Early life
Honey Singh was born on 15 March 1984 in Hoshiarpur.While in the UK, he studied music at the Trinity School
Career
It is reported that Honey Singh prefers to sing in his native language Punjabi rather than English, Spanish and French. The Punjabi album International Villager was released on 11 November 2011 (11-11-11) The track Gabru from International Villager featuring singer J-Star topped Asian music charts (including world iTunes and the official BBC Asian charts)
He has performed at many college festivals including at Ansal Institute of Technology and Ramjas College, Delhi
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. Honey Singh also acted in the Punjabi Movie Mirza- The Untold Story.
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.
Also, a song named Angreji Beat from Honey Singh's recently released album International Villager featuring Gippy Grewal, was featured in Saif Ali Khan's film Cocktail.
On 12 December 2012(12-12-12), Honey Singh released his first solo single Satan and it premiered on MTV India. The video has been directed by David Zennie and the whole project was presented by Anurag Kashyap.
Controversy
In the aftermath of the 2012 Delhi gang rape case, the lyrics to some of his songs, which depict violence against women and rape positively have caused controversy. An FIR was lodged against rapper Honey Singh for his offensive lyrics while a group of social activists filed an online petition demanding cancellation of his New Year performance at a Gurgaon hotel. After online campaign Honey Singh's New Year concert cancelled by hotel.Honey Singh denies writing these offensive lyrics.
Discography
| Year | Album | Artist | Music Director |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peshi | Bill Singh | Honey Singh | |
| 2006 | The Beat | Ashok Masti | Honey Singh |
| 2006 | Surma | Bopaz | Honey Singh |
| 2008 | Rebirth | Raj Brar | Honey Singh |
| 2009 | The Next Level | Diljit Dosanjh | Honey Singh |
| 2009 | Lock Up | Preet Harpal | Honey Singh |
| 2009 | The Beginning | Resham Singh Anmol | Honey Singh |
| 2010 | The Crown | Raja Baath | Honey Singh |
| 2010 | Dream | Dolly Singh | Honey Singh |
| 2010 | Khalaas - The Pure | Inderjit Nikku | Honey Singh |
| 2010 | The Folkstar | Nishawn Bhullar | Honey Singh |
| 2011 | Hard Work | Bai Amarjit | Honey Singh |
| 2010 | The Rising Queen | Rimz J | Honey Singh |
| 2010 | Zanjeer -The Game Changer | Karran Jesbir | Honey Singh |
| 2011 | Never Done Before | Balli Riar | Honey Singh |
| 2011 | Singing Between the Lines (Song: Jaan Mangdi) | Jassi Sidhu | Honey Singh |
| 2011 | Alfaaz – The Boy Next Door | Alfaaz | Honey Singh |
| 2011 | Jatt Soorme | Garry Hothi | Honey Singh |
| 2011 | Talwar(Song: Kawan diyan daaran) | Gippy Grewal | Honey Singh |
| 2011 | International Villager | Various | Honey Singh |
| 2012 | Born This Way | Varinder Brar | Honey Singh |
Singles
| Year | Track | Artist | Music director |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Ch**t vol-1[adult][citation needed] | BadShah, Honey Singh | Honey Singh |
| 2009 | Condom[adult][citation needed] | Raftaar,Honey Singh | Honey Singh |
| 2009 | Begani Naar | BadShah, Honey Singh | Honey Singh |
| 2009 | Bhagat Singh | Diljit Dosanjh,Honey Singh | Honey Singh |
| 2009 | Dance With Me | Diljit Dosanjh,Honey Singh | Honey Singh |
| 2010 | Delhi Ke Deewane | BadShah | Honey Singh |
| 2010 | Main Me & Myself | Diljit Dosanjh,Honey Singh | Honey Singh |
| 2010 | Pendu Jatt | Honey Singh | Honey Singh |
