Sukhwinder Singh (born 18 July 1971) is an Indian
playback singer
A playback singer, as they are usually known in South Asian cinema, or ghost singer in Western cinema, is a singer whose performance is pre-recorded for use in films. Playback singers record songs for soundtracks, and the performers lip-sync the ...
who primarily sings
Bollywood
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songs. He sang "
Jai Ho" in the film ''
Slumdog Millionaire'', for which he won a
. He has also received two
Filmfare awards
The Filmfare Awards are annual awards that honour artistic and technical excellence in the Indian cinema.Al The Filmfare ceremony is one of the most famous film events in India. The awards were introduced by Filmfare magazine of The Times G ...
for his singing.
He also sang the song "
Chaiyya Chaiyya" in the film ''
Dil Se..'', in a duet with
Sapna Awasthi.
Early life and career
Sukhwinder Singh was born in a
Sikh
Sikhs (singular Sikh: or ; , ) are an ethnoreligious group who adhere to Sikhism, a religion that originated in the late 15th century in the Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent, based on the revelation of Guru Nanak. The term ''Si ...
family in
Amritsar, Punjab
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. He learned music from Prof. BS Narang. He released a Punjabi album called ''Munda Southhall Da'' with T. Singh, joined
Laxmikant–Pyarelal's troupe, and quickly became a music arranger before heading to
South India
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to look for work. He sang for the Tamil film ''
Ratchagan''.
Singh got his Bollywood break with the song "Aaja Sanam" in the film named ''
Khilaaf''. This performance went largely unnoticed. He first rose to prominence for singing "
Chaiyya Chaiyya" for
A. R. Rahman
Allah Rakha Rahman (; born A. S. Dileep Kumar; 6 January 1967), also known by the initialism ARR, is an Indian music composer, record producer, singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and philanthropist known for his works in Indian cinem ...
in the film ''
Dil Se...,'' for which he received a Filmfare award. The song is considered one of the most iconic and famous of its time. Along with "Chaiyya Chaiyya," which was picturized on
Shah Rukh Khan
Shah Rukh Khan (; born 2 November 1965), also known by the initialism SRK, is an Indian actor and film producer who works in Hindi cinema. Referred to in the media as the "Padishah, Baadshah of Bollywood" and "King Khan", he has Shah Rukh K ...
, he has provided the playback for seven of Khan's songs.
In June 2014, he participated in the seventh season of ''
Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa''. He sang the
2023 Men's FIH Hockey World Cup anthem, ''Jai Ho Hindustan Ki'' composed by
Prem Anand.
Awards
Sukhwinder Singh won the
Filmfare Best Male Playback Award for songs "Chaiyya Chaiyya" from the movie ''
Dil Se..'' and for the song "Haule Haule" from the movie ''
Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi''.
Sukhwinder Singh's song "
Jai Ho" won the
Academy Award for Best Original Song
The Academy Award for Best Original Song is one of the awards given annually to people working in the Film industry, motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). It is presented to the ''songwriters'' who h ...
. The same song also won the
in 2010.
He has been awarded the
National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer at the
62nd National Film Awards for his rendition in the 2014 film ''
Haider'' composed by
Vishal Bhardwaj.
Discography
Studio albums
*''Nasha Hi Nasha Hai'' (2000)
*''Jashn'' (2001)
As playback singer
Hindi songs
Telugu songs
Kannada songs
Tamil songs
Marathi songs
Urdu songs
Collaboration with musician and lyricist
*
References
External links
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1971 births
Living people
Bollywood playback singers
Indian male playback singers
21st-century Indian singers
Tamil playback singers
Kannada playback singers
Punjabi Sikhs
Indian film score composers
Indian male film score composers
21st-century Indian male singers
ZYX Music artists
Best Male Playback Singer National Film Award winners
Filmfare Awards winners
Screen Awards winners
Zee Cine Awards winners