Yo Yo Honey Singh

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Honey Singh
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Honey Singh in 2018
Background information
Birth name Hirdesh Singh
Born 15 March 1983 (age 36)
Hoshiarpur, Punjab, India
Origin Delhi, India
Genres Bhangra, hip hop, Indi-pop, R&B
Occupation(s) Singer, music producer, music director, actor
Years active 2005�present
Labels Mafia Mundeer Records, T-Series
Website yoyohoneysingh.com
Hirdesh Singh (born 15 March 1983), known by this professional name, Yo Yo Honey
Singh or Honey Singh,[1] is an Indian music director, songwriter, Indi-pop singer,
music producer and film actor. He started as a session and recording artist, and
became a bhangra music producer. He has also begun to produce music for Bollywood
films.[2]

Contents
1 Early life
2 Personal life
3 Promotion
4 Career
4.1 Bollywood
4.2 Acting
5 Criticism of lyrics
6 Personal life
7 Discography
7.1 Albums
7.2 Singles
7.3 Film soundtracks
8 Filmography
9 Awards
10 See also
11 References
12 External links
Early life
Singh was born on 15 March 1983 at Hoshiarpur, Punjab to a Sikh family.[3][4][5][6]
[7] His birth name is Hirdesh Singh. He studied music at the Trinity School in the
United Kingdom.[8][9] His family later moved to Delhi.[10]

Personal life
Singh is married to Shalini Talwar Singh, whom he introduced to audiences for the
first time on the television show India's Raw Star.[11][12]

In late 2014, Singh disappeared from the music scene, before making a comeback the
following year, but mostly avoided the media. In March 2016, he attributed his 18
month long absence from the public to his bipolar disorder.[13]

Promotion
Singh and Diljit Dosanjh's song "Lak 28 Kudi Da" reached No. 1 in the BBC Asian
Download Charts in May 2011. The song was released as a promotional track for
Diljit Dosanjh's film Lion of Punjab.[14]

Singh received the ETC award for the best sound in 2006 for his song "Glassi", the
PTC award for the Best Folk Pop Award 2009 for "Rebirth", and the PTC award for
Punjab's Best Music Director 2011.[15]

It has been reported that he was paid the highest fee ever for a Bollywood song (as
of 2012) of ?7 million (US$97,000) for a song in the films Cocktail and Mastan.[16]

Singh topped the chart of trending videos of 2012.[17] He earned two places on
YouTube's list of top 10 trending videos of 2012.[18] His song "Brown Rang" made it
to the top spot. "High Heels", in collaboration with Jaz Dhami, took the fourth
spot.[19]

Career
Singh prefers to sing in Hindi and his native language Punjabi rather than English.
[20]

The Punjabi album International Villager was released on 11 November 2011.[21] The
track "Gabru" from the album, featuring singer J-Star, topped the Asian music
charts, including the official BBC Asian charts.[22]

He has performed at many college festivals, including Ansal Institute of Technology

and Ramjas College, Delhi.[23]