Honey Singh (born Hirdesh Singh
in Delhi), better known by his stage name Yo Yo Honey Singh, is an Indian
rapper, music producer, singer and film actor. He started as a session and
recording artist, and became a Bhangra producer. He has also begun to produce
music for Bollywood films.
Career
It is reported that Honey Singh
prefers to sing in his native language Punjabi and Hindi rather than
English. 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 the official BBC
Asian charts)
He has performed at many college
festivals including at Ansal Institute of Technology and Ramjas College,
Delhi. He learned DJing from DJ Vishal and stood second in "War of
DJs"
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. 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.
Singh, also launched his single
track "Bring Me Back ft. Spoken Word" at Video Music Awards India
which aired on MTV India. The award show was packed with many films and
independent artists throughout the world including India. After the end of the
show, his song was also premiered at the channel.
He has been widely popular in
Bollywood film music these days for composing songs in films such as Mere Dad
Ki Maruti, Bajatey Raho, Chennai Express & Boss. He has also signed on a
few of his songs on some of Akshay Kumar's next films, including his production
Fugly and the Shaukeen remake.
Acting
Honey Singh made his acting debut
in a Punjabi movie, titled Mirza (2012), performing the role of Deesha, a mad
gangster. Despite only being a cameo appearance, the role went on to win Singh
an award for Best Male Debut (PTC Punjabi Film Awards). The following year,
Singh appeared in another Punjabi flick, the comedy film Tu Mera 22 Main Tera
22, as Rolly, a childish and spoilt brat, alongside Amrinder Gill.
Despite appearing in a number of
guest appearances in Bollywood films for the songs he produces, in films such
as Boss, Honey Singh made his actual Bollywood acting debut with the 2014
musical-thriller film The Xpose alongside Himesh Reshammiya. The film released
on 16 May 2014, to mixed reviews from critics, and a below average response at
the box office apparently. Despite a
Bollywood acting debut, Honey Singh is also expecting to star in his third
Punjabi film this year, titled Zorawar, directed by Vinnil Markan.
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