam honored with Haryana Gaurav Samman by Haryana government - Mumbai Mirror -|work=Mumbai Mirror|access-date=19 March 2017|archive-date=20 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170320053206/http://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/music/sonu-nigam-honored-with-haryana-gaurav-samman-by-haryana-government/articleshow/56622768.cms|url-status=live}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*'''[[9th Mirchi Music Awards|2016]]'''   [[Mirchi Music Awards]] for Indie Pop Song of the Year for &amp;quot;Aye Jahaan Aasmaan&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
*'''2016'''   Lions Gold Award for Favorite Evergreen Singer jal best&lt;br /&gt;
*'''2015'''  Oscar 2015 nomination list &amp;quot;Jal&amp;quot; Sonu Nigam and Bickram Ghosh for their rustic compositions for the drama f ilm&lt;br /&gt;
*'''2015'''   Socialathon Person of the Year&lt;br /&gt;
*''' 2014'''  Mirchi Music Awards South - Best Male Vocalist Kannada&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Citation |title=#MMASouth Best Male Vocalist Sonu Nigam Kannada Songs specially for Bangalore |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCYeN1jIuvI |date=18 August 2014 |accessdate=30 January 2016 |last=mirchikannada |archive-date=22 February 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160222165230/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCYeN1jIuvI |url-status=live }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*'''2013'''   MTV Video and Music Award 2013 for Best Male Vocalist for Abhi Mujhme Kahin&lt;br /&gt;
*'''2013'''   Zee Cinema Award for Best Male Playback Singer for Abhi Mujhme Kahin from the film Agneepath&lt;br /&gt;
*'''2013'''   Big Star Entertainment Award for Best Male Playback Singer for Abhi Mujhme Kahin from the film Agneepath&lt;br /&gt;
*'''[[5th Mirchi Music Awards|2012]]'''   Royal Stag [[Mirchi Music Award for Male Vocalist of The Year]] for the song &amp;quot;Abhi Mujhme Kahin&amp;quot; from the film Agneepath&lt;br /&gt;
* '''2012–2013''' [[Filmfare Awards South]] – Nominated - Best Playback Singer Male for the song  &amp;quot;Chendutiya Pakkadali&amp;quot; from the movie ''[[Drama (2012 film)|Drama]]''.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/kannada/news-interviews/Bangalore-Times-Film-Awards-2012-goes-to--/articleshow/21893862.cms |work=The Times Of India |title=Bangalore Times Film Awards 2012 goes to... - The Times of India |access-date=19 August 2013 |archive-date=18 August 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130818224748/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/kannada/news-interviews/Bangalore-Times-Film-Awards-2012-goes-to--/articleshow/21893862.cms |url-status=live }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*'''2012'''   Lions Gold Award for Favorite Evergreen Singer&lt;br /&gt;
*'''2012'''   GIMA for Best Global Indian Collaboration – This Is It ft Jermaine Jackson &lt;br /&gt;
*2011 GIMA(Global Indian Music Award)for MTV Youth Icon.&lt;br /&gt;
*'''2011'''   Gitanjali WoW Award for Live Personality(Music).&lt;br /&gt;
*'''2010''' – Global Indian Music Award for Best Live Performer (Male)&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news |title=Global Indian Television Awards |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/3-Idiots-wins-five-music-awards/articleshow/6907429.cms |accessdate=16 November 2010 |work=The Times Of India |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101115044219/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/3-Idiots-wins-five-music-awards/articleshow/6907429.cms |archivedate=15 November 2010}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*'''2010'''   GIMA(Global Indian Music Award) for Best Live Performer Male.&lt;br /&gt;
*'''2010'''   GIMA(Global Indian Music Award) for Most Popular Song – All Izz Well.&lt;br /&gt;
*'''2010'''   Amar Rishtey Award for Zee Icoon– TVS Sa Re Ga Ma.&lt;br /&gt;
*'''2010'''   Big Star Entertainment Award for Singer of the Decade.&lt;br /&gt;
*'''2009'''   Indian Television Academy Award, Best Male Singer for Dil Mill Gaye title track.&lt;br /&gt;
*'''2009'''  [[Filmfare Awards South]], Kannada, Best Male Playback Singer for ''Yenagali'' from Mussanje Maathu&lt;br /&gt;
*'''2008'''  GPBA (German Public Bollywood Award), Best Singer (Male) for Main Agar Kahoon, Om Shanti Om.&lt;br /&gt;
*'''2008''' [[Filmfare Awards South]], Kannada, Best Male Playback Singer for ''Ninnindale'' from Milana.&lt;br /&gt;
*'''2008'''  Indian Television Academy Award, Best Male Singer for Amber Dhara title track&lt;br /&gt;
