INFORMATION

Artist Birthday : 25/04/1987 (Age 38)
Born In : West Bengal
Occupation(s) : Playback Singer
Genres : Pop

Born to a Punjabi father and Bengali mother, the 31-year-old Arijit Singh is the singing sensation of India who has mesmerized audience with his melodious voice. Arijit was born on April 25, 1987, in Jiaganj, Murshidabad, West Bengal. His family from the maternal side used to sing, and the young Arijit had a knack of vocals as well.

He studied at the Raja Bijay Singh High School and then Sripat Singh College where he was a good student but focused more of his time on music. He is a trained classical musician and tabla player and learned the art from Rajendra Prasad Hazari and Dhirendra Prasad Hazari. He also learned Rabindra Sangeet under Birendra Prasad Hazari. His training began at age 3, and by the time he turned 9, he received a government scholarship for training in Indian classical music vocals.

At the age of 18, his teacher Rajendra Prasad Hazari encouraged him to participate in Fame Gurukul, a reality TV program on national TV, focused on singers. He reached the finals of the episode but finished in sixth place. However, he faced some twists and turns in life after the show wrapped up. Sanjay Leela Bhansali made him record the song “Yun Shabnami” for the movie Saawariya which was never released with the film. Tips boss Kumar Taurani signed him for an album, but that too was never released.

However, tough times didn’t deter him. He won a reality TV show 10 ke 10 Le Gaye Dil and then shifted to Mumbai in 2006 to find his fate. During this time, he lived in a rented room in Lokhandwala and invested the prize money from the show to build his own recording studio, becoming a music producer. He also sang for advertisements and worked as a music programmer for ShankarEhsaanLoy, VishalShekhar, and Pritam.

In 2010 he sung some scratches for Telugu films like “Neeve Na Neeve Na.” However, his big break came with composer Mithoon, with whom he recorded “Phir Mohabbat” for the movie Murder 2. The song was an instant hit, even though it was recorded in 2009 and released in 2011. The song “Raabta” from the movie Agent Vinod further cemented his reputation.

His next hits came with songs “Phir Le Aaya Dil” from the movie Barfi, the composition “Duaa” from the movie Shanghai and then his breakout hit “Tum Hi Ho” from the movie Aashiqui 2 which earned him the Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer.

Arijit has always loved Mozart, Beethoven and Bengali classical but he also finds inspiration from Anand Chatterjee, Bade Ghulam Ali Khan, Ustad Rashid Khan and Zakir Hussain. Other influences from music came from Manna Dey, Hemant Kumar, and Kishore Kumar.

Arijit is married to his childhood friend Koyel Roy, who he has two children with. He currently lives in Andheri, Mumbai.

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4. Aahista
6. Aaj Zid
8. Aayat
10. Ae Watan
14. ALVIDA
18. Bairaagi
19. Bandeya
34. Daayre
36. Desh Mere
44. Dua Karo
45. ENNA SONA
48. Gerua
49. Ghungroo
54. Hareyaa
55. Hawayein
57. Heeriye
58. Hulchul
64. Jaana Ve
65. Jag Mag
69. Jiya
70. Junooni
73. Kasturi
74. Khairiyat
77. Khulne Do
88. Meet
92. Murshida
98. Pal
105. Phir Kabhi
106. Phir Wahi
107. Phir Wohi
108. Poshampa
109. Raabta
110. Raakh
112. Raazi
114. Rangdaari
117. Sajde
118. Sajni
119. Sapna
120. Satyanaas
121. Saware
122. Shaayraana
124. Shayad
135. Thoda Aur
141. Udanchoo
143. Valam
144. Ve Maahi
145. Vida Karo
147. Wo Ladki
148. Woh Din
149. Woh Subah
152. Zaalima

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