Honey Singh at the Celebrity Cricket League 2014 Background information Birth name Hirdesh Singh Also known as Yo Yo Honey Singh Born 15 March 1983 (age 31)[1] Hoshiarpur, Punjab[2] Origin Delhi, India Genres Desi Hip Hop, Punjabi Rap, Bhangra, R&B Occupations Rapper, Singer, Music producer, Actor Years active 2004–present Labels Mafia Mundeer Records Associated acts Diljit Dosanjh, Jaz Dhami, Gippy Grewal, Alfaaz, Deep Money Website yoyohoneysingh Honey Singh (born Hirdesh Singh in Hoshiarpur), better known by his stage name Yo Yo Honey Singh,[3] is an Indian rapper, music producer, singer and film actor. He started as a session and recording artist, and became a Bhangra producer. He has also begun to produce music for Bollywood films.[4] Early life Singh was born in a Sikh family[5][6] at Hoshiarpur,[7][8] Punjab. His birth name is Hirdesh Singh. He studied music at the Trinity School in the United Kingdom.[9][10] Later on, his family moved to Delhi.[11] Family life Honey Singh is married to Shalini Singh, whom he introduced to audience for first time on Indias Raw Star TV show.[12][13] Promotion Honey Singh and Diljit Dosanjhs song Lak 28 Kudi Da reached No 1 in BBC Asian Download Charts in May 2011. The song was released a promotional track for Diljit Dosanjhs film Lion of Punjab.[14] 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.[15] It has been reported that he has been paid the highest fee ever for a Bollywood song (as of 2012) of 7 million (US$120,000) for a song in the films Cocktail and Mastan.[16] Yo! Yo! Honey Singh tops the chart of trending videos of 2012.[17] He earns two places on YouTubes list of top 10 trending videos of 2012.[18] His song Brown Rang makes it to top spot and High Heels, in collaboration with Jaz Dhami, takes fourth spot.[19] Career It is reported that Honey Singh prefers to sing in his native language Punjabi and Hindi rather than English.[20] The Punjabi album International Villager was released on 11 November 2011 (11-11-11).[21] The track Gabru from International Villager featuring singer J-Star topped Asian music charts (including the official BBC Asian charts)[22] He has performed at many college festivals including at Ansal Institute of Technology and Ramjas College, Delhi.[23] He learned DJing from DJ Vishal and stood second in War of DJs Bollywood Honey Singh has also become widely popular in Bollywood. He was first noticed after his debut song in a Bollywood film featuring Gagan Sidhu for the film Shakal Pe Mat Ja. He has also charged Rs. 7 million for a song in an upcoming film titled Mastaan starring Naseeruddin Shah. It is the biggest amount paid to a song artist in Bollywood to date, making Honey Singh the highest-paid musical artist in Bollywood.[24][25] Also, a song named Angreji Beat from Honey Singhs recently released album International Villager featuring Gippy Grewal, was featured in Saif Ali Khans film Cocktail. Singh, also launched his single track Bring Me Back ft. Spoken Word at Video Music Awards India which aired on MTV India. The award show was packed with many films and independent artists throughout the world including India. After the end of the show, his song was also premiered at the channel. He has been widely popular in Bollywood film music these days for composing songs in films such as Mere Dad Ki Maruti, Bajatey Raho, Chennai Express & Boss. He has also signed on a few of his songs on some of Akshay Kumars next films, including his production Fugly and the Shaukeen remake. Acting Honey Singh made his acting debut in a Punjabi movie, titled Mirza (2012), performing the role of Deesha, a mad gangster.[26] Despite only being a cameo appearance, the role went on to win Singh an award for Best Male Debut (PTC Punjabi Film Awards). The following year, Singh appeared in another Punjabi flick, the comedy film Tu Mera 22 Main Tera 22, as Rolly, a childish and spoilt brat, alongside
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