| 2010 | Raftaar | Raftaar aka Dilin Nair aka MAX | Honey Singh |
| 2011 | Lak 28 Kudi Da[30] | Diljit Dosanjh,Honey Singh | Honey Singh |
| 2011 | Caty Eyes | Diljit Dosanjh | Honey Singh |
| 2011 | Chamak Challo(its a remix) | J-Star, Honey Singh | Honey Singh |
| 2012 | Gadbad | Lilgolu, Raftaar, Young Amli | Honey Singh |
| 2012 | Chamkila vs Justin Beiber | Alfaaz | Honey Singh |
| 2012 | 15 Saal(half song leaked from Urban Pendu) | Diljit Dosanjh,Honey Singh | Honey Singh |
| 2012 | High Heels | Jaz Dhami,Honey Singh | Honey Singh |
| 2012 | Siftan | Money Aujla,Honey Singh | Honey Singh |
| 2012 | BreakUp Party | Leo,Honey Singh | Honey Singh |
| 2012 | SATAN[22][23] | Honey Singh, Neha Kakkar | Honey Singh |
| 2012 | This Party Getting Hot | Jazzy B,Honey Singh | Honey Singh |
| 2013 | Bring Me Back | Honey Singh | Honey Singh |
Film Soundtrack
| Year | Movie | Starring | Singer | Music director |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Punjaban | Miss Pooja, | Miss Pooja | Honey Singh |
| 2011 | Jihne Mera Dil Luteya | Diljit Dosanjh, Gippy Grewal | Diljit Dosanjh | Honey Singh, Aman Hayer, Jatinder Singh Shah, Bhinda Aujla |
| 2011 | Shakal Pe Mat Ja(Title Track) | Various | Gagan Sidhu | Honey Singh |
| 2012 | Mirza- The Untold Story | Gippy Grewal, Honey Singh | Gippy Grewal | Honey Singh & Jatinder Singh Shah |
| 2012 | Cocktail | Saif Ali Khan, Deepika Padukone, | Honey Singh | Honey Singh |
| 2012 | Son of Sardaar(Song:Rani Tu Mein Raja) | Ajay Devgn, Sanjay Dutt andSonakshi Sinha | Mika Singh,Bhavya Pandit,Honey Singh | Himesh Reshammiya |
| 2012 | Luv Shuv Tey Chicken Khurana(Song:Kikli Kalerdi) | Kunal Kapoor, Huma Qureshi andRajesh Sharma | Amit Trivedi, Pinky Maidasani and Honey Singh | Amit Trivedi |
| 2012 | Khiladi 786(Song:Lonely Lonely) | Akshay Kumar, Himesh Reshammiya | Himesh Reshammiya,Honey Singh and Hamsika Iyer | Himesh Reshammiya |
| 2012 | Race 2(Song:Party on My Mind) | Saif Ali Khan, Deepika Padukone | KK, Shefali Alvares, Honey singh | Pritam |
| 2012 | Ethir Neechal(Song:Ethir Neechal) | Sivakarthikeyan, Priya Anand | Honey Singh, Hip Hop Tamizha Adhi andAnirudh Ravichander | Anirudh Ravichander |
| 2012 | Tu Mera 22 Main Tera 22 | Amrinder Gill, Honey Singh | Amrinder Gill | Honey Singh |
| 2013 | Mere Dad Ki Maruti (Song: Punjabiyan Di Battery) | Saqib Saleem, Ram Kapoor | Mika Singh, Honey Singh | Sachin Gupta |
| 2013 | Jatt Airways | Alfaaz, Tulip Joshi | Alfaaz, Honey Singh | Honey Singh |
Filmography
Feature films as Actor
| Year | Film | Role | Notes | Music | Label |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Mirza - The Untold Story | Deesha | Debut Film,Released on 6 April 2012 | Honey Singh, Jatinder Shah | Speed Records |
| 2013 | Tu Mera 22 Main Tera 22 | Rolly | Releasd on 25 Jan 2013 | Honey Singh | Speed Records |
Awards
- The ETC award for the Best sound in 2006 for Glassi
- The PTC award for the Best Folk Pop Award 2009 for Rebirth
- PTC Punjabi Best Music Director 2010 for song Desi Daroo[31]
- PTC Punjabi Best Music Director 2011 for album The Folkstar
- PTC Punjabi Best Music Director 2012 for album I.V.(International Villager)[34]
- BritAsia Best International Act 2012[35]
- UK Asian Music Awards Best International Album 2012 for Album album I.V.(International Villager)[36]
- PTC Punjabi Film Award- Best Music Director 2012 for “Mirza – The Untold Story”[37]
- PTC Punjabi Film Award- Best Debut (Male) “Mirza – The Untold Story” [38]
- MTV VMAI Awards- BEST INDI ARTIST(male) 2013 for Brown Rang[39]
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