Arijit Singh

Arijit Singh
অরিজিৎ সিংহ
Singh in 2015
Born (1987-04-25) 25 April 1987 (age 37)[1]
Jiaganj, Murshidabad, West Bengal, India
Alma materSripat Singh College
Occupations
  • Singer
  • composer
  • music producer
[2]
Years active2007–present
Spouse
Koel Roy
​
(m. 2014)​
[3]
Children2 sons and 1 stepdaughter [4]
AwardsList of awards
Musical career
Genres
Labels

Arijit Singh (born 25 April 1987) is an Indian playback singer and music composer.[7][5][2] The recipient of several accolades including two National Film Awards and seven Filmfare Awards, he has recorded songs in several Indian languages, predominantly Hindi and Bengali. He is noted for his ability of performing songs in diverse music genres and is acclaimed for his significant contributions to the contemporary Bollywood Music.[8][9][10] Singh is also considered as one of the best singers of his generation.[11][12][13]

Singh began his career when he participated in the contemporary reality show Fame Gurukul in 2005. Singh made his Hindi cinema debut in 2011 with the song "Phir Mohabbat" along with Saim Bhatt and Mohammed Irfan composed by Mithoon for the film Murder 2, although the song was recorded in 2009.

He received recognition with the release of successful tracks "Tum Hi Ho" and "Chahun Main Ya Naa" from Aashiqui 2 in 2013.[14][15][16][17] He was declared the most-streamed Indian artist of 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023 by Spotify.[18][19][20][21] As of September 2024, he is the most-followed artist globally on Spotify, with over 128 million followers.[22][23][24][25]

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  18. ^ "Three big takeaways from Spotify India's year-end charts". 10 December 2020. Archived from the original on 6 June 2023 – via Musically.
  19. ^ "Spotify's 2021 Wrapped List Reveals Top Artists, Songs, Album in India: Check Details". Archived from the original on 31 January 2022. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
  20. ^ "Spotify unveils 2022's Spotify Wrapped stats: Arijit Singh, Sidhu Moosewala, Pritam come on top". Archived from the original on 23 March 2023. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
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  22. ^ "Indian Singer Arijit Singh Surpasses Taylor Swift As Most-Followed Artist on Spotify". consequence.net. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
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