Sonu Nigam, one of the most versatile and talented singer of Bollywood was
born on the 30th of July 1973 in Faridabad, Haryana. Sonu's family moved to
delhi when he was very young.
Sonu started singing at a very young age of four-and-a-half years, he sang
a Mohammad Rafi number at a concert where his father was due to perform.
This earned him praises as well as criticisms as a Rafi-sound-alike.
When Sonu was just 17 years old he moved to the city of dreams, Mumbai in
search of work as he wanted to pursue his career in music. Sonu's parents
were also singers and hence he inherited the singing talent. He has two
younger sisters.
He started his career singing covers of Mohammad Rafi songs. The song "Accha
Sila Diya Tune" from Bewafa Sanam proved to be his big break. At the same
time, he started hosting a singing competition on television called
SaReGaMa, that became very popular later on. And then Sonu never looked
back. His first big hit was "Sandese Aate Hai" a song from the movie Border.
Sonu broke his image of a Rafi-sound-alike, after he sang "Dil Deewana"
song in the film Pardes and proved his own singing style.
Sonu's melodious and versatile voice won him the hearts of millions and he
created his own space in the music industry. Winning two filmfare awards for
his tracks like "Saathiya" and "Kal Ho Na Ho" Sonu today is undoubtedly one
of the top singers in Bollywood. He continued to enthrall the audiences with his songs in "Lage Raho Munnabhai", "Don - The Chase Begins Again", "Jaan-E-Mann", "Umrao Jaan", "Dhoom 2", "Baabul", "Salaam-E-Ishq", "Eklavya", "Kya Love Story Hai" and "Ta Ra Rum Pum".
Not just films, the singer has a good record with his private pop albums like "Mausam", "Sapnay Ki Baat",
"Kismat", "Deewana", "Jaan", "Yaad" and "Chanda ki Doli" that left his fan
following asking for more. Sonu has also tried his hands in the field of
acting and appeared on the silver screen in movies like Jaani Dushman, Kaash
Aap Hamare Hote, and Love in Nepal. Apart from SaReGaMa, he has also hosted
Kisme Kitna Hai Dum, been a judge on Indian Idol, hosted his own radio programme
called Life Ki Dhun With Sonu Nigam on Radiocity 91 FM.
Sonu's current tracks, in recently released films "Apne" and "Partner"
are already ruling the charts. The singer is now all set to wow the audiences with his melodious voice in films like "Mummyji", "Khaffa", "Reejhan" and "Kaun Ho Sakta Hai?"