*'''2008''' Lions Gold Award for the song 'In lamhon ke Daaman me' from the film 'Jodha Akbar'.&lt;br /&gt;
*'''2007''' Annual Central European Bollywood Awards, Best Male Playback Singer for Mein Agar Kahoon, Om Shanti Om.&lt;br /&gt;
*'''2006''' Bollywood Music and Fashion Awards, Best Male Playback Singer for Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna, Title Track.&lt;br /&gt;
*'''2005''' Indian Television Award Best Singer for Miliee Title Track.&lt;br /&gt;
*'''2005'''  MTV Immies – Best Pop Album, for his self-composed album titled &amp;quot;Chanda Ki Doli&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
*'''2005''' Swaralaya Yesudas Award, for his outstanding performance in Music.&lt;br /&gt;
*'''2005'''  Anadolok Award for &amp;quot;Chanda Ki Doli&amp;quot; album.&lt;br /&gt;
*'''2005''' Lion Gold's Award for the song Main Hoon Na from the film &amp;quot;Main Hoon Na&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
*'''2005''' Star Screen Award Best Male Playback, for the song &amp;quot;Dheere Jalna&amp;quot;, from the film &amp;quot;Paheli&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
*'''2005''' Teachers' Achievement Award&lt;br /&gt;
*'''2005''' Style Icon, MTV Style Awards.&lt;br /&gt;
*'''2004'''  MTV Style Awards– Best Male Playback Singer – [[Bandhan (2004 film)|Bandhan]]&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news |url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1051222/asp/calcutta/story_5632210.asp |title=Anandalok Awards 2004 |location=Calcutta, India |work=The Telegraph |date=22 December 2005 |access-date=14 November 2010 |archive-date=26 May 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110526011303/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1051222/asp/calcutta/story_5632210.asp |url-status=live }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*'''2004'''   MTV Immies – Best Male Singer, for the song &amp;quot;Main Hoon Na&amp;quot;, from the film &amp;quot;Main Hoon Na&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
*'''2004''' [[Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer]], for the song &amp;quot;Kal Ho Naa Ho&amp;quot;, from the film [[Kal Ho Naa Ho]].&lt;br /&gt;
*'''[[51st National Film Awards|2003]]''' [[National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer]]: ''[[Kal Ho Na Ho]]'' for &amp;quot;Kal Ho Naa Ho&amp;quot;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;51stawardPDF&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/51st_nff_2004.pdf |title=51st National Film Awards |publisher=[[Directorate of Film Festivals]] |accessdate=14 August 2015 |archive-date=7 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180107120817/http://dff.nic.in/2011/51st_nff_2004.pdf |url-status=live }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*'''2003''' Apsara Film Producers' Guild Award for Best Male Playback Singer for &amp;quot;Kal Ho Na Ho&amp;quot; from the film Kal Ho Naa Ho.&lt;br /&gt;
*'''2003''' Bollywood Music Award for Best Male Playback Singer for &amp;quot;Kal Ho Na Ho&amp;quot; from the film Kal Ho Naa Ho.&lt;br /&gt;
*'''2003'''  IIFA Best Male Playback Award, for the song &amp;quot;Kal Ho Naa Ho&amp;quot;, from the film Kal Ho Na Ho&lt;br /&gt;
*'''2003''' Style Icon, MTV Style Awards.&lt;br /&gt;
*'''2003'''  Filmfare Best Male Playback Award, for the song &amp;quot;Kal Ho Naa Ho&amp;quot;, from the film Kal Ho Naa Ho&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
*'''2002''' Filmfare Best Male Playback Award, for the song &amp;quot;Saathiya&amp;quot;, from the f ilm Saathiya.&lt;br /&gt;
*'''2002''' Bollywood Music Award for Best Male Playback Singer for the song &amp;quot;Saathiya&amp;quot; from the film &amp;quot;Saathiya&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
*'''2002'''  MTV Immies – Best Male Singer, for the song &amp;quot;Saathiya&amp;quot; from the film &amp;quot;Saathiya&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
*'''2002''' Zee Cine Award Best Playback Singer- Male, for the song &amp;quot;Saathiya&amp;quot;, from the film &amp;quot;Saathiya&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
*'''2002'''  IIFA Best Male Playback Award, for the song &amp;quot;Saathiya&amp;quot;, from the film &amp;quot;Saathiya&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
*'''2001'''  Star Screen Award Best Male Playback, for the song &amp;quot;Tanhayee&amp;quot;, from the film &amp;quot;Dil Chahta Hai&amp;quot;. &lt;br /&gt;
*'''2001''' Bollywood Music Award for Best Pop Singer for the album &amp;quot;Yaad&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
