INFORMATION
| Artist Birtday : | 30/07/1973 (Age 52) |
| Occupation(s) : | Playback singer, music director, actor, dubbing artist |
| Genres : | Filmi, Classical, Pop, R'n'B, Ghazals, Rock, Devotional |
Sonu Nigam (born 30 July 1973) is an Indian playback singer, music director, dubbing artist and actor. Known for his versatility across various genres of music. His vocal range and control enable him to perform various types of music with equal proficiency. Nigam is considered one of the best and, most successful singers of all time in the history of Indian music industry. The Times of India has bestowed upon him the title of Lord of Cords.
Nigam sings predominantly in Hindi and Kannada language films, he has sung over 4000 songs in various languages. He has released a number of non-film albums and acted in some Hindi films. Nigam has been awarded 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. 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. 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.
