SONU NIGAM: UNKNOWN FACTS ABOUT THE SINGING MARVEL

Sonu Nigam was born on 30 July 1973 is an Indian playback singer whose songs have been featured mainly in Hindi and Kannada. . He has also released Indian pop albums and acted in a number of movies. He has also sung in Tamil, Telugu, Marathi, Nepali and various Indian languages. He has been one of the highest paid Indian singers. His singing style is considered similar to the legendary Mohammed Rafi whom he also considers his motivation. He has become to instant fame through the Kannada film Mungaru Male (2006), which set several records in Indian cinema. A gem of the Bollywood music industry, Sonu Nigam is a scenario in himself, and has in a lot of ways changed how people observed music in the industry. His singing style is considered similar to the legendary Mohammed Rafi whom he also considers his motivation. The super talented singer has brought in some never heard before musical trends, we bring to you six unknown facts about the musical genius. Sonu has done a Hindi voice over for lively films in Hollywood such as ‘Aladdin’ and ‘Rio.’ He also sang for the Hindi version of ‘Aladdin’. Not just in Hindi, but Sonu can sing in Bengali, Oriya, Kannada, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, English, Bhojpuri, Urdu, Nepali and Marathi, with clear enunciation. Sonu Nigam began singing at the age of 3 and he sang his first song ‘Kya Hua Tera Wada’ with his father at a live show. Sonu’s first album ‘Kismat’ was an overnight sensation. The album was a platinum hit. In 2006, Sonu had turned Radio Jockey and had a show to himself on Radio city 91.1 FM titled ‘Life Ki Dhun with Sonu Nigam’. Here Sonu Nigam interviewed legendary musicians. Sonu Nigam won his first Filmfare award in the year 1999 for the song, ‘Ishq Bina’ from ‘Taal’ and his first National Film Award as Best Male Playback Singer for the title track of ‘Kal Ho Naa Ho’. Sonu has done a Hindi voice over for animated films in Hollywood such as ‘Aladdin’ and ‘Rio.’ He also sang for the Hindi version of ‘Aladdin’.

Murtaza Rangwala

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