*'''2001'''  IIFA Best Male Playback Award, for the song &amp;quot;Suraj Hua Maddham&amp;quot;, from the f ilm &amp;quot;Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
*'''2001''' Zee Cine Award Best Playback Singer&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web |title=Sonu Nigam |url=http://sonunigam.in/awards.php |website=sonunigam.in |access-date=29 January 2016 |archive-date=27 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160127000610/http://sonunigam.in/awards.php |url-status=live }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;- Male, for the song &amp;quot;Suraj Hua Maddham&amp;quot;, from the film &amp;quot;Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
*'''1998''' Screen Award for Best Male Pop Artist for ''Kismat''&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |title=Award Winners |url=http://www.expressindia.com/screen/awards/eve.htm |website=[[Screen (magazine)|Screen]] |accessdate=2 October 2019 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/19991022044355/http://www.expressindia.com/screen/awards/eve.htm |archivedate=22 October 1999}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*'''1997''' Sansui Viewers' Choice Award for Best Male Singer for the song &amp;quot;Sandese Aate Hai&amp;quot;, from the film &amp;quot;Border&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
*'''1997''' Aashirwad Award for Best Male Singer for the song &amp;quot;Sandese Aate Hai&amp;quot;, from the film &amp;quot;Border&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
*'''1997''' Zee Cine Award Best Playback Singer- Male, for the song &amp;quot;Sandese Aate Hai&amp;quot;, from the film &amp;quot;Border&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Filmography as composer==&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable sortable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
! Year !! Film&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| 2013 ||[[Sooper Se Ooper]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| 2014 || [[Jal (film)|Jal]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| 2013 || [[Singh Saab The Great]]&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Discography==&lt;br /&gt;
{{Main|Sonu Nigam discography}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Filmography==&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable sortable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
! Film !! Character !! Year&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| ''[[Betaab]]'' || Young Sunny || 1983&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| ''[[Hum Se Hai Zamana]]'' || Young Shiva || 1983&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| ''[[Taqdeer (1983 film)|Taqdeer]]'' || Young Shiva || 1983&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| ''[[Krishna Krishna]]'' || Sudhama  || 1986&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| ''[[Pyaara Dushman]]'' || Manish Khadnya  || 1985&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| ''[[Jaani Dushman: Ek Anokhi Kahani]]'' || Vivek Saxena || 2002&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| ''[[Kash Aap Hamare Hote]]'' || Jai Kumar || 2003&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| ''[[Love in Nepal]]'' || Abby || 2004&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| ''[[Navra Maza Navsacha]]'' || Guest appearance as himself in a song sequence || 2005&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| ''[[Warning (2013 film)|Warning]]'' || Guest appearance as himself in &amp;quot;Takeedein&amp;quot; song sequence || 2013&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Dubbing roles==&lt;br /&gt;
Nigam provided the [[voice-over|voice]] for the lead character, in the Hindi dubbed version of ''[[Aladdin (1992 Disney film)|Aladdin]]''.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;disney&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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=== Animated films ===&lt;br /&gt;
