Romy is an Indian playback singer, songwriter and music composer who works primarily in Hindi and Punjabi films. He is known for singing the Hindi songs “Challa (Main Lad Jaana)” from “Uri: The Surgical Strike” (2019) and “Sanu Kehndi” from “Kesari” (2019).
Wiki/Biography
Romy aka Karan Yadav was born on Saturday, July 11, 1992, in Patiala, Punjab, India (age 31; as of 2023). His zodiac sign is Cancer.
He attended St. Xavier’s International School, Patiala, Punjab. Later, he studied at Bombay University.
appearance
Height (approximately): 5′4″
Hair color: black
Eye color: black
family
Parents and siblings
His mother’s name is Mamta Yadav and his sister’s name is Surbhi Yadav.
wife
In 2021, he got engaged to a girl named Pitambi Chaudhary.
In February 2023, the couple tied the knot.
Profession
Movie
Romy made her Bollywood debut as a singer with the song “Dum Dum” in the film “Phillauri” (2017).
He has lent his voice to many popular Bollywood songs such as “Bhangra Ta Sajda” in Veere Di Wedding (2018), “Yeh Naya Hindustan Hai” in Uri: The Surgical Strike (2019), “Uri: “Zumba” from “The Surgical Strike” “Good Newwz” (2019) and “Pyaar Tenu Karda Gabru” from “Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan” (2020).
In 2021, he made his debut in Punjabi films as the voice singer of the song “Janam” in the movie “Qismat 2”.
singles
He has sung many singles such as “Ari Ari” (2019), “Tenu Vekhan Da” (2021) and “Zariya Tu” (2023).
cover song
Some of the songs he has covered as a singer include “Tu Mera Dil”, “Ve Mai Chori Chori”, “Rahena Tu” and “Kiven Mukhre To”.
Other jobs
Romy has written and performed songs for various television commercials including Max Fashion. He started his self-titled YouTube channel in 2011, where he uploads videos of his songs. His channel has approximately 167,000 subscribers.
In 2022, he served as the music producer of the Hindi song “Tu Mera Banja”. In 2023, Romy lent her voice to the song “Aya Ladiye” in the music show “Big Band Theory 2” along with Akriti Kakar.
He also performs live at various stage shows and events.
Awards
- 2017: Nominated for the FOI Online Awards for Best Male Playback Singer for the Hindi song “Saahiba” from the film Phillauri
- 2017: The Hindi song “Saahiba” from the film Phillauri wins the FOI Online Award for Best Original Song
- 2020: Won Album of the Year Award at Mirchi Music Awards
- 2020: Critics-nominated Mirchi Music Awards for Song of the Year for the Hindi song Challa from the film Uri: The Surgical Strike
- 2020: Nominated for the Mirchi Music Award for Best Male Singer of the Year for the Hindi song Challa from the film Uri: The Surgical Strike
- 2022: Hindi song “Nachan Nu Jee Karda” from the film Angrezi Medium is nominated for the Mirchi Music Awards for Reworked Song of the Year
- 2023: The Hindi song “The Punjaabban Song” from the movie “Jug Jugg Jeeyo” is nominated for the Audience Choice Award at the Zee Cine Awards
Favorites
- Movies: “Vastav-Reality” (1999), “Knocked Up” (2006)
- Food: Tikka Masala
- Book: Jay-Z: The Black Book
- Vacation destination: Türkiye
Facts/Trivia
- Romy said in an interview that as a child he wanted to be a singer, dancer and actor. However, his mother wanted him to become a doctor.
- During his studies at school and university, he participated in various singing competitions.
- He plays guitar, piano, ukulele and many other instruments.
- In his spare time, he likes to write poetry, travel, cook and try different cuisines.
- Romy is fluent in multiple languages including Urdu, Hindi, Punjabi and English.
- He is an avid animal lover and owns two pet dogs. One of his dogs is named “Fox”.
- He has millions of subscribers on various music streaming apps like Spotify, Jio Saavan and YouTube Music.
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