Arijit Singh is an Indian singer, musician and music composer who not only lends his voice to Bollywood stars but also creates rich melodies for Indian films. He is one of the artists whose name and voice can be found in almost every movie, and every one of his songs is a hit.
Wiki/Biography
Arijit Singh was born on 25 April 1987 (37 years old; as of 2023) in Jaganj town, Murshidabad district, West Bengal. He studied at Raja Bijay Singh High School in Murshidabad and graduated from Sripat Singh College in Jaganj. He began his musical training at home. His aunt was musically trained and his maternal grandmother used to sing. His uncle and mother both played tabla. Therefore, music was at the heart of his family. At the age of 3, he was trained by the Hazari brothers. He was trained in Indian classical music by Rajendra Prasad Hazari, tabla by Dhirendra Prasad Hazari, Rabindra Sangeet and popular music by Birendra Prasad Hazari.
Arijit Singh Learns Tabla
At the age of 10, he received a scholarship from the West Bengal government to receive training in Indian classical music. Growing up, he listened to Mozart, Beethoven and Bengali classical music.
appearance
Height (approximately): 5′6”
Weight (approximately): 80kg
Eye color: black
Hair color: black
Body Measurements (Approximately): Chest 40″, Waist 32″, Biceps 12″
family, caste and wife
Arijit was born into a Punjabi family. His father, an LIC agent, and his mother, Aditi Singh, a housewife, died of stroke on May 19, 2021, at AMRI Hospital in Dhakuria, Kolkata. She was 52 years old when she breathed her last. She was admitted to the hospital with symptoms of COVID-19; however, on May 17, 2021, she tested negative for the disease.
Arijit Singh and his family in Fame Gurukul
Arijit Singh’s father
He has a sister named Amrita Singh.
Arijit Singh and his sister Amrita Singh
He was married twice. His first wife Ruprekha Banerjee was one of the finalists of the reality show Fame Gurukul. They got married in 2013.
Ruprekha Banerjee
However, this marriage only lasted a short period of time. In 2014, he married Arijit’s childhood sweetheart Koyel Roy Singh. Arijit Singh is the second husband of Koyal Roy Singh.
Arijit Singh and his wife Koyal
The couple had three children, two sons, one of whom was named Jewel, and a stepdaughter from Coryell’s first marriage.
Arijit with his two sons and his wife
Profession
In 2005, he participated in the reality show “Fame Gurukul” on the advice of his mentor Rajendra Prasad Hazari, which was the first stepping stone in his career. However, he ultimately lost the race and finished sixth. After that, he participated in another reality show 10 Ke 10 Le Gaye Dil and won the competition. He invested all the winnings from the show to build his own studio. There he worked as a freelance artist composing music for TV channels, commercials and radio stations. He has also freelanced for music directors such as Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy, Vishal-Shekhar, Mithoon, Monty Sharma and Pritam. He started by singing in Telugu films. His first song was the song “Neeve Na Neeve Na” from the movie “Kedi” (2010).
He made his Bollywood debut with the song “Phir Mohabbat” in “Murder 2”. The song was recorded in 2009 but released in 2011. In the same year, the song “Raabta” was released, which had four versions in the film Agent Vinod (2018); one of them was Arijit’s solo version. He has worked with renowned music directors like Sajid-Wajid and AR Rahman and duets with singers like Shreya Ghoshal and Alka Yagnik.
dispute
- In September 2013, he was arrested for assaulting a reporter when he asked about his divorce from his wife, Coryell. Arijit Singh stated that he only attacked the camera, not the photographer; because even when Arijit asked him to stop recording, he did not stop recording. The Behrampore CJM court later granted him bail.
- In May 2016, he published a letter asking Salman Khan to retain his (Arijit’s) version of “Jag Ghoomeya” from the film “Sultan”. However, he deleted the post a few hours later. The possible reason for the feud between the two seems to come from an incident at the 2014 Star Guild Awards Ceremony. Arijit was called on stage to receive the award. Salman had just finished performing “Prem Ratan Dhan Payo” and was awarding Arijit the award. Salman might have felt insulted when Arijit came on stage and said “Aap logo ne toh sula diya”.
Arijit Singh and Salman Khan on stage
Awards
Film Audience Award
- 2018 Movie “Badrinath Ki Dulhania” Best Male Playback Singer Award “Roke Na Ruke Naina”
- 2017 Movie “Ae Dil Hai Mushkil” Best Male Singer Award “Ae Dil Hai Mushkil”
- 2016 Movie “Roy” Best Male Singer Award “Sooraj Dooba Hain”
- 2014 Best Male Singer Award for “Tum Hi Ho” in the movie “Ashequa 2”
- The song “Kesariya” from the 2023 movie “Brahmastra: Part 1 – Shiva” won the Best Playback Singer (Male)
national film award
- The song “Binte Dil” from the movie “Padmaavat” won the Best Male Singer Award (2019)
- Best Male Singer for the song “Kesariya” from the film Brahmāstra: Part One – Shiva (2024)
Zee Movie Awards
- Best Playback Singer 2024 – Male Singer for the song “Jhoome Jo Pathaan” from the movie “Pathaan”
Favorites
- Food: Maacher Jhol and Mishti, Alu Seddo and Alu Posto
- Musician: Michael Jackson
- Singers: Lata Mangeshkar, Mohammad Rafi, Ghulam Ali, Jagjit Singh, Mehdi Hassan, Ustad Rashid Ali Khan, Us Tad Amzad Ali Khan, KK
- Cricketers: Sachin Tendulkar, Lance Klusener, Sourav Ganguly, Jonty Rhodes
- Football players: Lionel Messi, Thomas Muller
net worth
Arijit Singh has a net worth of approximately $7 million.
fact
- Shah Rukh Khan initially wanted Atif Aslam to sing the song “Gerua” from the movie “Dilwale”.
- He runs an NGO called “Let There Be Light” that serves the poor.
- In addition to being a singer, he is also a badminton player, author and documentary maker.
- He said he was a movie buff.
- He likes football and his favorite teams are Brazil and Argentina.
- He enjoys listening to ghazal music and Coldplay is his favorite band.
- As a teenager, he enjoyed singing the song “Mitwaa” from the movie Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna (2006).
- He made his directorial debut with the 2015 Bengali feature film Bhalobasar Rojnamcha. The film consists of seven short films.
- Arijit Singh made his debut as a director at the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) with the film “Sa”. It was screened at film festivals. His son Jules stars in the film.
- When Arijit Singh was asked in an interview whether he drives a car, he replied that he does not own a car and still takes public transportation to work.
- Arijit Singh once said that if he had a chance to go back in time, he would love to sing with Kishore Kumar.
- He has also said that he feels claustrophobic (fear of being confined) when listening to his songs.
- T-Pain was accused of plagiarizing Arijit’s song “Tum Hi Ho” from the movie “Aashiqui 2”.
Rapper T-pain and Arijit Singh
- In May 2024, he was spotted smoking in a viral video.
Screenshot of a viral video where Arijit Singh was caught smoking a cigarette
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