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| [[Aladdin (1992 Disney film)|Aladdin]]&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://www.disney.in/corporate/pr_05_feb23.htm |title=The Walt Disney Company |publisher=Disney.in |date=23 February 2005 |accessdate=14 July 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120405231250/http://www.disney.in/corporate/pr_05_feb23.htm |archivedate=5 April 2012 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; || [[Scott Weinger]] &amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;(Speaking)&amp;lt;br&amp;gt; [[Brad Kane]] &amp;lt;small&amp;gt;(Singing)&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt; || [[Aladdin (Disney character)|Aladdin]] &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;(Speaking and Singing) || Hindi || English || 1992 || 1994 || Gave both the Hindi Speaking and Singing voice to Aladdin in this film. &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Dubbed by Modi Entertainment.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://www.animationxpress.com/index.php/interviews/the-art-of-directing-dubs-a-chat-with-ellie-lewis |title=The art of directing dubs: A chat with Ellie Lewis – Animation Xpress |publisher=animationxpress.com |date=26 October 2004 |accessdate=20 July 2015 |archive-date=23 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180723212245/http://www.animationxpress.com/index.php/interviews/the-art-of-directing-dubs-a-chat-with-ellie-lewis |url-status=live }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Controversies==&lt;br /&gt;
His series of tweets branding 'Azaan' (Muslim call for prayer), temple, gurudwara and other religious places using loudspeakers to disturb the people who don't follow the religion as &amp;quot;[https://scroll.in/article/834845/sonu-nigam-is-right-blaring-azaan-is-forced-religiousness-and-it-doesnt-stop-there forced religiousness]&amp;quot; landed him in a controversy as member of religious group (in particular against Azaan) took offence at the matter and the manner in which he voiced his concern.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite news|title=Sonu Nigam goes on a Monday morning Twitter rant, calls the Azaan 'forced religiousness'|work=The Economic Times|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/sonu-nigam-goes-on-a-monday-morning-twitter-rant-calls-the-azaan-forced-religiousness/articleshow/58217107.cms?from=mdr|access-date=10 August 2020|archive-date=11 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011211406/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/sonu-nigam-goes-on-a-monday-morning-twitter-rant-calls-the-azaan-forced-religiousness/articleshow/58217107.cms?from=mdr|url-status=live}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; In his later tweet he stated that he stand by his statement.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/sonu-nigam-on-azaan-row-i-stand-by-my-statement/articleshow/58238260.cms|title=Sonu Nigam on Azaan row: I stand by my statement - Times of India|work=The Times of India|access-date=18 April 2017|archive-date=20 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170420053824/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/sonu-nigam-on-azaan-row-i-stand-by-my-statement/articleshow/58238260.cms|url-status=live}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; He later clarified that he is not against any specific religious ritual, but against the use of loudspeakers on religious buildings. He clarified that use of loudspeaker to create noise pollution should be stopped beyond certain time as per the law of the land, irrespective of whether it is from a temple, mosque, gurudwara, or any other places.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite news|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/music/sonu-nigam-tweets-more-clarification-mentioned-temples-gurudwaras-too/story-o2aWLK29RVvamFqCKNXYeN.html|title=Sonu Nigam tweets more clarification: Mentioned temples, gurudwaras too|date=19 April 2017|work=Hindustan Times|access-date=19 April 2017|language=en|archive-date=19 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170419094956/http://www.hindustantimes.com/music/sonu-nigam-tweets-more-clarification-mentioned-temples-gurudwaras-too/story-o2aWLK29RVvamFqCKNXYeN.html|url-status=live}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Later, Nigam again sparked controversy, when he posted a video of Azaan from his home which proved that he was indeed disturbed very early in the morning.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite news|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/music/sonu-nigam-posts-video-of-azaan-from-his-home-sparks-controversy-yet-again/story-kG5eXYQIPAVFwqHU72CuUI.html|title=Sonu Nigam posts video of azaan from his home, sparks controversy yet again|work=Hindustan Times|date=27 April 2017|access-date=23 April 2017|language=en|archive-date=23 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170423231358/http://www.hindustantimes.com/music/sonu-nigam-posts-video-of-azaan-from-his-home-sparks-controversy-yet-again/story-kG5eXYQIPAVFwqHU72CuUI.html|url-status=live}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Syed Sha Atef Ali Al Quaderi, vice-president of West Bengal United Minority Council announced a reward of ₹10 Lakh to anyone who shaved Nigam's head, to which Sonu Nigam responded by shaving his own head to claim the reward.