Biography

Sukhwinder Singh is a professional singer based out of the finance capital of India, Mumbai. Originally hailing from Amritsar, Punjab, Sukhwinder first performed on stage at the age of eight, singing the Lata Mangeshkar and Kishore Kumar number, Sa Re Ga Ma Pa, from Abhinetri (1970). He also released a Punjabi album called 'Munda Southhall Da' with T Singh. He joined Laxmikant-Pyarelal’s troupe and quickly became a music arranger before heading to South India to look for work. At this time, he did a film called Rakshakudu. Singh got his break in the movie called Karma, in which he sang a few lines; thereafter getting another break in a Madhuri Dixit film called Khilaaf, in which he sang the hit song, Aa Ja Sanam. But the singer discerned that something was missing in his voice, took a leave and left Mumbai to tour America and England to see, hear and understand various kinds of music. After broadening his musical horizons, he returned to Mumbai to kick-start his musical career. His first shot in Hindi cinemas, Aaja Sanam, went widely unrecognised, even though the music carried the names of Laxmikant-Pyarelal. Then, along came Dil Se; AR Rahman got him to sing 'Chaiyya Chaiyya' and a host of other films followed like Biwi No 1, Taal, Daag, 1947 Earth, Dillagi, Jaanwar, Thakshak, Moksha, Apna Sapna Money Money, Tere Naam, Shabd, Shadi Se Pehle, Om Shanti Om, Chak de! India, and Black and White making him a household name. Singh has provided playback for many notable Bollywood heroes including Salman Khan, Shahrukh Khan, Anil Kapoor, Arjun Rampal, Saif Ali Khan, Akshay Kumar, Abhishek Bachchan, Ajay Devgn, Tusshar Kapoor, Ritesh Deshmukh, Sanjay Dutt, Vivek Oberoi, Kunal Kapoor, Ranbir Kapoor, Shabbir Ahluwalia, and Rohit Roy. Awards: Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer - Dil Se... (1999) World Soundtrack Award for Best Original Song Written for a Film - Slumdog Millionaire (2009) Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer - Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi (2009) Silver Lotus Award for Best M