Arijit Singh
Arijit Singh (born 25 April 1987) is an Indian playback singer and music composer. The recipient of several accolades including a National Film Award and seven Filmfare Awards, he has recorded songs in several Indian languages, predominantly Hindi and Bengali. Singh is noted for his ability of performing songs in diverse music genres and is acclaimed for his significant contributions to the contemporary Bollywood Music. Singh is widely regarded as the greatest singer of the current generation and is considered as one of the greatest singers in the History of Hindi cinema.
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Born | Jiaganj, Murshidabad, West Bengal, India | 25 April 1987
Alma mater | Sripat Singh College |
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Years active | 2007–present |
Spouse | Koel Roy (m. 2014) |
Children | 3 (2 sons and 1 stepdaughter) |
Relatives | Amrita Singh (sister) |
Awards | List of awards |
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Singh began his career when he participated in the contemporary reality show Fame Gurukul in 2005. Singh made his Hindi cinema debut in 2011 with the song "Phir Mohabbat" along with Saim Bhatt and Mohammed Irfan composed by Mithoon for the film Murder 2, although the song was recorded in 2009. The same year he had sung popular songs like "Raabta" from Agent Vinod, "Uska Hi Banana" from 1920: Evil Returns and "Duaa" from Shanghai.
He received recognition with the release of successful tracks "Tum Hi Ho" and "Chahun Main Ya Naa" from Aashiqui 2 in 2013. He was declared the most-streamed Indian artist of 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023 by Spotify. He is the 3rd most followed artist globally and the most followed Asian on Spotify.