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite news|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/rs-10-lakh-to-shave-sonu-nigam-bengal-fatwa-imam-says-it-s-not-a-fatwa/story-4mGXNnt8P2bS99tAaZUttJ.html|title=Rs 10 lakh to shave Sonu Nigam; Bengal &amp;quot;fatwa imam&amp;quot; says it's not a fatwa|date=19 April 2017|work=Hindustan Times|access-date=26 May 2017|language=en|archive-date=25 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170525010405/http://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/rs-10-lakh-to-shave-sonu-nigam-bengal-fatwa-imam-says-it-s-not-a-fatwa/story-4mGXNnt8P2bS99tAaZUttJ.html|url-status=live}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Nigam deleted his [[Twitter]] account on 24 May 2017, citing a lack of respect for [[freedom of speech]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite news|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/music/sonu-nigam-is-quitting-twitter-rants-at-length-in-support-of-paresh-rawal-abhijeet/story-RmgVo1kjmHonK1hozUUOKL.html|title=Sonu Nigam quits Twitter, rants at length in support of Paresh Rawal, Abhijeet|language=en|access-date=24 May 2017|archive-date=24 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170524072028/http://www.hindustantimes.com/music/sonu-nigam-is-quitting-twitter-rants-at-length-in-support-of-paresh-rawal-abhijeet/story-RmgVo1kjmHonK1hozUUOKL.html|url-status=live}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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In June 2020, after the demise of actor [[Sushant Singh Rajput]], Sonu Nigam posted a video saying that music industry is also monopolized by 2 major companies and that he had also faced similar discrimination. He urged these music companies to be fair and kind to the newcomers in the music industry. Although he ran short of naming anyone he made it clear that the malpractices in Bollywood are terrible and are almost killing the music talent of the country.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |last1=Nigam |first1=Sonu |title=#SonuLiveD {{!}} VLog 48 |url=https://www.facebook.com/SonuNigamSpace/videos/2541305792785886/?__tn__=%2Cd%2CP-R&amp;amp;eid=ARD9MF9gzfNXamKK2nIEeX0PlE8FzdVM362kdM6k4MeYwZdoe5ICqixfj6_gMwjoB2k9Ej_ffMeCNmmD |website=Facebook.com |publisher=Facebook.com |accessdate=18 June 2020 |ref=#SonuLiveD {{!}} VLog 48 {{!}} You might soon hear about...}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Sonu Nigam uploaded another video to say that after his previous video, the Music Mafia has gotten together about 6 geniuses against him and sent a press release to Times of India. Sonu Nigam maintained that he didn't name anyone and was only putting up his point of view regarding the malpractices in the music industry of Bollywood. In his second video Sonu names Bhushan kumar CEO, T-Series (Music Company) and tells him to stay away from him.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |last1=Nigam |first1=Sonu |title=Laaton ke MAFIA baaton se nahi maante |url=https://www.facebook.com/SonuNigamSpace/videos/552681908759110/?__tn__=%2Cd%2CP-R&amp;amp;eid=ARD9MF9gzfNXamKK2nIEeX0PlE8FzdVM362kdM6k4MeYwZdoe5ICqixfj6_gMwjoB2k9Ej_ffMeCNmmD |website=Facebook.com |publisher=Facebook.com |accessdate=22 June 2020 |ref=Laaton ke MAFIA baaton se nahi maante}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Own labels==&lt;br /&gt;
Nigam has launched{{When|date=August 2020}} his own music label named 'I believe music' and &amp;quot;Rudhrashtakam&amp;quot; is the first track to release under the label.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|url=https://www.republicworld.com/entertainment-news/music/sonu-nigam-to-release-his-next-single-rudrashtakam-under-his-label.html|website=Republicworld|title=Sonu Nigam to release his 1st single 'Rudrashtakam' under his new label|language=en|url-status=live|access-date=30 July 2020|archive-date=11 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011211414/https://www.republicworld.com/entertainment-news/music/sonu-nigam-to-release-his-next-single-rudrashtakam-under-his-label.html}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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== See also ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [[List of Indian playback singers]]&lt;br /&gt;
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==References==&lt;br /&gt;
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