Friday 20 July 2012

ABOUT HONEY SINGH


Promotion

Honey Singh has received the ETC award for the Best sound in 2006 for his song Glassi and the PTC award for the Best Folk Pop Award 2009 for Rebirth and PTC Punjab Best Music Director 2011.[3]
It has been reported that he has been paid the highest fees ever for a Bollywood song (as of 2012) of INR70 lakh (US$139,700) for a song in the film Mastaan.[4]

Early life

He was born on 15 March 1984 in Hoshiarpur.[5] While in the UK, he studied music at the Trinity School.

Career

It is reported that Honey Singh prefers to sing in his native language Punjabi rather than English, Spanish and French.[6] The Punjabi album International Villager was released on 11 November 2011 (11-11-11).[7] The track Gabru from International Villagerfeaturing singer J-Star topped Asian music charts (including world iTunes and the official BBC Asian charts) [8][9]
He has performed at many college festivals including at Ansal Institute of Technology and Ramjas College, Delhi.[10]

Bollywood

He became popular after his debut music featuring Gagan Sidhu for the title track of the movie called Shakal Pe Mat Ja released on November 18, 2011.
Honey Singh also acted in Punjabi Movie Mirza- The Untold Story[11]
Honey Singh is now the highest paid music star in Bollywood.[12] Honey Singh has charged Rs. 70 lakh[13] for a song in a film titled Mastaan, starring Naseeruddin Shah and his younger son, Vivaan. It is the biggest amount paid to a song artist in Bollywood to date.
Also Song Angreji Beat sung by Gippy Grewal & Yo Yo Honey Singh, originally from Honey Singh's Album International Villager released in November 2011, has been used in the film Cocktail.