INFORMATION
| Artist Birtday : | 18/08/1967 (Age 58) |
| Occupation(s) : | Singer, Songwriter, Record, Producer |
| Genres : | Bhangra, Indi-pop |
| Web Site : | www.dalermehndi.com |
Daler Singh (born 18 August 1967), better known as Daler Mehndi, is an Indian singer, songwriter, author, and record producer. He has helped to make Bhangra popular worldwide, as well as Indian pop music independent of Bollywood music. He is known for his dance songs, turban, and long flowing robes.
Magnasound signed Mehndi for a three-album contract for three years. Bolo Ta Ra Ra, Mehndi’s debut album, sold over 20 million copies. The album established Daler as a pop star, which also won him the Channel V’s Best Indian Male Pop Artist Award. A year later, his second album under Magnasound, Dardi Rab Rab, was launched. This album surpassed the sales of Bolo Ta Ra Ra. He was nominated in three categories at the Channel V Music Awards and won the Channel V Best Indian Male Artist Award.
In 1997, he released his third album, Balle Balle. This got him Channel V Awards in six categories. Like his previous albums, Balle Balle went multi-platinum. The same year, Mehndi composed and performed the popular track “Na Na Na Re” for the Bollywood film Mrityudata, where he featured on the big screen with Amitabh Bachchan. The film’s Bollywood soundtrack album sold 1.5 million units in India.
In 1998, he released “Tunak Tunak Tun”, which had a music video produced on a then unprecedented budget of ₹25 million ($610,000), equivalent to ₹113 million ($1.08 million) adjusted for inflation. The song and video was a success in India, cementing Mehndi’s status as India’s biggest popstar at the time, later becoming an international success. The album won the award for Best Indian Pop Album at the 1998 Screen Awards.
