Pawan Singh

Pawan Singh
Singh performing at a concert
Born (1986-01-05) 5 January 1986 (age 38)[1]
Arrah, Bihar, India
Alma materMaharaja College, Arrah
Occupations
Years active1997–present (Singer), 2007–present (Actor)
Known forLollypop lagelu
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party (2014-2024)
Spouses
  • Neelam Singh
    ​
    ​
    (m. 2014; died 2015)​
    [2]
  • Jyoti Singh
    ​
    (m. 2018)​
    [3]

Pawan Singh (popularly known as Powerstar) (born 5 January 1986) is an Indian politician, playback singer, actor, music composer, stage performer.[4] He is known for his works in Bhojpuri Film Industry. He began his musical career by working behind the scenes, playing harmonium in musical concerts. He sang in Bollywood movie Stree 2 and Vicky Vidya ka woh wala video as a playback singer. He has received two International Bhojpuri Film Awards. Called as Powerstar by his fans, Singh is known for films such as Pratigya (2008), Satya (2017), Crack Fighter (2019), Raja (2019), Sher Singh (2019), Mera Bharat Mahaan (2022), Har Har Gange (2023) etc.

BJP declared him as a party candidate to 2024 Indian General Election for Asansol Lok Sabha constituency but Singh denied to contest election from there. Later on, he decided to contest election from Karakat Lok Sabha constituency as a Independent candidate. He was defeated with a margin of over one lakh votes by Raja Ram Singh Kushwaha in this election.[5]

  1. ^ "Happy Birthday Pawan Singh: From Locker Me Jawani to Palangiya Sone Na Diya, Bhojpuri Superstar's Top Songs That Took Internet by Storm in 2018 – Watch". india.com. Archived from the original on 3 November 2019. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
  2. ^ "Wife of Bhojpuri singer Pawan Singh ends life at Andheri". Times Of India. 8 March 2015. Archived from the original on 10 March 2015. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
  3. ^ "ज्योति के हुए भोजपुरी स्टार पवन सिंह, धूमधाम से हुई शादी संपन्न". Jagran.com. Archived from the original on 8 May 2018. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
  4. ^ "Pawan Singh and Munnabhai together again". The Times of India. 9 October 2014. Archived from the original on 29 October 2014. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
  5. ^ "काराकाट में पवन सिंह की करारी हार, राजाराम के आगे फेल हुए भोजपुरी के पावर स्टार; देखें कुशवाहा का हाल". Navbharat Times.