Sukhwinder Singh is an internationally renowned Indian playback singer. He came into the spotlight singing “Chaiyya Chaiyya” in the Bollywood film “Dil Se…”, but it was the song “Jai Ho” from the film “Slumdog Millionaire” that introduced him to international audiences. Sukhwinder has composed many popular songs for over two decades and is one of India’s top singers.
Wiki/Biography
Sukhwinder Singh was born on Sunday, July 18, 1971 in Sharikapinder, Amritsar (age 52; as of 2023). His zodiac sign is Cancer. He became interested in music at the age of 4 and began studying music. At the age of 8, Sukhwinder made her stage debut performing the song “Sa Re Ga Ma” from the film “Abhinetri”. He went to Leicester, London, to study music. Sukhwinder later released a Punjabi album “Southhall Da with T. Singh” and Laxmikant-Pyarelal.
appearance
Height (approximately): 5’6”
Hair color: black
Eye color: black
family and girlfriend
Little is known about his family. His parents died when he was 9 years old. He dated singer and actress Jasleen Matharu for some time.
Sukhwinder Singh and Jasleen Matharu
Marital status: Single
Profession
Sukhwinder Singh started his singing career in 1986 by singing a few lines in the film Karma. He then lent his voice to the song “Aaja Sanam” in the movie “Khilaaf”. Afterwards, he took a sabbatical and traveled around the world learning about different forms of music. He visited Russia, three countries in the Middle East, the United States, Europe, China, Hong Kong and Mexico. After returning to Mumbai, Sukhwinder collaborated with AR Rahman to record “Chaiyya Chaiyya” for the film “Dil Se…”, the song became a hit and so did Sukhwinder.
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Later, he worked as a backup singer in films like “Taal”, “Apna Sapna Money Money”, “Shaadi Se Pehle”, “Shabd”, “Chak De!” India’, ‘Om Shanti Om’ and ‘Black and White’. His most popular songs include ‘Haule Haule’, ‘Saaki’, ‘Ramta Jogi’, ‘Jaane Tu Mera Kya Hai’ and ‘Thok De Killi’.
Sukhwinder has worked as a backup singer for many popular Bollywood actors including Salman Khan, Shah Rukh Khan, Arjun Rampal, Anil Kapoor, Akshay Kumar, Saif Ali Khan and Ajay Devgn. In 2008, his song “Jai Ho” performed in the movie “Slumdog Millionaire” won many accolades and rose to international prominence.
In 2014, she participated in the dance reality show “Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 7”.
Awards
- Filmfare Award for Best Male Singer (1999) for the song “Chaiyya Chaiyya” from the movie “Dil Se..”
- Filmfare Award for Best Male Singer for the song “Haule Haule” from the movie “Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi” (2009)
- The song “Jai Ho” from the film Slumdog Millionaire won an Academy Award for Best Original Song (2009)
- Grammy Award for Best Song Written in a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media for “Jai Ho” (2010)
- National Film Award for Best Male Singer for singing the song “Bismil Bismil” in the film “Haider” (2014)
- Won the Silver Lotus Award for Best Male Singer for the movie “Haider” (2015)
- Won the Golden Sparrow Award for Best Male Singer at India’s first Diorama International Film Festival and Market for the song “Kar Har Maidan Fateh” from the movie “Sanju” (2019)
favorite thing
- Food: Mexican Food, Methi Aloo, Amritsari Kulcha, Pav Bhaji, Mangalorean Rice and Fish Curry
- Travel destination: Mexico
Facts/Trivia
- Sukhwinder loves to do yoga.
- He follows a non-vegetarian diet.
- He has sung more than 7 songs for Shah Rukh Khan, all of which were hits.
- He was an ardent follower of Lord Shiva and Goddess Saraswati.
- Sukhwinder has worked as music director in about 10 Bollywood films.
- His hit song “Chaiyya Chaiyya” from the movie “Dil Se…” was later cast in the Hollywood movie “The Insider” starring actors like Denzel Washington and Jodie Foster.
- Singh was only 13 years old when he composed the famous Punjabi song “Tutak Tutak Tutiya” for singer Malkit Singh.
- Sukhwinder has a tattoo of “microphone” on his left bicep.
Sukhwinder Singh’s tattoos
- Sukhwinder said in an interview that he woke up early in the morning.
- He is best known for his Sufi music, but Sukhwind once revealed that he loved singing dance songs.
- Sukhwinder sang opera for the first time in the Bollywood film Sachin: A Billion Dreams.
- He is a dog lover and owns two Pomeranians.
- Popular music composer AR Rahman had called Sukhwinder and asked him if he could compose a song for Govind Nihalani’s film Thakshak. Although Sukhvinder had never attempted such a task before, he decided to give it a try and wrote “Mujhe Rang De”. The song was a hit and marked the beginning of their friendship.
- Sukhwinder said in an interview that he practices singing while running on a treadmill to maintain the quality of his voice.
- Sukhwinder has made its mark not only in India but also in the international market. About 50% of the audience consists of non-Indians. Sukhwinder has a huge fan following in the UK, where he started his music career.
- His friends and family affectionately call him “Sukhi”.
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