Sonu Nigam

Sonu Nigam
Nigam in 2013
Born
Sonu Kumar Nigam

(1973-07-30) 30 July 1973 (age 51)[1]
Faridabad, Haryana, India[1]
Occupations
Years active1990–present
Spouse
Madhurima Nigam
​
(m. 2002)​
Children1
RelativesTeesha Nigam (sister)
AwardsSee below
Honours
Musical career
Genres
InstrumentVocals
Labels

Sonu Nigam (born 30 July 1973) is an Indian playback singer, music director, dubbing artist and actor.[3] Nigam sings predominantly in Hindi and Kannada language films, he has sung over 4000 songs in various languages. One of the most preeminent singers of Hindi cinema,[4][5] he has released a number of non-film albums and acted in some Hindi films.[6] Nigam is recipient of several accolades, including one National Award, two Filmfare Awards and two Filmfare Awards South and four IIFA Award for the Best Playback singer. He was ranked top artist on the Billboard Uncharted charts twice in September and October 2013. Nigam was honoured with the Padma Shri, India's fourth-highest civilian award in 2022.

Nigam is known as the "Modern Rafi", a title given to him after his musical idol Mohammad Rafi.[7] He has recorded Romantic, Rock, Devotional, Ghazal and patriotic songs. Apart from Hindi and Kannada, he has sung in Bengali, Marathi, Telugu, Tamil, Odia, English, Assamese, Malayalam, Gujarati, Bhojpuri, Nepali, Tulu, Maithili, and Manipuri till date.[8][9] Nigam has released pop albums in Hindi, Kannada, Odia, Chhattisgarhi and Punjabi, as well as Hindu and Islamic devotional albums. He has released several Buddhist albums. Nigam has performed in countries in North America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia and Australia.

  1. ^ a b "Biography". The Times of India. TNN. 18 January 2011. Archived from the original on 23 September 2016. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Sonu Nigam Songs". Ganaa.com. Archived from the original on 9 September 2021. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
  3. ^ "Sonu Nigam Birthday: The 10 Absolute Best Songs from the Singer". News18. 30 July 2019. Archived from the original on 26 June 2020. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  4. ^ "Sonu Nigam's response to his controversial tweets, quitting Twitter". gulfnews.com. 21 April 2020. Archived from the original on 25 May 2020. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  5. ^ "Indian singer, Sonu Nigam, plays live in Doha today". www.thepeninsulaqatar.com. 23 January 2020. Archived from the original on 13 June 2020. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  6. ^ "It's Nigam, not Niigaam, Says Sonu". The Times of India. 8 September 2010. Archived from the original on 5 September 2013. Retrieved 3 April 2012.
  7. ^ "Who's the Modern Rafi of India?". Hindustan Times. 30 July 2021. Archived from the original on 29 January 2022. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
  8. ^ "Sonu Nigam and Neha Kakkar to sing a Jagrata track for Vaishno Devi – Times of India". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 19 November 2019. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
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