Rashmeet Kaur is an Indian singer-songwriter known for her covers of popular Punjabi ballads “Bajre Da Sitta”, “Buhe Bariyan” and “Ik Meri Aakh Kashni”.
Wiki/Biography
Rashmit Kaur was born on Tuesday, March 8, 1994 (27 years old in 2021) in Punjab, India. She grew up in Delhi. She loved music from a young age and started singing at the age of five. It was her mother who introduced Rashmit to the world of music by teaching her Gurmat sangeet (Sikh religious songs) and harmonium lessons. In an interview, she shared her childhood memories and said,
I can’t reach the pump of the reed organ, but I’m still playing it.”
Later, she began her formal music training at Gandharva Mahavidyalaya in Delhi. At the same time, she continued to learn Gurmat sangeet with teacher Jasvinder Kaur. At the age of ten, she had the honor of performing in front of former Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. She performed in many college festivals and also won the IIT Delhi classical music competition.
appearance
Height (approximate): 5′ 3″
Hair color: Black
Eye color: Black
Family and caste
Rashmeet Kaur was born into a Sikh family in Punjab. Her mother’s name is Tajinder Kaur and her brother’s name is Simran Singh.
Rashmeet Kaur and her mother
Rashmeet Kaur and her brother
Profession
Her music journey began in 2012 when she participated in the singing reality show “Sa Re Ga Ma Pa”. In the show, she was among the top 40 contestants. Later, in the same year, she won the title of Sur Sartaj (2012). In 2013, she was among the top 10 contestants of the Punjabi singing reality show “Voice of Punjab Season 4”. Since then, she has participated in various stage shows, college live performances, corporate performances, etc. She has lent her voice to countless advertising songs. In 2015, she came into the limelight by participating in the show “Asian Singing Superstar”. In the show, she sang the Punjabi folk song “Jugni Ji”, which became a hit on the Internet.
In 2017, she was the voiceover singer for the song “Heer” in the Bollywood film “Phillauri”. In 2018, she released her first original song “Maati ki Gudiya” which aims to create awareness about child marriage. She rose to fame as the winner of Amazon’s “The Remix” (2018) along with producer Su Real. The music reality show had famous Indian singers Sunidhi Chauhan, Amit Trivedi and DJ Nucleya as judges. As part of the winners, Rashmeet and Su Real received a prize of Rs 50 lakh.
Rashmeet Kaur won the title of “The Remix” (2018) with music producer Su Real
After her big win, she got an opportunity to work with DJ Nucleya for the songs “Mirza” and “Mahiya” from his 2019 album “Tota Myna”. In November 2020, she released the album “Manjh Muhabbat Teri”, which contained six Shabads (Sikh hymns). In January 2021, she released her debut album “Musafir”, which contained four songs based on the poems of Sufi masters Bulle Shah and Shah Hussain. Later, in the same year, she rose to fame by covering the song “Bajre Da Sitta”, a popular Punjabi folk song first sung by Surinder Kaur and Prakash Kaur.
In 2021, Rashmeet shot to fame with the song “Nadiyon Paar (Let the Music Play)”, which was recreated by composers Sachin-Jigar based on Shamur’s 2004 party song “Let the Music Play”.
Awards/Honors
- In 2017, she won the Mirchi Music Award (Bengali) for Emerging Female Voice of the Year.
- Amazon “The Remix” Winner (2018)
- Sur Sartaj Competition Winner (2012)
Favorite things
Facts/Trivia
- She is a versatile singer, versed in Sufi, classical, Bollywood, English and Punjabi songs.
- In addition to singing, she is also good at rapping, percussion and playing various instruments.
- She has a tattoo on her left arm that reads “ਮਨ ਜੀਤੇ ਜੱਗ ਜੀਤ” (Mann Jitte Jag Jeet). This phrase translates to “Conquer the mind, conquer the world” and comes from the Sikh holy book Guru Granth Sahib. She also has “Patience” tattooed on her left arm.
- She has a tattoo on her left arm.
Rashmeet Kaur’s Elbow Tattoo
- Rashmeet Kaur is a fitness enthusiast. Her Instagram account has various pictures of Rashmeet actively practicing yoga.
Rashmeet Kaur performs yoga
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Source: HIS Education